The World Food Programme (WFP) will increase its food and nutrition assistance programme this month in West and Central Africa in hopes of reaching 7.3 million people as the June-August lean season is under way at a time when hunger…
By Yannis Souliotis and Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek-owned Tutor coal carrier attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants in the Red Sea last week has sunk, salvagers confirmed on Wednesday. The Tutor was struck with missiles and…
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance over potential violations of children's privacy to the Department of Justice (DOJ).The FTC says its own investigation!-->…
and Median inflation continue to decline. This is not really a surprise; since early 2023 the clear direction has been to lower inflation. The debate has not been about whether inflation was heading higher or lower. The debate has been…
Investing.com -- U.S crude oil futures fell in post-settlement trading Tuesday after the American Petroleum Institute reported an increase in domestic crude stocks just as many are pinning their hopes for higher oil prices on a summer…
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil settled more than 1% higher on Tuesday due to escalating geopolitical risk in Europe and the Middle East, where wars continue to threaten global supply. futures settled up $1.08, or 1.3%, at…
Investing.com -- Oil prices settled higher Tuesday, as traders awaited fresh inventory to weigh up expectations for a pick up in demand as the summer season is underway. At 14:30 ET (18:30 GMT), the futures 1.5% to settle at $81.57 a…
By Renee Hickman CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bayer (OTC:)'s Preceon variety of short stature corn has been shown to withstand up to 75 mph winds (120 kph) in some trials, the company said on Tuesday, but could not withstand winds over 100 mph.…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair and top Democrat on the House select committee on China will announce Tuesday they are launching a bipartisan working group to reduce China's dominance of critical mineral supply chains.…
Investing.com – The weakness in the post-pandemic recovery of China's economy remains on investors' radar, particularly in the industrial and infrastructure-related metals market. With data showing a slowdown in industrial production and a…