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Brazil's Raizen posts quarterly bottom line as ethanol margins drop, taxes increase
Brazilian sugarcane processor Raizen posted on Tuesday a 158.3 million genuine ($ 27.5 million) bottom line for the 2nd quarter of its , due in part to lower margins on its ethanol service and higher income tax expenditures. The result represents a sharp drop from the 28.4 million real earnings it logged a year previously. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Raizen, whose primary investors are Brazilian corporation Cosan and Shell, is the world's. biggest sugarcane processor. The firm produces sugar and ethanol, while also. running as a fuel supplier, consisting of to gas stations. BY THE NUMBERS Changed revenues before interest, taxes, devaluation. and amortization (EBITDA) came in at 3.7 billion reais in the. quarter, down almost 2% year on year and below the 4 billion. reais approximated by experts in a LSEG survey. Net revenue increased 22.6% in the duration to 72.9 billion. reais. SECRET PRICES QUOTE The net loss for the quarter was driven by lower. generation of gross revenue, due to the drop in margins in. mobility and sustainable (units), Raizen said in the incomes. report, including that balanced out greater profitability in its sugar. business. A larger accounting income tax expenditure due to a. temporary difference in the incomes between the group's legal. entities likewise added to these outcomes, it added.
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Australia shares fall 1% on product declines, CBA posts a little better revenue
Australian shares fell on Wednesday for the third successive session, with the mining and monetary sectors declining the most, and the country's primary bank fell after it reported earnings. The S&P/ ASX 200 index fell as much as 1.2% to 8,157.30 points by 2345 GMT, with many sectors trading in the red. The benchmark fell 0.1% on Tuesday. The mining index bore the force of weaker iron ore prices in leading steel manufacturer China as financiers remained unsure of the stimulus determines to prop up its beleaguered economy. It fell nearly 2%, down for a 3rd straight day. Leading mining giants BHP Group and Rio Tinto traded 1.8% and 3.1% lower respectively. The monetary sector-- which occupies one-third of the benchmark-- did the same, falling 1.4%, with ANZ Group losing the most, about 3.9%. The loan provider traded ex-dividend and was among the top losers in the benchmark. Others such as Westpac and National Australia Bank lost 1.3% and 1.6% each. On the other hand, the energy and gold indexes fell 0.8% each. Under business news, Commonwealth Bank of Australia fell 1.3%, even as it reported first-quarter cash incomes a little better than market expectations. Furthermore, Mineral Resources flagged a closure of its Bald Hill mine due to an extended recession of lithium rates. Shares fell more than 7% to their least expensive level because late October. Overnight, the U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 382.15 points, or 0.86%, at 43,910.98 points on Tuesday. The S&P. 500 lost 17.36 points, or 0.29%, while Nasdaq. lost 17.36 points, or 0.09%. New Zealand's benchmark S&P/ NZX 50 index fell 0.7%. to 12,664.11 points.
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Senior aide to Argentina's Milei says Shell considering financial investment in LNG task, according to report
The cabinet chief to Argentine President Javier Milei cited oil major Shell as a. possible investor in a future liquefied gas (LNG). job to be run by the nation's state oil firm YPF. , according to paper La Nacion. Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos stated at an occasion that the. Anglo-Dutch giant has actually shown strong interest in a potential. investment in LNG together with YPF, according to La Nacion. Shell did not right away respond to an ask for remark. One LNG project led by YPF has already seen significant. advances. The $55 billion preliminary stage of the LNG tie-up between. YPF and Malaysian state oil company Petronas is expected to. reach a last investment decision by the second half of next. year, the CEO of the Argentine national manufacturer said in. September. At the time, President Horacio Marin stated the. capacity of the very first stage would depend on 10 million heaps per. year with first output to come in between 2029 and 2030 totally. from floating centers. A 2nd stage including onshore. facilities would include 15-20 million tons annually by 2032,. according to Marin. Argentina seeks to pump more gas from its big Vaca. Muerta shale formation in western Neuquen province, which would. allow it to cut its dependence on pricey imports. Requested for comment on Shell's interest, a YPF source. verified Francos' assessment. The interest is genuine, the source informed Reuters without. defining whether Shell is thinking about investing with YPF and. Petronas on the LNG task set for Rio Negro province,. southeast of Neuquen, or a separate project. Previously this month, YPF said it continues to look for arrangements. with oil companies to assist develop the LNG plant in Rio Negro that. would enable future LNG exports to purchasers in Europe and Asia. YPF published a 7% increase in its natural gas production. throughout the third quarter, attributed to advance in Vaca Muerta.
