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USDA offering financial incentives for staff to quit, according to email
By Leah Douglas April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering employees financial incentives to leave the agency this month, according to a Monday evening email sent to staff and shared with Reuters.Trump in a February 26 executive order directed all federal agencies to reduc...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
EXPLAINER-Key facilities in Iran's nuclear programme
By Francois Murphy VIENNA, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said this week that if Iran did not strike a deal with the United States over its nuclear programme "there will be bombing", adding to U.S. ally Israel's long-standing threat to attack Iran's nuclear facili...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
CBOT Trends-Corn up 2-5 cents, soybeans and wheat up 1-4 cents
CHICAGO, April 1 (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 Tuesday.WHEAT - Up 1 to 4 cents per bushel* Wheat futures firm on follow-though buying after the U.S. Department of Agricultur...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
Oil and biofuel coalition to meet with EPA on Tuesday
Newly-formed oil and biofuel coalition set to meet with EPA Group to push for higher blending mandates for bio-mass diesel Target is 5.5 to 5.75 billion gallons, up from 3.35 billionTruck stop and fuel retailers boycott over dispute in tax policyBy Jarrett RenshawWASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - A co...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
Chile's Codelco agrees on $666 million in loans from Japan's JBIC, commercial bank
SANTIAGO, April 1 (Reuters) - Chile's state-run Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said on Tuesday it agreed on a $466 million loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and an additional $200 million loan co-financed with a commercial bank.The loan is intended to help...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
Russia's Arctic LNG 2 plant resumes operation 'slowly'
LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - Russia's Arctic LNG 2 plant, under U.S.-sanctions, has resumed natural gas processing at a low rate this month, sources and satellite images showed on Tuesday, though it has yet to deliver its first cargo to the buyers.The Arctic LNG 2 project, 60%-owned by Russia'...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
Chile's Codelco agrees on $666 million in loans from Japan's JBIC, commercial bank
SANTIAGO, April 1 (Reuters) - Chile's state-run Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said on Tuesday it agreed on a $466 million loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and an additional $200 million loan co-financed with a commercial bank.Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
ICEYE expands offering to include US hurricane
By Scott VincentApril 1 - (The Insurer) - Satellite imagery and data provider ICEYE has expanded its offering to include hurricane-related damage across the U.S. and its offshore territories. The Helsinki-based firm, which also provides imagery and data solutions for the flood and wildfire perils, s...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
Russian order slashes Kazakh oil export capacity amid OPEC+ row
Two of three export moorings shutMove could cut CPC exports by over 50%, traders sayCPC exports uninterrupted, Kazakhstan, Chevron sayKazakhstan's oil output exceeds its OPEC+ quotaKazakh oil output at record-high in March, sources sayKazakhstan will need to cut output if outage lasts days -sour...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Mini nuclear reactor rush has a short half-life
By Robert Cyran NEW YORK, March 31 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The rush to produce mini nuclear reactors on the cheap might have a short half-life. In search of vast quantities of power for the data centers fueling artificial intelligence, Meta Platforms META.O, Alphabet GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
U.S. nuclear power plant outages
April 1 (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
Tue, Apr 1
PRECIOUS-Gold's record run persists as US tariff worries bolster safe-haven demand
Gold hits record high of $3,148.88Global investors await Trump's tariff announcement on WednesdayGoldman Sachs raises probability of US recession to 35% from 20%By Rahul Paswan and Sarah Qureshi April 1 (Reuters) - Gold prices extended their record run on Tuesday, hitting a record high buoyed...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
GRAINS-Chicago grains edge up as traders focus on planting and tariffs
PARIS/BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat, corn and soybean futures rose on Tuesday as traders digested U.S. crop data that included a lower than expected projection of wheat planting while awaiting a U.S. tariff announcement that could affect agricultural trade.The most active wheat contract...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
Boeing denies drop in output after report of 737 setback
April 1 (Reuters) - Boeing BA.N on Tuesday denied fluctuations in the production of its 737 MAX jetliner after an industry publication said it had hit a key target only to fall back due to industrial delays.Boeing's progress in reaching a production ceiling of 38 of the jets a month, imposed by ...Reuters
Tue, Apr 1
