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LIVESTOCK-CME live cattle futures rise as US grilling season heats up
CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle turned higher on Monday, amid continued strength in the cash market and a spate of short covering, traders said.Feeder cattle futures were mixed, with the most-active August FCQ25 contract turning lower for the fourth time in five s...Reuters
Mon, May 19
Iraqi Kurdish leader to oversee signing of energy agreements with US companies
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani will oversee the signing of two energy agreements worth a combined $110 billion over their lifetimes with U.S. companies HKN Energy and WesternZagros, an adviser to the leader said on social media on Monday.HKN will develop ...Reuters
Mon, May 19
Oil settles up as signs of US-Iran impasse counter economic concerns
Iran says nuclear talks could break down if US insists on no enrichmentUS credit rating cut by Moody'sChina's retail sales disappointPutin says efforts to end Ukraine war on right track after talk with TrumpBy Shariq Khan NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled marginally high...Reuters
Mon, May 19
Busiest US seaport unlikely to see tariff-related cargo boom, CEO says
Port of Los Angeles expects slight uptick in bookings, not a surgeMay imports reflect previous 145% tariffs, impacting port volumesWalmart to raise prices, reduce orders due to tariff costsBy Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, May 19 (Reuters) - The head of the busiest U.S. port does not expect imports ...Reuters
Mon, May 19
House bill would choke US solar investment, says top trade group
May 19 (Reuters) - Legislation advanced by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives last week could put 300 domestic solar and energy storage factories at risk and kill nearly 300,000 jobs, a top solar trade group warned on Monday.WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The analysis by the Solar Energy Indus...Reuters
Mon, May 19
GRAINS-CBOT grain, soybean futures firm on choppy day of trading
Corn futures firm despite planting questions in U.S. DeltaWheat futures rise, supported by weaker dollar and export interestSome of Argentina's soybean crop could suffer "significant" lossesBy P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures firmed ...Reuters
Mon, May 19
CBOT wheat closes higher, bolster by weaker US dollar
CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed higher for the fourth time in five sessions on Monday, as a weaker dollar .DXY can make U.S. exports cheaper, market analysts said.CBOT July soft red winter wheat WN25 settled up 4 cents at $5.29 a bushel.K.C. July hard red wint...Reuters
Mon, May 19
US Plains HRW Wheat-Spot basis bids mostly steady on moderate demand
CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for hard red winter (HRW) wheat held mostly steady at facilities around the southern U.S. Plains on Monday, underpinned by moderate demand, dealers said.Rising futures prices sparked some light, scattered farmer sales, but the overall sales pace remained s...Reuters
Mon, May 19
Genetic test to reveal whether Brazil's bird flu case is linked to zoo deaths
Brazil investigates link between zoo and poultry farm bird flu casesGenetic sequencing to determine virus relatedness, says Rosane CollaresVibra Foods incinerates waste to prevent virus spread, no comment from TysonBy Debora Ely and Ana Mano MONTENEGRO, Brazil, May 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian author...Reuters
Mon, May 19
US natgas futures fall 7% to 3-week low on rising output, spot Waha prices turn negative
US LNG export feedgas hit record high in AprilUS gas output hit record high in AprilUS gas storage about 3% over five-year normalBy Scott DiSavino May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures fell about 7% to a three-week low on Monday on a small increase in output over the last few days even thou...Reuters
Mon, May 19
CBOT soybeans inch higher on technical trading
CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures inched higher on technical trading on Monday, following two sessions of losses, market analysts said. CBOT July soybeans SN25 settled up 3/4-cent at $10.50-3/4 a bushel.CBOT July soyoil BON25 rose 0.51 cent to 49.44 cents per pound. ...Reuters
Mon, May 19
CBOT corn ends higher in choppy trading
CHICAGO, May 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures rose on Monday in choppy trading that held prices near the bottom end of their range, market analysts said.Corn futures ended higher in a technical and short-covering rebound, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar.Favorable Midwest crop con...Reuters
Mon, May 19
Energy investor Five Point targets $2 billion from Northwind pipelines sale, sources say
By David FrenchMay 19 (Reuters) - The private equity owner of Northwind Midstream is exploring a potential sale of the Permian Basin gas infrastructure operator, with any deal expected to value the company at around $2 billion including debt, people familiar with the matter said.Five Point Infrastru...Reuters
Mon, May 19
Gold price rebounds above $3,200 as Moody’s downgrade spurs safe haven demand
Gold price trimmed some of last Friday’s losses, climbing on safe haven demand following Moody’s downgrade of the United States' (US) creditworthiness. The rating agency's action undermined the US Dollar and sent XAU/USD above the $3,200 figure after bouncing off daily lows of $3,202.
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Mon, May 19
PRECIOUS-Gold firms on safe-haven demand after Moody's US downgrade
US dollar hits weakest level since May 8 Trump and Putin talk about ending war in UkraineChina's platinum jewellery demand revives - WPIC By Sarah Qureshi May 19 (Reuters) - Gold prices drifted higher on Monday, steered by a softer dollar and safe-haven demand after Moody's downgraded the...Reuters
Mon, May 19
Bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduce bill to boost nuclear power
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. senators from both major parties introduced a bill on Monday aimed at offsetting China and Russia's growing influence on international nuclear energy development.WHY IT'S IMPORTANTThe United States has more nuclear power capacity than...Reuters
Mon, May 19
TotalEnergies signs Canada LNG agreement with Ksi Lisims LNG
PARIS, May 19 (Reuters) - French energy group TotalEnergies TTEF.PA said in a statement on Monday it had signed an agreement with Ksi Lisims LNG for the purchase of 2 million tons per year of LNG for 20 years from a future liquefaction plant, subject to the final investment decision of the project.T...Reuters
Mon, May 19
TotalEnergies signs Canada LNG agreement with Ksi Lisims LNG
PARIS, May 19 (Reuters) - French energy group TotalEnergies TTEF.PA said in a statement on Monday it had signed an agreement with Ksi Lisims LNG for the purchase of 2 million tons per year of LNG for 20 years from a future liquefaction plant, subject to the final investment decision of the project.T...Reuters
Mon, May 19
U.S. nuclear power plant outages
May 19 (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
Mon, May 19
US DOE to begin issuing orders for pending LNG non-FTA export permits
HOUSTON, May 19 (Reuters) - The U.S Department of Energy will begin issuing final orders on pending applications to export liquefied natural gas to countries without a free trade agreement with the U.S., the department said on Monday.Exports of LNG from the U.S. are in the best interest of the Ameri...Reuters
Mon, May 19
