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April 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, online pornography, religious rights, TikTok, preventive healthcare, Planned Parenthood funding, job discrimination, federal regulatory powers on nuclea...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Italy PM says Trump accepted invitation to visit in near future
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to visit Italy."I want to thank President Trump for having accepted an invitation to pay an official visit to Rome in the near future," Melo...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
TABLE-US generated more renewable blending credits in March, EPA data shows
NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - The United States generated more renewable blending credits in March versus the prior month, data from the Environmental Protection Agency showed on Thursday.About 1.21 billion ethanol (D6) blending credits were generated in March, compared with about 1.12 billion in F...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Med crude-Urals differentials hold steady, supported by firm prices in Indian ports
MOSCOW, April 17 (Reuters) - Russian Urals crude oil differentials held steady on Thursday, as prices for the grade held firm in Indian ports for May-loading barrels even as Saudi Arabia cut the official selling price of its oil.May Urals cargoes are selling at discounts of $2.50-3 a barrel to dated...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Chinese tea chain Chagee valued at $6.2 billion as shares pop in Nasdaq debut
By Ateev Bhandari April 17 (Reuters) - Chinese tea chain Chagee CHA.O secured a valuation of $6.2 billion after its shares gained 21% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, defying volatility stemming from the United States' trade war with Beijing.The company's American depositary shares open...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
US drillers add oil and gas rigs for first time in four weeks, Baker Hughes says
By Scott DiSavino April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in four weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes BKR.O said in its closely followed report on Thursday.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by two t...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Gold starts coming back to Switzerland from US after exclusion from Trump's tariffs
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - Gold, which traders have been flying to New York since December as a precaution against the possibility of broad U.S. tariffs hitting bullion imports, is being shipped back to Switzerland, where it came from, official data shows.Swiss customs data on Thursday showed that...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
US generated more renewable blending credits in March, EPA data shows
NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - The United States generated more renewable blending credits in March versus the prior month, data from the Environmental Protection Agency showed on Thursday.About 1.21 billion ethanol (D6) blending credits were generated in March, compared with about 1.12 billion in F...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
US drillers add oil and gas rigs for first time in four weeks, Baker Hughes says
By Scott DiSavino April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in four weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes BKR.O said in its closely followed report on Thursday.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by two t...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
GRAINS-Wheat up on US Plains dryness, soybeans fall on profit taking
Wheat rises on weather concernsSoybeans and corn drift as market awaits trade talksBy Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, April 17 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday, supported by concerns that forecasted rain will not be enough to alleviate dryness in some U.S. wheat production regions, ana...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
BlackRock wins renewed permission to own big utility stakes
April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. federal energy regulators on Thursday gave BlackRock BLK.N renewed permission to own major stakes of public utility companies, a win for the world's top asset manager over concerns that it wields too much influence.The decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissio...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
METALS-Copper falls in thin-volume trade as dollar edges up
By Polina Devitt LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) - Copper prices fell in London on Thursday under pressure from a stronger dollar, but remained in a tight range amid lower trading volumes ahead of a four-day Easter break, and no sign of de-escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China.The ben...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
US judge to decide on starting bid in Citgo parent auction following hearing
HOUSTON, April 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. court is expected to confirm or reject in coming days a $3.7 billion offer by an affiliate of Contrarian Funds aimed at setting a floor for a new bidding round for shares in the parent of Venezuela-owned refiner Citgo Petroleum, following a hearing where creditor...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Italy's Grana Padano exports hit record high but US tariffs threaten sales
By Alberto Chiumento April 17 (Reuters) - Exports of Italy's famous Grana Padano cheese rose to a record high last year, its producers' association said, while expressing concern for the impact of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.Trump, who is due to discuss tariffs with Ita...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
EU wheat rises from lows in wake of Chicago, strong demand supports
PARIS/HAMBURG, April 17 - European wheat rose on Thursday after hitting contract lows the previous day, supported by a rise in Chicago on concern about dryness in some U.S. wheat production regions and strong international demand.Benchmark May milling wheat BL2K5 on Paris-based Euronext, was up 1% b...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Memorandum on Ukraine-US minerals deal could be signed on Thursday, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, April 17 (Reuters) - Ukraine and the U.S. could sign a memorandum of intent on Thursday on the minerals deal currently being negotiated by the two countries, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.President Donald Trump has pushed for a deal that would allow the United States to share in profits o...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Bayer lobbies US states in battle to keep glyphosate on market, CEO says
Weedkiller Roundup dogged by cancer concernsGeorgia, North Dakota have adjusted legislationCEO hopeful more to follow but floats possible market exitAppeals for shareholder support for capital increaseBy Rachel More BERLIN, April 17 (Reuters) - Bayer BAYGn.DE is lobbying U.S. states to adjust the...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
Iran's Khamenei sends letter to Putin ahead of talks with US
Iranian foreign minister Araqchi arrives in MoscowPutin receives Araqchi in Kremlin Brings letter from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Letter concerns global issues and bilateral tiesTrump has threatened to bomb Iran if no deal on its nuclear programme By Guy Faulconbridge and Parisa Hafezi ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 17
