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E para esta terça feira...

Tuesday: The April consumer confidence index from the Conference Board is expected to have rise to 28.8 from 26 in March. The S&P/CaseShiller Home Price index is expected to have fallen 18.8% from 18.97%.

The Federal Reserve Board holds its two-day policy setting meeting, with a decision on interest rates expected at the conclusion of the meeting Wednesday afternoon. The Fed is widely expected to hold a key bank lending rate steady near 0%.

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Resultados francamente maus da US Steel, bastante abaixo das previsões. Vamos a ver como continua a semana...

U.S. Steel swings to loss, slashes dividend

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- United States Steel Corp. said Monday afternoon it swung to a net loss for the first quarter, slashed its dividend by 83% to conserve cash, and plans to sell 18 million common shares to pay off existing debt.

U.S. Steel reported a net loss of $439 million, or $3.78 a share. In the same period a year ago, the company reported net income of $235 million, or $1.98 a share. Sales fell $2.75 billion from $5.2 billion.

On average, analysts had pegged U.S. Steel to lose $1.44 a share on sales of $3.2 billion in the first quarter, according to FactSet Research.
The Pittsburgh-based metals company is being hammered by fewer orders from auto makers and construction companies. Steel prices are also weak. U.S. Steel expects to post an operating loss for the second quarter based on its order book and costs to keep facilities idle. The company has had to curtail production, affecting workers.

U.S. Steel is concentrating production at Mon Valley Works near Pittsburgh, Pa.; Gary Works in Gary, Ind.; and Fairfield Works near Birmingham, Ala. The company employs about 49,000 people worldwide.
The steel maker slashed its quarterly dividend to 5 cents a share to save $116 million a year. The dividend will be paid June 16 to shareholders of record May 13.

U.S. Steel had paid a dividend of 30 cents.
In another development to bolster its liquidity, the company said it will offer 18 million in shares of common stock and $300 million in senior convertible notes in order to pay back outstanding amounts on its $500 million three-year loan due 2010.
U.S. Steel shares fell 8% to $25.50 in late trading. The stock has lost 82% of its value over the past year.

Fonte Market Watch http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/U ... aspx?guid={B4A6206E-3EEF-488B-AE06-534381FB62F8}

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AmEx reports 56% drop in quarterly net income

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- American Express said late Thursday that first-quarter net income came in at $437 million, down 56% from a year earlier when the credit card company made $991 million. Net income attributable to common shareholders was 31 cents a share, versus 85 cents a year earlier. Income from continuing operations was $443 million, or 32 cents a share. American Express was expected to make 12 cents a share, according to the average estimate of 19 analysts in a Thomson Reuters survey. "While we did see some recent improvement in early delinquency rates, overall credit indicators reflected rising unemployment levels and the broad-scale weakness in the economy," AmEx Chief Executive Kenneth Chenault said. U.S. lending write-off rates on a managed basis could level off during the fourth quarter, but will rise in the second and third quarter, he added, while noting the company is still very cautious about the economic outlook. More cost cuts are planned for the second quarter, he said. AmEx intends to repay the government's investment of preferred shares and warrants, "if permitted by our supervisors and if supported by the results of the stress assessment," he added. AmEx shares rose 5% in after-hours action.

Fonte Market Watch http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/A ... aspx?guid={CBE90674-BFB8-4C94-8D8B-88490FD25169}

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Microsoft earnings slip in third quarter

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that earnings fell 32% for their third fiscal quarter. The software giant reported net income of $2.98 billion, or 33 cents a share, compared to net income of $4.39 billion, or 47 cents a share, for the same period the previous year. Revenue slipped 6% to $13.65 billion. Analysts were expecting earnings of 39 cents a share on revenue of $14.1 billion, according to consensus forecasts from FactSet Research.

Fonte Market Watch http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/M ... aspx?guid={C6F2FACD-5602-4520-B62C-89D055099C63}

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Amazon earnings jump in first quarter

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that earnings rose 24% for the first quarter on strong sales growth. For the first quarter, Amazon reported net income of $177 million, or 41 cents a share, compared to net income of $143 million, or 34 cents a share, for the same period the previous year. Revenue grew 18% to $4.89 billion. Analysts were expecting earnings of 31 cents a share on revenue of $4.75 billion, according to consensus forecasts from FactSet Research.

