London and New York cocoa futures on ICE rose to fresh record highs on Friday boosted by growing concern about a supply shortage following poor crops in Ivory Coast and Ghana.
Chicago Board of Trade corn
futures on Friday fell to $4 per bushel in the front-month
contract for the first time since November 2020, as large
U.S. supplies pressured the market.
Gucci creative director Sabato De Sarno showed a lineup of ornately decorated wool coats on the catwalk in Milan on Friday, building on his approach for reigniting Kering’s prized label with sensual, pared-back styles.
A Ukrainian government delegation was due to visit the border with Poland on Friday amid farmers' protests and blockades of cross-border cargoes from Ukrainian producers, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
Spain's Cepsa and Apical Group's Bio-Oils unit on Friday began building what will be Southern Europe's largest biofuels plant able to produce 500,000 metric tons of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per year, the companies said.
Germany on Friday joined the small group of countries and jurisdictions that have legalised cannabis when the Bundestag passed a law allowing individuals and voluntary associations to grow and hold limited quantities of the drug.
Centerra Gold Inc (Symbol: CGAU) has been named as a Top 5 dividend paying metals and mining stock, according to Dividend Channel, which published its weekly ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among metals and mining companies, CGAU shares displayed both attractive
The founder of Italian luxury shoemaker Tod's said on Friday he had no plans to sell the company after taking it private via a deal with private equity firm L Catterton.
French farmers were back on the streets of Paris on Friday, warning President Emmanuel Macron that he should expect a difficult welcome when he opens a major farm show on Saturday, amid anger over costs, red tape and green regulations.
Just a few years ago, corn at or above $4 per bushel was often viewed favorably by U.S. farmers from a profit perspective. But $4 today is not the same as it was back then since production costs remain elevated after spiking a couple of years ago.
Chicago corn and soybean futures edged higher on Friday, with bargain-buying lifting prices after both markets dropped to their lowest levels in three years, although plentiful supplies are likely to limit gains.
Nickel prices were heading for their biggest weekly gain in seven months on Friday as expansion of Western sanctions against Russia triggered covering of bets on lower prices of the metal.
Air China Ltd. has consulted with advisers in recent months on the possible merits of raising its nearly 30% stake in Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Malaysian palm oil futures moved up and down on Friday for want for a direction, finally inching higher and posting a weekly gain, as market participants waited for new leads.
The lowest price offered in the international tender from Tunisia's state grains agency on Friday to purchase up to 100,000 metric tons of soft wheat was believed to be $238.88 a ton c&f, according to initial assessments from European traders.
Shares in Germany's Lufthansa were trading 3.6% lower at 0833 GMT on Friday, as shareholders reacted to the airline's announcement that it would shed two thirds of its board by the middle of the year.
Parts shortages and delivery delays plaguing the global aviation industry are easing, but could take up to two years to resolve, firms at the Singapore Airshow said, adding to the pressures clouding a post-pandemic recovery in travel demand.
The founder and CEO of Italian luxury group Tod's, Diego Della Valle, said on Friday his family has no plans to sell the company after the delisting operation via private equity firm L Catterton.
Ukraine has exported almost 4.3 million metric tons of grain so far this month, exceeding the 3.8 million tons exported over the same period a year earlier, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday.
Thousands of protesting Indian farmers facing off with security forces have come under the protection of the Nihang Sikhs, a warrior sect dating back to the 1600s distinguished by their ink-blue robes and ancient weapons such as swords and spears.