04:46 AM EDT, 09/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Jefferies Financial ( JEF ) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial ( SMFG ) said Friday they will combine their Japanese equities and equity capital market businesses, with Sumitomo agreeing to increase its stake in Jefferies to up to 20% in the open market. As part of the deal, Sumitomo will provide Jefferies with about...

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Louis Dreyfus Co BV said in its first-half results report: * LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY: PRELIMINARY PRICE FOR HUNGARY, POLAND ASSETS ACQUIRED FROM BUNGE IS $483 MILLION Source text: Further company coverage: ...

Online trading platform IG Group ( IGGRF ) has acquired a majority stake in Australian cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve for 109.6 million Australian dollars ($72.4 million). The deal, the company said, aims to strengthen IG’s position in Asia-Pacific’s fast-growing crypto markets and complements its recent crypto rollouts in the U.K. and U.S. Independent Reserve is one of Australia’s oldest regulated...

04:39 AM EDT, 09/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Uber Technologies ( UBER )-backed (UBER) Moove is looking to raise more than $300 million in a new funding round at a valuation exceeding $2 billion, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The African vehicle-financing startup plans to use the proceeds to grow its autonomous vehicle business, an unnamed...