| Stocks in Focus - Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:33 AM PDT Nike's (NKE) first quarter earnings and revenues were ahead of expectations. The company also noted that worldwide futures orders for Nike Brand athletic footwear and apparel scheduled for delivery from September 2014 through January 2015 rose 11 percent year-over-year.
BlackBerry (BBRY) reported a narrower than expected loss for its second quarter but its revenues missed estimates.
Micron Technology (MU) also reported better than expected fourth quarter results.
Progress Software (PRGS) reported third quarter earnings that exceeded estimates, while its revenues were slightly shy of estimates. The company raised its 2014 adjusted earnings guidance and also issued upbeat guidance for the fourth quarter.
Finish Line (FINL) reported second quarter results that trailed estimates, but it confirmed its 2014 guidance for comparable store sales growth in mid single digits and earnings per share growth in the high single to low double digit range.
Diamond Foods (DMND) reported better than expected fourth quarter results, while its 2015 adjusted earnings guidance was below estimates.
Thor Industries' (THO) fourth quarter earnings beat estimates, while its revenues trailed expectations.
Symantec (SYMC) said its board has appointed Michael Brown as its CEO, effective immediately. Brown has been serving as CEO on an interim basis since March 2014.
Hershey Company (HSY) announced the completion of its acquisition of an 80 percent stake in Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Joint Stock Co. for $394 million. The company has also agreed to acquire the remaining 20 percent a year later.
Coach (COH) announced the retirement of Lew Frankfort as executive Chairman at the expiration of his tenure. |
| US Economic Reports - Friday, 26 September 2014 Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:32 AM PDT Source: ADVFN Newsdesk <newsdesk@advfn.co.uk> This text was copied from the source above mentioned.
Economic activity in the U.S. grew faster than previously estimated in the second quarter of 2014, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday, with the upwardly revised growth matching economist estimates.
The Commerce Department said GDP increased by 4.6 percent in the second quarter compared to the previously reported 4.2 percent growth. The upwardly revised growth, which matched economists' consensus estimate, reflects a notable turnaround from the 2.1 percent contraction seen in the first quarter.
Reuters and the University of Michigan are due to release the results of their final consumer sentiment survey for September at 9:55 am ET. The consensus estimate calls for a reading of 84.6, unchanged from the preliminary reading but up from August's 82.5.
|
| US Market - Friday, 26 September 2014 Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:30 AM PDT Source: ADVFN Newsdesk <newsdesk@advfn.co.uk> This text was copied from the source above mentioned.
The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a higher opening on Friday, with sentiment suggesting an upturn after yesterday's sharp retreat. Final estimates released by the Commerce Department showed an upward revision to second quarter growth in line with expectations. Earnings news has been mixed, although Nike reported strong results, thanks to the soccer World Cup. After a shaky start and subsequent weakness, European stocks are mostly higher. The domestic markets may also focus on geopolitical developments and a consumer sentiment reading due shortly after the markets open.
U.S. stocks resumed their decline on Thursday amid overbought fears, geopolitical tensions and economic fears. The major averages opened lower and fell steadily until mid-day before moving sideways for the rest of the session.
The Dow Industrials ended down 264.26 points or 1.54 percent at 16,946, the S&P 500 Index closed 32.31 points or 1.62 percent lower at 1,966, and the Nasdaq Composite ended at 4,467, down 88.47 points or 1.94 percent. The major averages all ended the session at their worst closing levels in over a month.
All thirty of the Dow components closed lower, with UnitedHealth (UNH), Microsoft (MSFT), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), American Express (AXP), Goldman Sachs (GS) and JP Morgan Chase (JPM) leading the declines.
Airline, biotechnology, basic material, energy, financial, housing, retail, computer hardware and semiconductor stocks all moved notably to the downside.
On the economic front, the Labor Department reported that jobless claims rose to a less than expected 293,000 in the week ended September 20th from 281,000 in the previous week. Meanwhile, the four-week average declined to 299,000 from 300,000. Continuing claims calculated with a week's lag rose by 7,000 to 2.44 million in the week ended September 13th.
A separate report released by the Commerce Department showed that durable goods orders tumbled by 18.2 percent month-over-month in August, reversing most of the 22.5 percent jump in the previous month. Excluding transportation, orders were up 0.7 percent. Non-defense capital goods orders, excluding aircrafts and parts, used as a proxy for capital spending rose 0.6 percent, and shipments of this category of goods plugged into GDP calculations were up 0.1 percent.
