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Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell on Monday as advancing U.S. harvests uncovered strong yields and farmers increased sales of their crops, analysts said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) weekly crop progress report should show the U.S. soybean harvest as 77% complete and the corn harvest as 59% complete, according to the average of estimates from 12 analysts polled by Reuters on Monday.

An Alaska Airlines flight bound for San Francisco was diverted to Portland, Oregon, after a jump seat passenger inside the cockpit attempted to disable the aircraft engines.

French luxury group Kering's sales are likely to have slowed again in the third quarter as it seeks to reignite its star label Gucci under a new creative direction and the sector shows signs of easing demand for high-end fashion.

Above average rains in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions last week helped strengthen the development of small and average pods of the October-to-March main crop, farmers said on Monday, although in some regions heavy rainfall was preventing beans from drying properly.

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Lockheed Martin Corp has withdrawn from the U.S. Air Force's competition to build at least 75 refueling tankers, the company said, giving Boeing's N KC-46 Pegasus a boost in the closely-watched multi-billion dollar Air Force contract.

The European Union's crop monitoring service on Monday further reduced its yield forecast for the EU's grain maize harvest after a warm, dry start to autumn worsened drought in the southeast of the bloc.

London cocoa futures on ICE hit a third successive record high on Monday, with speculators doubling down on bets for rising prices as they expect shrinking demand will not be enough to offset a severe downturn in supply.

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The European Union's crop monitoring service on Monday reduced its forecast for this year's EU grain maize yield to 7.13 metric tons per hectare (t/ha) from 7.26 t/ha projected last month.

Akbar Al Baker is retiring as chief executive of Qatar Airways following more than two decades at the helm of the state-owned carrier, according to a source familiar with the matter.

China is set to approve slightly more than 1 trillion yuan ($137 billion) in additional sovereign debt issuance on Tuesday as Beijing steps up its efforts to spur infrastructure spending and encourage economic growth, three sources told Reuters.

Chicago soybeans, corn and wheat edged down on Monday as an advancing Midwest harvest and rain relief expected in other grain belts worldwide helped maintain pressure on prices after they retreated from multi-week highs on Friday.

Brazil's 2023/24 soybean planting has reached as of last Thursday 30% of the expected area, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, up 13 percentage points from the previous week.

London cocoa futures on ICE hit a third successive record high on Monday, with speculators doubling down on bets for rising prices as they expect shrinking demand will not be enough to offset a severe downturn in supply.

Brazil's 2023/24 soybean planting has reached as of last Thursday 30% of the expected area, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, up 13 percentage points from the previous week.

Iranian state-owned animal feed importer SLAL has issued an international tender to purchase about 180,000 metric tons of animal feed corn, European traders said on Monday.

Russian wheat export prices declined again last week, but analysts see demand picking up at these levels.

Tod's founder and Chief Executive said on Monday he was satisfied with the group being listed and was focused on the long-term strategy rather than pursuing a more short term one.