South Africa's Mr Price on Thursday posted a 1.9% increase in its full-year profit, as its second-half performance was boosted by a significant improvement in sales momentum after COVID-19 restrictions eased.
Malaysian palm oil futures fell more than 2% on Thursday as they tracked cheaper rivals on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the Dalian Commodity Exchange.
Beef prices are surging worldwide, taking meat off the menu in steak-loving Buenos Aires and spoiling summer barbecues in the United States as Chinese imports rise and the cost of feeding cattle soars.
Boeing Co, struggling in China with sales of passenger planes due to trade tensions and the grounding of its 737 MAX, is upbeat about the outlook for freighter plane sales there as e-commerce demand booms.
Malaysian palm oil futures fell more than 1% on Thursday as it tracked cheaper rival oils on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the Dalian Commodity Exchange.
Chicago corn futures rose for a second session on Thursday, with prices underpinned by strong Chinese demand, although gains were limited by favourable crop weather across the U.S. Midwest.
Copper prices fell on Thursday as a stronger dollar made greenback-priced metals more expensive to holders of other currencies and offset the support from supply threats in Chile.
Gap Inc is launching a new brand of home products that will be sold exclusively on Walmart's website in June, the companies said on Wednesday, as the apparel retailer looks to diversify its business.
Chicago corn futures rose for a second session on Thursday, with prices underpinned by strong Chinese demand, although gains were limited by favourable crop weather across the U.S. Midwest.
Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao on Wednesday acknowledged that destruction of the Amazon rainforest had worsened since March, saying the government would send in the military if necessary to meet its target to lower deforestation by July.
Argentine port workers unions said in a statement on Wednesday they were ending a strike that they had started in the early morning over access to COVID-19 vaccinations.
BHP Group is in discussions with fertilizer maker Nutrien Ltd about a partnership in the miner's potash project in Canada, Bloomberg News reported, citing sources.
Argentine growers have sold 19.4 million tonnes of soybeans from the current 2020/21 season, after clinching deals for 975,500 tonnes over the last week alone, the Agriculture Ministry said in a report on Tuesday.
Apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc beat first-quarter revenue estimates on Wednesday, benefiting from easing restrictions and stimulus checks that boosted spending on clothes as people look forward to dressing up for outings.
BHP Group is in discussions with fertilizer maker Nutrien Ltd about a partnership in the miner's massive potash project in Canada, Bloomberg news reported, citing sources.
Chile's peso rebounded on Wednesday from a two-day decline as copper prices rose on a planned labor strike at the world's biggest copper mine, while stronger economic growth in Mexico supported its peso.
Ships were unable to move at the Argentine grains hub of Rosario on Wednesday due to a strike by tugboat captains and other maritime port workers demanding access to COVID-19 vaccinations.
U.S. corn futures recovered slightly on Wednesday from a steep selloff a day earlier as bargain buying and technical buying lifted prices from one-month lows, although gains were limited by favourable crop weather across the U.S. Midwest.
U.S. corn futures recovered slightly on Wednesday from a steep selloff a day earlier as bargain buying and technical buying lifted prices from one-month lows, although gains were limited by favourable crop weather across the U.S. Midwest.