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PRESS DIGEST -Wall Street Journal - October 28
Oct 28 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. - Mercor, a startup that has become a critical component in the ecosystem improving top AI models, finalized a new funding deal to raise ...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule: Revises Hatfield outage
Oct 28 (Reuters) - The following is a schedule of maintenance work on gas infrastructure, mainly in the North Sea.The table is arranged by outage start date.Volumes are in standard million cubic metres per day (mcm/d) or gigawatt-hours per day (GWh/d) unless otherwise indicated.OPERATORLOCATIONOUTAG...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
Kazakhstan discusses with consultants how to deal with Lukoil stakes in projects, sovereign fund head says
ASTANA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's authorities are discussing with consultants about how to deal with Russian oil producer Lukoil's LKOH.MM stakes in projects, Kazakh sovereign wealth fund Samruk Kazyna's chairman Aidar Ryskulov told journalists in Astana.Lukoil said on Monday it wo...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
PRECIOUS-Gold nears three-week low as US-China trade optimism dents safe-haven demand
Trump-Xi, central bank meetings in focusGold fell more than 3% on MondayPalladium up more than 1%By Brijesh Patel Oct 28 (Reuters) - Gold prices extended losses on Tuesday to a near three-week low, as optimism over a potential U.S.-China trade deal dented demand for safe-haven bullion, while inve...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
Chicago soybeans hit 15-month high on US-China trade deal hopes
Chicago soybean futures touched a more than 15-month high on Tuesday, driven by optimism that the U.S. could reach a trade deal with China as leaders from both the countries are expected to meet in South Korea on Thursday.Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
Billionaire Bill Gates calls for climate strategy pivot ahead of COP30
Gates urges leaders to focus on adaptation, healthCOP30 climate talks in Brazil start in early NovemberGates says temperature goal not the best measure of progress By Sharon Kimathi LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor and philanthropist Bill Gates called on world leaders on Tuesday to...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - October 28
Oct 28 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.- Trump administration officials hailed the makings of a trade deal in which China delays rare earth licensing rules and buys soybea...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
SPECIAL REPORT-Iran, Russia and the New Zealand insurer that kept their sanctioned oil flowing
By Paul Carsten, Lucy Craymer, Gleb Stolyarov and Anna HirtensteinAUCKLAND/LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned Iranian oil. Near the Arctic, a vessel carrying Russian crude churned throu...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
METALS-Copper prices edge higher as US-China trade optimism lingers
SHANGHAI, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Copper prices edged higher on Tuesday, lifted by optimism over a potential U.S.-China trade deal, with a meeting between the two presidents just around the corner boosting market sentiment.The most-active copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange SCFcv1 was up 0.1...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
Sanctions to have limited effect on oil prices due to surplus capacity, IEA chief says
SINGAPORE, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Sanctions on oil exporting countries could push up crude prices but the effect will be limited because of surplus capacity, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol said on Tuesday."The sanctions that the countries are putting or considering to put...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
WTI declines to near $61.00 as OPEC+ to raise production at next meeting
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $61.15 during the Asian trading hours on Tuesday. The WTI drifts lower as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) is expected to increase oil output once again for December.
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Tue, Oct 28
PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - October 28
Oct 28 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.Headlines- UK seeks 'steel alliance' with US and EU to tackle Chinese oversupply- UK to stop disclosing identity of stock market short sel...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
PRECIOUS-Gold reclaims $4,000 level on softer US dollar, rate-cut prospects
Trump-Xi, central bank meetings in focusU.S. dollar down slightlyGold fell more than 3% on MondayBy Brijesh Patel Oct 28 (Reuters) - Gold prices regained some lost ground on Tuesday, rising above the $4,000-per-ounce level as a weaker dollar and expectations of further Federal Reserve rate cuts o...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
Trump, Takaichi agree on rare earth, critical minerals supply
TOKYO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday signed a framework agreement for securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths through mining and processing, the White House said in a statement. The countries plan to cooperate throu...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
Two killed in underground explosion at Australian silver mine
Explosion at Polymetals-owned Endeavor minePolymetals shares on trading haltMining operations at Endeavor suspendedSYDNEY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Two workers were killed and another injured in an explosion at the recently reopened Polymetals Resources-owned POL.AX Endeavor silver, zinc and lead mine in ...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
Oil dips as OPEC output plans offset US-China trade optimism
Oct 28 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped on Tuesday, extending falls from the two previous sessions, as pressure from plans by OPEC to boost output offset optimism over a potential U.S.-China trade deal.Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell 4 cents to $65.58 a barrel by 0106 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate ...Reuters
Tue, Oct 28
