Sept 19 (Reuters) - Louis Dreyfus Co BV: * COMMODITY TRADER LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY: FIRST-HALF NET SALES US$26.2 BILLION VERSUS US$25.6 BILLION YEAR EARLIER * COMMODITY TRADER LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY: FIRST-HALF EBITDA US$987 MILLION VERSUS US$1.057 BILLION YEAR EARLIER * LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY: GROUP NET INCOME US$418 MILLION VERSUS US$489 MILLION YEAR EARLIER Source text: Further company coverage: ...

Sept 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, the banking arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ( SMFG ) , will invest a further 135 billion yen ($912.84 million) in U.S. investment bank Jefferies, the companies said in a statement on Friday. The investment will take SMBC's stake to 20% from 14.5%, and the two companies will also set...

(Reuters) - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, the banking arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ( SMFG ), will invest a further 135 billion yen ($912.84 million) in U.S. investment bank Jefferies, the companies said in a statement on Friday. The investment will take SMBC's stake to 20% from 14.5%, and the two companies will also set up a joint...

04:19 AM EDT, 09/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The US Food and Drug Administration will loosen certain regulations for nicotine pouch makers under a new program, Reuters reported Friday, citing internal meeting transcripts. Under the pilot program, the FDA will drop its requirement that companies submit product-specific safety studies in various areas, including submitting a previously required study of a product's...