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JBS' pursuit of dual share listing created dilemma for BNDES
JBS' dual listing proposal aims to help close valuation gap with peersSEC has not approved company's primary NYSE listingEven if listing approved, BNDES will not be forced to immediately sell shares, sources sayBy Luciana Magalhaes and Ana Mano SAO PAULO, March 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian me...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
GRAINS-Chicago wheat falls on dollar strength as Trump-Zelenskiy call results awaited
Investors monitor Trump-Zelenskiy callSnowfall adds needed precipitation in wheat beltTurkey announces one million ton import quota for cornBy Renee Hickman CHICAGO March 19 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat futures fell on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar gained strength and investors awaited the outcome of...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Abu Dhabi's ADQ partners with ECP for $25 billion-plus data centre energy projects
By Federico MaccioniDUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ has partnered with U.S. private equity firm Energy Capital Partners to invest more than $25 billion in energy projects to power data centres, mostly in the United States. The investments will be carried out through a...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
White House: Trump agreed to help Zelenskiy locate air defenses in Europe
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked U.S. President Donald Trump for additional air defense support to protect civilians from Russian attacks on Wednesday and Trump said he would help locate the equipment in Europe, the White House said.In a lengthy statement ...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline margins slip
LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining profit margins fell by more than $2 a barrel on Wednesday to $5.38, amid weaker export demand. A total of 4,000 metric tons of E5 gasoline barges traded as Vitol and Litasco sold to TotalEnergies and Trafigura.Another 8,000 tons of Eu...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
U.S. nuclear power plant outages
March 19 (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
Wed, Mar 19
Demand hopes lift EU wheat as Turkey eases import curbs
PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - Euronext wheat futures rallied on Wednesday as news that Turkey was easing import restrictions boosted demand prospects.May milling wheat BL2K5 on Euronext was up 2.3% at 227.25 euros a metric ton by 1718 GMT, just off an earlier two-week high of 227.50 euros.The front-mo...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Brookfield leads race to buy Colonial Pipeline, Bloomberg News reports
March 19 (Reuters) - Brookfield Asset Management BAM.TO is emerging as the frontrunner to acquire Colonial Pipeline, in a deal that could value the pipeline operator at $10 billion or more including debt, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.The investment fir...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
METALS-Copper hits fresh highs as speculators make more tariff bets
By Eric Onstad LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. and London copper prices hit fresh multi-month highs on Wednesday as speculators extended buying on expectations that U.S. tariffs will be slapped on the metal.Copper also got a boost after Nvidia said on Tuesday that it would stick with copper cab...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Brookfield leads race to buy Colonial Pipeline, Bloomberg News reports
March 19 (Reuters) - Brookfield Asset Management is emerging as the front-runner to acquire Colonial Pipeline, in a deal that could value it $10 billion or more including debt, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
US Cash Grains-Corn, soy basis steady-firm as farmer sales remain slow
CHICAGO, March 19 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans were mostly steady to higher at elevators and processors around the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, supported by slow farmer sales and weak futures prices, dealers said.* Farmers were discouraged from booking fresh sales as prices have s...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Trump speaks to Ukraine's Zelenskiy after Putin call
March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he discussed Russian and Ukrainian requests and needs for a peace deal in an hour-long call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy."Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order t...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
Louis Dreyfus sticks to North America oilseed plans despite tariff storm
By Gus Trompiz PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - Louis Dreyfus Company is pushing ahead with plans to expand its oilseed processing in North America and expects Canadian vegetable oil to continue flowing to the United States despite tensions over tariffs, the global crop merchant's CEO said on Wedn...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
US Court revises regulator's order for NextDecade Rio Grande LNG facility
March 18 (Reuters) - Energy company NextDecade NEXT.O said on Tuesday that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia had revised its August 2024 judgment against the energy regulator's order allowing the construction of the company's LNG project in Texas.NextDecade's fla...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
COLUMN-Congo conflict is double trouble for global tin market: Andy Home
By Andy Home LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Alphamin Resources' AFM.V decision to suspend operations at the Bisie tin mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscores the fragility of tin's global supply chain. Just as one of the world's largest tin mines in Myanmar shows signs of r...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
US crude oil imports fell to two-year low last week, EIA data shows
NEW YORK, March 19 (Reuters) - U.S. commercial crude oil imports fell last week by 85,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 5.4 million bpd, the lowest since March 2023, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday.U.S. crude oil imports from top supplier Canada also fell last wee...Reuters
Wed, Mar 19
