May 2 - U.S. soybean sales to China ground to a halt after Beijing threatened tariffs on imports, the CEO ofagricultural trader Bunge Ltd said on Wednesday, the latest sign of mounting trade tensions upsetting the global flow ofcommodities.
Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are leading on the saleof a 40 % stake in commodities business Glencore's agricultural arm to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) for $ 2.5 bn (# 1.77 bn).