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Zijin halts work at Colombia gold mine after homemade bomb attack
BOGOTA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Zijin Mining 601899.SS has paused production at its Buritica gold mine in Colombia after assailants armed with homemade bombs damaged a key power source, the company said on Saturday. The attack occurred early Friday when the armed group broke into the site, which is the ...Reuters
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WRAPUP 9-Israel approves Gaza ceasefire, carries out more attacks
LATEST DEVELOPMENTSNetanyahu says Israel reserves right to resume warIsraelis mark birthday of 2-year-old hostageCeasefire takes effect at 0630 GMT on SundayIsraeli cabinet gives green light after long meetingIsrael carries out new airstrikes in Gaza on SaturdayPalestinian suspect stabs man in Tel A...Reuters
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BRIEF-Eni On Devil’s Tower Production Hub Says Hub Undergoing Scheduled Maintenance Activities, Expected To Last About 3 Weeks
Jan 18 (Reuters) - Eni SpA ENI.MI:ENI SPOKESPERSON ON DEVIL’S TOWER PRODUCTION HUB: EQUITY PRODUCTION IS OF ABOUT 8KBOE, WHILE OVERALL PRODUCTION OF THE HUB IS OF APPROXIMATELY 30KBOEENI SPOKESPERSON ON DEVIL’S TOWER PRODUCTION HUB: HUB CURRENTLY UNDERGOING STATUTORY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES...Reuters
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REFILE-UPDATE 1-Wars top global risk as Davos elite gathers in shadow of fragmented world
Refiles with amended Managing Director's comment in paragraph 4By Elisa Martinuzzi LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Armed conflict is the top risk in 2025, a World Economic Forum (WEF) survey released on Wednesday showed, a reminder of the deepening global fragmentation as government and business leade...Reuters
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UPDATE 1-Marathon restarting hydrotreater at Galveston Bay Refinery, Texas, sources say
Adds company no comment, backgroundHOUSTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC.N began restarting the resid hydrotreater (RHU) at its 631,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas on Friday, people familiar with plant operations said. The 64,000-bpd RHU was sh...Reuters
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Republican-led states sue Biden administration over offshore drilling ban
Biden announced ban on Jan. 6, saying it helps fight climate changeTrump says he will reverse itRepublican-led states joined by trade groups in their lawsuitBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A group of Republican-led states filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a ban announced by o...Reuters
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LIVESTOCK-Cattle futures close mixed, hogs retreat ahead of long weekend
By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed narrowly mixed on Friday, hovering just below long-term highs ahead of a long U.S. holiday weekend and Monday's inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.Tight cattle supplies and unseaso...Reuters
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ADVISORY-US cash products report will not be published on Monday, Jan 20
NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. cash products assessment and U.S. cash products report PRO/U will not be published on Monday because of the Martin Luther King federal holiday.Reuters will resume assessing U.S. products prices on Tuesday. (Reporting by Shariq Khan in New York) ((Shariq.Khan@tho...Reuters
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UPDATE 1-Hedge funds, non-commercials less bearish on 10-year Treasury futures -CFTC data
Adds CFTC table, details of other CFTC contracts, backgroundNEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Leveraged funds and non-commercial traders pared back their net shorts on U.S. 10-year Treasury futures to the lowest levels since early July, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission rele...Reuters
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ICE canola ends higher in rebound from four-week lows
All figures in Canadian dollars unless notedJan 17 (Reuters) - ICE canola futures closed higher on Friday, bouncing from four-week lows set a day earlier, lifted by bargain buying and spillover support from global vegetable oil markets, including soyoil, traders said.March canola RSH5 settled up $9....Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
CIF/FOB Gulf Grain-Soy, corn barge bids firm as river conditions chill
CHICAGO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Spot basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were steady to firmer on Friday as icy river conditions and frigid weather continued to slow navigation, traders said.* Corn barge bids also were steady to higher, traders said.* Ice on Midwest rivers am...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
CANADA-CRUDE-Discount on Western Canada Select heavy crude widens
Jan 17 (Reuters) - The discount on Western Canada Select (WCS) heavy crude versus the North American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) widened on Friday:* WCS for February delivery in Hardisty, Alberta, settled at $13.50 a barrel under the WTI benchmark, according to brokerage CalRock, having ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
