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LIVESTOCK-Cattle futures climb, shrugging off lower beef prices
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday for a second straight day, supported by tight U.S. cattle supplies and strength in Wall Street equity markets that signaled continued strong demand for beef, brokers said.CME Oc...Reuters
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Death toll from tanker truck explosion in Mexico City rises to 25
MEXICO CITY, Sept 19 - The death toll from an explosion involving a tanker truck carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Mexico's capital has climbed to 25, the city's Health Ministry said on Friday. The truck, hauling about 50,000 liters of LPG, overturned and slammed into a wall. A ru...Reuters
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US Cash Crude-MEH firms to seven-month high on strong export demand
Sept 19 (Reuters) - WTI at East Houston, also known as MEH, strengthened on Friday to its highest since February on strong export demand.MEH firmed 10 cents to about a premium of $1.55 to U.S. crude futures. WTI Midland gained 5 cents and Mars sour crude was unchanged.Traders cited firm export deman...Reuters
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GRAINS-Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call; corn ends mixed
Trump-Xi call yields no news on soybean exportsCorn futures end mixed amid U.S. harvest expansionWarm Midwest weather accelerates crop maturityBy Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in more than a week on Friday, erasing early gains after a phone...Reuters
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US lawmakers want sanctions to sink Russia's 'shadow fleet'
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A group of Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Friday that would expand sanctions against Russian energy, specifically by targeting a collection of older oil tankers the lawmakers say are used to dodge existing U.S...Reuters
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Trump administration strikes deal to regain control of Washington Union Station
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said late Friday it has struck a deal to restore federal control of Washington Union Station in the nation's capital.Last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it planned to reclaim management of Washing...Reuters
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CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Soy basis bids flat-up, traders eye barge freight rates
CHICAGO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast export terminals were steady to higher on Friday, traders said, as elevated barge freight rates underpinned crop basis levels.Corn basis bids stayed largely steady.Low water levels on the Mississippi River limit...Reuters
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US files court statement to support Enbridge in Michigan pipeline case
Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has sided with Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge ENB.TO in its legal battle against Michigan, filing a court statement last week that challenges the state's efforts to shut down the Line 5 oil pipeline.Enbridge has been locked in a long-running disp...Reuters
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Trump says his administration will continue to talk to Democrats as government shutdown looms
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his administration would continue to talk to Democrats after the Senate rejected a short-term funding bill to keep federal agencies operating after September 30."We'll continue to talk to the Democrats, but I think yo...Reuters
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US Plains HRW Wheat-Cash basis flat
CHICAGO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Basis bids for hard red winter wheat were steady in a spot check of grain elevators in the southern U.S. Plains on Friday as futures dipped down. A rebound in the dollar =USD since a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut on Wednesday weighed on dollar-priced commodities...Reuters
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Trump administration strikes deal to regain control of Washington Union Station
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said late Friday it has struck a deal to restore federal control of Washington Union Station in the nation's capital.Last month, the U.S. Department announced it planned to reclaim management of Washington's Union Station, one of the c...Reuters
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CBOT wheat ends lower on ample global supplies
CHICAGO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed lower on Friday on adequate global supplies and a lack of supportive news, traders said.CBOT December soft red winter wheat WZ25 settled down 1-3/4 cents at $5.22-1/2 per bushel. For the week, the contract fell 1 cent a bushel....Reuters
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Oil prices slip as robust supply outweighs Fed cut
Large oil supplies, declining demand push prices lowerRefinery turnaround season will also cut demand for crude Benchmarks gain for a second straight weekBy Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped on Friday as worries about large supplies and declining demand outweighed expecta...Reuters
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Argentina joins US civil nuclear energy program
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Argentina has joined a U.S. program to roll out small-scale nuclear reactors for civil energy needs, making it the first nation in Latin America to come aboard, the two governments said on Friday.Argentina will be a contributing partner to the Foundational Infrastru...Reuters
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US Justice Department files statement of interest in Enbridge-Michigan case
Sept 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday that it filed a statement of interest last week in a case between Enbridge Energy and the State of Michigan in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.The department said its statement highlights that shutting down E...Reuters
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CBOT soybeans end lower after Trump-Xi phone call; US harvest expands
CHICAGO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell to their lowest in more than a week on Friday, erasing early gains after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping failed to yield news on soybean exports, brokers said.CBOT November soyb...Reuters
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CBOT corn ends narrowly mixed as US harvest expands
CHICAGO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended narrowly mixed on Friday as short-covering and inter-market spreading offset harvest pressure and spillover weakness from soybeans, brokers said.CBOT December corn CZ25 settled up 1/4 cent at $4.24 per bushel while March corn CH2...Reuters
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US natgas prices dip 2% to 3-week low on ample storage, milder forecasts
Milder weather forecasts reduce expected gas demandLSEG reports slight drop in U.S. gas outputBerkshire Hathaway's Cove Point LNG plant to undergo maintenanceTropical Storm on track to become hurricane, unlikely to hit USBy Scott DiSavino Sept 18 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures slid ...Reuters
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Jera Americas, Tenaska, And Tyr Jointly Announce Share Transfer In U.S. Power Generation Projects
Sept 19 (Reuters) - JERA Americas:JERA AMERICAS, TENASKA, AND TYR JOINTLY ANNOUNCE SHARE TRANSFER IN U.S. POWER GENERATION PROJECTSJERA AMERICAS - COMPLETION OF SHARE TRANSFER OF JERA AMERICAS' EQUITY INTERESTS IN THREE GAS-FUELED POWER PLANTS TO TENASKA AND TYRReuters
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