The results of Markit's preliminary survey of the non-manufacturing sector showed that the non-manufacturing index based on the survey remained unchanged at 58.5 in September, belying expectations for an increase to 61.
|
| Consumer Sentiment Rises in September Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:20 AM PDT A final reading on a gauge of consumer sentiment from Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan came in at 84.6 in September, slightly below the 84.7 estimate Wall Street anticipated, and above an August reading of 82.5. Source: FoxNews.com foxnews@newsletters.foxnews.com This text was copied from the source above mentioned |
| U.S. Economy Grows at 4.6% Pace in Second Quarter Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:19 AM PDT The Commerce Department reports the U.S. economy grew at an annualized pace of 4.6% in the second quarter, matching Wall Street expectations. The increase was the biggest since the fourth quarter of 2011, and is revised higher from a prior reading of 4.2% Source: FoxNews.com foxnews@newsletters.foxnews.com This text was copied from the source above mentioned |
| Agenda do investidor para esta sexta-feira Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:18 AM PDT Sondagem do Comércio: informações mensais usadas no monitoramento e antecipação de tendências econômicas. Índice de Preços ao Produtor: mede a evolução dos preços de produtos na porta de fábrica, sem impostos e fretes, de 23 setores da indústria brasileira de transformação. GDP (F): cálculo final do Produto Interno Bruto dos EUA no segundo trimestre. Nota de Política Monetária (BACEN): dados sobre a evolução dos agregados monetários (papel moeda, depósitos, câmbio entre outros) e operações de crédito do sistema financeiro. Consumer Sentiment: índice que revela a confiança e expectativa do consumidor norte-americano em relação à economia em geral, apresentado pela Universidade de Michigan/Reuters. Fonte: ADVFN Brasil www.advfn.com.br Este texto foi retirado da fonte acima citada, cabendo à ela os créditos pelo mesmo. |
| ICOM de setembro de 2014 Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:16 AM PDT O Índice de Confiança do Comércio (ICOM) da Fundação Getulio Vargas manteve a trajetória de declínio observada ao longo de 2014 no trimestre findo em setembro, ao variar -8,7% em relação ao mesmo período do ano anterior. Na mesma base de comparação, as taxas de variação haviam sido de -6,3%, em julho, e -7,3%, em agosto.
ICOM de setembro de 2014 Este texto foi retirado da fonte acima citada, cabendo à ela os créditos pelo mesmo. |
| Weekly Market analysis - Global Forex News from ADVFN Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:14 AM PDT Source: ADVFN Newsdesk <newsdesk@advfn.co.uk> This text was copied from the source above mentioned. Federal Reserve policies will remain important in the short-term with tightening expectations tending to support the dollar and potentially leading to significant stresses in emerging markets. Currency wars are liable to intensify as major economic areas look to protect export markets and boost growth prospects which will create potential frictions. Euro-zone political trends will need to be watched very closely over the next few weeks and months as pressure for radical shifts continue. Dollar: US indicators have continued to suggest firm growth with solid expansion in the labour market and firm overall growth. Federal Reserve policy will inevitably remain a very important focus and there will continue to be a divergence of opinions on the committee. Latest inflation data has remained generally benign which will lessen pressure for higher interest rates, but there are also concerns over financial instability. Market expectations over Federal Reserve tightening could be scaled back which would also tend to trigger a dollar correction. There should still be important underlying support from US out-performance in global terms and monetary divergence within the G3 area with dollar support on dips. The dollar maintained a robust tone during the week and pushed to a four-year high on a trade-weighted basis as relative yield differentials dominated. The US 10-year yield spread over German bunds widened to a 15-year high which supported the dollar against the Euro while yen confidence remained weak. US new home sales were significantly stronger than expected with an increase to 504,000 for August from a revised 427,000 previously and this matched the strongest readings for over six years. Existing home sales were slightly weaker than