Imports

Sofia Solomon didn't invent cheese, of course, but she is credited with helping to introduce many Chicagoans to the delights of artisan cheeses, notably those made by this region's cheesemakers. So successful has Solomon's quest been that it's hard to...

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Freeport LNG, one of the first natural gas importers to switch gears and target exports, has been given the green light by U.S. regulators to sell frozen gas to non-Free Trade nations, with Japanese utilities and BP Plc...

May 16 (Reuters) - Basis bids for soybeans shipped by barge to the U.S. Gulf Coast were lower in nearby loading positions early on Thursday on sluggish export demand and steady to firm new-crop months, traders said. * CIF corn basis bids were mostly...

* Chronic refining problems limit fuel production * Domestic demand inflated by huge gasoline subsidy * PDVSA refining division losses rose to $8.4 bln By Marianna Parraga CARACAS, May 14 (Reuters) - Venezuela in 2012 became a net importer of gasoline...

SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs. At stake is a...

Armed with hooks, tongs and a snake bag, biologists at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge spent Thursday learning how to catch Burmese pythons. Although none have been seen at Loxahatchee, the refuge's workers are getting prepared as part of a...

(The author is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.) By Gerard Wynn LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Morocco is set to pay more for its solar power than far richer countries such as Germany and should switch tack to cheaper solar...

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has released new rules to curb currency speculation amid signs that hot money inflows have helped push the yuan to a series of record highs in recent weeks. The rules tighten limits on long yuan positions that banks can...

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit fell more than expected in March as imports recorded their biggest drop since 2009, the latest sign of slowing domestic demand. The Commerce Department said on Thursday the trade gap narrowed 11.0...

* Jobless claims fall sharply to 324,000 last week * Trade deficit narrows in March but imports, exports fall * U.S. job market improving despite economic soft patch By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new...

NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) - Refining company PBF Energy said Thursday the rising price of renewable identification numbers (RINs) took a bite out of first-quarter earnings and it would blend more ethanol into its gasoline output in the second half to...

By Osamu Tsukimori and Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Indonesian and Australian coal exporters are moving aggressively to fend off competition to meet Japan's new-found appetite for the fuel to generate electricity while the country's nuclear...