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CBOT soybeans finish weaker with corn futures
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures finished weaker on Wednesday on profit-taking and spillover pressure from losses in the neighboring corn market, analysts said.Improved rains in dry growing areas of Argentina and expectations for a massive harvest in top-supplier Brazil also...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
US EPA submits Biden approval of California EV plan to Congress
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has submitted the Biden administration's approval of California's landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 to Congress for review and potential repeal.The decision by the Trump...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Oil holds near one-week high on supply concerns, sanctions on Russia eyed
Trump tell Ukraine to secure a peace deal fastRussia says Ukraine attack cut oil flows on pipe from KazakhstanCold US weather froze oil wells in North Dakota, cutting supplyUS oil inventory data from API and EIA upcomingAdds latest pricesBy Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices h...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Gold pulls back from record highs as Fed minutes dampen rate cut hopes
Gold prices retreated on Wednesday during the North American session after the latest Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy minutes showed that all policymakers voted to keep rates unchanged at the January meeting.
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Wed, Feb 19
ICE canola futures flat on down day for soyoil
All figures in Canadian dollars unless notedWINNIPEG, Canada - Feb 19 (Reuters) - ICE canola futures were near flat Wednesday despite weakness in soyoil, which often sets its direction.• Most-traded May RSK5 rose 60 cents to $674 per metric ton. March RSH5 rose 40 cents to $662.30.• Traders said can...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
CBOT corn retreats from 16-month high on profit-taking
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures finished lower on profit-taking on Wednesday, as the market retreated from a 16-month high, traders said. Expectations for an increase in U.S. corn plantings this spring hung over the market.Recent rallies are encouraging farmers to plant more a...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
PRECIOUS-Gold eases as dollar holds ground, focus on Trump tariffs
Gold hit a record high of $2,946.85/oz earlier in the session Trump says he will introduce 25% tariffs on autosFed wary of inflation at its January meeting as firms eyed price hikes Updates for market closeBy Daksh Grover Feb 19 (Reuters) - Gold prices slipped after hitting a record high earlier ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
US natgas prices jump 7% to 25-month high as cold freezes wells
Freezing wells cut US output in recent daysUS gas output still on track for record high in FebruaryUS LNG export feedgas on track for record high in FebruaryAdds latest pricesBy Scott DiSavino Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 7% to a 25-month high on Wednesday as extreme c...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
International consortium wins C$3.9 billion Canada high speed train contract
Consortium wins C$3.9 billion contract for rail networkProject spans 1,000 km (620 miles) from Quebec City to TorontoTravel times expected to be halved, Montreal-Toronto in 3 hoursOTTAWA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - An international consortium including Air Canada AC.TO, AtkinsRealis Group ATRL.TO and France...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
EXCLUSIVE-Barrick Gold signs agreement with Mali to end mining dispute
Adds details, share moveBy Divya Rajagopal, Portia Crowe and Giulia Paravicini Feb 19 (Reuters) - Canadian miner Barrick Gold has signed a new agreement with the Malian government to end an almost two-year-old dispute over its mining assets in the West African country, two people familiar with th...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
GRANOS-Los futuros del maíz retroceden desde máximos de 16 meses
By Tom PolansekCHICAGO, EEUU, 19 feb (Reuters) - Los futuros del maíz de la Bolsa de Chicago retrocedían el miércoles desde un máximo de 16 meses, ya que los operadores recogieron ganancias y anticiparon que las recientes alzas impulsarán una mayor siembra en Estados Unidos esta primavera.* Los futu...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
U.S. nuclear power plant outages
Adds outages tableFeb 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 ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
FACTBOX-How hard have US agencies been hit by Trump and Musk's layoffs?
Updates tallies of job cuts, adds EPA Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, one of his closest advisers, have mounted a sweeping campaign to slash the size of the 2.3 million-strong federal workforce, firing more than 10,000 employees in an unprecedented effort...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
EU trade chief ready to discuss trade deals, lower tariffs with Trump
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The European Union's top trade officials said on Wednesday that the bloc was interested in making mutually beneficial trade deals with U.S. President Donald Trump, and was ready to discuss the potential for reducing or eliminating tariffs on motor vehicles and othe...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
GRAINS-Corn futures pull back from 16-month high
Adds latest U.S. market activityBy Tom PolansekCHICAGO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures pulled back from a 16-month high on Wednesday as traders booked profits and anticipated that recent gains will drive bigger U.S. plantings this spring.Wheat futures backtracked from an eigh...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
BRIEF-Constellation Ahead of Schedule for Crane Clean Energy Center Launch
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Constellation Energy Corp CEG.O:SAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON CRANE CLEAN ENERGY CENTER LAUNCH, FIVE MONTHS AFTER ITS ANNOUNCEMENT AND LANDMARK POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH MICROSOFT TO RESTART THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT 1SAYS HAS FILED AN INTERCONNECTION REQUEST WITH PJM TO ALLOW CRANE ...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
US Cash Grains-Soybean basis bids steady to firm, corn bids mixed
CHICAGO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for soybeans delivered to river elevators and processing facilities around the U.S. Midwest were steady to firm on Wednesday, while bids at interior elevators were mostly unchanged, dealers said.* Spot corn basis bids were flat at interior and river elevat...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Med crude-Urals diffs stable, Syzran refinery suspends operations after drone attack
MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Urals crude differentials to dated Brent were unchanged on Wednesday, while Rosneft's Syzran refinery in Samara region suspended operations following a drone attack, two sources told Reuters.Syzran oil refinery, with a capacity of 150,000 barrels per day, suspended oil...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline margins edge up
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refining profit margins rose by 11 cents on Wednesday to $9.37 a barrel, while a gasoline cargo traded in northwest Europe.A total of 6,000 metric tons of E5 gasoline barges traded, as TotalEnergies and Trafigura sold barges to ExxonMobil, Litas...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
METALS-Aluminium hits one-month high as EU envoys agree ban on Russian imports
Updates prices in late London tradeBy Polina Devitt LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Aluminium prices hit a one-month high on Wednesday as European Union envoys agreed to ban Russian primary aluminium imports in their 16th sanctions package to be adopted on Monday to mark the third anniversary of Russi...Reuters
Wed, Feb 19
