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Kansas asks US EPA for one-year delay to expanded E15 sales in state, says EPA
Feb 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received a request from Kansas to delay by one year implementation of a move that would expand sales of a higher-ethanol blend of gasoline in the state, the agency told Reuters on Tuesday.The request comes after the EPA said last week i...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Zelenskiy plans to travel to US to meet Trump on minerals deal, sources say
LONDON/NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to travel to Washington on Friday to meet U.S. President Donald Trump after officials agreed to terms on a draft minerals deal, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.The White House declined comment on Tuesday.Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
US and Ukraine agree terms on minerals deal, two sources say
LONDON/NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The United States and Ukraine have agreed terms on a minerals deal that is central to Kyiv's push to win U.S. support as President Donald Trump seeks to rapidly end the war with Russia, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.The agreement com...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
CBOT soybeans end narrowly mixed; soymeal firms, soyoil slides
CHICAGO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures closed narrowly mixed on Tuesday, supported by signs of export demand for U.S. soymeal and inter-market spreading against corn futures, traders said.Rallies were capped by improving weather in Argentina that could bolster global soyb...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Canada's FQM hopes to export copper concentrate from shut Panama mine
Adds details, background throughout PANAMA CITY, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Canada's First Quantum FM.TO hopes to export copper concentrate from its shut mine in Panama as soon as it gets approval from the Panama government, John Dean, general manager at the Cobre Panama mine, said on Tuesday.Cobre P...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
ICE canola futures fall as North American vegoils remain subdued
All figures in Canadian dollars unless notedWINNIPEG, Manitoba, Feb 25 (Reuters) - ICE canola futures fell slightly Tuesday, edging beneath the selloff levels on Monday as gloom over North American vegoils continues.* Most-traded canola RSK5 settled down $2.30 at $657 per metric ton. Other months sa...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Oil prices fall 2% to two-month low on worries about US economy
US consumer confidence falls in February German economy shrinks in Q4 2024Nigeria boosts oil output, Iraq signs production deal with BPMarket awaits US oil inventory data from API and EIAAdds closing pricesBy Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell about 2% to a two-month low ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
CBOT corn sags as tariff fears, improving weather spur long liquidation
CHICAGO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade 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, a trader said.CBOT May corn CK25 settled down 2-3/4 cents at $4.94-1/4 a bush...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
US natgas prices jump 5% on record flows to LNG export plants
Mild weather allows frozen wells to return to serviceUS gas output near record high in FebruaryUS LNG export feedgas on track for record high in FebruaryAdds latest pricesBy Scott DiSavino Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 5% on Tuesday with flows to liquefied natural gas (...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Holtec signs agreement with Hyundai to build small nuclear reactors at Palisades plant, CNBC reports
Adds details from paragraph 2Feb 25 (Reuters) - Holtec International has signed an agreement with Hyundai Engineering and Construction to build two small modular reactors (SMRs) at the Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan, CNBC reported on Tuesday.The U.S. nuclear power industry is seeing a revival, ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
GRAINS-Corn futures hit three-week low; wheat dips, soy choppy
Updates prices, adds quotes, paragraphs 5 and 10, changes byline, changes dateline from PARIS/CANBERRABy 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 ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Holtec signs agreement with Hyundai to build small nuclear reactors at Palisades plant, CNBC reports
Feb 25 (Reuters) - Holtec International has singed an agreement with Hyundai Engineering and Construction to build two small modular reactors at the Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan, CNBC reported on Tuesday.Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
PRECIOUS-Gold hits one-week low as investors cash in, trade war fears persist
Gold hit record high of $2,956.15 on MondayTrump says Canada, Mexico tariffs on scheduleUS PCE data due on FridayUpdates for market closeBy Anmol Choubey Feb 25 (Reuters) - Gold prices dropped to their lowest level in over a week on Tuesday, as investors booked profits after a record high in the ...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
EU wheat steadies on export glimmer
HAMBURG/PARIS, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Benchmark wheat futures on Euronext ended slightly higher on Tuesday as signs that EU wheat was becoming more competitive for export encouraged prices to come off a four-week low.May wheat BL2K5, the most-active contract on the Paris-based Euronext exchange, settled...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
FQM hopes to export copper concentrate from Panama, executive says
PANAMA CITY, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Canada's First Quantum FM.TO hopes to export copper concentrate from Panama as soon as it gets approval from the Panama government, John Dean, general manager at the Cobre Panama mine, said on Tuesday.Cobre Panama, one of the world's top sources of copper, was...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline margins fall
LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining profit margins fell by about 36 cents on Tuesday to $8.47 a barrel. A total of 6,000 metric tons of E5 gasoline barges traded, as Gunvor sold barges to BP, Vitol and Sahara.EU and UK gasoline exports are on track to reach 1.1 million ba...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
ONEOK fourth-quarter profit rises on higher demand, expects higher 2025 earnings
Adds details from conference call to Monday's story in paragraphs 5 to 7Feb 24 (Reuters) - Pipeline operator ONEOK OKE.N forecast annual income growth of about 11% and reported a 34.2% rise in fourth-quarter profit on Monday, helped by higher demand and accretive contributions from the EnLink ac...Reuters
Tue, Feb 25
