(Reuters) - Santa Claus is not delivering as many Christmas trees, toys and decorations to the United States this year as in recent years, import data shows, with retailers including Walmart ( WMT ) bringing in less holiday product ahead of what is expected to be a so-so holiday season. Walmart ( WMT ), the world's biggest retailer, has slashed...

* Walmart ( WMT ) imports 340,000 kilos of Christmas goods, down from 1.9 million kilos in 2022 * Retailers predict smaller sales increase due to stretched consumer budgets * U.S. companies import 22% less Christmas goods by weight compared with 2022 By Richa Naidu, Aishwarya Venugopal, Siddharth Cavale Nov 5 (Reuters) - Santa Claus is not delivering as many...

* Record trading volumes driven by Middle East conflict, 2025 supply-demand concerns * ICE, CME Group report record trading volumes in October * OPEC+ production decisions, weak demand outlook influence hedging activity By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Investors ramped up oil futures and options trading in October to record levels in a bid to hedge growing uncertainty...

06:04 AM EST, 11/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Teck Resources was at last look up 1.7% in US premarket after saying overnight Monday that on Nov. 5 at its strategy day it will present its strategy for generating value for shareholders and stakeholders and lay out the company's investment pathway to grow copper production to 800,000 tonnes per year before the...