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Ecuador revokes environmental license for Canada's DPM to develop gold project
By Alexandra ValenciaQUITO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Ecuador's government has revoked the environmental license granted to Canadian mining company DPM Metals DPM.TO for the development of Loma Larga, a gold project in an environmentally sensitive area, the government said on Saturday.The decision follo...Reuters
Sat, Oct 4
Ecuador revokes environmental license for Canada's DPM to develop gold project
QUITO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Ecuador's government has revoked the environmental license granted to Canadian mining company DPM Metals DPM.TO for the development of Loma Larga, a gold project in an environmentally sensitive area, the government said on Saturday.Reuters
Sat, Oct 4
Russian strike hits train station in Ukraine, killing one and injuring 30
By Max HunderKYIV, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Two Russian drones struck trains at a station in Ukraine's northern Sumy region, killing one person and injuring about 30 others, officials said on Saturday, with Ukraine's foreign minister accusing Moscow of deliberately hitting passenger trains."A b...Reuters
Sat, Oct 4
German coalition partner seeks protections for European steel, document shows
SPD draft for new industrial policy in the steel sectorIndustry loss due to market distortion should be avoidedSPD wants fewer steel imports, condition for steel scrap exportsBy Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats, junior partners in Chancellor Friedrich Merz...Reuters
Sat, Oct 4
China to cancel some flights as Typhoon Matmo nears Hainan during peak holiday travel
Typhoon Matmo expected to make landfall around noon SundayHainan, Guangdong, Yunnan provinces potentially affectedDisruption comes during busy period for holiday travel HONG KONG, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities will cancel flights and ferries in Hainan on Saturday night before Typhoon Mat...Reuters
Sat, Oct 4
US FDA slaps new requirements for Indonesia's shrimp and spices after radioactive contamination
JAKARTA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new import certification requirements for shrimp and spices from Indonesia after cases of radioactive contamination were detected earlier. In a posting on its website on Saturday, Indonesian time, the ...Reuters
Sat, Oct 4
China to cancel some flights as Typhoon Matmo nears Hainan during peak holiday travel
HONG KONG, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities will cancel flights in Hainan on Saturday night before Typhoon Matmo hits the southern province, likely disrupting a peak holiday travel period for the resort island.All flights to and from the provincial capital Haikou's international airport are...Reuters
Sat, Oct 4
CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Corn basis bids steady-higher, soy steady-lower
CHICAGO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Basis bids for corn shipped by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast terminals were steady-to-higher on Friday, while nearby soybean bids were generally steady, amid growing uncertainty over future Chinese export demand, traders said.CIF Gulf soybean barges loaded in September were ste...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
EXCLUSIVE-Trump administration eyes stake in company developing Greenland rare earths mine
Trump administration officials discuss equity interest in Greenland rare earths projectWashington has taken stakes in other minerals companiesAdministration official says hundreds of companies seek administration investment in critical mineralsBy Jarrett Renshaw, Ernest Scheyder and Gram Slattery ...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
UN nuclear chief calls for 'political will' to restore power to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia
Oct 3 (Reuters) - The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog urged Ukraine and Russia on Friday to show the "political will" required to keep the area around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant safe to allow the external power line to be reconnected to the facility.The plant, ...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
Chevron's Los Angeles refinery down after large fire erupted in jet fuel unit
No injuries reported from explosion, fireChevron said the fire had been put outBlaze could affect jet fuel supply to LAX, southern CaliforniaNo evacuations ordered due to fireBy Erwin Seba, Shivani Tanna, Nicole Jao and Shariq Khan Oct 3 (Reuters) - Chevron's CVX.N 285,000-barrel-per-day El S...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
US Cash Crude-Grades steady as investors weigh supply factors
Oct 3 (Reuters) - Grades were little changed on Friday, dealers said, as investors weighed supply dynamics, and as the WTI/Brent spread held steady. WTI Midland and WTI at East Houston, also known as MEH, were unchanged, while Mars Sour weakened 5 cents.U.S. crude futures' discount to Brent wide...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
US Plains HRW Wheat-Basis bids flat as futures weaken
CHICAGO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Basis bids for hard red winter wheat were steady on Friday at elevators in the southern U.S. Plains as futures prices ticked down. Rains in the U.S. Plains in the coming weeks are set to aid crop development, according to Commodity Weather Group. U.S. Drought Monitor data ...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
LIVESTOCK-CME cattle rebound on technical buying
By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded on technical buying on Friday, though declining wholesale beef prices and weaker cash markets have weighed on prices, analysts said.CME December live cattle LCZ25 rose 1.025 cents to end at 234.50 c...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
CANADA-CRUDE-Discount on Western Canada Select unchanged
Oct 3 (Reuters) - The discount on Western Canada Select to North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate futures CLc1 was unchanged on Friday.WCS for November delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $11 a barrel under the U.S. benchmark WTI, according to brokerage CalRock, flat on Thursday'...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
Union Pacific locomotive engineers ratify new five-year contract
Oct 3 (Reuters) - Locomotive engineers at Union Pacific UNP.N voted to ratify a new five-year contract with the railroad operator, the BLET-Teamsters union said on Friday.Under the new contract, nearly 6,000 members represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, a division of t...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
US carries out new strike against alleged drug vessel near Venezuela
Hegseth says four people killedAlleges without evidence that boat was carrying drugsStrike is at least fourth in recent weeks in southern CaribbeanBy Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The United States killed four people in a strike against a vessel allegedly carrying ille...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
US Cash Grains-Soybean basis bids mostly steady to higher as harvest progresses
Oct 3 (Reuters) - Soybean basis bids were mostly steady to higher at processors and river terminals in the U.S. Midwest on Friday as grain dealers sought to buy supplies from farmers who are harvesting their fields. The soybean basis rose at processors in Decatur, Illinois, and Lafayette, Indiana. I...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
SOFTS-Cocoa slumps to year low as harvest gets underway in West Africa
NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Cocoa futures on ICE slumped to one-year lows on Friday as the main crop harvest gets underway in West Africa, with farmers in both Ivory Coast and Ghana encouraged to sell by higher farmgate prices.Meanwhile, coffee futures hit two-week highs. COCOA* London coc...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
GRAINS-Soybeans fall as rapid US harvest overshadows China trade hopes
By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures closed lower on Friday as pressure from a fast-advancing U.S. harvest offset early-session support from hopes that upcoming U.S.-China talks could revive stalled soybean trade. Corn edged lower on the prospect of rising supplies f...Reuters
Fri, Oct 3
