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Russian Port Hit By Ukrainian Drones Days Before Geneva Peace Talks
Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Taman seaport on the Black Sea, damaging fuel tanks and port terminals just days before Russian and Ukrainian negotiators meet in Geneva for US-led peace talks.

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Gasoline Starved California Is Turning To Fuel From the Bahamas
By Will Kubzansky and Lucia Kassai Feb 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending...

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Russia Investigates Tanker Collision At Ust-Luga Port
MOSCOW, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Russian law enforcement officials said on Sunday they had begun an investigation into a collision involving a tanker at the Ust-Luga seaport, a major outlet for Russia’s...

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Nick Ehrenberg
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Barchart
Key Levels For Wheat
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.

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gCaptain
Hapag-Lloyd in Talks to Buy Israel’s Zim
Hapag-Lloyd AG is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli competitor Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, the German company said on Sunday.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Boards Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Veronica III’ in Indian Ocean
U.S. forces have boarded the sanctioned oil tanker VERONICA III in the Indian Ocean, marking the ninth vessel seized or interdicted in an intensifying campaign against the shadow fleet transporting illicit Venezuelan oil

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Brady Sidwell
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Barchart
Choppy week of fresh data ends with optimism
Markets closed Monday for President's Day
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Trump Unleashes Chaos At NOAA, US Weather And Climate Agency
By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K Sullivan Feb 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The email arrived in US government workers’ inboxes just after 1 a.m. East Coast time on Friday, with the subject...

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Dorange Becomes Youngest Sailor To Complete Vendee Globe
Feb 9 (Reuters) – At 23-years-old, Violette Dorange became the youngest sailor to finish the after completing the gruelling solo round-the-world yacht race on Sunday. Dorange completed the race in 25th place...

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Baltic States Switch To European Power Grid, Ending Russia Ties
By Andrius Sytas and Janis Laizans VILNIUS, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania completed a switch from Russia’s electricity grid to the EU’s system on Sunday, severing Soviet-era...

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Nick Ehrenberg
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Why Fibonacci Retracements Matter, Grains
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.

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gCaptain
Chevron Says Fading US Crude Growth Casts Pall On Port Projects
By Lucia Kassai Feb 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Slowing US oil-production growth is casting a pall over projects intended to expand crude shipments to overseas markets, according to Chevron Corp. New terminal...

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Russia’s Rostelecom Says Baltic Sea Cable Damaged
By Bloomberg News Feb 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A Russian underwater cable in the Baltic Sea has been damaged by an unspecified external impact, Tass reported on Saturday, citing the telecommunications provider...

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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
First LNG Carrier in Five Months Passes through Bab-el-Mandeb Strait as Houthi Threat Eases
Liquid natural gas producers have been avoiding the Red Sea for much of 2024 amid continuous attacks by Houthi militants. This may now be changing as the first LNG carrier...

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Russia Faces An Impending Oil Tanker Crisis As Sanctions Pile Up
By Julian Lee Feb 7, 2025 (Bloomberg) –On Jan. 10, the US Treasury sanctioned 161 oil tankers for their role in moving Russian oil. It was part of a raft of...

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Coast Guard Finds Wreckage Of Missing Alaska Plane; All 10 On Board Killed
By Rich McKay and Brad Brooks Feb 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska found the wreckage of a small plane atop frozen sea ice on Friday, after the aircraft suddenly lost...

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Jim Roemer
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Barchart
A Split in the Polar Vortex: Huge Snows Ahead & Implications for Energy Markets and Global Wheat Crop Concerns
Watch Jim’s video about the coldest and snowiest Northeast U.S. February in many years… and the commodity repercussions

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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Fall on Friday
Soybeans were to lower trade on Friday, with losses of 8 to 11 cents in most front months. Nearby March was up 7 ½ cents on the week despite the Friday pressure. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 11 cents at $9.88 ¾. Soymeal futures were down...

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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Bulls Take Some Risk Off Heading into the Weekend
Corn futures were feeling pressure on Friday, with losses of 3 to 8 cents, as the front months took the brunt of the hit. March still held the gains prior to the Friday session, up 5 ½ cents in the week. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was...