* Exclusivity period extended to September 19 * HY profit falls 22.3% but beats analysts' estimates * Interim dividend 13.4 cents per share (Adds details, background in throughout) Aug 25 (Reuters) - Australian gas producer Santos on Monday agreed to further extend the exclusivity period for an $18.7 billion takeover bid from a group led by Abu Dhabi National Oil...

* Factory shields its U.S. customers from 50% copper wire tariffs * Production to start later this year, reach 3,000 T by 2028 * Chinese investments to U.S. have stalled since Trump's trade war * Policymakers ambivalent whether to welcome Chinese companies By Amy Lv, Florence Lo and Shubing Wang GANZHOU, China, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Chinese copper flat wire...

LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese banks Mizuho and MUFG are targeting buying or partnering with overseas money managers, they told Reuters, joining other Japanese financial companies aiming for a larger share of the global investing market. Mizuho is prioritising a tie-up with a private asset specialist in Europe or the United States to give it a foothold in areas such as the...

GANZHOU, China (Reuters) -Chinese copper flat wire manufacturer Wellascent's decision early last year to build a factory in Texas was a hedge against geopolitical risks. Now the investment is paying off as U.S. import tariffs boost demand for its locally produced goods. The company's plant in Grand Prairie will begin production later this year and expects to produce 3,000 metric...