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• COMMODITIES-US oil down after pipeline cuts flow; soy drops Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | 5:34 PM ET

  *Copper down on subdued China demand Improving global economy weighs on gold. Jan 23- U.S. oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday as pipeline problems raised worries that crude supplies will swell in the country's Midwest, and soybean and grain markets slid in reaction to forecasts for better crop weather in major grower Argentina.

• GRAINS-Soybeans to one-month high as Chinese buy; wheat falls Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013 | 4:50 PM ET

  CHICAGO, Jan 22- Soybean futures rose 1.6 percent on Tuesday, and touched a one-month high, as traders cited news China bought optional-origin soybeans, talk that it may be looking for more, and concern about Brazil's ability to move its expected record-large soybean crop to port.

• GRAINS-Chicago wheat sets one-month high on U.S. drought Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013 | 7:10 AM ET

  *Dryness in Argentina, south Brazil may hurt soy crop. LONDON, Jan 22- Chicago wheat climbed to a one-month high on Tuesday while soybeans and corn also advanced with prices supported by a worsening drought across the U.S. grain belt and dryness in parts of Argentina and Brazil. "The wet bias that existed in Argentina earlier in the season has now shifted to dry bias.

• GRAINS-Soybeans rise to one-month high on talk of Chinese demand Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013 | 12:05 AM ET

  CHICAGO, Jan 22- Soybean futures touched a one-month high Tuesday on fresh export demand from China and concerns about dry weather in South American soy regions, traders said. At the Chicago Board of Trade as of 10:30 a.m. CST, CBOT March soybeans were up 21-3/ 4 cents at $14.51 per bushel after reaching $14.53- 3/ 4, the contract's highest level since Dec. 19.

• INSIGHT-Top economies face fuel price spike as LNG supply drops Friday, 18 Jan 2013 | 1:00 AM ET

  NEW YORK/ LONDON, Jan 18- Global prices for liquefied natural gas are rising toward record highs this year as increasing demand runs up against stuttering supply, threatening to drive up fuel costs in some of the world's biggest economies.

• COLUMN-China offers greatest prize of all for shale gas: Kemp Thursday, 17 Jan 2013 | 10:05 AM ET

  In its latest annual outlook, published on Wednesday, BP predicts China will be the most successful country outside North America in developing shale gas by 2030. Given the country's enormous shale resources and large prospective market, coupled with its ready availability of capital and proven engineering expertise, it is hard to argue with that assessment.

• UPDATE 1-LAN says grounds its Boeing 787 Dreamliners per FAA request Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 9:13 PM ET

  SANTIAGO, Jan 16- Chile- based LAN said it will temporarily ground its three Boeing 787 Dreamliners following a safety warning issued on Wednesday by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The airline uses its Boeing 787 s on routes to Los Angeles, Lima and Buenos Aires.

• LAN says grounds its Boeing 787 Dreamliners per FAA request Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 8:34 PM ET

  BUENOS AIRES, Jan 16- Chile- based LAN said it will temporarily ground its three Boeing 787 Dreamliners following a safety warning issued on Wednesday by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

• COMMODITIES-Grains head for prolonged rally; platinum up 7th day Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 6:21 PM ET

  *Sugar dips on Brazil crop; cocoa down ahead of grind data. Improving sugar crops in top producer Brazil prompted farmers to sell, while cocoa dipped on expectations of bearish grind data out of North America.

• Rain needed by month's end for Argentina to hit corn target Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 3:47 PM ET

  *Cordoba, Buenos Aires, Santa Fe provinces getting dry. BUENOS AIRES, Jan 16- Argentina needs rain by the end of the month to maximize corn yields and to realize forecasts that the global supplier will have a record harvest of 28 million tonnes, farmers and agronomists say.

• COMMODITIES-Wheat at 3-week highs, gas at 2-week peaks Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 3:47 PM ET

  *Copper at 2- week low on U.S. debt ceiling, China worries. NEW YORK, Jan 15- U.S. wheat prices hit three-week highs on Tuesday on fear that a return to dry weather could do further damage to grain in parched U.S. fields, and natural gas touched a two-week peak as colder weather boosted heating demand across the nation.

• INTERVIEW-Brazilian minister says no risk of energy crisis Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 3:16 PM ET

  BRASILIA, Jan 15- Summer rains falling across Brazil have dispelled any danger of power rationing in the world's sixth largest economy, Energy Minister Edison Lobao said on Tuesday, insisting that the government sees no need to increase emergency natural gas imports to keep thermoelectric plants running. "

• Ex-compliance exec sues Siemens over alleged Asia bribery scheme Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 2:26 PM ET

  Jan 15- A former compliance officer for Siemens AG in China sued the company on Tuesday, accusing it of firing him after he tried to expose a kickback scheme involving medical equipment sales to hospitals there. The allegations come after Siemens resolved charges in 2008 that it paid bribes in exchange for business around the world.

• GRAINS-Wheat jumps to two-week high on winterkill fears Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 11:51 AM ET

  Corn and soybean futures were also higher, with corn on track for their seventh straight session of higher prices, as conditions turned dry in Argentina while the U.S. Agriculture Department's forecast last week for tight stockpiles continued to underpin prices.

• COLUMN-Tide of resource nationalism begins to ebb: Kemp Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 7:25 AM ET

  LONDON, Jan 15- For a decade, the oil industry has worried about rising resource nationalism in producing countries.

• Hong Kong shares seen softer on concern over corporate earnings Sunday, 13 Jan 2013 | 8:01 PM ET

  HONG KONG, Jan 14- Hong Kong shares may start slightly softer on Monday on concern over corporate earnings after companies including global exporter Li& Fung Ltd warned of lower profits in a challenging operating environment.

• CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-UPDATE 2-Wal-Mart's Solorzano leaves Latam CEO post Friday, 11 Jan 2013 | 5:26 PM ET

  Jan 11- Wal-Mart Stores Inc is replacing the chief of its Latin American unit, who had run the retailer's business in Mexico when the company reportedly began a probe into bribery allegations in the country. Solorzano will remain as chairman of the board of directors at Wal-Mart de Mexico, the Mexican unit of the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart said on Friday.

• GRAINS-Soybeans set 6-month low, grains soar on USDA crop data Friday, 11 Jan 2013 | 1:14 PM ET

  *Traders expect USDA to raise estimates for soy inventories. The United States is facing increasing competition for business from Brazil, which is expected to harvest a record crop, and from Argentina. Still, USDA left its estimate for U.S. soybean exports unchanged from last month at 1.345 billion bushels. "

• Walmart names new Latam leader, Solorzano still Walmex chairman Friday, 11 Jan 2013 | 11:36 AM ET

  Jan 11- Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Friday that Enrique Ostale will become president and chief executive of Walmart Latin America, succeeding Eduardo Solorzano, who will continue to serve as chairman of the board of directors at Wal-Mart de Mexico.

• UPDATE 1-Emerging debt sales in for a bumper year, shy of 2012 Friday, 11 Jan 2013 | 11:24 AM ET

  LONDON, Jan 11- Asian firms and Eurobond debutants from Africa will be prominent among emerging borrowers hoping to tap buoyant appetite for high-yield assets in 2013 although issuance and investor returns may fall short of last year.