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US trying to avoid "damaging" Chinese deals in Venezuela, energy secretary says
CARACAS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said during a trip to Venezuela on Wednesday legitimate deals by legitimate Chinese companies will be fine in Venezuela, but the Trump administration is trying to avoid "damaging" deals that Chinese firms have done in other count...Reuters
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LIVESTOCK-Cattle futures climb on bullish US jobs data; hogs end lower
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Live cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose on Wednesday on expectations for higher cash cattle trades this week and strong U.S. jobs data that could support consumer demand for beef, analysts said.Tight U.S. cattle supplies continued...Reuters
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Oil prices rise on concerns about US-Iran tensions
BEIJING, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Thursday morning as investors worried about escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran.Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 were up 34 cents, or 0.49%, at $69.74 a barrel at 0126 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 rose 37 cents, or 0.57%, to $...Reuters
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Gold posts modest gains above $5,050 as US-Iran tensions persist despite strong labor data
Gold price (XAU/USD) trades in positive territory near $5,060 during the early Asian session on Thursday. The precious metal edges higher despite stronger-than-expected US employment data. The release of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation report will take center stage later on Friday.
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US energy secretary meets Venezuela's president as they face Herculean task of oil recovery
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright met Venezuelan interim President Delcy RodriguezUS sees 'dramatic increase' in oil, gas and power output in Venezuela this yearVisit follows Maduro's capture, $2 billion oil supply dealUS aims to reshape global energy markets and pressure Russia, analyst ...Reuters
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CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Soybean basis bids steady-weak on farmer sales, weaker freight
CHICAGO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to U.S. Gulf Coast terminals were flat to lower on Wednesday on easing freight rates and as a pickup in farmer sales to river elevators increased supplies available to exporters, traders said.Chicago Board of Trade soybeans Sv1 clo...Reuters
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CORRECTED-CBOT corn ends mixed, anchored by ample world grain supplies
CHICAGO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended narrowly mixed on Wednesday amid a lack of market-moving news, with the most-active March contract weighed down by ample global grain supplies while deferred contracts inched higher, traders said. CBOT March corn CH26 settled down...Reuters
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GRAINS-Soybeans end higher as traders weigh China demand; wheat rises
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures closed higher on Wednesday, rallying from early declines on technical buying and continued hopes of stronger Chinese demand for U.S. supplies, analysts said.Wheat jumped 1.7% on what appeared to be short-covering, while corn f...Reuters
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SM Energy is seeking buyers for Eagle Ford natural gas assets, sources say
By Shariq KhanNEW YORK, Feb 11 (Reuters) - SM Energy SM.N has launched the sales process for some of its natural gas-producing assets in the Eagle Ford shale basin of South Texas as it looks to trim debt following its near $13 billion merger with Civitas, three sources familiar with the matter said....Reuters
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CANADA-CRUDE-Discount on Western Canada Select widens
Feb 11 (Reuters) - The discount on Western Canada Select crude oil to North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate futures CLc1 widened on Wednesday.WCS for March delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $15.75 a barrel below the U.S. benchmark WTI, according to brokerage CalRock, compared with...Reuters
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Ameren beats quarterly profit estimates on higher electricity rates
Feb 11 (Reuters) - Utility company Ameren Corp AEE.N narrowly beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by higher electricity rates and stronger retail sales in its Missouri unit, sending its shares up over 3% in extended trading.Utilities aim to shift higher grid-mod...Reuters
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Trump directs Energy Department to issue funds to keep coal plants online
By Valerie Volcovici and Trevor HunnicuttWASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the Defense Department to purchase electricity from coal-fired power plants in his latest effort to boost the coal sector. The move, which was announced at the White House as an execut...Reuters
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Marathon shuts oil refinery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, due to power interruption
By Nicole JaoNEW YORK, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum MPC.N shut its refinery in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, due to a brief power supply interruption on Tuesday evening, industry monitor IIR Energy said on Wednesday.The facility remained offline on Wednesday, IIR Energy said in a note. "As a ...Reuters
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Albemarle to idle Australia lithium plant after profit miss
Feb 11 (Reuters) - Albemarle ALB.N, the world's largest producer of lithium, posted a larger-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday and said it would idle a major Australian processing plant as it continues to face weak prices for the battery metal. Shares of the Charlotte, North Carolina...Reuters
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Canada's West Fraser misses Q4 revenue expectations
OverviewCanadaian wood products firm's Q4 revenue missed analyst expectationsCompany recorded $712 mln in restructuring and impairment charges in Q4Company repurchased 108,079 shares for $7 mln in Q4OutlookWest Fraser expects 2026 Lumber demand to be modest due to tariffs and affordability issue...Reuters
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Trump directs Pentagon to buy electricity from coal plants
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will soon sign an executive order to direct the Pentagon to work on new purchasing agreements with coal plants, promising the United States will purchase "a lot of coal through the military."Reuters
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Anthropic To Bring New Power Generation Online To Match Its Data Centers' Electricity Needs
Feb 11 (Reuters) - Anthropic:ANTHROPIC: TO COVER ALL GRID UPGRADE COSTS NEEDED TO CONNECT ITS DATA CENTERS BY INCREASING ITS MONTHLY ELECTRICITY CHARGESANTHROPIC: INVESTING IN AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH ON CURTAILMENT SYSTEMS THAT CUT ITS DATACENTERS' POWER USAGE AND GRID OPTIMIZATION TOOLSANTHROPI...Reuters
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Brazil mulls assigning beef export quotas for exporters dealing with China, official says
By Roberto Samora and Ana ManoSAO PAULO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government may assign individual export quotas for domestic beef companies selling products to China, Luis Rua, trade secretary at Brazil's ministry of agriculture, said in an interview on Wednesday.The measure is an attem...Reuters
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