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US East Coast bulk exporters raised offer prices to secure material in the week ended April 15 in the face of increased export activity.

KUWAIT, April 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of striking Kuwaiti
oil and gas workers will carry on with their three-day-old
strike until planned public sector pay cuts are cancelled, their
spokesman said on Tuesday.

April 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission announced two fraud cases alleging that accounting
failures left investors in the dark about the finances of
computer accessories maker Logitech International SA
and now-defunct electric car battery maker Ener1 Inc.

With Chinese steel prices on a steady recovery since the Lunar New Year holidays, supply and production allocations have swung firmly towards serving the domestic market.

Following an exceptionally bearish winter, freight rates in the dry bulk Atlantic Handysize and Supramax

market have seen a rebound in recent weeks, but what hurdles might still lie ahead?

HOUSTON, April 19 (Reuters) - Scores of Houston-area schools
closed for a second straight day on Tuesday as more rain pelted
the fourth most populous U.S. city overnight after a record
deluge on Monday, causing floods that left six dead and led to
more than 1,000 water rescues.

PEDERNALES, Ecuador, April 19 (Reuters) - Rescuers in
Ecuador were losing hope on Tuesday of finding more survivors
from an earthquake that killed nearly 450 people and dealt a
shattering blow to the South American OPEC country's already
fragile economy.

PARIS, April 19 (Reuters) - French oil and gas company Total
announced the creation of a gas, renewables and power
division on Tuesday, which it said will help drive its ambition
to become a top renewables and electricity trading player within
20 years.

* EAS fears Hinkley Point will crimp future dividends

(Adds detail on dividend, EDF no comment)

KUWAIT, April 19 (Reuters) - The spokesman for thousands of
striking Kuwaiti oil and gas workers said on Tuesday that their
three day-old strike would continue until planned public sector
pay reforms are cancelled.

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