Fonte Market Watch http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/A ... aspx?guid={392DC522-D624-4B3E-9EA0-6032F1EA687D}

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Apple earnings grow in second fiscal quarter

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Apple Inc. reported a surprise gain in net income for its second fiscal quarter as sales for the period came in better than expected. For the quarter ended March 31, Apple reported net income of $1.2 billion, or $1.33 per share, compared to earnings of $1 billion, or $1.16 a share, for the same period the previous year. Sales grew 9% to $8.17 billion for the quarter. Analysts were expecting Apple to report earnings of $1.09 per share on revenue of $8 billion, according to consensus estimates from FactSet Research

Fonte Market Watch http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/A ... aspx?guid={550C23C6-087A-45FB-AAB4-44B3FE85E89D}

[Capitão Nemo]

Passa-se qualquer coisa com a Qualcoom que ainda não consegui perceber, parece que não apresentou os earnings mas sobe perto de +5% do after

Qualcomm delays report, citing Broadcom talks

QCOM 40.12, -0.15, -0.4%) has delayed its second fiscal quarter earnings report, which was scheduled for Wednesday after the closing bell. In a statement, the company said it has delayed the results until Monday, April 27, "due to advanced settlement discussions" with Broadcom regarding a "global settlement of all disputes" between the two companies. Qualcomm and Broadcom have had numerous disputes over wireless technology patents. The company said no assurance could be given that a settlement will be reached.

Fonte Market Watch http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Q ... aspx?guid={015974FE-02E1-4B88-8F8D-8494E7F7C02A}

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Passa-se qualquer coisa com a Qualcoom que ainda não consegui perceber, parece que não apresentou os earnings mas sobe perto de +5% do after

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EBay Profit Drops but Outstrips Expectations

EBay reported lower earnings and sales Wednesday, but both topped analysts forecasts, and shares of the company jumped in late trading.

The online auction and retail site said it earned 39 cents a share in the first quarter, compared with a profit of 42 cents a share in the same period a year ago.

Sales came in at $2.02 in the most recent quarter, against revenue of $2.19 billion last year.

A consensus estimate compiled by Thomson Reuters stood at earnings of 33 cents a share on sales of $1.942 billion.

San Jose, Calif.-based eBay predicted first-quarter earnings of 21 cents to 23 cents per share back in January — or 32 cents to 34 cents per share when excluding items. The company predicted $1.8 billion to $2.05 billion in revenue.

EBay shares [EBAY 14.78 0.49 (+3.43%) ] rose about 5 percent in late trading Wednesday. The stock rose 3.43 percent to $14.78 during the regular Nasdaq session.

Fonte CNBC http://www.cnbc.com/id/30349855

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Comentario apagado...

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Resultados a sairem amanhã...

Wednesday: Wells Fargo is expected to report results before the start of trading. The company forecast a week ago that it will see a profit of around $3 billion. Analysts expect earnings of 41 cents per share versus 60 cents a year ago.

Financial firm Morgan Stanley (MS, Fortune 500) is expected to report results before the start of trading. The company is expected to report a loss of 9 cents per share versus a profit of $1.45 a year ago.

Also in the morning, Dow components AT&T (T, Fortune 500), Boeing (BA, Fortune 500) and McDonald's (MCD, Fortune 500) are due to report results.

Apple releases results after the close of trading. Apple is expected to have earned $1.09 versus $1.16 a year ago.

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Yahoo to cut 5 percent of jobs

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said it would cut 5 percent of its global workforce, after reporting a quarterly profit that met Wall Street expectations thanks to cost cuts that offset declining revenues.

The Internet company said it would also continue to implement unspecified "non-headcount cost reductions," so that it can increase its ability to make strategic investments and target hiring in its core operations.

"It's crucial that management adjusts the cost structure to the new growth (or lack thereof) realities; so margin protection is paramount to Yahoo right now," Youssef Squali, analyst at Jefferies & Co, said in an email. "We think there is potential outperformance on margins," he added.

