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Caspian oil pipeline consortium readies for court battle in Russia over stoppage order
Russia has ordered closure of 2 of CPC's 3 Black Sea berthsCourt hearings may take place in next few daysKazakhstan oil production may suffer MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - The Western-backed Caspian Pipeline Consortium is preparing to challenge in a Russian court a regulatory order that has cri...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
PRESS DIGEST- Canada - April 3
April 3 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.THE GLOBE AND MAIL- Canada will fight U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with "purpose and force," Prime Minister Mar...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
April 3 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Thursday: ** British healthcare REIT Assura AGRP.L has received a 1.5 billion pound ($1.96 billion) indicative cash-and-stock bid from Primary Health Properties , above an earlie...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
CBOT Trends-Soy down 22-24 cents, corn down 5-7 cents, wheat down 8-10 cents
CHICAGO, April 3 (Reuters) - 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 Thursday.WHEAT - Down 8 to 10 cents per bushel* Wheat futures head lower following broad declines in commodities and equities ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
Trump slaps tiny African kingdom of Lesotho with highest tariff of all
April 3 (Reuters) - The tiny southern African kingdom of Lesotho has been hit with a 50% reciprocal trade tariff by U.S. President Donald Trump, the highest levy of any single state on his long list of target economies.Lesotho, which Trump had ridiculed in March as a country "nobody has ever hea...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
Countries need to allow in more US products to bring down tariffs, Lutnick says
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is talking to all major trading partners throughout the world about ways to bring down President Donald Trump's new tariffs, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Thursday, adding that they will have to change their rules to allow more...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
Ukraine's corn could benefit from US tariffs, analyst says
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, April 3 (Reuters) - Ukrainian corn, a key element in the country's grain sector, could benefit from the tariffs imposed by the U.S., as it is able to partially substitute for U.S. corn if retaliatory sanctions are imposed, analysts said on Thursday.U.S. President Donal...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
US NYMEX natgas average daily futures volumes rose in March
April 3 (Reuters) - Average daily volume (ADV) in U.S. natural gas futures and options rose on the New York Mercantile Exchange in March from a year earlier, data from its owner CME Group CME.O showed.For the month, futures ADV was 598,188 contracts, up 36.1% from a year ago. Futures ADV hit a month...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
EXPLAINER-What to know as a new CEO takes over at Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC
LAGOS, April 3 (Reuters) - Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has appointed ex-Shell executive Bayo Ojulari and a new board to run the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, raising hopes of a much-needed overhaul at the troubled state-owned firm and a boost in oil production.Long serving as Nigeria&...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
NORDIC POWER-Front-quarter plummets to over 4-year low following lower energy rates
April 3 (Reuters) - Nordic front-quarter prices hit a four-year low on Thursday, following lower rates in related energy markets after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs. * The Nordic front-quarter baseload power contract ENOFBLQc1 dropped to its lowest since November ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
U.S. nuclear power plant outages
April 3 (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 Total...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
RPT-COLUMN-Trump's tariffs already have a major carve-out. Oil and gas: Russell
By Clyde Russell SYDNEY, April 3 (Reuters) - Almost unnoticed in the sweeping new import tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump is that energy commodities have been excluded.The baseline of 10% on all imports to the United States, and higher for many major trading partners, won't ap...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
ANALYSIS-Mining consolidation to speed up as Chinese demand growth slows
Miners look at creating value and strength through scaleM&A discussions typically take place at top or bottom of cycleCopper makes selling consolidation to boards easierBy Pratima DesaiLONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - Joint ventures and asset sales are expected to accelerate in the mining industry, w...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
Ukraine's corn could benefit from US tariffs, analyst says
KYIV, April 3 (Reuters) - Ukrainian corn, a key element of the country's grain sector, could benefit from the tariffs imposed by the U.S., as it is able to partially substitute for U.S. corn if retaliatory sanctions are imposed, ASAP Agri analysts said on Thursday.Ukraine is a global major corn ...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
GRAINS-Chicago grains slip on fears of tariff retaliation
By Gus Trompiz and Ella Cao PARIS/BEIJING, April 3 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean, corn and wheat futures slid on Thursday amid concerns that new U.S. tariffs could trigger retaliatory measures against U.S. exports, though losses were limited by a weaker dollar and relief that U.S. duties were not h...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
RPT-COLUMN-By the numbers: The erosion of US grain export dominance: Braun
By Karen Braun NAPERVILLE, Illinois, April 2 (Reuters) - The United States was once the world’s breadbasket, commanding global grain and oilseed trade by a wide margin.The country still leads in corn exports. That title, however, has recently been threatened by Brazil, the same party that demoted...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
Russia says U.S. threats of military strikes against Iran are unacceptable
Russia says threats of military strikes are unacceptableRussia says it is searching for solutions on nuclear programmeRussia warns of catastrophe if Iran is attacked MOSCOW, April 3 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that threats of military strikes against its ally Iran were unacceptable and w...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
Trump's policies to spur further central bank gold buying
Central banks bought over 1,000 tons of gold annually since 2022Trump's policies pushing them to diversify away from dollarGold purchases may not be fully disclosed due to tariff threatsBy Polina Devitt LONDON, April 3 (Reuters) - Central banks are expected to help keep gold's stunning ra...Reuters
Thu, Apr 3
