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Oil price gains after US interception of oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela over weekend

Oil prices gained on Monday in early Asian trading hours after the U.S. intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters. The U.S. is also pursuing another...

US farm agency unlikely to issue more farm aid, says official

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is not considering issuing more farm aid beyond its recently announced $12 billion package meant to help farmers weather poor economic conditions, said Richard...

Court in Brazil's Minas Gerais slaps down Nestle copyright lawsuit

A court in Brazil's Minas Gerais state has granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Brazilian company Coffee++, ordering international giant Nestle to stop using the Coffee+ brand, according to a...

Strategy and bitcoin-buying firms face wider exclusion from stock indexes

Michael Saylor's Strategy could soon be dropped from MSCI and potentially other major stock indexes, which analysts say could cost the bitcoin-hoarding giant up to $9 billion in demand for its shares...

US coffee drinkers face higher prices even after Trump's tariff reset

U.S. coffee lovers hoping President Donald Trump's tariff rollbacks last month will soon lower the cost of their daily caffeine hit had better think again. The widespread import tariffs...

Namibia names new central bank governor from next year

Namibia's president ?said ?on Friday that Ebson Uanguta would take over as central bank governor from January 1, ?replacing Johannes !Gawaxab whose departure was announced last month. ...

Japan to import Spanish pork processed before swine fever outbreak

?Japan ?has accepted importing pork from within ?the containment zone near Spain's Barcelona ?that has ?been processed and refrigerated before the outbreak of African swine fever in the area, the head...

Maersk tests Red Sea route as Gaza ceasefire offers hope

Danish shipping company Maersk said on Friday that one of its vessels had successfully navigated the ?Red ?Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait for the first time in nearly two years, as shipping companies...

Major US exchanges to remain open on Dec 24 and Dec 26

Major U.S. stock exchanges said ?on ?Thursday they will remain open as scheduled on December 24 and December 26, hours after President Donald Trump ordered the ?federal government to be closed on...

The pain points and bright spots in a patchy US inflation report

The long-delayed Consumer Price Index report for November offered some early holiday cheer for a Trump administration feeling the heat from Americans over high and climbing prices. ...

Kuwait to sign $4 billion Mubarak Al-Kabeer port contract with China's CCCC next week

Kuwait will sign a contract next week with China Communications Construction Company to complete the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project, Public Works Minister Noura Al-Mashaan said on Thursday. ...

TSX rises after US inflation data supports rate cut bets

Canada's main stock index opened higher on Thursday after a softer-than-expected U.S. inflation print strengthened market expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. At...

CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield slips

The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Thursday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped.  The loonie was trading 0.1% higher at C$1.3776 to the greenback,...

US annual consumer inflation slows in November, but report distorted by missing data

U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in the year to November, but households still faced affordability challenges as the costs of basic goods and services like beef and electricity soared,...

Woodside's next CEO must steer costly LNG projects through glut risk

Woodside Energy faces a leadership shake-up after chief executive Meg O'Neill's surprise exit for the top job at BP, ?a ?move that comes as the Australian firm is striving to deliver key projects in a...

France not ready to sign Mercosur deal, Macron reaffirms

France is not ready to sign a EU trade deal with the Mercosur group of Latin American countries, French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated ahead of a EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, adding more...

India's AM Green and Japan's Mitsui explore potential investment, offtake for green aluminium

India's AM Green and Japan's Mitsui & Co have signed a non-binding agreement to explore a potential investment in the former's green aluminium business, the companies said on Thursday. ...

Indian shares close lower after struggling for direction; IT gains cap losses

Indian equity benchmarks struggled for direction on Thursday before closing lower for a fourth straight session, as lack of fresh triggers kept investors cautious, while gains in information...

Oil prices settle slightly higher as market assesses mounting supply risks

Oil prices settled marginally higher on Thursday as investors assessed the likelihood of further U.S. sanctions against Russia and the supply risks posed by a blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers. ...