--Clyde Russell is a Reuters columnist.
CHICAGO/NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The closure of two ethanol plants this week and proposed sale of a third highlight the growing challenges faced by small producers located far from cheap feedstock supplies in the U.S.
Sept 3 (Reuters) - Mining equipment maker Joy Global Inc , which gets about 60 percent of its revenue from coal miners, reported a 37 percent fall in quarterly profit and cut its full-year forecast as customers cut spending due to weak prices.
OSLO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Norway's oil-driven economy, until recently among Europe's top performers, faces years of slower growth as energy industry gloom infects other sectors, challenging policymakers who want to create jobs but fear stoking a red-hot housing market.
BEIJING, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin about what could be done to stabilise world oil markets and prices.
SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Embattled commodity merchant Noble Group is expanding its Singapore oil team to focus on growing regional demand despite a price rout that has hurt some companies trading crude oil and refined products.
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