Shares of Yahoo rose 1.7 percent in after-hours trading to $14.63.

Yahoo said last October that it would cut about one-tenth of its workforce, or about 1,500 jobs. The company finished 2008 with roughly 13,600 employees, and said it would take severance charges from the new round of layoffs during the second quarter

In the first full quarter under the leadership of Chief Executive Carol Bartz, Yahoo generated revenue of $1.58 billion, down 13 percent from the year-ago period.

Excluding traffic acquisition costs (TAC), Yahoo's revenue was $1.16 billion, compared with the average analyst expectation of $1.2 billion, according to Reuters Estimates.

The Sunnyvale, California-based company reported a net profit in the first quarter of $118 million, or 8 cents a share -- down from $537 million, or 37 cents a share, a year earlier. Wall Street analysts, on average, had forecast earnings at 8 cents a share, according to Reuters Estimates.

Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen told Reuters there were "still very dark clouds on the horizon" for the economy.

"I'll try to resist calling the bottom in any way," he said in a phone interview.

Yahoo projected that sales in the current quarter will range between $1.425 billion and $1.625 billion.

Fonte Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/id ... LO20090421

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AMD posts loss, CEO doubts PC market has bottomed

SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.N) on Tuesday reported a quarterly loss as it grapples with a dip in computer sales and warned it may be too early to say the technology market has hit bottom.

"I don't know how anybody can say that we hit bottom given the continued uncertainty that we have in the macroeconomic climate," said AMD Chief Executive Dirk Meyer on a conference call. "As a result of that, I would say that we are being cautious on our outlook."

Last week the CEO of Intel Corp (INTC.O), AMD's larger rival and the world's biggest microprocessor maker, suggested there were signs that the bottom in the PC market segment had been reached and the worst was behind it in terms of inventory and demand.

AMD's CEO was more cautious, saying outlook for the second quarter was "awfully hard to call."

Its shares fell 4.5 percent to $3.15 in after-hours trading from a close at $3.36 on the New York Stock Exchange.

REVENUE TO FALL FURTHER

The company did say revenue from its core microprocessor business would fall in the second quarter from the first quarter figure of $1.18 billion, citing macroeconomic conditions and historical seasonal patterns.

That means AMD will record a loss for the second quarter, as Chief Financial Officer Bob Rivet said the company needs $1.3 billion in revenue per quarter to break even.

AMD, the No. 2 microprocessor company, reported a first-quarter loss of $416 million, or 66 cents per share, compared with a loss of $364 million, or 60 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter.

Adjusted for certain items, it reported a loss of 62 cents per share. Wall Street had forecast a loss of 63 cents per share, on average, according to Reuters Estimates.

AMD, which recently split its operations into chip design and manufacturing arms, reported revenue of $1.18 billion, a 21-percent drop from a year ago, but ahead of analysts' average estimate of $983.8 million.

Fonte Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/id ... KL20090421

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CAT reports first loss since '92, slashes forecast

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N), the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, reported its first quarterly loss in 17 years on Tuesday, pulled into the red by more than half a billion dollars in charges from its wave of recession-triggered layoffs.

The company also slashed its full-year earnings and sales forecast, sending its shares lower in early trading.

Caterpillar, which has eliminated about 25,000 full-time and contract positions over the past few months, posted a first-quarter loss of $112 million, or 19 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $922 million, or $1.45 a share.

Sales fell 22 percent to $9.2 billion.

Caterpillar said it now expected full-year earnings of $1.25 a share, before restructuring costs, on sales of $31.5 billion to $38.5 billion. Three months ago, the company forecast profit of $2.50 a share, before restructuring, on sales of $36 billion to $44 billion.

Shares of Caterpillar were down 4.2 percent at $29.20 in trading before the market opened.

Fonte Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/id ... 21?sp=true

[Jesse James]

21-04-2009 12:15 - Lucros do Bank of New York Mellon caem mais de 50% no primeiro trimestre

Os lucros do Bank of New York Mellon, o maior banco de custódia do mundo, caíram mais de50% no primeiro trimestre deste ano com a turbulência nos mercado financeiros a diminuírem as taxas de gestão de contas.

