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gCaptain
Aramco Helicopter Crash In Ras Tanura Kills All 14 On Board
By Sara Gharaibeh Jun 28, 2026, 8:26 AM (Bloomberg) –A helicopter operated by Saudi Aramco crashed Sunday in the energy heartland of Ras Tanura, killing all 14 passengers on board. The...

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US Carries Out Fresh Strikes Against Iran After Tanker Struck In Hormuz, Escalating Hostilities
By Jana Choukeir and Jasper Ward DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Sweden Fits Guns To Coast Guard Vessels As Baltic Tensions Rise
By Charlie Duxbury Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Sweden is fitting machine guns to its civilian coast guard vessels to better counter what it views as an intensifying threat from Russia-linked vessels...

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gCaptain
A Super Yacht Armada Came To Miami, Leaving A Marine Graveyard In Its Wake
By Michael Smith Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Not far from the super yachts docked outside the island palaces of Miami’s new billionaire class, smaller boats abandoned by people who couldn’t afford...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Second Tanker Struck in Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Iran Shipping Crisis Deepens
A second merchant vessel has been struck while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the rapidly deteriorating security situation despite efforts to keep commercial shipping moving through the strategic waterway....

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Tanker Struck In Hormuz As Navies Raise Threat Level To Ships
By Sara Gharaibeh and Alex Longley Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and naval authorities increased the threat level to shipping in the area,...

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gCaptain
Saudi Arabia Is Ramping Up Oil Exports As Gulf Ports Restart
By Julian Lee and Priyanjana Bengani Jun 26, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia is boosting crude shipments, opening up its Persian Gulf ports that were shuttered by the Iran war while also...
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From
Bill Allen
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Barchart
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Selling in the Grains Could Be the New Theme - Cattle Markets Take a Breath as 265 Traded in the Cash Market Yesterday

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Walsh Trading
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Barchart
DEC-MAR SOYBEAN OIL SPREAD (ZLZ26-ZLH27) - WALSH PURE SPREADER
WALSH PURE SPREADER - Pure Hedge Division

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Trump Says China Offered to Help on Iran
US President Donald Trump signaled China is willing to support negotiations with Iran, as he pushes for a diplomatic resolution to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after a commercial vessel was apparently seized near the United Arab Emirates.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Details of Trump’s Nuclear Battleship Emerge in New Navy Shipbuilding Blueprint
The U.S. Navy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Shipbuilding Plan is offering the clearest picture yet of the Trump administration’s new battleship program, revealing a nuclear-powered surface combatant designed around hypersonic weapons,...

From
Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about a Two-Headed top
I anticipate feeder cattle to trade down to the lows made in mid-March per respective contract month.

From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Admiral Says Operation EPIC FURY Rolled Back ‘40 Years’ of Iranian Military Investment
Admiral Brad Cooper of U.S. Central Command on Thursday delivered the most sweeping public assessment yet of the damage inflicted on Iran during Operation EPIC FURY, telling lawmakers the 38-day...

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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Hormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers Exit
The number of supertankers hauling unsanctioned oil through the Strait of Hormuz has shown signs of rising in recent days, offering limited relief to an oil market that’s suffered the largest supply disruption in history.

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Reuters
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gCaptain
New Attacks Hit Ships Near Hormuz as Trump Discusses Iran With Xi
U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the Iran war with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, while new attacks on vessels near the Strait of Hormuz brought a reminder of the costs of a prolonged stalemate, with peace talks stalled.

From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Falling at Midday
The wheat complex is facing pressure on Thursday’s midday. Chicago SRW futures are down 18 to 29 cents in the front months. KC HRW futures are leading the charge, with 20 to 22 cent losses. MPLS spring wheat is trading with 17 to 19 cent losses at midday. There were...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Facing Thursday Pressure
Corn futures are trading with 13 to 15 cent losses in the front months on Thursday. There were 17 deliveries against May futures overnight, with the contract expiring today. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 15 cents to $4.25. A bill to approve year-around sales of E15...

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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Collapsing Following Trump/Xi Meeting
Soybeans are trading with 30 to 44 cent losses in most contracts on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 44 cents at $11.20. Soymeal futures are back down $7.20, with Soy Oil futures falling 108 points. There were 80 deliveries issued against May meal futures overnight,...

From
Trent Klarenbach
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Barchart
Soybeans Technicals: Confirming the Double Top
We analyze the rumoured double top in soybean prices. Canadian grain marketers should wait for a confirmed neckline break before acting on the charts.