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Anglo American hit by De Beers writedown, posts $3.7 billion loss
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Anglo American AAL.L posted a $3.7 billion loss on Friday after taking another writedown on its diamonds business, as the miner pushes ahead with plans to shed non-core assets and complete its merger with Teck Resources TECKb.TO.Anglo wrapped up a mixed reporting season fo...Reuters
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Oil heads for first weekly gain in three as US-Iran tensions brew
Oil prices hold at six-month highsGeopolitical risk premiums remain near-term price driverSupply remains ample, analysts sayBy Laila Kearney and Trixie Yap Feb 20 - Oil prices rose on Friday, headed for their first weekly gain in three, on growing concerns a conflict may erupt between the U.S. an...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold heads for weekly loss as dollar advances
Gold set for weekly decline of about 0.5%Dollar heads for best week in four monthsUS PCE data due at 1330 GMTGoldman sees slowdown in central bank gold buying as temporaryBy Pablo Sinha Feb 20 (Reuters) - Gold prices gained on Friday, but were set for a weekly decline as the dollar climbed to a ...Reuters
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Tullow Oil Says Ghana Petroleum Agreements Extended
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Tullow Oil PLC TLW.L:TULLOW OIL PLC - GHANA PETROLEUM AGREEMENTS EXTENDEDTULLOW OIL PLC: EXTENSION OF ITS WEST CAPE THREE POINTS AND DEEP WATER TANO PETROLEUM AGREEMENTSTULLOW OIL PLC: THESE AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO 31 DECEMBER 2040TULLOW OIL PLC - GNPC'S SHARE IN FIE...Reuters
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Japan PM Takaichi warns of China 'coercion', vows security overhaul
Takaichi plans to review defence strategy, military export rulesPlans intelligence council and foreign investment screeningPromises to speed nuclear reactor restartsBy Tim Kelly and John Geddie TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of growing Chinese "coercio...Reuters
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Ukrainians mourn missing homes and loved ones after four years of war
Halyna Popriadukhina has fled fighting three times since 2022 Nearly 4 million people displaced in Ukraine may not see home againKyiv's forces still fighting but Russia's pace increased in 2025By Margaryta ChornokondratenkoDZENZELIVKA, Ukraine, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Sixty-five-year-old Halyna P...Reuters
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TECHNICALS-CBOT corn may retest support at $4.24-1/4
SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - CBOT March corn CH26 may retest support at $4.24-1/4 per bushel, a break below which could open the way toward $4.23-1/4 to $4.21-3/4.A wave c from $4.32-3/4 briefly travelled below its 76.4% projection level of $4.24-1/4. Chances are this wave may extend to the 100% le...Reuters
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US negotiating with India on importing Venezuelan oil, US envoy says
NEW DELHI, Feb 20 (Reuters) - India is diversifying its sources for crude oil purchases and active negotiations are underway with India’s energy ministry on importing Venezuelan oil to India, the U.S. ambassador to New Delhi said on Friday.Reuters
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TECHNICALS-CBOT soybeans may edge up into $11.47-1/2 to $11.54-1/2 range
For more technical analyses, please click SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The CBOT soybean March contract SH26 may edge up into a range of $11.47-1/2 to $11.54-1/2 per bushel, as it is about to break the resistance at $11.41.The current rise seems to be observing a series of projection levels on the u...Reuters
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Amazon's cloud unit hit was hit by least two outages involving AI tools in December, FT says
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Amazon's AMZN.O cloud unit suffered at least two outages in December stemming from errors involving its own AI tools, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. In mid-December, Amazon Web Services experienced a 13-hour interruption to a sy...Reuters
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REFILE-Japan PM Takaichi warns of China 'coercion', vows security overhaul
Takaichi plans to review Japan's defence strategy and military export rulesProposes national intelligence council and foreign investment screeningPromises to speed up nuclear reactor restartsBy Tim Kelly and John Geddie TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned o...Reuters
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Indonesia secures 19% tariff deal with US, palm oil and other commodities exempt
Indonesian palm oil, coffee, cocoa, rubber to be tariff-free Indonesian tariff barriers on most US products to be removedDeal to facilitate US investment in Indonesian critical minerals By Stefanno Sulaiman and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia and the United States finalise...Reuters
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PRECIOUS-Gold heads for weekly loss as dollar advances
Gold set for weekly decline of about 1%Dollar heads for best week in four monthsUS PCE data due at 1330 GMTBy Pablo Sinha Feb 20 (Reuters) - Gold steadied on Friday, but was set for a weekly decline as the dollar climbed to a near one-month high, while investors awaited key U.S. inflation data t...Reuters
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Canada's Lundin Gold Q4 revenue rises on strong gold sales
OverviewCanada gold miner's Q4 revenue reached $526.6 mln, driven by strong gold salesAdjusted EPS for Q4 was $0.97, reflecting strong operational performanceCompany returned $664 mln in dividends during 2025, highlighting strong cash flowOutlookGold production at FDN for 2026 is estimated to be...Reuters
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Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD trades with caution around $78.40 ahead of US flash Q4 GDP data
Silver price (XAG/USD) trades cautiously around $78.40 during the late Asian trading session on Friday. The white metal consolidates ahead of the preliminary United States (US) Q4 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data, which will be published at 13:30 GMT.
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Amazon's cloud unit hit by at least two outages involving AI tools, FT says
Feb 20 (Reuters) - Amazon's AMZN.O cloud unit has suffered at least two outages stemming from errors involving its own AI tools, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.Reuters
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WTI Price Forecast: Sits above mid-$66.00, over six-month top amid rising US-Iran tensions
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Crude Oil prices reverse a modest Asian session dip to sub-$66.00 levels and climb back closer to the highest level since August 4, touched earlier this Friday.
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PRECIOUS-Gold heads for weekly loss as dollar advances
Gold set for weekly decline of about 1%Dollar heads for best week in four monthsUS PCE data due at 1330 GMTBy Pablo Sinha Feb 20 (Reuters) - Gold prices ticked lower on Friday and were set for a weekly decline, as the dollar climbed to a near one-month high, while investors awaited key U.S. infl...Reuters
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