O resultado líquido caiu 51% atingindo os 370 milhões de dólares (285,14 milhões de euros), o que compara com os 755 milhões de dólares registado no período homólogo do ano anterior, anunciou o banco em comunicado citado pela Bloomberg.

Os lucros por acção atingiram os 28 cêntimos de dólares por acção depois de ter sido pago o dividendo preferencial ao governo dos EUA. Nos primeiros três meses de 2008, os lucros por acção ascenderam aos 65 cêntimos por título.

Os bancos de custódia guardam os registos, seguem o desempenho e ainda emprestam activos a investidores institucionais, incluindo fundos e “hegde funds”.

Nos primeiros três meses do ano, e contra os dados do mesmo período de 2008, o índice MSCI World, que reflecte o retorno das acções tanto nos países desenvolvidos como nos emergentes, caiu 44%.

Este desempenho do mercado accionista reflectiu-se numa quebra das taxas que o banco cobra relativas ao valor dos activos em gestão, o que se reflectiu nos resultados do primeiro trimestre.


Jornal de Negócios - Lara Rosa

[Jesse James]

O índice de confiança dos investidores e dos analistas alemães subiu em Abril para 13 pontos, tornando-se positivo pela primeira vez em cerca de dois anos, segundo o instituto de conjuntura Zew que o calcula.

Em Março, o índice estabelecera-se em menos 3,5 pontos.

A subida, pelo sexto mês consecutivo, surpreendeu pela sua amplitude, já que os analistas consultados pela agência noticiosa Bloomberg, esperavam em média um ganho para os 2 pontos positivos.

O sub-índice que avalia as condições correntes caiu para menos 91,6 pontos, contra menos 89,4 em Março, um resultado que neste caso saiu pior do que os esperados menos 90 pontos.

A melhoria verificada nas últimas semanas nos mercados financeiros veio acrescentar-se às expectativas positivas geradas pela baixa das taxas de juro do Banco Central Europeu e o plano de relançamento da economia de 80 mil milhões de euros do governo da chanceler Angela Merkel, de acordo com analistas citados pela agência noticiosa Bloomberg.

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Por outro lado a Texas Instruments também apresentou hoje resultados e foram melhores que o esperado.

Mas também gosto de perceber qual o outlook para os meses que aí vêm e parece-me haver ainda incertezas quanto ao rumo que a economia vai tomar.

TI Q1 revenue, Q2 outlook top estimates

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Texas Instruments on Monday posted a surprise quarterly profit on better-than-expected revenue and gave a rosier outlook for the current quarter as demand for its chips appeared to stabilize.

Shares rose to $17.90, or more than 3 percent, in late trade after closing at $17.32 in the regular session on the New York Stock Exchange, after the company said business was better than expected in the last few weeks of the quarter.

"It appears that the industry and TI in particular are putting in a bottom for the March quarter," said Ashok Kumar, an analyst at Collins Stewart.

"We think the revenue will stabilize at these depressed levels and find its way back," he said.

TI forecast current quarter earnings per share of 1 cent to 15 cents on revenue of $1.95 billion to $2.40 billion. The low end of its revenue target was the same as average analyst estimates, according to Reuters Estimates.

Chief Financial Officer Kevin March told Reuters in an interview that TI's customers appeared to have completed efforts to reduce their inventories to meet weaker demand.

"In the last few weeks of the quarter demand got a little better in a few areas ... 3G base stations, notebook computers, some parts of the handset market and LCD based televisions," March said.

As a result, March said TI, which had used only about 35 percent of its factory capacity in the first quarter, will moderately increase production levels in the current quarter.

But March noted that the company was not ready to celebrate a turn around for the broader market, which includes everything from automotives to industrial equipment.

"Frankly, when we look out at the macro economic environment it remains unclear what direction the economy wants to go in," he said, noting that there were no signs of improvement in markets such as automotive or industrial.

The maker of chips for everything from cell phones to industrial equipment posted a profit of $17 million or 1 cent a share, compared with a profit of $662 million or 49 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Revenue fell 36 percent to $2.09 billion from $3.27 billion in the year-ago quarter.

