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CBOT corn ends nearly flat, traders await US plantings estimates
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Lawyer in abortion pill battles joins conservative law firm Lex Politica
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Mexico's Walmex reports 4% drop in Q4 profit
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Eight skiers confirmed dead in California avalanche, one still missing
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CBOT corn ends nearly flat, traders await US plantings estimates
CHICAGO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended nearly flat on Wednesday as traders waited for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue plantings estimates at an annual conference on Thursday.U.S. farmers, though punished by slumping prices after last year's monster corn...Reuters
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This Cathie Wood Stock Is Already Up Nearly 30% This Year -- Is It a Buy?
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Lawyer in abortion pill battles joins conservative law firm Lex Politica
By David Thomas Feb 18 (Reuters) - A recent entrant in the expanding ecosystem of conservative U.S. law firms made its latest hire this week, bringing on a top attorney from the legal fight to restrict access to the abortion pill drug known as mifepristone.Erin Hawley, the wife of Republican U.S....Reuters
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Mexico's Walmex reports 4% drop in Q4 profit
MEXICO CITY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Walmart's Mexico and Central America unit Walmex WALMEX.MXon Wednesday reported a 3.9% drop in its fourth-quarter net profit compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 14.60 billion pesos ($811 million). Revenues for the quarter were up 3% coming in at 282.85 ...Reuters
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Eight skiers confirmed dead in California avalanche, one still missing
Skiers were returning from a three-day excursion when avalanche struckRescue teams contending with dangerous conditionsSheriff says avalanche danger was widely forecastAvalanches claim an average of 27 lives each winter in the U.S. By Rich McKayFeb 18 (Reuters) - At least eight skiers died in an ava...Reuters
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GLOBAL MARKETS-US stocks follow European shares higher; geopolitical jitters boost oil, gold
U.S. stocks gain, but pared from session highsEurope's STOXX 600 hits record closing highFT reports Lagarde may step downRussia-Ukraine talks end abruptlyFed minutes show policy makers divided over next stepBy Stephen Culp NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied, European stocks notc...Reuters
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Over 20 countries will attend Trump's Board of Peace meeting on Thursday, White House says
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will host a Board of Peace meeting on Thursday in Washington, where he will announce that member states have pledged more than $5 billion for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza, the White House said.White Hou...Reuters
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Austria eyes renewables, African gas to cut US LNG dependence, junior minister says
Energy security, US reliance top concerns, minister saysAustria hopes to diversify via African gas, renewablesOECD countries' energy ministers in Paris for biennial meetingBy America Hernandez PARIS, Feb 18 - Austria is seeking to expand renewable energy and increase gas imports from Africa t...Reuters
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US EPA plans to loosen mercury rules for coal plants this week, NYT reports
Feb 18 (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to loosen restrictions on coal-burning power plants this week, allowing them to emit more hazardous pollutants including mercury, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.Senior U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are expected to announce ...Reuters
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Lawyer Tom Goldstein lied to 'everyone around him,' jurors told as US tax trial winds down
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - A federal prosecutor urged a jury on Wednesday to find prominent U.S. Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein guilty of tax and financial crimes, as a lengthy trial wrapped up over Goldstein's accounting of millions of dollars he won and lost in his...Reuters
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Iran issues NOTAM over planned rocket launches on Thursday, US FAA says
DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Iran issued a notice to airmen that it plans rocket launches in areas across its south on Thursday from 330 GMT to 1330 GMT, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration website showed on Wednesday.Reuters
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Federal Communications Commission chair backs Nexstar, Tegna merger
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday he supports Nexstar's proposed $3.54 billion acquisition of Tegna that would make the combined entity the largest U.S. regional TV station operator. "I support that transac...Reuters
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CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield slips
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Wednesday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. The loonie CAD= was trading 0.5% lower at C$1.3696 to the greenback, or 73.01 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.3633 to 1.37.Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR ...Reuters
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California, Colorado and Washington sue Trump administration to unlock funding for clean energy projects
By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - California, Colorado and Washington are suing the federal government to force it to pay out grants approved by Congress for clean energy projects, the California attorney general's office said on Wednesday.The Trump administration terminate...Reuters
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Olympics-Ice hockey-Reigning champions Finland make dramatic quarter-final comeback to beat Swiss in overtime
By Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Reigning Olympic champions Finland made a remarkable comeback to beat Switzerland 3-2 in overtime and reach the men's ice hockey semi-finals at Milano Rho arena on Wednesday, with Artturi Lehkonen netting the winner.Switzerland let a two-goal advant...Reuters
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Fed minutes downplay impact of Trump mortgage buying on housing affordability
Fed minutes flag little real world benefit from Trump mortgage buyingMinutes note Trump mortgage buying had improved spreadsBiggest issue for housing market is supply shortages, experts believeBy Michael S. Derby Feb 18 (Reuters) - An effort launched by the Trump administration to improve home bo...Reuters
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