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CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Soybean barge basis mixed, corn basis flat
CHICAGO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for soybeans delivered by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were mixed on Tuesday, while corn bids remained steady, traders said.* The U.S. continues to face intense competition for global soy sales. Top supplier Brazil remains the lowest-cost soy supplier on t...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Trump orders new tariff probe into US copper imports
Commerce chief Lutnick: "Time for copper to come home"Administration again cites national security groundsTrump advisers think China aims to dominate copper marketTrump tariff blitz weighs on stocks, consumer confidenceAdds details on Trump's other tariff actions, market reaction, consum...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
BRIEF-Boeing Co - Stephanie F. Pope No Longer COO Of Boeing
Feb 25 (Reuters) - Boeing Co BA.N:STEPHANIE F. POPE NO LONGER COO OF BOEINGSABRINA SOUSSAN WILL NOT STAND FOR RE-ELECTION AT 2025 ANNUAL MEETINGBOARD APPROVES REDUCTION IN SIZE EFFECTIVE 2025 ANNUAL MEETINGSource text: [ID:n0000012927-25-000018]Further company coverage: BA.NReuters
Tue, Feb 25
COLUMN-Mexico’s massive US corn haul shows no signs of trade jitters: Braun
The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a market analyst for Reuters.By Karen Braun NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The United States is just one week away from potentially launching a trade war with Mexico, its top corn buyer.Strong U.S. corn sales to Mexico this year have ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Rubio and Iraqi PM speak about Iran, energy, US business investments
Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani on Tuesday and the two discussed Iranian influence in the region, the need for Iraq to be energy independent, and U.S. business investments, the Statement Department said."The two agre...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
RPT-ANALYSIS-South Korea political turmoil pushes companies to take tariff matters into their own hands
Repeats story from late on Tuesday with no changes to textBy Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Feb 25 (Reuters) - South Korea's business leaders are taking action to offset the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies, hiring his former aides and lobbying Republican states...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD falls over 1.80% on profit-taking, risk aversion
Silver prices plunged on Tuesday more than 1.80%, which witnessed the grey metal printing a daily peak of $32.48, before sliding below the $32.00 figure due to risk aversion and traders booking profits amidst uncertainty about US trade policies.
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Tue, Feb 25
Democratic CFTC commissioner Goldsmith Romero to step down -statement
Updates with background, detailsNEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Democratic commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said in a statement that she plans to step down from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission after Trump appointee Brian Quintenz is confirmed to lead the agency.Trump earlier this month no...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Democratic CFTC commissioner Goldsmith Romero to step down -statement
NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Democratic commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said in a statement that she plans to step down from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission after Trump appointee Brian Quintenz is confirmed to lead the agency.Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
GRAINS-Corn futures hit three-week low; wheat dips, soy choppy
Updates with closing U.S. pricesBy Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures fell to a three-week low on Tuesday, sliding for a third successive session on tariff tensions and improving weather outlooks for South American crop regions, analysts said.Wheat followed corn lower a...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Ukraine's DTEK to seek long-term US LNG deals at CERAWeek, CEO says
Adds background and companies responses at paragraphs 4-6By America Hernandez LONDON, Feb 25 - Private Ukrainian gas company DTEK hopes to sign long-term gas import deals with U.S. firms Venture Global VG.N or Cheniere Energy LNG.N next month to supply the country and neighbours Slovakia, Poland ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
CBOT wheat ends lower as Northern Hemisphere weather threats recede
CHICAGO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures ended lower on Tuesday, pressured by milder weather in top global wheat supplier Russia as well as in the U.S. breadbasket, traders said.CBOT May soft red winter wheat WK25 settled down 5-3/4 cents at $5.87-3/4 per bushel, after dippin...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
BRIEF-NRC Begins Special Inspection at Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant
Feb 25 (Reuters) - Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC): LAUNCHES SPECIAL INSPECTION AT THE HOPE CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION TO REVIEW REPEATED INOPERABILITY OF ONE OF THE PLANT'S EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORSSAYS THE PLANT IS OPERATED BY PSEG NUCLEAR, LLCSAYS PLANT OPERATORS DECLARED ONE OF F...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Trump says Zelenskiy wants to come to Washington to sign critical minerals deal
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants to come to Washington later this week to sign a critical minerals deal that is central to Kyiv's push to win U.S. ongoing support of its war with Russia. Trump also told ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
US Cash Crude-Grades slip on final full day of cash roll trading period
Feb 25 (Reuters) - Grades fell on Tuesday, the final full day of the roll trade that traders use to manage their positions, dealers said.Traders use the three-day roll period following the expiry of the WTI contract to square positions and manage exposure, resulting in more volatile trading.Prices t...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Colombia's Petro names interior minister as energy minister exits in reshuffle
Adds energy minister exit in paragraph 2By Luis Jaime Acosta and Carlos Vargas BOGOTA, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has named Armando Benedetti as the country's new interior minister, a source within Petro's office told Reuters on Tuesday, confirming his place...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
METALS-Copper falls as US tariff worries mount, power outage hits Chile
A large power outage struck vast swaths of Chile Codelco said all its mines had been affectedAlcoa warns Trump's aluminium tariff could cost 100,000 US jobsCompany is lobbying for tariff exemption on Canadian aluminiumUpdates prices to include Chile power outageBy Polina Devitt LONDON, Feb 25...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Trump orders new tariff probe into US copper imports
Trump opens new front in global trade fight with copper probeLutnick: "Time for copper to come home"Probe uses same national security grounds as in past tariff investigationsWhite House declines to specify possible tariff rates, decision timelineBy David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTO...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