It had forecast first quarter results ranging from a loss of 8 cents per share to break-even on revenue of $1.79 billion to $2.05 billion.

Analysts on average had expected a net loss of 4 cents per share on revenue of $1.9 billion, slightly below the midpoint of TI's guidance range, according to Reuters Estimates.

TI trails Qualcomm Inc in the market for mobile phone chips, where it has been grappling with share losses as well as weak demand due to the recession.

Fonte Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/ ... 4J20090420

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E amanhã ainda vão sair mais uns resultados importantes...

Tuesday: Dow components Caterpillar (CAT, Fortune 500), Coca-Cola (KO, Fortune 500), Merck (MRK, Fortune 500) and United Technologies (UTX, Fortune 500) are all expected to report results before the start of trading. All are expected to report lower quarterly earnings versus a year ago.

After the close, Yahoo is expected to report earnings of 8 cents per share versus 11 cents a year ago.

Other companies due to report Tuesday include Delta Air Lines (DAL, Fortune 500), Lockheed Martin (LMT, Fortune 500), Schering-Plough (SGP, Fortune 500) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD, Fortune 500).

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uiii se a IBM tomba...

Penso q a IBM é a q tem mais peso no DJ derivado do preço da acçao dela... basta uns ticks pa mandarem o Dow jones abaixo se ela desce amanha isto tomba

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IBM revenue falls more than expected

NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM's quarterly revenue fell by a bigger-than-expected 11 percent, as the slowdown in corporate spending hurt even one of the healthiest U.S. technology companies.

The news initially pushed IBM shares down more than 2.5 percent, but they recovered slightly after the company said on a conference call that IBM was more confident about its full-year outlook now than it was last quarter.

International Business Machines Corp's first-quarter profit beat Wall Street projections, helped by improved margins following layoffs and a shift to more profitable services and software products.

"These were decent results in light of the challenging economy. Certainly the top line is being impacted by the weak economy," said Andy Miedler, analyst at Edward Jones.

"IBM is managing the business well, focusing on expense control, and its movement to software and services is clearly evident in the increasing profitability. Net-net we think this is a decent quarter."

IBM said its quarterly revenue fell to $21.71 billion from $24.50 billion a year earlier. That compared with analysts' average forecast of $22.56 billion, according to Reuters Estimates.

Net profit for the quarter ended March 31 fell 1 percent to $2.30 billion, from $2.32 billion in the year-ago quarter.

Profit per share, however, rose to $1.70 from $1.64, as the number of shares outstanding decreased. Analysts on average were expecting profit of $1.67 per share, according to Reuters Estimates.

"Short-term bookings look a little weaker than everybody had hoped. That probably means that the next quarter will be mixed. The long-term guide looks solid," said Peter Misek, analyst at Canaccord Adams.

IBM has so far fared better than many other technology companies, thanks to its growing focus on software and services, such as outsourcing and technology support.

The company has moved to a more profitable revenue mix over the past decade, dumping increasingly commoditized hardware for software and services. Gross profit margin rose to 43.4 percent in the quarter from 41.5 percent a year earlier.

Wall Street has been hoping that the first quarter would mark the bottom of the downturn for the tech sector, eyeing an improvement in demand in the second half of this year.

Chipmaker Texas Instruments separately on Monday posted a surprise quarterly profit on better-than-expected revenue and gave a rosier outlook for the current quarter as demand for its chips appeared to stabilize.

"It appears that the industry and TI in particular are putting in a bottom for the March quarter," said Ashok Kumar, analyst at Collins Stewart.

Despite the fall in revenue, IBM reiterated its outlook for a full-year profit of at least $9.20 per share. "We remain ahead of pace for our 2010 roadmap of $10 to $11 per share," Chief Executive Samuel Palmisano said in a statement.

IBM now competes with the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co, and analysts expect more rivalry with Oracle Corp which is buying server and software maker Sun Microsystems Inc for more than $7 billion. IBM's talks to buy Sun broke down earlier this month.

IBM shares fell 1.4 percent in after-hours trade to $99.00, after closing at $100.43 on the New York Stock Exchange.

