From COMPANIES 9:38am

BHP scales back $80bn expansion plan

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Chairman warns of further easing of commodity prices

6:18pm

NYSE Euronext knocked out of LME race

First bidder to be eliminated after submitting too low an offer

7:44pm

Backlash to longer grain futures sessions

Fear extended trading will lead to knee-jerk reactions to data

Javier Blas
From COMPANIES 5:02pm

Repsol sues Argentina over YPF seizure

Spanish oil group claims $10.5bn for expropriation

11:42pm

Brazil sugar production costs rise

Increasing overheads leave bitter taste

From THE COMMODITIES NOTE May 15, 2012

Corn and soya battle for US acreage

Jump in soyabean prices may prompt switch to the oilseed

From COMPANIES May 15, 2012

ThyssenKrupp posts €1.1bn first-half loss

German steel group tells investors that worst is over

May 14, 2012

Commodities at five-month lows

Uncertainty about eurozone and Chinese growth weighs on prices

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