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Repairs start near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant after IAEA-brokered local ceasefire
Dec 28 (Reuters) - Power line repairs have begun near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after another local ceasefire brokered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the agency said on Sunday, citing its Director General Rafael Grossi. An IAEA team is monitoring repairs e...Reuters
Sun, Dec 28
Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations
Airline flight cancellations, delays mountUp to foot of snow fell in New York stateOfficials warn of treacherous road conditionsBy Maria Tsvetkova and Rich McKayNEW YORK, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A mix of snow and ice bore down on the U.S. Northeast early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airli...Reuters
Sun, Dec 28
Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations
Airline flight cancellations, delays mountUp to foot of snow fell in New York stateOfficials warn of treacherous road conditionsBy Maria Tsvetkova and Rich McKayNEW YORK, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A mix of snow and ice bore down on the U.S. Northeast early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airli...Reuters
Sun, Dec 28
California drops lawsuit over Trump decision to pull $4 billion in high-speed rail funds
California High-Speed Rail Authority cites lack of federal trustworthinessState plans to proceed without federal funding, seeks private investors by summer of 2026Project costs rise to $89 billion-$128 billion, completion expected by 2033By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Californ...Reuters
Sat, Dec 27
TSMC says some facilities evacuated after quake
TAIPEI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - TSMC 2330.TW, the world's largest contract chipmaker, said on Saturday that a small number of its facilities in the Hsinchu science park, where it is headquartered, reached evacuation criteria following an earthquake."Prioritising personnel safety, we are conductin...Reuters
Sat, Dec 27
EXPLAINER-What lies ahead for Ukraine's contested Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant?
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant among the war's contested issuesIts fate may be discussed by Zelenskiy and Trump on SundayLeaders to meet as moves to end Ukraine-Russia war intensifyRussia controls the plant, wants to restart productionRussia and Ukraine differ over how U.S. may be involvedBy Pavel P...Reuters
Sat, Dec 27
Over 2,600 residential buildings in Kyiv without heat after Russian attack, city administration says
KYIV, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Over 2,600 residential buildings, 187 nurseries and 138 schools in Kyiv have been left without heat after an overnight Russian attack, the city administration said on Saturday.The temperature in the capital hovered around 0 degrees Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) on Saturday mornin...Reuters
Sat, Dec 27
Winter storm bears down on U.S. Northeast, disrupting airline travel
Airline flight cancellations, delays mountUp to foot of snow possible in New York stateOfficials warn of treacherous road conditionsBy Maria TsvetkovaNEW YORK, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A winter storm packing a frosty mix of snow and ice bore down on the U.S. Northeast early on Saturday, disrupting post-ho...Reuters
Sat, Dec 27
California drops lawsuit challenging Trump decision to pull $4 billion in high speed rail funding
WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - California has dropped a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to cancel more than $4 billion in federal grants for the state's high-speed rail project, the state said late on Friday.The California High-Speed Rail Authority, which filed the su...Reuters
Sat, Dec 27
Heavy rains, flash floods leave Southern California homes caked in mud
Several dozen homes in town of Wrightwood left mud-damagedAtmospheric river subsides after three days of torrential rainFlood watch remains in effect for much of Los Angeles areaBy Jill Connelly and Rich McKayWRIGHTWOOD, California, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Three days of heavy downpours that spawned flash...Reuters
Sat, Dec 27
CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Soy, corn barge bids flat; fog slows river traffic
CHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans and corn shipped by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast terminals were mostly flat on Friday in thin trade following the Christmas holiday, traders said.Barge freight values were steady but traffic on the lower Mississippi River has been slowed all week by fo...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
US Cash Grains-Corn, soy basis bids flat
CHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - U.S. corn and soybean basis bids held steady at grain elevators, ethanol plants, river and rail terminals and other kinds of processors in a spot check of facilities in the U.S. Midwest on Friday as futures ticked down. Futures have been thinly traded following Thursday&#...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights due to winter storm Devin
Dec 26 (Reuters) - Airlines in the United States have canceled or delayed thousands of flights on Friday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware, due to winter storm Devin during peak holiday travel, while some states restricted commercial road traffic in anticipation of snowfall.A total o...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
LIVESTOCK-CME cattle inch higher in light trade
By Heather SchlitzCHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures turned higher on Friday, though trade remained extremely thin following Thursday's Christmas holiday and ahead of the weekend.Many traders have exited out of the market ahead of the year'...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
Silver rises 9% to hit fresh record high
Dec 26 (Reuters) - Silver rose 9% to hit a record high on Friday, bolstered by multiple factors including a market deficit and increasing industrial demand.The white metal was at a record high of $78.53 an ounce. Other precious metals also gained on Friday, with spot gold XAU= at an all-time-high of...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis bids steady as futures trade near flat
CHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for hard red winter (HRW) wheat were flat at elevators in the southern U.S. Plains on Friday.Dryness is hindering growth for 2/3 of southwestern U.S. Plains wheat, according to forecaster Commodity Weather Group. Protein premiums were unchanged for all gra...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
US natural gas futures headed to snap two-week losing streak on colder weather outlook
Front-month contract up 9.6% this weekMeteorologists see drop in temperatures through January 10Freeport LNG resumes all liquefaction trains after feed gas disruptionBy Anmol Choubey Dec 26 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures rose on Friday in thin-volume trading and logged a weekly gain, ending...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
CBOT wheat lower ahead of peace talks
CHICAGO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures tipped lower on Friday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday for continuing talks on ending the war in Ukraine. Wheat futures had gained earlier in the week over worr...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
Oil falls 2% on looming supply glut, hopes of Ukraine peace deal
Oil heading for largest annual decline since 2020Global crude supply glut looms over investors Russia-Ukraine peace proposals in focusBy Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled more than 2% lower on Friday as investors weighed a looming global supply glut, while also kee...Reuters
Fri, Dec 26
