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Oil steadies as Iran supply fears ease and Greenland moves into spotlight
Iran unrest subsides, lowering risk of US attackGreenland sovereignty dispute affecting US-Europe relationsTrading activity muted due to US public holidayBy Amanda Stephenson CALGARY, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied on Monday as civil unrest in Iran subsided, reducing the likelihood of a U...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Gold nears $4,700 record as US–EU trade war fears ignite haven rush
Gold (XAU/USD) rallies on Monday after falling to a four-day low on Friday, edging up more than 1.50%, and hovers near the $4,700 figure after reaching a new all-time high courtesy of geopolitical uncertainty amid the US-European Union trade-war escalation over the weekend.
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Mon, Jan 19
Russia's Gazprom Neft provisionally agrees to sell NIS stake to Hungary's MOL
Serbia expects UAE partners to join planned transactionNegotiations to continue till March 24 deadline BELGRADE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Russia's Gazprom Neft SIBN.MM has reached a provisional agreement to sell its majority stake in Serbian oil refiner NIS NIIS.BEL to Hungary's MOL MOLB.BU, Se...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
IAEA says power reconnected to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Jan 19 (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday that the 330-kilovolt (kV) Ferosplavna-1 line was reconnected to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.The Ferosplavna-1 line is one of two high-voltage lines supplying electricity to the Russian-controlled Zapo...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Maha Capital seeks US approval to buy stake in Venezuelan oil firm
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Swedish investment platform Maha Capital MAHAa.ST is seeking approval from the United States to acquire an indirect minority stake in a PDVSA-controlled oil firm, Maha's chairman of the board, Paulo Thiago Mendonca, told Reuters on Friday.T...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Ghana's mining reforms risk choking investment, says industry body
Chamber warns reforms could deter investment, slow outputProposed changes include scrapping fiscal guarantees, doubling royaltiesRegulator says reforms will curb abuse, boost state revenue DAKAR, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Ghana’s main mining industry body said on Monday that proposed changes to how the ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Gasoline refining margins edge higher
LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Northwest European gasoline refinery profit margins rose by about 42 cents on Monday, to $7.36 a barrel, in brisk trading activity. About 26,000 metric tons of Eurobob E5 gasoline traded on barges in the Argus window as ExxonMobil, Equinor, and Trafigura sold to BP, Shell,...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Russia says power fully restored at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, RIA reports
MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Power supply to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been fully restored, with both of its external power lines now back in operation, the RIA news agency reported, citing Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev.Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Brazilian beef exports seen stable in 2026 despite Chinese measures, ABIEC says
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian beef exports will remain stable in 2026 compared with last year, beef lobby ABIEC said on Monday, projecting shipments between 3.3 million and 3.5 million metric tons this year.That compares with 3.5 million tons of beef exported in 2025, includ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Shell seeks exit from Syria's al-Omar oilfield but US firms show interest, official says
By Khalil Ashawi AL-OMAR OILFIELD, Syria Jan 19 (Reuters) - The head of the Syrian Petroleum Company, Youssef Qeblawi, said on Monday that oil major Shell SHEL.L had asked to withdraw from the al-Omar oilfield and transfer its share to Syria's state-owned operators but that U.S. companies wer...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Record snow fall in Russian far east sows fun, frustration and massive drifts
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The biggest snow fall in 60 years on Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula created vast drifts several metres tall that blocked building entrances and buried cars, according to Reuters visuals and weather monitoring stations.In some areas m...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Passengers tell of terror, screams and darkness after Spain train crash
By Nina Lopez and Michael Francis Gore MADRID, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A violent jolt, followed by screams, flying objects, blood and then darkness is how survivors of the train crash in southern Spain on Sunday night described the moment of impact in the high-speed collision that killed at least 39 p...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Brazilian beef exports stable in 2026 despite Chinese measures, ABIEC says
SAO PAULO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Brazil is expected to export between 3.3 million metric tons and 3.5 million tons of beef this year, compared with 3.5 million tons in 2025, even after top importer China imposed safeguards to protect the national industry, according to fresh projections by Brazilian be...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Alphamin Resources Says Eoin O'Driscoll To Become CEO On March 1
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Alphamin Resources Corp AFM.V:ALPHAMIN RESOURCES CORP - CEO MARITZ SMITH TO RETIREALPHAMIN RESOURCES CORP - EOIN O'DRISCOLL TO BECOME ALPHAMIN CEO ON MARCH 1, 2026ALPHAMIN RESOURCES CORP - JP VAN STADEN APPOINTED AS ALPHAMIN CFO EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2026ALPHAMIN RESOURCES CORP -...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Spanish PM Sanchez vows 'absolute transparency' in train crash investigation
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday promised a "thorough and absolutely transparent" investigation into the deadly high-speed train crash in southern Spain that has killed at least 39 people.Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Indiana Michigan Power's Cook Nuclear Plant Unit Two shuts down
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Cook Nuclear Plant's Unit Two was automatically shut down on Sunday due to an issue with electronic instrumentation that monitors steam flow to one of the unit's four steam generators, operator Indiana Michigan Power said on Monday.It added that plant operators followed pr...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Shell seeks to exit Syria's al-Omar oilfield, official says
Jan 19 (Reuters) - The head of the Syrian Petroleum Company, Youssef Qeblawi, said on Monday that oil major Shell SHEL.L had requested to withdraw from the al-Omar oilfield and transfer its share to Syria's state-owned operators. The oilfield came under Syrian government control at the weeke...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
EXCLUSIVE-Chinese importer buys Canadian canola, denting Australian export hopes
Chinese importer buys first Canadian canola cargo as China set to ease tariffsMove expected to boost Canadian farmers, weigh on rival AustraliaAustralia's bid to capitalize on Canadian canola gap faces uncertaintyBy Ella Cao and Naveen Thukral BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A Chinese i...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Gold surges to new all-time high as Trump’s Greenland tariff threat fuels safe-haven flows
Gold (XAU/USD) starts the week with a strong bullish gap, pushing deeper into uncharted territory as safe-haven demand strengthens after US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on several European Union (EU) nations over control of Greenland, reviving trade tensions and injecting fresh geopolitFxstreet
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