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Erin to bring tropical storm winds to Virginia coast
By Scott VincentAug 21 - (The Insurer) - Tropical storm conditions are expected along the Virginia coast on Thursday as Hurricane Erin continues to track northward.In its 5 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT) update on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said Bermuda may also experience tropical-storm-force win...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
PRESS DIGEST-Canada - August 21
Aug 21 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from The Globe and Mail. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.THE GLOBE AND MAIL- HR software firm Dayforce DAY.N said it was in advanced discussions to be acquired by Thoma Bravo for $70 per share, as priv...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
EUROPE GAS-Prices rangebound as high renewables offset higher demand
LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Dutch and British wholesale gas prices traded in a narrow range on Thursday morning, as a slight drop in temperatures sending residential demand higher was balanced by higher renewable output.The benchmark Dutch front-month contract at the TTF hub TRNLTTFMc1 was up 0.65 e...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Israel maintains military pressure on Gaza City ahead of planned offensive
Israel calls up 60,000 reservists amid Gaza City offensive plansHamas accepts ceasefire proposal; Israel yet to respondThousands of Palestinians flee intensified shelling in Gaza CityBy Nidal al-Mughrabi and Lili Bayer CAIRO/JERUSALEM Aug 21 (Reuters) - The Israeli military maintained its pressur...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Russia attacks important Ukrainian gas compressor station, sources say
KYIV, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Russia attacked a gas compressor station in eastern Ukraine that has an important role in pumping gas in storage facilities, two industry sources said on Thursday.The Ukrainian energy ministry later said that one of the country's gas infrastructure facilities came under ...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Russia launches missiles in Sea of Japan during drills
MOSCOW, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Russia's Pacific Fleet launched cruise and anti-ship missiles during drills in the Sea of Japan that also involved aircraft and drones, the Russian defence ministry said on Thursday."Kalibr and Uran missiles were fired by the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate in the Sea...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Norway's DNO resumes Kurdistan oilfield output after drone strikes
OSLO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Norway's DNO DNO.OL said on Thursday it has restarted oil production at its Tawke and Peshkabir fields in Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, which were halted last month due to drone strikes in the area. Shares of the company, which also raised its dividend ...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
ASIA COFFEE-Prices edge up in Vietnam, heavy rains may hurt Indonesian cherries
By Phuong Nguyen and Mas Alina ArifinHANOI, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Coffee prices in Vietnam continued to inch up this week due to a scarcity of beans, while heavy rainfall in Indonesia likely hurt the growth of coffee cherries, traders said on Thursday. Farmers in the Central Highlands, Vietnam's la...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Fifth sanctioned LNG ship berths at Russia's Arctic LNG 2, tracking data shows
SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker targeted by U.S. sanctions berthed at Russia's Arctic LNG 2 on Thursday, shiptracking data from LSEG and Kpler showed, the fifth such tanker to stop at the project this year. Loadings resumed late in June at the Arctic LNG 2 proj...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Singapore fuel oil stockpiles ease for second week
SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Onshore fuel oil stockpiles in Singapore eased for a second consecutive week following a recent surge, official data showed on Thursday. Residual fuel inventories STKRS-SIN fell 6.5% to 23.04 million barrels (3.63 million metric tons) in the week to Aug. 20, logging its...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
CORRECTED-Norway's DNO resumes oil output from Kurdistan fields after drone strikes
OSLO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Norway's DNO DNO.OL has restarted oil production at its Tawke and Peshkabir fields in Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, which were halted last month due to drone strikes in the area, the company said on Thursday.Repeated drone attacks on oilfields in the re...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD recovery stalls at $38.00 as the US Dollar firms up
Silver (XAG/USD) is posting moderate losses on Thursday, after having rallied about 1.35% on Wednesday. Bulls are struggling to find acceptance above the $38.00 level, with the US Dollar firming up ahead of the all-important Fed Powell speech at the annual Jackson Hole meeting.Fxstreet
Thu, Aug 21
TABLE-North Sea gas maintenance schedule: Adds Atwick outage
Aug 21 (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
Thu, Aug 21
KCC warns $100 billion hurricane loss likely with US landfall locations 'lucky' in recent decades
By Navneeta NandanAug 21 - (The Insurer) - A $100 billion hurricane insured loss is "not only possible, but likely", a white paper published on Wednesday by Karen Clark & Company has warned. The KCC paper highlighted how landfall location is the critical determinant of insured losse...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
Crude Oil price today: WTI price bullish at European opening
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil price advances on Thursday, early in the European session. WTI trades at $63.03 per barrel, up from Wednesday’s close at $62.79.Brent Oil Exchange Rate (Brent crude) is also up, advancing from the $66.50 price posted on Wednesday, and trading at $66.73.
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Thu, Aug 21
COLUMN-Charting the projected US power capacity mix through 2035: Maguire
By Gavin MaguireLITTLETON, Colorado, Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. power generation capacity is evolving at the fastest pace in decades, as utilities scramble to ensure that supplies keep up with rapidly growing electricity demand from data centers, AI applications, businesses, homes and electric vehicles...Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
TECHNICALS-CBOT soybeans may edge up into $10.41-3/4 to $10.43-3/4 range
For more technical analyses, please click SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The CBOT soybean November contract SX25 may edge up into a range of $10.41-3/4 to $10.43-3/4 per bushel, as a consolidation within a wedge has extended.The contract managed to stabilize around the lower trendline of the pattern....Reuters
Thu, Aug 21
