The global crop merchant Bunge is to buy competitor Viterra in a $8.2bn cash and shares deal, creating an agricultural behemoth to rival the largest trading houses that move grains, oilseeds and pulses from farm to consumers.The combined group will compete with industry leaders Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland, strengthening…

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. An emerging defense of former President Donald Trump is that he should not be criminally charged. The federal indictment released on Friday describes him sloppily hoarding classified documents…

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By Ying Xian Wong Bumi Armada shares fell early Tuesday, as analysts downgraded the stock after the suspension of production at an offshore facility in the North Sea. Shares slid as much as 27% and were last down 21% at 0.50 ringgit ($0.11), and were on track for their biggest…

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Former President Donald Trump is due to surrender in Miami on Tuesday after his federal indictment last week on 37 charges including unauthorized retention of classified documents and obstruction of justice. He’s expected to appear for an arraignment around 3 p.m. Eastern time at Miami’s federal courthouse, and he has…

© Reuters. Investing.com — The Dow closed lower Monday, as Apple’s jump to an intraday day record high faded after the tech giant unveiled its new mixed-reality headset. The was down 0.6%, or 199 points lower, the fell 0.1%, and the was down 0.2%. Apple (NASDAQ:) gave up gains after…

Investing.com — Natural gas futures limped in with a daily gain and a small weekly loss as market participants look beyond the first injection of above 100 billion cubic feet, or bcf, in the current storage season for the fuel in anticipation of near-term demand. The on the New York…

Investing.com — Most Asian currencies were a mixed bag on Tuesday as optimism over a U.S. debt ceiling deal was largely countered by fears of a more hawkish Federal Reserve, while the Chinese yuan hit a new six-month low after a much weaker daily fixing. The sank 0.4% to 7.0907…

By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada (BoC) became the first major global central bank to pause its rate-hike campaign in January, but the economy’s surprisingly strong performance since then will test Governor Tiff Macklem’s resolve to stay on the sidelines this week. A return to rate-hike…