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EU wheat higher with Algeria tender in focus
PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Euronext wheat rose on Wednesday in step with U.S. futures as an Algerian tender suggested recent price lows had encouraged some import demand.But a backdrop of ample global supply and expectations of strong competition between Black Sea and Argentine origins in the Algeria...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
EU's Dombrovskis says countermeasures possible in response to China rare earth curbs
BERLIN, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The EU's top economic official said the European Commission was considering countermeasures in response to Chinese curbs on rare earth exports, according to an interview with Handelsblatt published on Wednesday."We are examining possible countermeasures if conditio...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
Belgium confines poultry as bird flu cases increase across Europe
BRUSSELS/PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Belgium has ordered that all poultry be kept indoors from Thursday following the detection of a bird flu outbreak, the federal food safety agency said on Wednesday, as Europe faces a strong resurgence of the disease. The spread of bird flu raised concerns among ...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
Trump urges U.S. cattle ranchers to lower prices
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said U.S. cattle ranchers are benefiting from tariffs he has imposed on imports but must lower their prices to encourage American consumers to buy their beef."The Cattle Ranchers, who I love, don’t understand that the only reason...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
EU plans changes to sustainability law as US, Qatar increase pressure
EU wants big companies to focus on sustainability, due diligenceUS and Qatar warn rules pose a risk to EU's energy suppliesEU Parliament agrees to make further changes to lawEU relying more on US, Qatar energy to replace Russian gasBy Tala Ramadan, Ahmed Elimam and Kate Abnett Oct 22 (Reuters...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
US strikes alleged drug vessel on Pacific side of South America, CBS reports
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday struck an alleged drug-trafficking vessel on the Pacific side of South America, CBS reported on Wednesday, citing two U.S. officials. In recent months, U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered strikes on at least six suspected drug vessels i...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
EQT expects 2026 natgas production to remain in line with 2025 exit rate
By Pooja Menon and Dharna BafnaOct 22 (Reuters) - U.S.-based energy company EQT Corp EQT.N said on Wednesday it expects to maintain natural gas production in 2026 at levels consistent with its 2025 exit rate, following lower sales volumes forecast for the current quarter.Shares of the Pennsylvania...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
PRECIOUS-Gold extends fall as investors book profits ahead of US inflation data
Gold fell over 5% on TuesdayUS inflation data due on FridayRussia prepares for potential Putin-Trump summitBy Noel John and Pablo Sinha Oct 22 (Reuters) - Gold prices fell on Wednesday to a near two-week low, following their sharpest single-day drop in five years in the previous session, as inve...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
Venture Global Says DOE Issues Final Export Authorization For CP2 Facility In Cameron Parish
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Venture Global Inc VG.N:VENTURE GLOBAL STATEMENT ON CP2 FINAL APPROVALVENTURE GLOBAL INC - DOE ISSUES FINAL EXPORT AUTHORIZATION FOR VENTURE GLOBAL'S CP2 FACILITY IN CAMERON PARISHVENTURE GLOBAL INC - CP2 PROJECT TO BRING LNG TO MARKET BY 2027Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
US to announce recipients of plutonium for reactors by year-end
US plans to make weapons-grade plutonium availableUS expects to begin saying who gets material by Dec. 31Nuclear safety experts concerned about proliferationPrevious US plutonium MOX fuel effort failedBy Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy expects to begin...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
Upstream oil and gas dealmaking down in third quarter as oil prices stayed low
By Georgina McCartneyHOUSTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Persistently weak crude prices pressured merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. upstream oil and gas sector in the third quarter, analytics firm Enverus said on Wednesday. Dealmaking fell for the third straight quarter as U.S. crude futures CLc1 ...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
Chevron-led Tengiz to resume Ceyhan pipeline oil exports from Kazakhstan in November, sources say
MOSCOW, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A Chevron-led CVX.N consortium developing Kazakhstan's largest oilfield Tengiz will resume oil exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in November, three industry sources said on Wednesday.The pipeline runs through Georgia to Turkey and is used mainly to export oi...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
US East Coast refinery utilization hits highest since 2023, EIA says
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. East Coast refinery utilization rose 0.3 percentage point to 93.7% in the week ended October 17, the highest rate since January 2023, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.Net input of crude oil to East Coast refineries rose 19,000 barrels per day ...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
UK data centre spend to soar to £10 billion a year - Barbour ABI
LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Spending on new UK data centres is set to rise to 10 billion pounds a year by 2029, a more than five-fold increase from 2024, analysis by construction data firm Barbour ABI has found. A total of 1.75 billion pounds was spent on data centres in the UK last year, with 2.38 b...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
Hungary to start talks on buying nuclear fuel from United States
BUDAPEST, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hungary will start talks on buying nuclear fuel from the United States to diversify its supply, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday in an interview with state news channel M1. Szijjarto, who has been in Washington since Tuesday, said that Hungary...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
Angola's first major copper mine starts production
By Miguel GomesLUANDA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Angola's first major copper mine, Tetelo, will soon begin production, Mines Minister Diamantino Azevedo said on Wednesday, part of the oil-rich African country's efforts to diversify into clean energy minerals.The $250 million mine, owned by China...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
Brazil 2025/26 soy output forecast at record 178.5 mln T - Abiove
Oct 22 (Reuters) - BRAZIL 2025/26 SOY OUTPUT FORECAST AT RECORD 178.5 MILLION TNS VERSUS 171.8 MILLION TNS IN PREVIOUS SEASON - ABIOVE OILSEED GROUPABIOVE FORECASTS RECORD 2026 BRAZIL SOYBEAN EXPORTS AT 111 MILLION TNS VERSUS 109.5 MILLION TNS IN 2025ABIOVE PEGS SOYMEAL PRODUCTION AT RECORD 46.6 MIL...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
PRECIOUS-Gold extends fall as investors book profits ahead of US inflation data
Gold fell over 5% on TuesdayUS inflation data due on FridayRussia prepares for potential Putin-Trump summitBy Noel John and Pablo Sinha Oct 22 (Reuters) - Gold prices fell on Wednesday to a near two-week low, following their sharpest single-day drop in five years in the previous session, as inve...Reuters
Wed, Oct 22
