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September arabica coffee (KCU25) today is down -0.35 (-0.10%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU25) is down -29 (-0.69%). Coffee prices today fell from 2-month highs and are slightly lower. Coffee prices shed their gains and turned lower today on comments from Brazil's Agriculture Minister Favaro, who said he believes his country's coffee exports could be excluded from the 50% US tariffs on Brazilian exports. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis. The coffee market is awaiting clarity on US tariff policies, as President Tru...

The family office of Inditex SA founder Amancio Ortega has reached an agreement to purchase a 49% stake in PD Ports, a major UK port operator, from Brookfield Asset Management. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This acquisition marks a significant investment move for Ortega, who is best known as the founder of global fashion retail giant Inditex, the parent company of Zara and other popular clothing brands. The deal adds a substantial infrastructure asset to the billionaire’s investment portfolio. Brookfield Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager, will retain...

Spain is seeing its most devastating forest fires in over 20 years, with 3,440 square kilometres of land destroyed by more than 220 fires so far this year, according to new EU estimates. The previous record registered by the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) was 3,060 square kilometres of land ravaged by fires in 2022. However, the service only began recording relevant data in 2006. According to records by the Spanish government, this year's fires are the most devastating since 1994. The worst damage has been caused by the current fires, which have raged for two weeks in the nort...

The famed German art exhibition documenta on Monday unveiled the artistic team leading its 16th edition, due to be held in 2027. The show takes place over 100 days every five years in the central city of Kassel. The team for documenta 16 was assembled by Artistic Director Naomi Beckwith, a US art historian who curates the Guggenheim museum in New York. The all-female lineup includes curator and researcher Carla Acevedo-Yates; Romi Crawford, a professor in visual and creative studies at the University of Chicago; Mayra A. Rodríguez Castro, a writer and editor; and Xiaoyu Weng, a curator and wri...