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GRAINS-Chicago soybeans dip in choppy trading as Greenland dispute and global supply weigh
Weaker dollar and international demand provide supportEuropean trader cites concern of trade warTraders expect China to revert to buying Brazilian soybeansBy Renee Hickman CHICAGO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Chicago corn and soybeans slipped in choppy trading on Tuesday as tensions between Washington and...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
US military seizes another Venezuela-linked tanker in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it seized a Venezuela-linked tanker on Tuesday in the Caribbean, marking the seventh such apprehension since the start of U.S. President Donald Trump's month-long campaign to control Venezuela's oil flows.The U.S. military's Southern ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
US military seizes another Venezuela-linked tanker in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it seized a Venezuela-linked tanker on Tuesday in the Caribbean, marking the seventh such apprehension since the start of U.S. President Donald Trump's month-long campaign to control Venezuela's oil flows.The U.S. military's Southern ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Rio Tinto's fourth-quarter iron ore shipments rise 7%
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto RIO.AX, RIO.L reported a 7% rise in its fourth-quarter iron ore shipments on Wednesday, aided by record quarterly production from Pilbara operations and strong rail and port outload performance.Iron ore prices advanced in the quarter, buoyed by resilient demand from top ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
CBOT soybeans end lower on outside market weakness
CHICAGO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell after choppy trade on Tuesday as investors uneasily eyed tensions between the U.S. and Europe and competition came from South America. CBOT March soybeans SH26 settled down 4-3/4 cents at $10.53 per bushel. CBOT March soymeal SM...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Rio Tinto's fourth-quarter iron ore shipments rise 7%
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto RIO.AX, RIO.L reported a 7% rise in its fourth-quarter iron ore shipments on Wednesday, aided by record quarterly production from Pilbara operations and strong rail and port outload performance.The world's largest producer of iron ore shipped 91.3 million tonnes (Mt)...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
CBOT corn ends lower but gets support from weaker dollar
CHICAGO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures dipped on overall market weakness on Tuesday but received support from a weaker dollar as tensions flared between the U.S. and Europe over Greenland. CBOT March corn CH26 settled down 1 cent at $4.23-3/4 per bushel.Shares slid along wit...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Blackstone weighs $5 billion sale of Beacon Offshore, source says
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Blackstone BX.N is in talks to sell its Beacon Offshore Energy, which operates oil and gas assets in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, for more than $5 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.Earlier in the day, Bloomberg News reported that Blackstone has begun early dis...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Gold smashes $4,750 record as trade war, bond rout weigh on US assets
Gold (XAU/USD) price rallies past $4,750 to a new record high near $4,766 on Tuesday amid escalating geopolitical tensions, including the trade war between the US and the European Union, along with the sudden jump of global bond yields, following a “tepid 20-year debt auction earlier in the day,” ac
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Tue, Jan 20
US natgas futures soar 26% to 3-week high on frigid weather forecasts, short-covering action
Colder weather boosts heating demand, traders cover short positionsSpeculators' short bets highest since November 2024, CFTC reportsLSEG projects increased gas demand, colder temperatures through January 27By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures soared 26% ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
CBOT wheat ends lower on global supply pressure
CHICAGO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed lower on Tuesday on large global supplies.GRA/ CBOT March soft red winter wheat WH26 settled down 7-3/4 cents at $5.10-1/4 per bushel. K.C. March hard red winter wheat KWH26 ended down 4-1/4 cents at $5.23 a bushel and Minneapol...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
State Department approves potential sale of aircraft, torpedoes to Singapore for $2.3 billion, Pentagon says
Jan 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft and lightweight torpedoes and related equipment to Singapore in a deal valued at an estimated $2.3 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.The principal contractor is Boeing BA.N...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
SPP Expands in Little Rock, Arkansas to Support Regional Market Expansion
Jan 20 (Reuters) - ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION:SAYS HEADQUARTERED IN LITTLE ROCK, ARK., SOUTHWEST POWER POOL (SPP) IS EXPANDING SERVICES WITH A $150 MILLION PROJECT TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH AND STREAMLINE THE ELECTRIC GRID FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY.SAYS BY THE END OF 2027, SPP...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline refining margins edge higher
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refinery profit margins rose by about 32 cents to $7.98 a barrel on Tuesday as strong liquidity in the Argus barge market continued. About 20,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 gasoline traded on barges in the Argus window after 26,000 tons traded on...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
GRAINS-Chicago soybeans dip in choppy trading as Greenland dispute and global supply weigh
Weaker dollar and international demand provide supportEuropean trader cites concern of trade warTraders expect China to revert to buying Brazilian soybeansBy Renee Hickman CHICAGO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Chicago corn and soybeans slipped in choppy trading on Tuesday as tensions between Washington and...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
WTI Price Forecast: Bulls test $60 as momentum improves
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil extends its rebound on Tuesday, drawing modest support from renewed supply concerns after production outages disrupted flows from Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field. At the time of writing, WTI trades near $60.33, up about 1.6% on the day.
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Tue, Jan 20
Looming water supply 'bankruptcy' puts billions at risk, UN report warns
Jan 20 (Reuters) - The world is facing irreversible water "bankruptcy", with billions of people struggling to cope with the consequences of decades of overuse as well as shrinking supplies from lakes, rivers, glaciers and wetlands, U.N. researchers said on Tuesday.Nearly three-quarters of th...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
EU wheat slips as euro jump and export competition weigh
PARIS/HAMBURG, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Euronext wheat fell on Tuesday, pressured by a sharp rise in the euro and results from import tenders that showed the extent of competition from Argentine and Black Sea supplies, traders said.March milling wheat BL2H6, the most active position on Euronext's Pari...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
Moscow court throws out prosecutors' bid to seize US fund's assets
By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A Moscow court dismissed on Tuesday a motion by prosecutors to seize the assets of U.S. private equity fund NCH Capital in Russia, the Interfax news agency said, as Russian and U.S. representatives sat down for talks in the Swiss resort of Davos.Since t...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
EXCLUSIVE-Kazakhstan's Tengiz oilfield to stay shut for another 7-10 days, sources say
Oil production at Tengiz field shut since SundayFire previously reported at power station at the fieldOutput could be idle until February, sources say MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Oil production at Kazakhstan's vast Tengiz oilfield, one of the world's largest, could be halted for another 7-...Reuters
Tue, Jan 20
