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US Supreme Court tariff ruling restores competitiveness to Brazil, says VP Alckmin
BRASILIA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Brazil's Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin said on Friday the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs was really important for the South American country, as it removed levies specifically targeting the nation and restore...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
Trucks form 39-km line to deliver soybeans to Brazil's Miritituba river terminals
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Trucks loaded with soybeans faced a 39-kilometer line to deliver the product to grain terminals at the Amazonian port of Miritituba in Para state, according to late-afternoon traffic data shared with Reuters by oilseed lobby Abiove on Friday.Cargill, Bung...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
CBOT wheat highest since June on short covering
CHICAGO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade most actively traded wheat futures on Friday hit their highest point since June on a short-covering rally and weather concerns in the U.S. Plains.Dryness and winterkill may pose a threat to the U.S. winter wheat crop, which may come out of dormancy ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
GRAINS-Soybeans tick lower after Supreme Court strikes down tariffs
Soybeans lower on Supreme Court decisionWheat higher on short coveringCorn little changedBy Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures came under pressure on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, pausing a rall...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
CBOT corn ticks higher after choppy trade
CHICAGO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended higher on Friday after spending the day seesawing.U.S. farmers will plant more soybeans and less corn in 2026 than last year, although both harvests were expected to be the second-largest on record, the U.S. Department of Agricult...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
USDA defends $12 billion subsidy amid farm economy challenges
By Karl Plume and P.J. Huffstutter ARLINGTON, Virginia/CHICAGO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - As the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares to dole out $12 billion in government subsidies next week, officials and economists at the agency's annual forum near Washington defended the assistance as a neces...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
Brent rises late, settles higher and with weekly gain on Iran-US jitters
Oil prices hold near six-month highStrait of Hormuz supply risk fears US Supreme Court decision on tariffs has little effect on crudeTraders and investors bet on rising prices: Saxo Bank By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Brent crude prices rose in late-day short-covering on Friday as ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
CBOT soybeans drop after Supreme Court tariff decision
CHICAGO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dropped on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, pausing a rally that began on February 4 when Trump said China would make additional purchases of U.S. soybeans.Though the...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
Berkshire-owned PacifiCorp settles claims for damage caused by wildfires, DOJ says
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway-owned BRKa.N utility PacifiCorp has agreed to pay $575 million to resolve U.S. claims for damages resulting from six wildfires in California and Oregon, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.The settlement resolves the claims that PacifiCorp's electrica...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
US natgas prices climb 2% on near-record LNG export flows, colder forecasts
LNG export flows near record highsWaha Hub prices remain negative due to pipeline constraintsLSEG reports rising gas output and demand in Lower 48 statesBy Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 2% to a one-week high on Friday on near-record LNG export ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
PRECIOUS-Gold gains over 1% on soft US data, Trump's fresh tariff move
US Supreme Court rejects Trump's global tariffsUS economic growth slows sharply in the fourth quarterUS PCE inflation heats up in DecemberSpot silver up over 5% By Anmol Choubey Feb 20 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose more than 1% on Friday, supported by weaker‑than‑expected U.S. GDP data, wh...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
Canada broke all-time production level for natgas in November, CER says
Feb 21 (Reuters) - Canada broke an all-time production level for natural gas in November 2025, surpassing 20 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) for the first time, data from the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) showed on Friday. National production reached about 20.04 bcf/d in November, according to CE...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
US sugar industry weighs impact from new dietary guidelines regulation
By Marcelo TeixeiraNEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. sugar industry could be impacted by regulatory changes as the federal government prepares to implement stricter dietary guidelines that could further reduce domestic demand for the sweetener, a top industry executive said on Thursday.New scho...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
Analysts say China less likely to buy US soy after Supreme Court decision
Without tariffs, China seen as less likely to buy US soyBrazilian soybeans much cheaper than US suppliesChina has already bought 12 million metric tons of US soybeansBy Heather Schlitz Feb 20 (Reuters) - China may be less likely to follow through on another big purchase of U.S. soybeans that Pres...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
GRAINS-Soybeans tick lower after Supreme Court strikes down tariffs
Soybeans lower on Supreme Court decisionWheat higher on short coveringCorn little changedBy Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures came under pressure on Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, pausing a rall...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
US drillers keep oil and natgas rig count unchanged for second week in a row, says Baker Hughes
Rig count remains 7% below last year's level, says Baker HughesAlaska sees increase in rig count, highest since April 2024EIA projects stable crude output, rising gas output in 2026By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week kept the number of oil and natural ga...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Dropbox, Etsy, Zscaler
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Dropbox, Etsy and Zscaler, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTSAkamai Technologies Inc AKAM.O: Scotiabank raises target price to $120.00 from $105.00Dropbox Inc DBX.O: JP Morgan c...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
Amazon's cloud unit hit by outage involving AI tools in December
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Amazon's AMZN.O cloud unit AWS had suffered an outage impacting a cost-management feature in December, a spokesperson told Reuters on Friday.The Financial Times reported earlier that the service suffered two outages in December stemming from errors involving its own AI tools, ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
Hungary to block EUR 90 bln loan to Ukraine over oil stoppage, minister says
WARSAW, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Hungary will block a 90 billion euro European Union loan for Ukraine until oil transit to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline resumes, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Friday."By blocking oil transit to Hungary through the Druzhba pipeline, Ukraine violates the EU...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
US grants sanctions waiver to Serbia's Russia-owned NIS oil firm until March 20
BELGRADE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department has extended a sanctions waiver on Serbia's Russian-owned NIS NIIS.BEL until March 20, giving the Balkan country another month to import crude oil supplies, energy minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Friday.The U.S. Office of Fo...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
