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Irving Oil reports normal operations after fire at Saint John refinery
NEW YORK, June 30 (Reuters) - Operations are normal at the 320,000-barrel-per-day Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick after an incident on Monday morning was contained, the company said in a statement.Local media earlier reported the Saint John fire department was responding to reports ...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
Thousands evacuated in Turkey as Europe is hit by early summer heatwave
More than 50,000 evacuated as wildfires rage in TurkeySpain on course for hottest June on recordHeat warnings in Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, the NetherlandsBy Ezgi Erkoyun, Dominique Vidalon and Kate Abnett ISTANBUL/PARIS/BRUSSELS, June 30 (Reuters) - Firefighters battled wildfires in Turke...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
Mali completes takeover of gold mines abandoned by foreign companies
BAMAKO, June 30 (Reuters) - Mali has completed its takeover of the Yatela and Morila gold mines abandoned by their previous owners, the government announced at the weekend, but questions remain over how any untapped value can be released.The takeovers and failure to disclose how the operations will ...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
KGHM Plans Min. 9 Bln Zlotys Investment In Three New Mine Shafts
June 30 (Reuters) - KGHM Polska Miedz SA KGH.WA:TO BUILD THREE NEW MINE SHAFTSESTIMATED COST OF THE ENTIRE INVESTMENT WILL BE A MINIMUM OF PLN 9 BILLIONWORK ON NEW MINE SHAFTS WILL BE COMPLETED BY 2027 AT THE LATESTSource text: [https://shorturl.at/mPKkJ]Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
Zambia launches 100 megawatt solar plant supplying First Quantum Minerals
LUSAKA, June 30 (Reuters) - Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Monday opened the country's biggest grid-connected solar power plant, built by PowerChina, which will supply electricity to copper miner First Quantum Minerals FM.TO.The 100 megawatt Chisamba project is expected to reduce t...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
US natgas prices slide over 6% on mild weather, lower demand
By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures fell more than 6% on Monday, pressured by mild weather that kept heating and cooling demand subdued, allowing for larger-than-usual storage injections.The front-month gas futures for August delivery NGc1 on the New York Mer...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
Meta, TikTok can be sued by mother of NYC teen killed while 'subway surfing'
By Jonathan StempelNEW YORK, June 30 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms META.O and TikTok owner ByteDance must face a wrongful death lawsuit by the mother of a 15-year-old Manhattan boy who died while "subway surfing" on a moving train, a New York state judge ruled.Justice Paul Goetz ruled on Friday...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
Spain's power grid rejects blame for blackout, pledges record investment
Chair Corredor survives impromptu vote on her removalRedeia rules out provisions after blackout Plans record investments in power gridsBy Pietro Lombardi MADRID, June 30 (Reuters) - The chair of Spanish electricity grid operator Redeia defended the company after a massive blackout in April and pl...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
Kazakhstan may beat its oil output forecast by 2% in 2025, Reuters data shows
MOSCOW, June 30 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan may exceed its previous oil production forecast by around 2% this year following an upgrade to output at its largest Caspian oilfields, Reuters calculations, based on data from state-owned energy company KazMunayGaz KMGZ.KZ, showed.According to calculations, oi...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
Qatar Airways to resume flights to Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria
CAIRO/DUBAI, June 30 (Reuters) - Qatar Airways said on Monday it will resume flight operations to Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria after the lifting of airspace restrictions in the region imposed due to the Israeli-Iran crisis.The state-owned airline said flights to Iraq would resume later on Monday,...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
Fitch Revises Boeing's Outlook to Stable; Affirms IDR at 'BBB-'
June 30 (Reuters) - Fitch:FITCH: BOEING OUTLOOK REVISION REFLECTS FITCH'S VIEW THAT POST-STRIKE PRODUCTION RAMP & ENHANCED FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY HAVE REDUCED DOWNGRADE RISKSFITCH: REVISED RATING OUTLOOK ON BOEING'S LONG-TERM IDR TO STABLE FROM NEGATIVE AND HAS AFFIRMED IDR AT 'BBB-&#...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
PRESS DIGEST-Canada - June 30
June 30 (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 MAIL** The Canadian federal government says it has decided to rescind a digital services tax that led U.S. President Don...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
EU agrees initial food trade deal with Ukraine
BRUSSELS, June 30 (Reuters) - The European Union and Ukraine have reached an initial deal on future agricultural exports to the bloc, European trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic told reporters on Monday.The EU temporarily waived duties and quotas on Ukrainian farm products in June 2022 in the wake of...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
POLL-Geopolitical tensions nudge oil outlook higher, but demand concerns persist
Brent projected to average $67.86 per barrel in 2025WTI to average $64.51 per barrel in 2025For table of crude price forecasts, click By Anmol Choubey and Kavya Balaraman June 30 (Reuters) - Analysts have marginally lifted their oil price forecasts after the flare-up of tensions in the Middle Eas...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
India to see above-average July rains after wetter than normal June
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI, June 30 (Reuters) - India is likely to get above-average monsoon rainfall, critical to the economy, in July after receiving 9% above-normal rains in June, a senior weather department official said on Monday.The monsoon is the lifeblood of India's nearly $4 trillion ...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
PRECIOUS-Gold gains on dollar weakness, US jobs data awaited
Bullion up more than 5% so far for the quarterUS payrolls data due on Thursday By Anushree Mukherjee and Ishaan AroraJune 30 (Reuters) - Gold firmed on Monday as support from a weaker dollar overshadowed increased risk appetite, while the market's focus shifted to U.S. jobs data due later this w...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
CBOT Trends-Wheat, corn down 3-4 cents, soybeans up 2-4
CHICAGO, June 30 (Reuters) - The 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. CDT (1330 GMT) on Monday.NOTE: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's quarterly acreage and grains stocks reports will be released at 11 a...Reuters
Mon, Jun 30
