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Dozens still missing days after Mexico's mass flood
Mexico struggles to aid flood victimsSheinbaum faces questions over disaster responseFloods hit hard; 66 dead, thousands of homes damagedBy Emily Green and Ana Isabel MartinezMEXICO CITY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Five days after historic floods that killed at least 66 people and affected 100,000 homes, Me...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
REFILE-COLUMN-China can only fire the big gun of refined metals restrictions once: Russell
By Clyde Russell LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - China is once again rolling out the big cannon of curbs on metals and minerals vital to the global energy transition, as well as key components in weapons and electronics.There is little doubt that every time China places restrictions on exports, or thr...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
REFILE-COLUMN-China can only fire the big gun of refined metals restrictions once: Russell
By Clyde Russell LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - China is once again rolling out the big cannon of curbs on metals and minerals vital to the global energy transition, as well as key components in weapons and electronics.There is little doubt that every time China places restrictions on exports, or thr...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
US Plains HRW Wheat-Protein premiums firm; farmers wait for rain
CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Basis bids for hard red winter (HRW) wheat held steady at elevators in the southern U.S. Plains on Wednesday while protein premiums improved for a few grades as domestic flour mills worked to draw out fresh supplies, grain dealers said.Protein premiums for railcar HRW whe...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
LIVESTOCK-Cattle mixed on technicals, profit taking after tight-supply rally
By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures ended mixed on Wednesday as tight supplies and higher choice beef values supported the market before profit taking and technical selling clipped gains, analysts said.Live and feeder cattle futures both notched co...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
US energy department ends grant for American Battery's lithium hydroxide project
Oct 15 (Reuters) - American Battery Technology ABAT.O said on Wednesday the U.S. Department of Energy has terminated its grant for the setting up of a facility for the manufacturing of battery cathode grade lithium hydroxide.Under the grant, DOE's Manufacturing Energy Supply Chain office would c...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
Global Ship Lease Inc Issues Statement Regarding China-Specific Port Fees And US Ownership
Oct 15 (Reuters) - Global Ship Lease Inc GSL.N:ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING CHINA-SPECIFIC PORT FEES AND US OWNERSHIPIS NOT OWNED, OPERATED, OR CONTROLLED BY ANY U.S. ENTERPRISE, ORGANIZATION, OR INDIVIDUALGLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC - ITS VESSELS DO NOT FLY U.S. FLAG, WERE NOT BUILT IN U.S.ALL OF GSL'S...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
UK sanctions Russia's Lukoil and Rosneft, targets shadow fleet
Britain targets Russia's Lukoil and Rosneft oil companiesAims to cut Kremlin revenues for funding Ukraine warCompanies considered strategically significant to RussiaTraders say measures will disrupt shipping and insurance for Russian oilBy Sam Tabahriti and Muvija M LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) -...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Corn basis bids stay largely steady
CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids stayed largely steady for corn shipped by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast terminals on Wednesday as low grain prices encouraged export demand, traders said.South Korea's Major Feedmill Group bought a total of about 138,000 metric tons of feed corn in private ...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
CANADA-CRUDE-Discount on Western Canada Select narrows
Oct 15 (Reuters) - The discount on Western Canada Select to North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate futures CLc1 settled at $10.25 a barrel under the U.S. benchmark WTI on Wednesday, its narrowest differential since July.WCS for November delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, narrowed from $10.30 a...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
US Cash Crude-Grades weaken as narrow WTI/Brent spread hurts export demand
Oct 15 (Reuters) - Grades eased on Wednesday for a fourth straight session, dealers said, as the spread between WTI and Brent narrowed to its smallest in more than 10 days, hurting export demand. WTI Midland and WTI at East Houston, also known as MEH, fell to their lowest since August. Mars also tou...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
Altius Minerals expects higher Q3 royalty revenue as copper prices rise
OverviewAltius expects Q3 2025 royalty revenue of CAD 21.2 mlnBase and battery metals revenue rises to CAD 7.4 mln due to higher realized pricesPotash revenue increases to CAD 5.5 mln on higher prices and volumesOutlookAltius did not provide specific future guidanceResult DriversCOPPER PRICES - Base...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
United Sugar, Domino owner ASR must face price-fixing case, US judge rules
By Mike ScarcellaOct 15 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Minnesota on Wednesday narrowed a sprawling antitrust lawsuit accusing major U.S. sugar producers of conspiring to fix prices but allowed the case to move forward against United Sugar and Domino Sugar owner ASR Group.U.S. District Judge Jerry Bl...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
Gold rallies past $4,200 on safe-haven rush amid US political, trade chaos
Gold (XAU/USD) price rallies for the fourth consecutive trading day on Wednesday, up by more than 1.40% and hitting a record high of $4,218 as the trade-war escalates and geopolitical uncertainty pushes investors to the safe-haven metal.
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Wed, Oct 15
Trump says Modi has assured him India will not buy Russian oil
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him India will not buy Russian oil."So I was not happy that India was buying oil, and he assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia. That's a b...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
GRAINS-Corn gains on firm cash markets, big US crush supports soybeans
By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures gained on Wednesday as slow farmer sales of newly harvested grain firmed cash market prices and triggered short covering and technical buying in the futures market.Soybeans were steady to higher as a stronger-than-expected U.S. crush pac...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
US airline group urges end to government shutdown, citing aviation risks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The head of a U.S. airline trade group urged an end to the 15-day government shutdown, citing concerns about rising pressure faced by air traffic controllers working without pay."It's got to stop like now, because every day that goes by, ...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
Oil prices hit 5-month low on US-China trade tensions, looming supply surplus
Analysts expect rise in US crude inventoriesUS-China trade tensions risk disrupting global oil freightIEA predicts oil surplus in 2026 due to OPEC+ output riseBy Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Wednesday to a five-month low on escalating U.S.-China trade te...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
US airline group urges end to government shutdown, citing aviation risks
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The head of a U.S. airline trade group urged an end to the 15-day government shutdown, citing concerns about rising pressure faced by air traffic controllers who are working without pay."It's got to stop like now, because every day that goes by, the pressures g...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
CBOT wheat ends lower on big global supply, dull demand
CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures drifted lower on Wednesday as abundant global supplies and sluggish demand for U.S. shipments anchored prices near five-year lows.CBOT December soft red winter wheat WZ25 ended 1-1/2 cents lower at $4.98-3/4 per bushel.K.C. December ha...Reuters
Wed, Oct 15
