Chicago soybean futures edged lower on Tuesday, shedding some of the previous session's gains, on improved weather in top exporter Brazil, although strong demand for U.S. exports curbed losses.
Prices of copper, typically seen as an economic bellwether, were largely flat on Tuesday as cautious traders remained on the sidelines ahead of a policy decision by the Bank of Japan (BOJ).
Dutch airline KLM is set to face off with environmentalists in an Amsterdam court on Tuesday over whether its advertisements misled customers in an alleged case of "greenwashing".
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is planning to launch new metals contracts using prices from the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE), three industry sources familiar with the matter said, further increasing China's influence on global metals markets.
A $140 million U.S. penalty slapped on Southwest Airlines on Monday for a holiday meltdown last year has sent a "warning shot" to other carriers, but consumer groups argue more is needed to protect passengers, including legislative action.
A volcano erupted late on Monday in southwest Iceland, spewing lava and smoke across a wide area after weeks of intense earthquake activity, the country's Meteorological Office said, threatening a nearby town.
Chile's SQM has teamed up with miner Hancock Prospecting, run by Australia's richest person, to make a A$1.70 billion ($1.14 billion) bid for Australian lithium developer Azure Minerals, the three parties said on Tuesday.
Brazil, the world's largest soybean exporter, has for the first time ever exported over 100 million metric tons of the oilseed within a year, boosted by a record harvest and lower international prices, which buyers used to build up stocks.
Crop protection products maker FMC said on Monday it has initiated layoffs in its Brazil business and a global restructuring plan, in response to the unprecedented global downturn in the sector.
U.S. stocks gained ground on Monday as market participants parsed mounting expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve in the coming year and looked ahead to a week of crucial economic data.
U.S. stocks gained ground on Monday as market participants parsed mounting expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve in the coming year and looked ahead to a week of crucial economic data.
U.S. soybean futures clawed back early losses and ended higher on Monday on good U.S. export demand and after Argentina's new government said it would raise export taxes on soymeal and soyoil in the world's supplier of the soy products.
A jury in Washington state on Monday ordered Bayer's Monsanto to pay $857 million to former students and parent volunteers of a school northeast of Seattle who claimed chemicals made by the company called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, leaked from light fixtures and got them sick, according to an attorney for the plaintiffs.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and feeder cattle futures closed higher on Monday on technical buying and support from firmer equities, analysts said.
Raw sugar futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) slid on Monday, heading toward last week's 8-1/2 month lows, while robusta steadied after hitting its highest level in at least 15 years last week.
A deadly summer storm over the weekend in Argentina has helped quench crops still reeling from a historic drought, a meteorologist said on Monday, although the storm paused operations at a key grains port.
U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as market participants parsed mounting expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve in the coming year and looked ahead to a week of crucial economic data.
U.S. corn futures fell on Monday and soybean futures were mixed as traders assessed crop-boosting rains in dry areas of South America amid improved demand for U.S. shipments.
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