(Updates Dec. 18 explainer with latest battlefield and other developments) By Andrew Osborn and Anastasiia Malenko MOSCOW/KYIV, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Russian forces are closing in on the strategically important eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after capturing a string of villages to its south, and Ukraine has halted production at its only coking coal mine nearby due to the advance....

06:22 AM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Dollar General ( DG ) was Smart Insider's stock pick of the week after the company's Chair Michael Calbert sold 6,000 Dollar General ( DG ) shares at $75 apiece on Dec. 31. Calbert was a buyer only six months ago at $155, Smart Insider said in a note Tuesday. Chief Merchandising Officer...

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - Peru's niche Bretaña crude oil is gaining popularity in the United States, with the first cargo discharging in the U.S. Gulf Coast this month as U.S. refiners seek alternatives for declining Mexican heavy crude. Bretaña, a rare heavy sweet crude with minimal metals, is produced in the Peruvian side of the Amazon rainforest. It...

06:20 AM EST, 01/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Commerzbank in its European Sunrise note of Tuesday highlighted: Markets: United States Treasuries modestly bull-steepen into New York close, better bid in Asia. E-minis edge higher, Asian equities mixed. EUR stronger at $1.025, Brent weakens. U.S.: President-elect Donald Trump's team said to discuss gradually increasing tariffs to avoid an inflation spike and support...