expected with a decline to an annual rate of 5.05mn for August from 5.14mn previously. Jobless claims data was close to expectations with a slight increase to 293,000 in the latest week from 281,000 previously. The durable goods orders data was close to expectations with a headline 18.2% decline for August following the aircraft-fuelled surge last month while there was a modest 0.7% gain in underlying orders. There were mixed comments from Federal Reserve Governor Dudley who stated that he would like to see an end to zero interest rates as soon as appropriate. He also stated that there was a need to be patient on rate rises and that it the economy might need to overheat for a while to push the inflation rate back up to the 2% target level. Significantly, Dudley also mentioned the dollar's value and that the Fed was taking note that a stronger US currency would have an impact on inflation trends There was a raft of mixed comments from other Fed officials with regional Presidents Fisher and George calling for rates earlier rather than later. Chicago head Evans commented that he would be very uncomfortable with a near-term increase in interest rates while Minneapolis Fed President Kocherlakota continued to press for a very accommodative monetary policy to combat low inflation. Lockhart stated that the economy was likely to be in shape to hike interest rates by the middle of 2015. Euro There will be further concerns surrounding the Euro-zone growth outlook, especially with evidence of a renewed deterioration in conditions over the past few weeks. On economic grounds, there will be pressure for further ECB policy action and a potential move to full-scale quantitative easing. There will be important concerns surrounding the French and Italian outlooks with political pressures also liable to increase. All sides will tend to see a weaker Euro as a valuable and indispensible tool to help alleviate stresses. Although the Euro will rally sharply at times, the currency overall is likely to weaken further. The Euro remained firmly on the defensive during the week with weakness on the main crosses and a slide to 22-month lows against the dollar. Technically, the Euro was also undermined by a slide below the key 1.2750 area where it had found support three times over the past two years. Euro-zone PMI data was uninspiring and did little to boost confidence in the short-term outlook. For the region as a whole, the manufacturing index dipped to a 14-month low at 50.5 from 50.7 as services also faltered. The German IFO index was weaker than expected with a decline to 104.7 for September from 106.3 the previous month which was the fifth successive decline and the lowest figure since April 2013. ECB President Draghi maintained a generally dovish tone, again pledging that new unconventional tools could be used if inflation expectations failed to improve. He also stated that a weaker Euro was as a result of differing monetary-policy paths with markets still considering the possibility of full-scale quantitative easing. The latest money-supply growth data was marginally stronger than expected at 2.0% in the year to August from 1.8% previously while the rate of contraction in lending slowed to -1.5% from -1.6%. Monetary data will act with a lag and the impact of ECB policy actions will not yet have registered to any significant extent, but the data added to the market perception that the central bank would need to take additional action. There were further political doubts surrounding Germany with the anti-EU parties polling around 10% in latest opinion polls which will also tend to put pressure on Chancellor Merkel to maintain an uncompromising stance. |
| CLAÚDIO GUERRA O matador arrependido Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:11 AM PDT 
Em entrevista ao apresentador Alberto Dines, o hoje pastor Claudio Guerra, conta como migrou do Esquadrão da Morte para eliminação de esquerdistas em 1973, no auge da repressão política. Ele foi o homem de confiança do coronel Freddie Perdigão, chefe do SNI, responsável por dezenas de vítimas durante os 21 anos do Regime Militar. Ele detalhou como descobriu uma maneira de ocultar os cadáveres da esquerda: incinerando os corpos em uma usina de açúcar em campos, no Rio de Janeiro. No programa, Claudio Guerra faz um apelo à Comissão Nacional da Verdade para aprofundar os depoimentos dos envolvidos na repressão. E diz que "não tem como restituir as vidas que foram tiradas, mas pode cooperar com o esclarecimento da verdade e reconhecer que foi um erro. Que não se repita".
