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Eni in talks with Ares fund over Plenitude stake sale, valuing unit at $13 billion
Eni enters exclusive talks with Ares over Plenitude stake saleAres on Wednesday announced opening of office in MilanPotential deal is part of Eni's satellite strategyMinority stake sales help Eni to fund low-carbon unit growthBy Francesca Landini MILAN, May 15 (Reuters) - Italian energy group...Reuters
Thu, May 15
GRAINS-Soybeans ease from 10-month high as soyoil slides
By Ella Cao BEIJING/PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures slipped from near 10-month highs on Thursday, pressured by a sharp drop for soyoil linked in turn to falling crude oil prices and concerns over the U.S. biofuel targets.The most-active soyoil futures BOcv1 on the Chicago Board ...Reuters
Thu, May 15
France's Engie slows US renewable projects on tariff uncertainty
By Forrest Crellin PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - Engie ENGIE.PA is slowing new U.S. renewable energy projects due to uncertainty over tariffs on imported materials for solar installations and batteries, the French utility said on Thursday.U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on top trade p...Reuters
Thu, May 15
Gold: Continues to trade with heavy bias – OCBC
Gold has continued to trade with a heavy bias as tariff de-escalation momentum gained pace, while Fed cut expectations was scaled back in terms of the timing of next cut and quantum. Gold was last at 3174.52 levels, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.
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Thu, May 15
REFILE-COLUMN-Saudi oil price war looks like unspoken gift to Trump: Bousso
OPEC+ strategy helps lower oil prices at time of concerns over tariffsTrump reaffirms US ties with Saudi in lavish visit to kingdomSaudi oil exports to the US have declined in recent decadesBy Ron Bousso LONDON, May 15 - Oil barely garnered a mention from U.S. President Donald Trump during his gl...Reuters
Thu, May 15
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD finds temporary support below $32, outlook remains fragile
Silver price (XAG/USD) bounces back to near $32.00 during European trading hours on Thursday after sliding to near the monthly low around $31.65 earlier in the day. The outlook of the Silver price remains bearish as trade relations between the United States (US) and China have improved further.
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Thu, May 15
US would assess nuclear waste, plutonium for reactor fuel under draft order
Order calls for assessment of reprocessing of nuclear wasteExperts: reprocessing, plutonium use raise proliferation risksReprocessing ban overturned by Reagan but costs prevent use Uncertain whether orders will make it to Trump's deskBy Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Nuclear w...Reuters
Thu, May 15
ANALYSIS-Trump's Qatari 747 may need fighter escorts to serve as Air Force One
Plane could be restricted to flying inside US unless significant upgrades made, experts sayTrump could waive specific safety requirements, if he choosesTrump has dismissed criticism of his plan to receive and use the planeBy Mike Stone, David Shepardson and Tim Hepher WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters)...Reuters
Thu, May 15
Stellantis chairman says fewer EU regulations would cut car costs
May 15 (Reuters) - Stellantis STLAM.MI chairman John Elkann said on Thursday in a joint appearance with Renault RENAS.PA CEO Luca de Meo that the European Union needs to cut regulations that are making cars, especially smaller models, too expensive."If we have less regulations, we can make sure ...Reuters
Thu, May 15
China's output cap to underpin aluminium despite trade wars
LME aluminium gained 7% last yearRecession risks could push aluminium prices below $2,000, Morgan Stanley saysAluminium could outperform copper this year, analyst says By Ashitha Shivaprasad May 15 (Reuters) - Weakness in aluminium demand linked to trade tensions will likely weigh on prices this ...Reuters
Thu, May 15
Turkey's Erdogan to urge ceasefire without delay in Zelenskiy talks
ANKARA, May 15 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan will emphasise in talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday Turkey's view that there should be a ceasefire and peace talks without delay to end the war with Russia, Erdogan's office said.Erdogan will discuss with Zelens...Reuters
Thu, May 15
Kazakhstan's TCO increases oil output by 25% in the first quarter
MOSCOW, May 15 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's Tengizchevroil (TCO) increased its oil output at the giant Tengiz oil field by 25% in the first quarter of 2025 to 74.5 million barrels, or 9.37 million metric tons, it said in its quarterly report on Thursday.Tengizchevroil is owned by Chevron CVX.N with ...Reuters
Thu, May 15
Engie CEO: If There Was An Opportunity To Do More With Hydro Power In France, We Would Be Interested In Looking At It, But Timing Is Difficult To Judge
May 15 (Reuters) - Engie SA ENGIE.PA:ENGIE CEO: IF THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO MORE WITH HYDRO POWER IN FRANCE WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT IT, BUT TIMING IS DIFFICULT TO JUDGESource text: [ID:]Reuters
Thu, May 15
EXCLUSIVE-Shein to set up huge Vietnam warehouse in US tariff hedge, sources say
Fast-fashion giant to have first warehouse in VietnamIt is leasing facility near Ho Chi Minh City, sought more, sources sayChina's low-value shipments face US duties, Vietnam's remain duty-free for nowBy Francesco Guarascio and Casey Hall HANOI/SHANGHAI, May 15 (Reuters) - Fast-fashion on...Reuters
Thu, May 15
Singapore fuel oil stockpiles down for three straight weeks
SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Onshore fuel oil stockpiles at key trading hub Singapore edged lower for three consecutive weeks, despite an uptick in net imports, data showed on Thursday.Residual fuel inventories STKRS-SIN were at 19.39 million barrels (about 3.05 million metric tons) in the week to ...Reuters
Thu, May 15
Engie CFO: Still Have Exposed Open Positions After Market Events In April That Could Hit Q2 Results
May 15 (Reuters) - Engie SA ENGIE.PA:ENGIE CFO: DO NOT EXPECT A FULL-YEAR EBIT THAT IS FOUR TIMES THE Q1 FIGUREENGIE CFO: THIS YEAR'S Q1 IS STRONG DUE TO A POSITIVE TIMING EFFECT THAT WILL REVERSE IN THE COMING QUARTERSENGIE CFO: STILL HAVE EXPOSED OPEN POSITIONS AFTER MARKET EVENTS IN APRIL THA...Reuters
Thu, May 15
EUROPE GAS-Prices edge higher on cooler temperatures ahead of Russia-Ukraine talks
LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Dutch and British gas prices edged higher on Thursday morning as slightly cooler temperatures lifted demand and as the market waits for news from Ukraine-Russia peace talks.The benchmark Dutch front-month contract TRNLTTFMc1 was up 0.46 euro to 35.21 euros per megawatt hou...Reuters
Thu, May 15
