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Soccer-Thunderstruck: After heat, Club World Cup weathers storms and threat of lightning
Matches suspended or delayed due to thunderstormsThreat of lightning also stopping playJune to August deadliest time in U.S. for lightning stormsBy Rohith Nair June 21 (Reuters) - From stifling heat to thunderstorms, the Club World Cup has been at the mercy of the extremes of the American summer,...Reuters
Sat, Jun 21
Head of Russia's Rosneft says OPEC+ could speed up oil output hikes by a year
Sechin: No oil glut seen long-termSechin: OPEC+ may speed up oil output by a yearPutin agrees with OPEC assessment of high oil demand By Olesya Astakhova and Vladimir Soldatkin ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 21 (Reuters) - OPEC+ group of leading global oil producers could bring forward its output hi...Reuters
Sat, Jun 21
Russia's Sechin: OPEC+ oil output rise justified amid Middle East conflict
ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 21 (Reuters) - Decision by the OPEC+ group of leading global oil producers to speed up production increase now looks far-sighted and justified amid the Middle East conflict, Igor Sechin, head of Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft ROSN.MM, said on Saturday.Speaking ...Reuters
Sat, Jun 21
Putin says Russia has told Israel there's no evidence Iran wants nuclear weapons, Sky News Arabia reports
MOSCOW, June 21 (Reuters) - Russia has repeatedly told Israel that there is no evidence Iran is aiming to get nuclear weapons, Sky News Arabia on Saturday quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying in an interview."Russia, as well as the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), has neve...Reuters
Sat, Jun 21
Putin says Russia has repeatedly told Israel that Iran has no intentions of getting nuclear weapons, RIA reports
MOSCOW, June 21 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with SkyNews Arabia that Russia has repeatedly notified Israel that Iran has no alleged intentions of obtaining nuclear weapons, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported on Saturday.Reuters
Sat, Jun 21
Marathon assessing damage at Texas City refinery, sources say
By Erwin SebaHOUSTON, June 20 (Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum MPC.N continued assessing damage on Friday to the shut residual hydrotreating unit (RHU) at its 631,000-barrel-per-day Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, from a June 14 fire, said people familiar with plant operations. The assess...Reuters
Sat, Jun 21
Marathon assessing damage at Galveston Bay, Texas, Refinery, sources say
HOUSTON, June 20 (Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum MPC.N continued assessing damage on Friday to the shut residual hydrotreating unit (RHU) at its 631,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas, from a June 14 fire, said people familiar with plant operations. The assessment be...Reuters
Sat, Jun 21
Trump administration suspends enforcement of Biden-era farmworker rule
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it was suspending enforcement of a "burdensome" farmworker rule from former President Joe Biden's administration. The 2024 rule provided protection for workplace organizing to ...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Trump administration says it is suspending enforcement of Biden-era farmworker rule
WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it was suspending enforcement of a farmworker rule from former President Joe Biden's administration while labeling that rule as "burdensome.""The decision provides much-needed clarity for Ameri...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
US Cash Grains-Corn, soy basis bids stay mostly stable to higher
CHICAGO, June 20 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for corn and soybeans were unchanged to slightly higher in the U.S. Midwest on Friday afternoon, as grain dealers and farmers kept their focus on weather conditions affecting crops.U.S. corn and soybean futures fell as favourable weather in much of the Mi...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
LIVESTOCK-CME live cattle sink on long liquidation as beef rally falters
By Karl Plume CHICAGO, June 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle surrendered early gains on Friday and slumped to a 2-1/2 week low on long liquidation and profit-taking following recent all-time highs and as surging beef prices showed signs of topping out, traders said.Position ...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Soybean, corn barge bids steady to higher
CHICAGO, June 20 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans and corn delivered by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast terminals were steady to slightly higher on Friday, traders said.Meteorologists are forecasting extreme heat patterns across parts of the central U.S. this weekend, though June weather has been mostly...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
US Cash Crude-WTI Midland at discount to US crude futures for first time since December 2022
June 20 (Reuters) - The differential for WTI Midland WTC-WTM versus U.S. crude futures flipped to a discount on Friday, dealers said, for the first time since December 2022. WTI Midland WTC-WTM fell 15 cents to a midpoint of a 5-cent discount. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for July, which did n...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
US cities prepare for extreme temperatures as heat dome blankets country
Heat dome causes extreme temperatures across US Midwest and East CoastChicago and NYC open cooling centers, urge residents to seek reliefHeat exhaustion and heatstroke pose serious health risks during high temperaturesBy Patrick Wingrove and Brendan O'BrienJune 20 (Reuters) - Major cities across...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
GRAINS-Corn, soybeans slip on profit-taking, favourable Midwest weather
By Karl PlumeCHICAGO, June 20 (Reuters) - U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday as favourable weather in much of the Midwest boosted crop production potential and as traders squared positions ahead of the weekend, analysts said.Wheat futures retreated on profit-taking following strong gains e...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
U.S. nuclear power plant outages
June 20 (Reuters) - The following table lists total U.S. nuclear power generation capacity and the capacity offline due to planned and unplanned reasons, according to the daily data from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Total capacity EL-USTOTCAP-MW ......... 96,986 MW Total...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Trump predicts trade deals with India and Pakistan
WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump predicted on Friday that the United States will be able to negotiate trade deals with both India and Pakistan.Speaking to reporters as he arrived in New Jersey, Trump spoke optimistically about the potential for trade agreements with the two cou...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Oil hedging volumes hit new records as US producers rush to lock in soaring prices
Hedging activity spikes as producers lock in higher pricesUS crude futures jump after Israel strikes IranOil producers need $65 a barrel on average to profitably drillBy Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, June 20 (Reuters) - Israel's surprise attack on Iran last week had oil prices spiking which sen...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
ICE canola futures consolidate near 19-month peak
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 20 (Reuters) - ICE canola futures spent most of the week consolidating near 19-month highs, dropping slightly on Friday but gaining almost 3% for the week for the November contract.• November canola RSX5 settled down $1.40 at $742.70 per metric ton. July RSN5 settled down $1...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
