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India asks China for urea as war-induced gas crunch bites
India has asked China to allow the sale of some urea cargoes as the war in the Middle East curtails the nation’s gas supplies, threatening fertilizer production in the agricultural powerhouse.…
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US Treasury’s Bessent to meet Chinese vice premier in France ahead of Trump-Xi summit
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in France from March 15 to March 16, the Treasury Department said on Thursday as the two sides prepare for U.S.…
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Martin Heinrich bill would give tax rebate for tariffs
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., introduced a bill to create a new tax rebate for individuals and families impacted by the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The legislation was shared first with CNBC.…
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Soybeans Up Nearly 18¢ | Thursday, March 12, 2026
Shortly after 9:30 a.m. CT, May corn was up 7½¢ at $4.67¾ per bushel.
May soybeans were up 17¾¢ at $12.31¾ per bushel.
May CBOT wheat was up 12¢ at $6.06¾ per bushel.…
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Ex-Goldman Commodity King Warns ‘No Policy Response Can Meaningfully Reverse Oil Prices’
“There is NO policy response that will stop this ascent in crude in the near term,” warns Goldman’s former head of commodity research, Jeff Currie.
In an interview on Bloomberg TV (watch here), Currie warned that the b…
Ex-Goldman Commodity King Warns ‘No Policy Response Can Meaningfully Reverse Oil Prices’
“There is NO policy response that will stop this ascent in crude in the near term,” warns Goldman’s former head of commodity research, Jeff Currie.
In an interview on Bloomberg TV (watch here), Currie warned that the b…
War with Iran delivers another shock to the global economy
Motorists queue up to get fuel at a pump, fearing a possible fuel shortage due to the Iran war, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
WASHINGTON — The war with Iran is doing collateral damage to the world economy.&…
Is India’s economy as big as it seems? Global media reads the fine print of GDP revamp
New Delhi: With an overhaul of GDP calculating measures, India’s growth story is in the spotlight again. In an article headlined ‘India’s economy is not as big as economists thought’, with a five-word strap ‘But it is growing faster’, The Economist n…
Mojtaba Khamenei named new supreme leader
Iranian state TV early Monday said Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor.
He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war, and despite n…
As questions grow over who funded the York sisters’ lavish lifestyles, how a Libyan gun smuggler was invited to Eugenie’s wedding, while bride Beatrice received ‘£750,000 as a gift’ from Turkish milli
By ELMIRA TANATAROVA, ASSISTANT LIFESTYLE EDITOR
Published: 09:51 EST, 8 March 2026 | Updated: 09:51 EST, 8 March 2026
A deep dive into Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice’s very generous, six-figure ‘wedding gifts’ has s…