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Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline margins rise
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining profit rose $1.78 to $12.55 a barrel on Tuesday as European exports were on track to rise in April.A total of 6,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 traded, with Trafigura selling barges to Litasco and Varo.Another 8,000 tons of Eurobob E10 ...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
EU looking at legal options to break Russian gas contracts, source says
BRUSSELS, April 22 (Reuters) - The European Commission is working on legal options to allow EU companies to break their gas supply contracts with Russia without facing penalties, and potentially forbid European firms from signing new contracts for Russian fossil fuels, a senior EU official said.Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
Elliott increases BP stake to just over 5%
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Elliott holds 5.006% of voting rights in BP BP.L, according to a regulatory notice published on Tuesday, crossing the threshold that requires reporting of big shareholdings in British companies.This makes Elliott BP's second-biggest shareholder af...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
US Cash Grains-Spot soybean basis steady-firm, corn bids mixed
CHICAGO, April 22 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for soybeans rose on Tuesday at U.S. Midwest processing plants and river elevators and held mostly steady at interior elevators as buyers sought to drum up farmer sales to replenish near-term supplies, grain dealers said.* Spot corn basis bids were mixed...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
Elliott holds 5.006% of BP, regulatory notice of holdings shows
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Elliott holds 5.006% of voting rights in BP BP.L, a regulatory notice of holdings showed on Tuesday.People with knowledge of the matter had previously put Elliott's stake at near 5%.Reaching or crossing that level requires reporting the shareholdi...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
Wary of Russia, Denmark to spend $600 million on surveillance vessels
COPENHAGEN, April 22 (Reuters) - Denmark will spend about 4 billion crowns ($614 million) on building and procuring 26 navy vessels for patrolling, oil spill response and surveillance of undersea cables, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Tuesday.Countries bordering the Baltic Sea are on h...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
Gold's record run gains further traction; market conquers $3,500/oz
Spot gold gains more than $800 so far this year Bullion hits record high of $3,500.05/ozAnalysts expect correction in gold prices to be short-lived By Ashitha Shivaprasad and Anjana Anil April 22 (Reuters) - Gold's remarkable run higher is reaching new heights, with the market touching $3,500...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
RTX cautions $850 million hit from Trump's tariffs over 2025, shares fall
By Utkarsh Shetti and Mike StoneApril 22 (Reuters) - RTX RTX.N on Tuesday cautioned that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs could chip away $850 million from its 2025 profits, sending its shares down 8.5%, even as it beat expectations for quarterly results and reaffirmed its full-year forecas...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
U.S. nuclear power plant outages
April 22 (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
Tue, Apr 22
US targets Iranian LPG magnate with sanctions, Treasury says
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - The United States issued new sanctions on Tuesday targeting Iranian liquefied petroleum gas magnate Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh and his corporate network, the Treasury Department said, amid ongoing talks with Tehran on its nuclear program.Emamjomeh's network is re...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
Russia's Putin discusses US-Iran nuclear talks with leader of Oman
MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran's nuclear programme on Tuesday with the visiting leader of Oman, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, a Kremlin official was quoted as saying.Oman has been mediating between Iran and the United States as President Donald T...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. The suspe...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
AI economic gains likely to outweigh emissions cost, says IMF
AI could add 0.5% points to annual global GDP growthBuild-up of AI-driven carbon emissions 'worrisome'AI could help emissions fall if applied well, some say April 22 (Reuters) - Economic gains from artificial intelligence will boost global output by around 0.5% a year between 2025 and 203...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
Russia's Putin discussed Iran's nuclear programme with leader of Oman, TASS says
MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran's nuclear program on Tuesday at talks with the visiting Sultan of Oman, state news agency TASS quoted a Kremlin official as saying.Oman has been involved in mediating between Iran and the United States as President Dona...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
CBOT Trends-Wheat down 3-5 cents, corn down 2-5, soybeans up 1-5
CHICAGO, April 22 (Reuters) - The following are U.S. expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade at 8:30 a.m. CDT (1330 GMT) on Tuesday. WHEAT - Down 3 to 5 cents per bushel* CBOT wheat Wv1 lower on a firmer dollar and technical selling. Market ...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
US natgas prices climb 2% on near record flows to LNG export plants, rising demand
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 7% below five-year averageBy Scott DiSavino April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 2% on Tuesday on near record flows to liquefied natural ga...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
Central Africa's new FX initiative falls short of target, oil industry sources say
CEMAC region targets $5 bln-$10 bln to boost reservesOil companies seen paying significantly lessInvestment into oil-producing region set to declineBy Wendell Roelf April 22 (Reuters) - Six Central African nations expecting a foreign exchange windfall of billions of dollars from environmental res...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
Vance warns of 'very dark time' without close US-India ties
U.S. wants India to buy more energy, defence itemsVance says Trump's actions will benefit India greatlyVance says trade talks are making good progressHe calls Modi a 'special person' and tough negotiatorBy Rupam Jain JAIPUR, India, April 22 (Reuters) - The United States wants to sell...Reuters
Tue, Apr 22
