Archive for the August 17, 2019
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Euronext wheat futures were higher on Thursday, lifted partly by a weaker euro which boosted the outlook for exports with a large crop this year now largely harvested. Benchmark December milling wheat on the Paris-based
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Chicago Board of Trade corn futures edged off of three-month lows on Thursday as bargain buyers stepped into the market after prices sagged 11.4 percent in a three-day skid following the US Agriculture Department's bearish
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US natural gas futures jumped more than 4% on Thursday on a much smaller-than-expected weekly storage build and forecasts for hotter weather and higher cooling demand next week. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) said
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The Karachi Port handled 106,041 tonnes of cargo comprising 85,320 tonnes of import cargo and 20,721 tonnes of export cargo including 8,630 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours
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Selective buying was witnessed on the cotton market on Friday in the process of post-holiday session, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 7750, they added. In ready session, about 2000 bales
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Steel futures in China extended gains on Thursday as market participants hoped Beijing would roll out more measures to stimulate the slowing domestic economy amid fears about a global recession. Rallying for a fourth straight
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At first glance, it looks like hard candy laced with flecks of fake fruit, or a third grader's art project confected from recycled debris. In reality, it's a sliver of Arctic Ocean sea ice riddled
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From hiring ghostwriters and forging sports credentials to generous 'gift-giving', admissions middlemen in China are advising wealthy parents to take an array of 'shortcuts' to secure places at foreign universities. The service comes with a
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Sudan has allowed Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera to reopen its Khartoum office, which they had shut down in May, the channel's director in the Sudanese capital told AFP Friday. "The Sudanese authorities have agreed to let
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Greenland is not for sale, local authorities said Friday, after a newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump is looking into whether it might be possible for the United States to buy the mineral-rich Arctic
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