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Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS-A) Expands in Africa
4/24/2012, 12:26 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy Cove Energy for GBP1.12-B
(US$1.8-B), lifting its offer to access East Africa's huge Nat
Gas reserves, but failing to quell rumors of a bidding war... Read >>
Amnesty International Says Royal Dutch Shell Grossly Under-Reported Nigerian Oil Spill
4/24/2012, 12:25 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
In a new report released this month, Amnesty International
accuses Royal Dutch Shell of
inaccurately assessing the size of a 2008 oil
spill in the Nigerian Delta region.
... Read >>
USA Outlook Oil, Gold, EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CHF
4/24/2012, 12:21 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Job gains, mortgage rates close to all-time lows and cheaper
properties are underpinning an industry that's been the economy's
weak spot. At the same time, progress in residential real... Read >>
US corn planting slows; soy seeding off to record start
4/24/2012, 12:17 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
U.S. farmers east of the Mississippi River made good planting
progress, while growers in western areas of the Corn Belt were
slowed by rainy weather, a U.S. Agriculture Department... Read >>
Cove Energy Accepts $1.8B Takeover Offer From Royal Dutch Shell
4/24/2012, 12:16 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Britain's Cove Energy PLC (
COV
), which owns part of a massive natural gas field off the coast
of Mozambique, said Tuesday it accepted a sweetened takeover
offer of £1.12... Read >>
EU raises wheat, cuts barley, rapeseed yield outlook
4/24/2012, 12:16 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
The European Commission's crop-monitoring unit on Monday
raised slightly its forecast for the average yield of this year's
soft wheat crop in the European Union but trimmed its outlook... Read >>
Palm oil weighed by euro zone woes; exports eyed
4/24/2012, 12:15 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Malaysian palm oil futures extended losses, as investors
feared that the euro zone debt woes could hurt global growth,
although losses were limited by a healthy demand outlook for the
... Read >>
Brazil's April soy exports seen topping March's
4/24/2012, 12:14 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Brazil's soybean exports are likely to climb in April from
March, with harvesting of the oilseed in the world's No. 2 grower
now nearing completion, according to port shipping... Read >>
Dow's new corn: "time bomb" or farmers' dream?
4/24/2012, 12:13 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
A new biotech corn developed by Dow AgroSciences could answer
the prayers of U.S. farmers plagued by a fierce epidemic of
super-weeds. Or it could trigger a flood of dangerous... Read >>
Algeria's Q1 grain imports down 12.7 pct y/y
4/24/2012, 12:11 pm from International Business Times in Investing, Commodities
Algeria's wheat imports in the first quarter of this year were
down 12.7 percent on the same period in 2011, customs data
showed, after an easing off in social unrest and a more... Read >>