Clique aqui para assistir ao programa
|
| Viúva de Eduardo grava vídeo para Marina: "Brasil precisa de uma mexida" Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:09 AM PDT Em depoimento para a campanha do PSB, Renata Campos diz que eventual eleição de ex-senadora será uma "grande experiência" para o país. Veja o vídeo Leia mais |
| Farsa contra adversário dos Sarney foi gravada em presídio do MA Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:08 AM PDT Preso que acusou Flávio Dino de participar de assalto a carro-forte admite à polícia ter recebido promessa de dinheiro e de liberdade para gravar vídeo. Acusações contra candidato a governador foram divulgadas por emissoras de seu principal adversário, Lobão Filho Leia mais |
| "Cuidado com as histórias de terror, pois direitos nãos são favores" - Marina Silva Posted: 25 Sep 2014 05:32 PM PDT |
| De Renata Campos para Marina Silva Posted: 25 Sep 2014 05:28 PM PDT |
| Caledon And The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra - Highland Cathedral Posted: 25 Sep 2014 05:22 PM PDT |
| Petrobras: um caso de polícia - TCU vê superfaturamento em refinaria da Petrobras em Pernambuco Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:21 PM PDT |
| Ilha de Fantasia do Geraldo Alckmin : Crise hídrica no Estado de SP Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:20 PM PDT .jpg)
1ª parte da reserva do Cantareira seca em 57 dias se não chover, diz secretário - Link
|
| Tech Sector Tumbles, Wall Street Sinks Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:23 PM PDT The technology sector tumbled more than 2% Thursday, the largest drop in five months, weighing heavily on the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, all three major averages sunk more than 1%, and every major sector ended the day in the red. Source: FoxNews.com foxnews@newsletters.foxnews.com This text was copied from the source above mentioned |
| 1956: Primeiro cabo telefônico através do Atlântico Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:10 PM PDT |
| Após decapitação de francês, Paris cogita aderir à ofensiva na Síria Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:09 PM PDT |
| Eleições no Brasil: Debate de propostas se perde em meio a ataques e escândalos Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:08 PM PDT |
| Para presidente da Ucrânia, pior da crise já passou Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:06 PM PDT |
| Politics this week - Sep 27th 2014 | From the print edition Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:59 PM PDT 
Source: The economist.com This text was copied from the source above mentioned
American warplanes backed by five Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, struck targets in Syria for the first time in a bid to weaken Islamic State. America also attacked militants from "Khorasan group", which was said to have been planning an attack against America or Europe. Its leader was believed to have been killed. France carried out its first air strikes against IS in Iraq. A few days later a group in Algeria that is linked to IS beheaded a French tourist it had kidnapped. See article
Turkey closed most of its border with Syria after 130,000 Kurdish refugees surged across seeking sanctuary from IS jihadists. Many of those fleeing were from Kobane, a town that has seen fighting nearby between Kurds and Islamist militants. Meanwhile, 49 mostly Turkish hostages being held by IS in Mosul, in northern Iraq, were freed. Turkey's prime minister said the Turkish intelligence services had been involved, but had not paid a ransom.
§ Politics this wee
Australian police shot and killed an 18-year-old supporter of IS who stabbed two policemen when he was called in for questioning. The government claimed the man was a "known terror suspect". Australia has contributed aircraft to the operation against IS. The first talks for 35 years between a British prime minister and an Iranian president took place at the UN, when David Cameron met Hassan Rohani. The military action against IS, both countries' enemy, was high on the agenda.
The UN brokered a peace agreement between Houthi rebels and the government in Yemen, after the rebels made significant gains in Sana'a, the capital. The deal calls for a new government to be formed with a prime minister nominated by the Houthis and other insurgents. But the president described it as a "conspiracy" that would spark a civil war. See article
A batch of new polls pointed to a cliffhanger in Brazil's presidential election. President Dilma Rousseff and Marina Silva appear set to contest a run-off following the first round of voting on October 5th. The two are neck-and-neck in pollsters' simulations of a second round. See article
With inflation rising, the peso under pressure again and the economy fragile—it stagnated in the second quarter—the Argentine government seems to have decided on meddling as the best policy. The Congress passed a law enabling the government to set profit margins and confiscate goods from private firms.
The Mexican economy exhibited signs of strength. GDP expanded by more than expected in July; retail sales gathered pace. Faster growth should help shore up support for the country's ambitious reform programme.
Not their night 
Another strain of nationalism came to the fore in the United Kingdom, this time on the part of the English, whose voices "must also be heard", according to David Cameron, the prime minister. He was speaking soon after Scotland voted by a hefty 55% to 45% to reject independence. Alex Salmond, the leader of the Scottish nationalists, resigned. With greater powers promised for the Scots, Mr Cameron wants to examine the constitutional arrangements for all the UK's four constituent nations. See article
Mariano Rajoy, the Spanish prime minister, scrapped plans to limit abortion to cases of rape or where the mother's health is at serious risk. Spain's law was broadened in 2010 by the previous Socialist government and allows abortion up to 22 weeks in cases of fetal deformities. Nearly twice the usual television-news audience in France tuned in to watch Nicolas Sarkozy, the former centre-right president, explain why he was making a return to politics by seeking the leadership of his UMP party. A poll after the announcement suggested that 54% do not want him to come back to public life. See article
NATO said that a "significant" number of Russian troops had left eastern Ukraine, though some still remain. Moscow continued to deny the presence of its troops in its neighbouring country. See article
The two presidential contenders in a damaging post-election stand-off in Afghanistan at last agreed to share power. Ashraf Ghani, a former World Bank official, will be sworn in as president to replace Hamid Karzai on September 29th. Abdullah Abdullah, who had accused Mr Ghani's backers of electoral fraud, becomes in effect the prime minister. Mr Ghani is expected to sign a crucial bilateral security agreement with America soon. See article
After a swift trial a prominent academic in China, Ilham Tohti, was sentenced to life for supporting separatism in Xinjiang. Mr Tohti is a member of the far-western region's ethnic Uighur minority and has long been a champion of Uighur rights. His punishment appears to be aimed at silencing dissent in Xinjiang. See article
Thousands of students in Hong Kong protested against China's decision to limit the choice of candidates in elections for the territory's leader that are due to be held in 2017. Hundreds also marched into central Hong Kong to demand greater democracy.
