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Daily News – Petrobras’s Improving Profile
Petrobras reported results of negative $R446 million in 2017. Despite the massive loss, the results were the lowest losses reported in the last 4 years. The state-owned enterprise profits came in at R$ 11.198 billion according to recently cited reports/ In...
Daily News
While the gas station sector declined, BR Distribuidora outperformed expectations and reported a better-than-expected performance. While gross margins dipped slightly, reduced operating expenses raised adjusted EBITDA margin to an 8% gain. The company's...
Brazilian Steel, Trump’s Tariff Policy and World Trade
When I was a child, my teachers would often warn me about getting distracted. If I'd gone to elementary school 10 years ago, my parents would likely have been told that I have ADHD. After spending so much time policing myself to stay on target with no distractions, I...
Brazilian Unemployment Holds Steady
Brazilian unemployment remained steady at 12.2%, a slight improvement from last year; in which unemployment was as high as 12.6%. The results were released by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) . During this period, hiring improvements were...
Brazil’s Booming E-Commerce Industry
Despite the appeal of Brazil’s continental sized marketplace, doing business in Brazil can be a minefield. What can seem like simple elsewhere in the world can fall prey to a bureaucracy that is oftentimes redundant and self-sabotaging to otherwise...
Brazil’s Agricultural Outlook – 2018
David Maswary Quote of the Day One more time we are strangers, but this time with memories. Unknown author Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music Arvind Krish The world has taken a detour. More appropriately, it's...
I, for one, welcome our robot overlords!
Human history came to a tragic halt in 1997. The event was unheralded but the there was no mistaking it; Garry Kasparov, the world’s best chess player, lost a chess match to IBM’s deep learning super computer Deep Blue. Proponents of the idea that AI, artificial...
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Por que os mercados de petróleo estão caindo?
WTI e Brent continuaram a cair na quinta-feira, caindo para seus níveis mais baixos desde o anúncio do acordo da OPEP em novembro. Brent realmente mergulhado abaixo de US $ 49 por barril, levantando temores de outra recessão. Tanto o WTI quanto o Brent ficaram fora de...
Brazil’s Pharma Potential
Brazil's pharma potential Brazil’s pharma market is the sixth largest market in the world in terms of sales revenue. Prescription drugs constitute half of sales, over-the-counter drugs take a 27% share, and generic drugs have the remaining 23%. The generic drug...
