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US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis bids flat in slow trade
CHICAGO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Basis bids for hard red winter wheat were unchanged in the U.S. Plains on Monday as farmer selling was slow despite a jump in futures prices, merchandisers said.Some farmers are waiting for futures prices to stabilize before selling old-crop wheat, a merchandiser said.Swat...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
Suspected jihadists attack Mali's Morila mine
By Portia Crowe Jan 5 (Reuters) - Suspected jihadists attacked the Morila gold mine in Mali at the weekend, burning equipment and taking seven employees hostage before releasing them, an official from the mining ministry told Reuters on Monday.The attack highlights mounting security risks in Mali...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
Rallying-High five for Toyota but Al-Attiyah leads after Dakar second stage
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Toyota drivers dominated the second stage of the Dakar Rally with the fastest five placings on Monday but Nasser Al-Attiyah took over at the top of the car standings for the Dacia Sandriders team.The Qatari, a five times Dakar winner, was only eighth fastest on the 400km special st...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
US Cash Grains-Corn basis steady-down, soy basis flat
CHICAGO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for corn were steady to lower, while the soy basis was mostly flat in the U.S. Midwest on Monday, in slow trade at the beginning of the week.More locations have rolled their soybean basis bids to the Chicago Board of Trade March SH26 contract as the January...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
FACTBOX-What's the status of international oil companies in Venezuela after Maduro's capture?
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Here are key facts about international oil companies in Venezuela, a country with the world's largest oil reserves thrown into crisis by the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. In the 2000s, former President Hugo Chávez expropriated assets from sever...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
US refiner Phillips 66 to acquire Britain's Lindsey oil refinery assets
Jan 5 (Reuters) - U.S. refiner Phillips 66 PSX.N said on Monday it had agreed to acquire the assets and infrastructure of Lindsey Oil Refinery in northern England following the site's liquidation, and will integrate the key facilities into its Humber Refinery.The Lindsey refinery closed in July ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
Chevron-chartered cargo of Venezuelan oil departs to US Gulf, shipping data shows
HOUSTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - An oil tanker chartered by U.S. Chevron CVX.N carrying some 300,000 barrels of Venezuelan heavy crude bound for the U.S. Gulf Coast departed on Monday from the OPEC country's waters, shipping data showed, after a four-day pause in the company's exports of Venezuela...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
Phillips 66 Reports Planned Flaring At Wilmington, California Refinery
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Phillips 66 PSX.N:REPORTS PLANNED FLARE EVENT AT WILMINGTON, CALIFORNIA REFINERY FROM JANUARY 6 TO FEBRUARY 1SOURCE: SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FILINGREFINERY CAPACITY: 139,000 BARRELS PER DAYSource text: [ID:]Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
Phillips 66 Reports Planned Flaring At Carson, Los Angeles Refinery
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Phillips 66 PSX.N:REPORTS PLANNED FLARING AT CARSON, LOS ANGELES REFINERY FROM JANUARY 6 TO FEBRUARY 1SOURCE: SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FILINGCAPACITY: 139,000 BARRELS PER DAYSource text: [ID:]Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
US refiner Phillips 66 to acquire Britain's Lindsey oil refinery assets
Jan 5 (Reuters) - U.S. refiner Phillips 66 PSX.N said on Monday it had agreed to acquire the assets and infrastructure of Lindsey Oil Refinery in northern England following the site's liquidation, and will integrate the key facilities into its Humber Refinery.The Lindsey refinery closed in July ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
Venezuela risk to US economy is via oil prices, but not seeing it yet, Fed's Kashkari says
Jan 5 (Reuters) - The main risk to the U.S. economy from the Trump administration's capture of Venezuela's leader over the weekend would stem from rising oil prices, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on Monday, but that does not appear to be underway so far.The risk is...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
Vci Global Ltd Announces Strategic Collaboration With Zhejiang Tianneng
Jan 5 (Reuters) - VCI Global Limited:VCI GLOBAL LTD - ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC COLLABORATION WITH ZHEJIANG TIANNENGVCI GLOBAL LTD - POTENTIAL CONTRACTED REVENUE OF $360 MILLION TO $480 MILLION OVER 20 YEARSVCI GLOBAL LTD - PROGRAM TO COMMENCE WITH SOLAR-PLUS-STORAGE IN MALACCA, MALAYSIAVCI GLOBAL LTD - E...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
CBOT Trends-Wheat up 1-2 cents, corn up 2-3, soybeans up 7-10
CHICAGO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Following are U.S. expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade at 8:30 a.m. CST (1430 GMT) on Monday: WHEAT - Up 1 to 2 cents per bushelWheat futures ticked higher on technical trading, though bumper wheat harvests fro...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
US natgas slides 5%, heading for a fourth straight loss on warm weather
Meteorologists predict nationwide warm spell through Jan. 20Natgas futures risk sliding to $3 without weather boost, Ritterbusch saysJP Morgan expects US gas strength in 2026 on rising LNG feedgas demandBy Anmol ChoubeyJan 5 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures dropped more than 5% on Monday, markin...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
Russia loses ally in Venezuela but hopes to gain from Trump's 'Wild West' realpolitik
US dislodges Russian ally Maduro in VenezuelaSome nationalists say Russia is too weakThey draw negative comparisons over war in Ukraine Russia sees gains from US focus on Western hemisphereBy Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro's capture by the United ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
Russian attack on Ukraine hits enterprise owned by Bunge, mayor says
KYIV, Jan 5 (Reuters) - A Russian attack on the city of Dnipro in eastern Ukraine hit an enterprise owned by major U.S. agricultural producer Bunge, causing a leak of 300 tonnes of oil, Mayor Borys Filatov said on Monday. "Public utilities workers are cleaning up, spreading sand and gravel,&...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
GRAINS-Chicago grains rebound from multi-week lows
BEIJING/PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Chicago grain and soybean futures edged higher on Monday to recover from multi-week lows as traders returning from year-end holidays assessed crop weather and the potential impact of annual adjustments by commodity index funds.Ample global supplies continued to hang ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
Phillips 66 to acquire Britain's Lindsey oil refinery assets
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Phillips 66 PSX.N said on Monday it had agreed to acquire the assets and infrastructure of Lindsey Oil Refinery in northern England, following the site's liquidation, and will integrate the key facilities into its Humber Refinery.The U.S. refiner said after a detailed review du...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
Russia warns citizens against travel to Venezuela
MOSCOW, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Russia on Monday advised its citizens against travelling to Venezuela. The warning came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States had carried out a strike on Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.Both the Russian Embassy ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
UK's Starmer says it is for the US to justify actions in Venezuela
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday it was up to the United States to justify its actions in Venezuela after capturing President Nicolas Maduro, describing the situation as "not straightforward.""What we need in Venezuela is a peaceful transition ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 5
