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London copper prices hit a near eight-year high on Wednesday, while Shanghai prices also rose, as tight inventories and hopes for more U.S. stimulus boosted sentiment.

Argentine truckers ended a 20-day strike that had blocked access to ports in Buenos Aires province, agricultural industry sources said on Tuesday, following a deal struck with local officials to increase freight-hauling rates.

Air Canada said on Tuesday it is suspending additional transborder and international service due to COVID-19, a change that will temporarily reduce the carrier's unionized workforce by 1,500, along with an unspecified number of managers.

Brazil exported 2.89 million 60-kg bags of green coffee in January, down 8% from the same month a year ago, exporters association Cecafe said on Tuesday in a monthly report.

Boeing delivered 26 aircraft in January, boosted by the clearing of the 737 MAX jet to fly again after a 20-month ban as it also won four new orders for its 747-8 freighters.

China plans to import goods worth more than $170 billion from central and eastern European (CEE) countries in the next five years, doubling its purchases of agricultural products, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.

Boeing delivered an improved 26 aircraft in January, boosted by the clearing of the 737 MAX jet to fly again after a 20-month ban as it also won four new orders for its 747-8 freighters.

Daily energy market commentary provided by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Advisory Services' Energy Team.

British Airways has invested in a sustainable aviation fuel company, finding resources to back its decarbonisation plans despite the coronavirus pandemic, as pressure grows on airlines to cut emissions when travel restarts in earnest.

Some 40,000 Brazilians are bringing a group-action lawsuit against Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro for what they say is toxic waste pollution the company is causing in northern Brazil.

London-listed mining company Emmerson Plc said on Tuesday it had received a licence from authorities in Morocco giving it exclusive rights to develop a $400 million potash plant.

Copper hit a one-month high on Tuesday due to a weaker dollar, optimism over a $1.9 trillion stimulus package and tight supplies of the metal.

Some 40,000 Brazilians are bringing a group-action lawsuit against Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro for what they say is toxic waste pollution the company is causing in northern Brazil.

Illinois farmer Fred Helms is so eager for his next soybean crop he invested in a faster-maturing variety of soy seeds in hopes of beating other farmers to harvest the crop in mid-September, more than a month earlier than usual.

Canopy Growth Corp's aggressive cost-cutting measures and increased demand for cannabis products during the pandemic-led lockdowns helped the world's largest pot producer report a smaller third-quarter adjusted loss on Tuesday.

Canopy Growth Corp's aggressive cost-cut measures and increased demand for cannabis products during the lockdowns helped the world's largest pot producer report a smaller third-quarter adjusted loss on Tuesday.

Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica has offered to sell assets in three EU countries in a bid to gain EU antitrust approval for its 7.2-billion-euro ($8.7 billion) purchase of GrandVision, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Eyewear maker EssilorLuxottica has offered to sell assets in three European Union countries in a bid to allay EU antitrust concerns about its 7.2-billion-euro ($8.7 billion) bid for Dutch Opticians group GrandVision, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

It is not yet clear whether or not the world needs a new set of vaccines to fight different variants of the novel coronavirus but scientists are working on new ones so there is no reason for alarm, the head of the Oxford Vaccine Group said on Tuesday.

China's big technology firms are stepping up hiring of legal and compliance experts and setting aside funds for potential fines, according to sources and job postings, amid an unprecedented anti-trust and data privacy crackdown by regulators.