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Two CMA CGM vessels navigate the Suez Canal in sign of easing tension
CAIRO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Two vessels from CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, have travelled through the Suez Canal, the authority that runs the waterway said on Tuesday, in a sign the disruptions linked to the Gaza war could be easing.While the Suez Canal provides the f...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
METALS-Copper hits record high above $12,000 a ton on weaker dollar and supply outlook
By Polina Devitt LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Copper prices hit a record high on Tuesday, crossing the $12,000 mark as thin year-end trade extended momentum for speculative buying on a weaker dollar and worries about tighter supply.Benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange was...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
RPT-ROI-Disruption and dislocation: LME metals' year in seven charts: Andy Home
By Andy Home LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange (LME) base metals complex this year.The demand picture is far from rosy, but supply-chain stress has still lifted the LME Index .LMEX, a basket of the exchange's six base me...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Vivopower Announces Strategic Refocus On Power-To-X
Dec 23 (Reuters) - VivoPower International PLC VVPR.O:VIVOPOWER ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC REFOCUS ON POWER-TO-X, WITH X BEING SOVEREIGN AI COMPUTE INFRASTRUCTURE; INITIATES REVIEW OF LEGACY 682MW SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIOVIVOPOWER INTERNATIONAL PLC - REVIEWS 682MW U.S. SOLAR PORTFOLIO FOR MONETIZA...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
RPT-ROI-China overtakes OPEC+ as the main oil price maker: Russell
By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Conventional wisdom in the crude oil market is that producers such as OPEC+ largely determine the price by altering output levels to achieve a desired outcome. That shibboleth was challenged in 2025 by China, which used its status as ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Gazprom in talks with Hungary's MOL over NIS stake sale, Serbia's Vucic says
BELGRADE, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Russian energy giant Gazprom GAZP.MM is in talks with Hungary's MOL MOLB.BU over a possible sale of its majority stake in NIS NIIS.BEL - Serbia's sole oil refiner - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday. The United States announced sweeping sanctions...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
PRESS DIGEST-Canada - December 23
Dec 23 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.THE GLOBE AND MAILAustralian miner Champion Iron CIA.AX owner of the Bloom Lake mining is making a takeover offer for Norway’s Rana Gru...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
INSIGHT-AI data centers are forcing dirty ‘peaker’ power plants back into service
AI data center electricity demand revives peaker power plantsPeakers emit more pollution when they run than typical power plantsThe power plants are often located in low-income, minority communitiesBy Laila Kearney Dec 23, CHICAGO - In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oi...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
GRAINS-Wheat pauses after gains on Black Sea escalation fears
Wheat drifts after three-session rallySoybeans and corn hold firm as easing dollar supportsBy Daphne Zhang and Gus Trompiz BEIJING/PARIS, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Chicago wheat inched down on Tuesday, pausing after a three-day rally that was fuelled by concerns that escalation in the Russia–Ukraine war...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
SOFTS-London cocoa sets two-week low; sugar and coffee gain
LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - London cocoa futures on ICE touched a two-week low on Tuesday, with recent rains seen as beneficial for crops in top grower Ivory Coast while a strengthening in the value of sterling added to downward pressure on prices. COCOALondon cocoa LCCc1 was down 1.6% at 4,199...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Gold approaches $4,500 amid rising geopolitical risks and a weaker US Dollar
Gold (XAU/USD) continues to attract steady buying interest on Tuesday, pushing deeper into uncharted territory as escalating geopolitical tensions keep safe-haven demand firmly in play. At the time of writing, XAU/USD is trading around $4,485, up nearly 1.0% on the day.
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Tue, Dec 23
ROI-Wind energy blown off course in 2025, set for 2026 uplift: Maguire
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Like any industry, wind energy has had its good and bad years. But 2025 may be one of the worst: a toxic stew of major policy reversals, corporate upheaval and sub‑par generation in key markets. U.S. President Donald Trump's policy U-tu...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
RPT-Greenland's PM 'sad' about Trump's renewed interest in acquiring island
COPENHAGEN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Tuesday he was "sad" about U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed expression of interest in acquiring the Arctic territory.Nielsen shared his comments on Facebook after Trump reasserted on Monday t...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
China launches trade dispute against India over solar cells and IT goods
ZURICH, Dec 23 (Reuters) - China has launched a trade dispute with India over solar cells, solar modules and IT goods, requesting dispute consultations on the matter, the World Trade Organization said on Tuesday. "China said the measures in question include India's tariff treatment...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
China launches trade dispute against India over solar cells and IT goods
Dec 23 (Reuters) - China has launched a trade dispute with India over solar cells and IT goods, the World Trade Organization said in a statement on Tuesday. "China said the measures in question include India’s tariff treatment and certain measures that China said are contingent upon the use of d...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
South Korean president orders stern response to illegal fishing boats from China
SEOUL, Dec 23 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday ordered a stern response to illegal activities by Chinese fishing boats in South Korean waters. Lee ordered the coast guard to issue heavier punishment, such as bigger fines, to prevent illegal fishing in South Korea's Exc...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Greenland's PM 'sad' about Trump's renewed interest in acquiring island
COPENHAGEN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Tuesday he was "sad" about U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed expression of interest in acquiring the Arctic territory.Nielsen shared his comments on Facebook after Trump reasserted on Monday t...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
Germany extends job security for PCK refinery until end of June 2026
BERLIN, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The German government has extended job security for workers at the PCK Schwedt oil refinery until the end of June next year, the economy and finance ministries said on Tuesday.While remaining the legal owner, Russian oil company Rosneft ROSN.MM was stripped of control of t...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
RPT-ROI-Wind energy blown off course in 2025, set for 2026 uplift: Maguire
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Like any industry, wind energy has had its good and bad years. But 2025 may be one of the worst: a toxic stew of major policy reversals, corporate upheaval and sub‑par generation in key markets. U.S. President Donald Trump's policy U-tu...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
INSIGHT-AI data centers are forcing obsolete ‘peaker’ power plants back into service
AI data center electricity demand revives peaker power plantsPeakers emit more pollution when they run than typical power plantsThe power plants are often located in low-income, minority communitiesBy Laila Kearney Dec 23, CHICAGO - In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oi...Reuters
Tue, Dec 23