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Archer-Daniels-Midland looks for more time to submit quarterly outcomes
ArcherDanielsMidland has looked for an extension to submit its thirdquarter financial report, stating it might not satisfy the due date without unreasonable effort and expense, the worldwide grain trader stated in a. regulative filing. The reiterated filings, which ADM stated would be launched soon,. will consist of some newly determined mistakes on intersegment sales. for all three of its primary units. The Chicago-based grain trader stated it has identified some. transactions in between Ag Services and Oilseeds and Carbohydrate. Solutions segments that were not accounted for consistently as. per sector reporting standards. This is the second time this year that ADM has actually delayed. submitting its financial reports. In March, it was required to remedy. six years of monetary information after an internal probe discovered sales. between its nutrition service and other core units were not. taped properly. The business had recently cut its 2024 profit outlook and. stated it would amend previous financial declarations after. finding accounting irregularities. ADM's shares had then plummeted to the most affordable because January. 2021, rubbing out almost $1.6 billion from its market price.
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Australia's MinRes to put lithium mine in ice, to cut 300 jobs
Australia's Mineral Resources said on Wednesday it will put its Bald Hill lithium mine in Western Australia under care and upkeep starting this week, which will affect 300 tasks, as part of a tactical review. The relocation comes as a response to extended plunging battery metal prices, as global lithium markets reel from rapid supply growth, which outstripped need due to a downturn in electric automobile sales. The last delivery of spodumene concentrate from the mine is anticipated to be sold in December, with the delivered volumes forecast for fiscal 2025 modified down to 60,000 dry metric tonnes (dmt), from an earlier quote of 120,000 dmt to 145,000 dmt. We will continue to monitor lithium costs and site operating expenses with a view to recommencing operations once conditions enhance, the business stated in a statement. By the end of FY24, Bald Hill had delivered and sold 67,000 dmt SC6 spodumene concentrate, contributing an underlying EBITDA of A$ 17 million ($ 11.10 million), according to its annual report.
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Suncor Energy beats Q3 profit estimates on greater production, raises dividend
Canada's Suncor Energy raised its quarterly dividend on Tuesday after the integrated oil and gas company beat price quotes for thirdquarter revenue, as it taken advantage of greater oil production and need for refined products. Information from the U.S. Energy Details Administration revealed that the country's overall oil usage increased in July to the highest seasonal level given that 2019. In July, gasoline demand was also at the greatest seasonal levels given that 2019, whereas jet fuel need was the greatest for any month because August 2019. The Canadian company's quarterly upstream production was up 20%. at 828,600 barrels each day (bpd), from the previous year and. refinery usage was up at 105%, with throughput of 487,600. bpd. Last year, Suncor completed the acquisition of French energy. firm TotalEnergies' Canadian operations for C$ 1.47. billion ($ 1.07 billion) to reinforce its bitumen production. capability. Its total oil sands bitumen production in the quarter ended. Sept. 30 was at 909,600 bpd, up 15.6% from the previous year. The company likewise raised its quarterly dividend by 5% to. 57 Canadian cents per share, from the previous quarter. The business reported an adjusted earnings of C$ 1.48 ($ 1.06). per share for the three-month duration, compared to experts'. typical estimate of C$ 1.08 per share, according to information put together. by LSEG.
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Stocks fall as rally pauses, yields climb on Trump policy concern
A gauge of worldwide stocks declined on Tuesday after advancing for 5 straight sessions while the dollar struck its highest level in over six months as financiers weigh the impact of U.S. Presidentelect Donald Trump's likely path of policies. Financiers have actually flocked in to assets anticipated to gain from Trump policies for his second term in office, after he promised to impose high tariffs on imports from essential trading partners, as well as lower taxes and loosen up federal government regulations. The S&P 500 has risen just recently, partially driven by a. dive in shares of banks, which are likely to benefit. from a decreased regulatory concern. Domestically focused small-cap. stocks have actually gotten on expectations for less competitors from. tariffs and lower tax rates, with the Russell 2000. rising to a three-year high on Monday. Bitcoin, the world's greatest cryptocurrency, has actually soared. about 30% since the Nov. 5 election, soaring towards the. $ 90,000 mark. Trump is seen as a supporter of cryptocurrencies,. promising during his project to make the United States the. crypto capital of the planet. U.S. stocks have rallied considering that the election, however closed. slightly lower on Tuesday after each of Wall Street's three. significant indexes closed at record levels in the prior session. However issues that Trump's policies could cause a. re-emergence of inflation after a long fight to lower cost. pressures following the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar greater. Markets will get the. newest inflation continuing reading Wednesday in the customer rate. index (CPI) for October. Provided the all-time highs we have actually been hitting over current. days and we came into today at all-time highs, it's somewhat of. a profit-taking relocation and debt consolidation from investors today,. stated Russell Price, primary economist at Ameriprise Financial. Providers in Troy, Michigan. Markets worldwide were down based upon understandings of. what may accompany the tariff action. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 382.15 points,. or 0.86%, to 43,910.98, the S&P 500 fell 17.36 points, or. 0.29%, to 5,983.99 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 17.36. points, or 0.09%, to 19,281.40. Shares of Home Depot shed 1.28%, quiting earlier. gains, after the home enhancement retailer reported quarterly. results. In Europe, shares closed lower, weighed down by names with a. big direct exposure to China, with news that Trump was expected to. select U.S. Senator Marco Rubio as his secretary of state. Rubio. is seen as the most hawkish alternative on Trump's list of. candidates. MSCI's gauge of stocks around the world. fell 6.17 points, or 0.71%, to 856.93. The STOXX 600. index lost 1.98%, while Europe's broad FTSE EuroFirst 300 index. closed down 40.36 points, or 1.99%, as both suffered. their biggest day-to-day portion drops given that early August. The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes jumped. 12.2 basis indicate 4.43%, simply off the 4-month high of 4.479%. struck recently. Aside from the CPI data, numerous Federal Reserve authorities. are speaking today following the central bank's policy. choice last week to cut rate of interest by 25 basis points. Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin stated that with. inflation near the Federal Reserve's 2% target, the labor. market durable and the U.S. central bank in the process of. reducing loaning costs, policymakers are ready to react if. inflation pressures rise or the task market weakens. Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari. said the economy is in an excellent place and he feels U.S. monetary. policy is presently decently limiting, with short-term. obtaining expenses continuing to slow inflation and the economy,. but not by a lot. The dollar index, which determines the greenback. versus a basket of currencies, increased 0.47% to 105.91, with the. euro down 0.28% at $1.0624. The greenback has actually increased in. four of five sessions because the election to reach 106.17, its. highest level given that May 1. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar reinforced. 0.53% to 154.52. Sterling compromised 0.93% to $1.2749. The dollar reinforced 0.18% to 7.239 versus the. offshore Chinese yuan. The greenback is expected to continue to enhance versus. China's currency and those sensitive to its economy as a result. of Trump's trade policies and since of expectations of greater. U.S. Treasury yields. Markets have been downsizing expectations for more rate. cuts from the Federal Reserve, presently pricing in a 58.4%. opportunity of a 25 basis-point cut at its December meeting, down. from 77.3% a week earlier, according to CME's FedWatch Tool. U.S. unrefined settled up 0.12% at $68.12 a barrel and. Brent rose 0.08% to settle at $71.89 per barrel on the. day, holding near a two-week low after OPEC's most current downward. modification for demand growth.
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James Hardie's Q2 earnings injured by lower sales in North American operations
Fiber cement maker James Hardie Industries on Wednesday published a 12% fall in secondquarter earnings due to lower sales in its North American operations, the company's biggest profit producing wing. The North American fibre cement division - which contributed over 70% in James Hardie's total sales for financial 2024 - brought in net sales of $695.8 million during the quarter, lower than the $734.4 million posted in 2015. Uncertainty over home loan rate instructions, especially in North America, has prevented property owner to shift homes or undertake repair and remodel activities, which has actually hurt the need for the company's items. The 5% drop in the net sales from the division was mainly due to market weakness, partially offset by a higher typical net sales price from the business's January 2024 cost boost. The Dublin-based company published an adjusted net income of $157. million in the July-to-September quarter, compared to $178.9. million reported in 2015 and a Visible Alpha agreement of. $ 145.9 million.
Brazil reveals brand-new climate modification promise ahead of COP29 top
Brazil announced details of its brand-new climate modification pledge late on Friday night that sets a target to decrease the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, which it will present during the United Countries climate top COP29 in Azerbaijan, according to a. government declaration.
WHY IT is necessary
Brazil is the largest country in Latin American and one of. the world's most significant emitters of climate-warming co2.
The U.N. has actually stated nations must do more if the world is to. keep within reach of the Paris Contract target to restrict international. temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit), in. order to prevent disastrous climate modification. The international. body had actually requested brand-new pledges by February of 2025.
BY THE NUMBERS
The brand-new target aims to reduce emissions by 59% to 67% by. 2035, as compared to 2005. Brazil had actually previously set a target of. a 53% decrease by 2030.
ESSENTIAL QUOTE
This dedication will permit Brazil to move towards environment. neutrality by 2050, the long-term goal of the climate. dedication, stated the federal government in the statement.
CONTEXT
The federal government says its target aligns with the global 1.5 C. goal, but Brazilian lobby group Environment Observatory stated that it. is not ambitious adequate to match up with the global target.
It said, nevertheless, that a complete analysis of the promise will. only be possible when Brazil's federal government makes the official. documents of the environment promise - referred to as a Nationally. Figured out contribution - available.
(source: Reuters)