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Toyota halts production at Brazil plants after storm damage
By Alberto AlerigiSAO PAULO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Toyota 7203.T was forced to halt production at two plants in Brazil on Tuesday after heavy rain and winds severely damaged its Porto Feliz factory, the company said on Wednesday.The company said it did not know when production might ...Reuters
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CORRECTED-Trump to name Ben Carson as nutrition adviser of USDA, Bloomberg News reports
Sept 24 (Reuters) - Former housing secretary and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson will take the role of senior nutrition and housing adviser at the U.S. Department of Agriculture temporarily, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.Reuters
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Ivory Coast issues 109 cocoa export licences for 2025/26 season
ABIDJAN, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, has granted cocoa export licences to 109 companies and cooperatives for the 2025/26 season, up from 106 last season, according to a document from the Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) regulator seen by Reuters on Wednesday.Th...Reuters
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Mexico studies more actions to contain screwworm outbreak after case close to US border
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Mexico is evaluating additional actions to deal with an outbreak of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite after a case of an infected animal was confirmed in the state of Nuevo Leon, which borders the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum ...Reuters
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Copper rises more than 3% to 15-month high on Freeport force majeure
Sept 24 (Reuters) - Copper prices on the London Metal Exchange jumped by more than 3% to their highest in more than 15 months on Wednesday after Freeport-McMoran Inc FCX.N declared force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia.Benchmark three-month copper rose 3.6% to $10,330 a ton, the highest si...Reuters
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Oil and gas activity in Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico slipped in Q3 2025, Dallas Fed survey says
HOUSTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Oil and gas production declined slightly in the third quarter of 2025, according to the Dallas Fed on Wednesday. Oil and gas activity in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico declined slightly in the third quarter.Reuters
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Mexico evaluating additional measures to contain screwworm outbreak after confirmed case close to US border
MEXICO CITY, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Mexico is evaluating additional measures to deal with an outbreak of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite after a case of an infected animal was confirmed in the state of Nuevo Leon, which borders the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday. The has...Reuters
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US natgas futures steady, cash prices in Waha and AECO turn negative
Pipeline constraints cause negative cash prices at Waha and AECO hubsLower 48 states' gas output falls, storage levels remain highBy Scott DiSavino Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures were little changed on Wednesday as bearish forecasts for milder weather through early-October offse...Reuters
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No port or ship damage after Ukrainian attack on Russia's Novorossiisk, TASS reports
MOSCOW, Sept 24 (Reuters) - No damage was reported to port infrastructure or vessels in Russia’s southern port city of Novorossiisk following a Ukrainian drone attack, state news agency TASS said on Wednesday, citing the Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport.Earlier local authorities sai...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold holds near record high as markets eye US economic data
US core PCE data due on Friday US weekly jobs data due on ThursdaySilver hovers near 14-year highPowell strikes cautious tone on path of future rate cutsBy Noel John Sept 24 (Reuters) - Gold prices steadied on Wednesday, hovering just below a record high hit in the previous session, as investors ...Reuters
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Adriatic pipeline tests fail to verify stable oil supply for Hungary, Slovakia, MOL says
Adriatic pipeline tests face technical, capacity issues -MOLHungary, Slovakia depend on Russian oil via Druzhba pipelineCroatia's Janaf claims Adriatic can meet MOL's refinery needs BUDAPEST, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Fresh tests on the Adriatic pipeline by Hungary's oil group MOL MOLB.BU a...Reuters
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METALS-Copper rallies to one-week high on Freeport force majeure
By Tom Daly Sept 24 (Reuters) - Copper rose the most in almost three months on Wednesday, touching a one-week high, after Freeport-McMoran Inc FCX.N declared force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia and said operations won't resume until the first half of 2026.A landslide at Grasberg...Reuters
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Oil gains, lower US crude stockpiles provide floor
Kurdistan, Chevron export issues are supporting oil pricesAPI data shows U.S. crude and gasoline stocks fell last weekIran says crude sales to China should continue irrespective of UN sanctions snap-backUkraine says it struck two oil facilities in Russia's Volgograd regionBy Seher Dareen LOND...Reuters
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Eight international oil companies reach agreement with Iraq, KRG to resume oil exports
Sept 24 (Reuters) - The eight international oil companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan reached agreements in principle with Iraq's federal and Kurdish regional governments to resume oil exports, according to an IOC statement seen by Reuters on Wednesday.The agreed framework, once signed and impl...Reuters
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CBOT Trends-Wheat up 1-3 cents, corn steady-up 1, soybeans up 4-5
CHICAGO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The following are U.S. expectations for the resumption of grain and soy complex trading at the Chicago Board of Trade at 8:30 a.m. CDT (1330 GMT) on Wednesday. WHEAT - Up 1 to 3 cents per bushelCBOT wheat futures recovered on a wave of demand from global importer...Reuters
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Eight international oil companies reach agreement with Iraq, KRG to resume oil exports
Sept 24 (Reuters) - Eight international oil companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan region have reached in principle agreements with Iraq's federal and Kurdish regional governments to resume oil exports, according to an IOC statement seen by Reuters on Wednesday.The agreed framework, once signed ...Reuters
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Bessent says aircraft engines, chemicals could be leverage in US-China talks
By Andrea Shalal and Doina ChiacuWASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft engines and parts, along with certain chemicals, could provide important leverage for the United States in its talks with China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday.Bessent told Fox Business Network...Reuters
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Guyana's oil output rose to 685,000 barrels per day in August
By Kemol King GEORGETOWN, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Guyana's oil production increased to 685,000 barrels per day in August from 664,000 bpd the previous month, boosted by the start-up of the fourth floating output facility in the South American country, government data seen on Wednesday showed.A co...Reuters
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Turkey signs 20-year deal with Mercuria to buy US gas
Turkey has sealed a series of LNG deals this monthGas supply deals with Russia end this year, no new deal yetTrump pressing Europe to halt Russia energy purchasesErdogan to meet Trump on ThursdayBy Can Sezer and Daren Butler ISTANBUL, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Turkey has signed a 20-year deal with trad...Reuters
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