(Reuters) - Chinese lidar manufacturer Hesai plans to sue the U.S. government after the Pentagon reinstated the company on its blacklist of Chinese firms linked to the military, Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing co-founder David Li. The company planned to challenge the Pentagon's decision in court, he told the newspaper. Being placed on the list represents a warning to...

LONDON (Reuters) -London Stock Exchange Group ( LDNXF ) said on Thursday that its income rose a better-than-expected 9.5% in the third quarter versus a year earlier, helped by higher annual subscription value. LSEG's total income, excluding recoveries, came in at 2.12 billion pounds ($2.74 billion) in the three months to September 30 on a constant currency basis, topping a...

LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays' third quarter profit rose 18%, it said on Thursday, as its investment bank cashed in on a jump in corporate dealmaking and trading during the period, echoing Wall Street rivals. The British lender reported pretax profit for the July-September period of 2.2 billion pounds ($2.85 billion), up from 1.9 billion a year ago and better than the...

* Seven & i ( SVNDF ) to split off underperforming businesses into holding company * Japanese 7-Eleven stores are highly profitable, overseas stores lag * U.S. business hurt by weak macro environment, decline in cigarette sales * Executives avoid mention of buyout offer from Canadian suitor By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Japanese conglomerate Seven & i...