UPDATE 1-Air Products lays out timeline for CEO exit, Neuberger backs dissident slate
Updates with information from Neuberger Berman, details from company's statement Jan 17 (Reuters) - Air Products and Chemicals APD.N laid out a more specific timeline on Friday for when its CEO will leave the industrial gases company, as investors began casting votes for directors in a bitterly c...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
Marathon restarting hydrotreater at Galveston Bay Refinery, Texas, sources say
HOUSTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC.N began restarting the resid hydrotreater (RHU) at its 631,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas on Friday, said people familiar with plant operations. The 64,000-bpd RHU was shut on Thursday to repair a leak disc...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
US Cash Crude-Grades up as US rig count hits three-year low
Jan 17 (Reuters) - Physical U.S. crude grades broadly rose on Friday, dealers said, after the domestic rig count fell to a three-year low, with West Texas Sour bucking the wider upward trend. U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a second week in a row ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
UPDATE 9-Oil prices dip but post 4th straight weekly gain on US sanctions
Brent up 1.3%, WTI adds 1.7% in the weekConcerns about more supply disruptions as Trump returns to powerPotential halt to Houthi attacks on shipping in focus after Gaza ceasefire dealUS oil rig count falls by twoUpdates with CFTC data, paragraph 6By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - O...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
GRAINS-Corn, soy climb on US-China optimism, Argentina weather jitters
Updates with closing U.S. pricesBy Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. corn futures climbed 2% to a fresh one-year high on Friday and soybeans rose about 1.5% ahead of a long holiday weekend, lifted by Argentine weather worries and cautious optimism about U.S.-China trade relations, ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
UPDATE 1-SLB says its Russia business aligns with new US sanctions as revenue drops
Adds comments from Representative Lloyd Doggett, background on new sanctions, details on actions SLB is taking in RussiaBy Arathy Somasekhar and Timothy Gardner HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Oilfield service provider SLB SLB.N on Friday said its current business in Russia still aligns wi...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
CBOT wheat ends higher, following soaring corn and soy futures
CHICAGO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed modestly higher on Friday, following as corn and soybeans surged on worries about Argentine crop weather and optimism about U.S.-China trade relations, traders said.CBOT March soft red winter wheat WH25 settled up 1-1/4 cents at...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
Hedge funds, non-commercials cut net shorts on 10-year Treasury futures -CFTC data
NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Leveraged funds and non-commercial traders pared back their net shorts on U.S. 10-year Treasury futures to the lowest levels since early July, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission released on Friday. CFTC data showed that in the week ended Jan....Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
US turkey producers should ramp up bird flu testing, USDA says
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. poultry producers should ramp up testing and monitoring of turkeys for bird flu before they are slaughtered to ensure the virus stays out of the food supply, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.The agency is advising enhanced safety m...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
Perdue Farms to close Tennessee chicken plant, cutting 433 jobs
CHICAGO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. chicken producer Perdue Farms will permanently shut a Monterey, Tennessee, processing plant on March 28, eliminating jobs for 433 employees, the company said on Friday.It is the latest loss for poultry workers, with Tyson Foods TSN.N having shuttered six U.S. chicken...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
US Cash Grains-Soy, corn basis bids steady to lower after active trade week
CHICAGO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans and corn were flat to lower at elevators, river terminals and processors in the U.S. Midwest on Friday after another busy day of farmer sales to close out the week, according to dealers. * The soy basis fell at a processor in Des Moines, Iowa. * Th...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17
US natgas demand expected to hit record high after holiday weekend freeze
US gas futures hit two-year highUS LNG export feedgas at record high US power grids issue weather alerts in Texas and PJM By Scott DiSavino Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas demand is on track to reach a record high next week as extreme cold hits the U.S., stressing power grids for a second str...Reuters
Fri, Jan 17