Fonte Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/ ... =0&sp=true

[rufa]

As construtoras norte-americanas perderam terreno em Março, devido à menor construção de casas. Além disso, as licenças de construção caíram para um mínimo histórico, numa altura em que as construtoras de casas tentam controlar os inventários num contexto de aumento de execuções hipotecárias.

A queda foi de 10,8%, para um ritmo anual de 510.000 casas, contra 572.000 no mês anterior, anunciou o Departamento norte-americano do Comércio. As licenças de construção, que são um indicador de futuras construções, desceram 9% para 513.000.

Uma vaga de casas por vender está a fazer descer os preços das casas em todo o país, levando as construtoras a reduzir o número de projectos em mãos.

A Administração Obama já prometeu medidas para reduzir as execuções hipotecárias e a Reserva Federal está a recomprar activos para reduzir as taxas sobre os empréstimos para compra de habitação e para fomentar a procura.

“As construtoras estão a passar por um período muito duro, competindo com casas que foram alvo de execução hipotecária e que estão a ser vendidas a preços de saldo”, comentou à Bloomberg um analista do ramo imobiliário na Weiss Research, Michael Larson.

Segundo as projecções médias de 72 economistas inquiridos pela Bloomberg, previa-se que o arranque de novas construções tivesse diminuído em Março para um ritmo anual de 540.000. Em relação às licenças de construção, estimava-se que tivessem caído para um ritmo anual de 549.000.

Cumps.

[rufa]

Os pedidos de subsídio de desemprego nos EUA caíram inesperadamente na semana passada, mas o total de pessoas a receber subsídio avançou para o valor mais elevado de 26 anos, indiciando que as empresas continuam relutantes em contratar.

Os pedidos deslizaram em 53 mil para os 610 mil na semana que terminou dia 11 de Abril, anunciou hoje o Departamento do Trabalho. Esta queda surpreendeu os economistas consultados pela Bloomberg, que apontavam para uma subida para os 660 mil pedidos.

No entanto, o número de pessoas a receber o subsídio avançou para 6,02 milhões, máximo desde 1983.

Cumps.

[rufa]

Cintos bem apertados hoje
Divulgação EUA construção de casas novas(540000)
Pedidos de subsídio EUA de desemprego(660000)

Isto vai dar que fazer de tarde( Up or Down )

Cumps.

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" A produção industrial nos Estados Unidos caiu pela 14ª vez nos últimos quinze meses em Março, divulgou a Reserva Federal norte-americana.

A produção das fábricas, minas e “utilities” caiu 1,5%, no mês passado, nos EUA, uma queda mais acentuada do que o esperado pelo mercado e igual à registada no mês anterior.

A capacidade industrial utilizada caiu para 69,3%, o nível mais baixo desde que os dados começaram a ser compilados, em 1967.

As fábricas estão a cortar a produção numa altura em que os stocks se acumulam devido à queda das vendas."

Fonte: bpi

[pedromrsll]

" A actividade industrial na região de Nova Iorque registou este mês a menor contracção desde Setembro e as perspectivas para os próximos seis meses melhoraram pela segunda vez. Estas são as conclusões do índice elaborado pela Reserva Federal de Nova Iorque.

O índice económico elaborado pela Reserva Federal de Nova Iorque subiu para os 14,7 pontos negativos, face aos 38,2 pontos negativos registados no mês anterior. Em Março, este índice atingiu o nível mais baixo desde que os registos começaram a ser efectuados em 2001.

Este indicador ficou acima das previsões dos economistas contactados pela agência Bloomberg. Estes especialistas antecipavam que o Empire State índex tivesse avançado para os 35 pontos negativos.

Leituras deste índice abaixo dos 0 pontos assinalam que a actividade industrial está a contrair-se.

“Embora o ritmo da contracção esteja a moderar-se, a indústria continua num período de retracção profundo”, afirmou Ryan Sweet, economista da Moody’s Economy, à agência Bloomberg antes do relatório ser divulgado.

Por outro lado, os executivos industriais no distrito da Fed de Nova Iorque ficaram mais optimistas sobre o futuro, dado que o índice que mede as perspectivas para a indústria para os próximos seis meses subiu para os 33,1 pontos face aos 3,1 pontos. "

Fonte: bpi