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GRAINS-Wheat stays near one-week low on stronger dollar, dismal demand
Strengthening dollar adds pressure on agricultural commoditiesLack of demand for U.S. cargoes adds pressure on pricesBy Naveen Thukral and Sybille de La Hamaide SINGAPORE/PARIS, March 21 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat was hovering close to a one-week low on Friday as the market continued to face press...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
'I need to be home': stranded Heathrow passengers separated from loved ones
Fire at electrical substation causes Heathrow shutdownThousands of travellers face days of disruptionsAirlines advise passengers to avoid HeathrowGlobal flight schedules affected, incoming flights rerouted By Catarina Demony LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of travellers stranded by a huge ...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
RPT-Hungary gets waiver extension from U.S. for gas payments to Russia, foreign minister says
ANKARA, March 21 (Reuters) - Hungary has received an extension from the United States to a sanctions waiver allowing it to make gas payments to Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday. Washington last year imposed new sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank, one of the countr...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
Malaysia Airlines parent to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets, aims to modernise fleet
MAG to buy 18 Boeing 737 MAX 8, 12 MAX 10 jetsMalaysia Airlines modernising aging fleet after safety concerns Group to consider option for 30 more jets depending on market conditionsBy Ashley Tang KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Reuters) - Malaysia Aviation Group, the parent company of Malaysia Airlines,...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
Hungary gets waiver extension from U.S. for gas payments to Russia, foreign minister says
ANKARA, March 21 (Reuters) - Hungary has received an extension from the United States to a sanctions waiver allowing it to make gas payments to Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday. Washington last year imposed new sanctions on Russia's Gazprombank, one of the countr...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
RPT-COLUMN-By the numbers: Stacking up US farm imports and exports -Braun
By Karen Braun NAPERVILLE, Illinois, March 20 (Reuters) - Food. It has unfortunately been used as a pawn in past and present trade disputes given its essentiality to human life.U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this month suggested that American farmers are hurt by agricultural imports and that...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
New US sanctions to slow but not stop China's Iranian oil imports, traders say
Sanctions target Shouguang Luqing Petrochemical and tankers, raising shipping costsChinese traders expect workarounds to maintain some Iranian oil importsChina opposes sanctions, pledges to protect its enterprises' rightsBy Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, March 21 (Reuters) - Iranian o...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
PRECIOUS-Gold retreats on firm US dollar, set for third weekly gain
Gold hit record high of $3,057.21 per ounce on ThursdaySilver, platinum, palladium poised for weekly declinesETP demand could continue to lead gold prices higher- analystBy Rahul Paswan March 21 (Reuters) - Gold prices retreated on Friday as the dollar firmed and investors booked profits after bu...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
German finance ministry says further travel is prohibited for Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker
BERLIN, March 21 (Reuters) - A German finance ministry spokesperson said on Friday that further travel is prohibited for a decrepit tanker off the country's Baltic coast believed to be part of a shadow fleet used by Russia to circumvent oil sanctions."The customs measures have not yet been f...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
Russian military accuses Ukrainian army of blowing up Sudzha gas facility during Kursk retreat
MOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry on Friday accused Ukraine of blowing up a major Russian gas pumping and metering station near the Ukrainian border as Ukrainian forces retreated from the Kursk region, parts of which they had held since August last year. The ministry said th...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
Kazakhstan daily oil output hit record high in March, industry sources say
MOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's oil output has reached a record high this month on the back of oilfield expansion, further exceeding OPEC+ production quotas, two industry sources said and Reuters calculations showed on Friday.The country has repeatedly exceeded its OPEC+ quotas in rece...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
U.S. nuclear power plant outages
March 21 (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
Fri, Mar 21
Activist Elliott meets BP investors to discuss more changes, sources say
Elliott, some investors want deeper change at BP, sources sayCost cuts, potential board change among options, sources sayBP says it has received 'widespread support' from investorsBy Sarah McFarlane and Shadia Nasralla March 21(Reuters) - Activist investor Elliott Management has met sever...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
'I need to be home': stranded Heathrow passengers separated from loved ones
Fire at electrical substation causes Heathrow shutdownThousands of travellers face days of disruptionsAirlines advise passengers to avoid HeathrowGlobal flight schedules affected, incoming flights rerouted By Catarina Demony LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - Thousands of travellers stranded by a huge ...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
Heathrow shutdown raises concerns over contingency planning
Travel consultant estimates cost of closure at $26 million a dayAirport handles around 1,300 flights a dayMinister says government is looking at any lessons for infrastructureBy Joanna Plucinska LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - The closure of Britain's Heathrow Airport is set to affect the global...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
Kremlin says Putin's order to suspend strikes on energy facilities in Ukraine remains in force
MOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's order for Russian forces to temporarily halt their attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine remains in force, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.Putin agreed to the suspension of such attacks in a phone call with U.S. Preside...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
Roquette's core profit drops 13% despite pharma unit boost
PARIS, March 21 (Reuters) - French food ingredient maker Roquette reported a sharp drop in core profit in 2024 on Friday, citing weaker sales in its main ingredients market, but good performance in its pharmaceutical activities helped cushion the fall.The group's earnings before interest, tax, d...Reuters
Fri, Mar 21
