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New Jersey teenager charged with arson in Pinelands wildfire
By Katharine Jackson and Doyinsola Oladipo April 24 (Reuters) - A New Jersey teenager has been charged with arson in connection with a wildfire in the Pinelands region that has already scorched 15,000 acres and could grow into the largest blaze in the state since 2007, prosecutors said on Thursda...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Euronext wheat steadies after lows
PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - Euronext wheat futures consolidated on Thursday as the market found chart support following contract lows, though improving crop weather and slow exports hung over the market.September wheat BL2U5, the most active position on Euronext, was up 0.1% at 207.75 euros ($235.80...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
US utility Xcel says tariff exposure is 2%-3% of capex plan
NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - About 2% to 3% of U.S. electric utility Xcel Energy's $45 billion capital expenditure plan is exposed to risks from a global tariff war that is expected to hit renewable energy and storage supply chains, executives with the company said on Thursday. As the expansio...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Freeport-McMoRan CEO: Copper Market Fundamentals Remain "Positive"
April 24 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N:CEO KATHLEEN QUIRK: COMPANY ON TRACK TO PRODUCE 800 MILLION POUNDS OF COPPER ANNUALLY FROM LEACH OPERATIONSCEO: COPPER MARKET FUNDAMENTALS REMAIN 'POSITIVE,' UNDERPINNED BY ELECTRIFICATIONCEO: COPPER DEMAND IN CHINA 'HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY S...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
CMS Energy posts higher first-quarter profit on robust power demand
By Pooja Menon April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. electric and gas utility CMS Energy CMS.N on Thursday reported a rise in first-quarter profit, helped by higher power demand.The U.S. Energy Information Administration in February forecast power demand to hit record highs in 2025 and 2026, as utilities ar...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Valero to operate refineries up to 88% of combined total capacity in Q2 2025
NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil refiner Valero Energy Corp VLO.N said on Thursday it plans to operate its 14 refineries up to 88% of their combined total complete throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of 2025.Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
US refiner Valero's Mexico fuel import license reinstated, executive says
NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp's VLO.N license to import fuel into Mexico was reinstated following a suspension in early April, the U.S. refiner's Chief Operating Officer Gary Simmons told analysts on the company's first quarter earnings conference call.Tax authorities...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Trump says Boeing 'should default China' for not taking planes
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Boeing "should default China" for not taking the planes it committed to purchase."This is just a small example of what China has done to the USA, for years," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Boein...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
US warns states they could lose transportation funding over immigration, DEI policies
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said Thursday states could lose federal transportation funding over failing to cooperate on federal immigration enforcement efforts or for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told states and othe...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Morgan Stanley Infra Partners eyes $2 billion Permian pipelines sale, sources say
Brazos pipelines move natural gas, natural gas liquids and oil Jefferies shopping stake to midstream firms, investment groupsSale would be latest in run of Permian pipeline deals By David French April 24 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners is exploring the sale of its majority stak...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
U.S. nuclear power plant outages
April 24 (Reuters) - The following table lists total U.S. nuclear power generation capacity and the capacity offline due to planned and unplanned reasons, according to the daily data from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Total capacity EL-USTOTCAP-MW ......... 96,986 MW Tota...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
ARA gasoline stocks fall to 5-month low, Insights Global data shows
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - Gasoline stocks independently held in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub fell by 8% on the week to their lowest since November 2024, data from Dutch consultancy Insights Global showed on Thursday.Gasoline stocks dropped to 1.28 million tons on...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
EU to present roadmap in May to phase out all imports of Russian fossil fuels
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - The European Commission will in the next two weeks present a roadmap on how it intends to phase out all imports of Russian fossil fuels, its President Ursula von der Leyen said at an energy event in London on Thursday.The European Commission has pledged to quit Russian f...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
EU to present roadmap in May to phase out all imports of Russian fossil fuels
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - The European Commission will in the next two weeks present a roadmap on how it intends to phase out all imports of Russian fossil fuels, its President Ursula von der Leyen said at an energy event in London on Thursday.The European Commission has pledged to quit Russian f...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD corrects as White House softens stance on US-China trade relations
Silver price (XAG/USD) retraces to near $33.30 during North American trading hours on Thursday from an almost three-week high of $33.70 posted earlier in the day. The white metal corrects as investors become hopeful of significant de-escalation in trade war between the United States (US) and China.
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Thu, Apr 24
US natgas prices fall 3% to 5-month low on mild weather ahead of storage report
U.S. LNG export feedgas on track to hit record high in AprilU.S. gas output on track to hit record high in AprilU.S. gas storage about 3% below five-year averageBy Scott DiSavino April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures fell about 3% to a five-month low on Thursday on expectations that mild ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
USTR holds "productive" trade meeting with Vietnam, statement says
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held a productive virtual meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart in which they agreed on the importance of making swift progress on reciprocal trade, his office said in a statement on Thursday.Greer and Vietnam Minister of In...Reuters
Thu, Apr 24