The Supreme Court in India cancelled 214 of the 218 licences for coalmining issued since 1993, deeming they were illegally awarded. The coal industry was at the heart of corruption allegations under the previous Congress-led government. New auctions are planned, but the industry has been thrown into chaos. New Zealand's general election returned the National Party to a third term, with John Key as prime minister. See article
The organisers of a march "against climate change" in New York estimated that 400,000 people attended, making it by far the biggest event of its kind. The demonstration came ahead of a UN summit to discuss the groundwork for talks in Paris at the end of 2015 that will discuss a treaty to limit greenhouse-gas emissions. Barack Obama announced more steps to link climate change to aid policies. See article
A study in Science by members of the UN's population division offered new statistical techniques for projecting the future size of populations. It confirmed that the total population is likely to go on rising for a century but sharply lowered the range of predictions, saying there is an 80% chance that, in 2100, the population will be between 9.6 billion and 12.3 billion (it is now 7.2 billion). See article
|
| INCC-M de setembro de 2014 Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:40 PM PDT O Índice Nacional de Custo da Construção – M (INCC-M) registrou, em setembro, taxa de variação de 0,16%, abaixo do resultado do mês anterior, de 0,19%. O índice relativo a Materiais, Equipamentos e Serviços registrou variação de 0,34%. No mês anterior, a taxa havia sido de 0,15%. O índice referente à Mão de Obra não apresentou variação. No mês anterior, registrou variação de 0,23%.
INCC-Mde setembro de 2014 Este texto foi retirado da fonte acima citada, cabendo à ela os créditos pelo mesmo. |
| ICST de setembro de 2014 Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:40 PM PDT Após sugerir alguma melhora no trimestre findo em agosto, o Índice de Confiança da Construção (ICST) da Fundação Getulio Vargas volta a registrar piora relativa no trimestre findo em setembro de 2014, ao variar -12,3% frente ao mesmo período do ano anterior.
ICST de setembro de 2014 Este texto foi retirado da fonte acima citada, cabendo à ela os créditos pelo mesmo. |
| Asian markets - Thursday, 25 September 2014 Posted: 25 Sep 2014 12:39 PM PDT Source: ADVFN Newsdesk <newsdesk@advfn.co.uk> This text was copied from the source above mentioned. The major Asian markets ended mixed once again even with the positive close on Wall Street overnight and the dollar's strength generating some positive sentiment. The Japanese, Australian, Chinese, Indonesian, Malaysian, and New Zealand markets advanced, while the Hong Kong, Indian, Singaporean, South Korean and Taiwanese markets moved to the downside.
The Japanese market benefited from the yen's retreat, with the Nikkei 225 average opening notably higher and advancing steadily through the remainder of the session. The index closed up 206.69 points or 1.28 percent at 16,374, the highest level in more than 6 years. A majority of stocks advanced in the session.
Australia's All Ordinaries held above the unchanged line for the better part of the session, although it closed well off its early highs. The index was up 6.50 points or 0.12 percent at the close of trading. Utility, real estate, material, IT, healthcare and financial stocks saw modest strength.
China's Shanghai Composite Index ended 1.53 points or 0.07 percent higher at 2,345, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index ended at 23,768, down 153.48 points or 0.64 percent.
On the economic front, a report released by the Bank of Japan showed that its index measuring corporate service prices rose 3.5 percent year-over-year in August, slightly less than the 3.7 percent increase forecast by economists. On a monthly basis, prices were down 0.2 percent.
Meanwhile, the Asian Development Bank maintained its growth outlook for Developing Asia as key nations in the region move ahead with structural reforms. The Manila-based bank said in its Asian Development Outlook 2014 that targeted measures to stabilize investment helped China to sustain its expansion, and India is poised to capitalize on a new government mandate. |
.jpg)
