The America's Intelligence Wire articles from June 2009

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from June 2009

Aurizon reports update on exploration at Casa Berardi.
June 1, 2009... (From Canada Newswire) VANCOUVER , June 1 /CNW/ - Aurizon Mines Ltd. (TSX: ARZ; NYSE Amex: AZK) is pleased to provide a progress report on exploration activities at its Casa Berardi mine property, in north-western Quebec . In the first...

US bride rescues family from house fire.
June 1, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JILL LAWLESS A Connecticut family has been saved from a house fire by a new bride who rushed inside through thick smoke while wearing her wedding gown. Officials say Georgette Clemons had just left...

POLITICS OVERVIEW: ENVIRONMENT MINISTER MINC UNDER FIRE - 2.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Brasilia/Sao Paulo, 01 - President Lula, meanwhile, is apparently unhappy with Minc's criticisms and has decided that "at the appropriate time," he will call Minc to discuss his attacks on colleagues and the...

FITCH AFFIRMS BRAZIL MEDICAL LAB CHAIN DASA RATINGS.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - Fitch affirmed Monday its 'BB' foreign and local currency issuer default ratings (IDRs) on Brazil's largest medical lab chain Diagnosticos da Am'rica SA (Dasa). Dasa's 'A+(bra)' national...

FINAL LICENSING TO JIRAU'S HYDROELECTRIC OUT MON, TUE - ENERGY MIN.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - The final licensing for the construction of the Jirau hydroelectric plant in Madeira river, northern Brazil, should be issued by Brazilian Environmental Protection Agency (Ibama) either...

BRAZIL'S PETROBRAS SETS UP TASK FORCE TO FACE CONGRESSIONAL PROBE.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - The Brazilian congressional investigation into Brazilian oil company Petrobras will be set up on Tuesday, but the company has already set up a task force to deal with Senate accusations. ...

BRAZIL MARKET DEALERS FORECAST 1% GDP CONTRACTION IN 2009.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Rio de Janeiro, 01 - Brazil's National Open Market Dealers Association, or Andima, is less optimistic about domestic economic performance this year, according to its monthly bulletin for May. Andima is...

BRAZIL ELECTRONICS CO GRADIENTE MULLS RECOVERY PLAN W/ BNDES.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - Financially troubled Brazilian electronics maker Gradiente confirmed Monday that it's studying a recovery plan with possible participation by state-run development bank BNDES, following...

BRAZIL ENERGY MINISTER SUPPORTS PRODUCTION-SHARING OIL MODEL.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - The interministerial group studying changes in Brazil's oil law considers that oil companies that pledge greater shares of oil production could in turn become future partners of a state-owned...

BRAZIL GOVT WANTS ETHANOL GENERATION IN ISOLATED REGIONS.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - The Brazilian government could use ethanol as a substitute for diesel oil for generating electricity in isolated communities in the Amazon region, Presidential Chief-of-Staff Dilma Rousseff...

BRAZIL'S REDE ENERGIA PLANS R$ 320M PROMISSORY NOTES ISSUE.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - Brazilian power sector holding company Rede Energia said on Monday that it plans to issue R$ 320 million ($1 = R$ 1.97) in one-year promissory notes. The issue will be in a single tranche...

BRAZIL'S PERDIGAO TO SHIP FIRST CHICKEN LOT TO CHINA.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - Brazilian meat processor and food company Perdigao is ready to ship 120 containers of chicken to China, less than two weeks after the Chinese government agreed to open up to Brazilian poultry....

BRAZIL GOVT DISCUSSING IOF TAX ON FOREIGN CAPITAL - TRADE SEC.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Brasilia, 01 - There is still a debate going on in the Brazilian government about whether to levy the IOF financial operations tax on foreign capital, according to Foreign Trade Secretary Welber Barral. ...

BRAZIL MAY VEHICLES SALES RISE 2% YOY TO 247,005 UNITS - SOURCES.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - Brazil's vehicle sales totaled 247,005 units in May, up 2.06% on the same month last year and 5.36% on April 2009, according to sources in the sector. These sources say the performance is...

STRONG REAL MAKES MORE AGGRESSIVE BRAZIL INTEREST RATE CUT LIKELY.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - Continued gains for the Brazilian real against the dollar means there is more room for the Central Bank to cut the 10.25% Selic base rate aggressively at next week's meeting of the Copom...

DISAPPEARED AIR FRANCE FLIGHT HAD 57 BRAZILIANS ON BOARD - ANAC.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Brasilia, 01 - There were 57 Brazilians on the Air France flight AF 447 which disappeared en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris in the early hours of Monday, Brazil's National Civil Aviation Authority (Anac)...

BRAZIL'S AFTER-HOURS MARKET POSTS R$ 59.92M VOLUME MON.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - The after-hours market of Brazil's Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) had a R$ 59.92 million ($1 = R$ 1.953) trading volume Monday, resulting from 5,660 transactions. Leading in terms of...

BRAZIL'S BOVESPA GAINS R$ 455.38M NET FOREIGN CAPITAL MAY 28.
June 1, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 01 - Brazil's Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, or Bovespa, had a R$ 455.38 million ($1 = R$ 1.953) net foreign capital inflow on Thursday (May 28), the exchange said late Monday. On that day, the...

Robots with fins, tails demonstrate evolution.
June 2, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MICHAEL HILL Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a New York state college lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the sort...

For June 2, 2009, CBS - Part 1.
June 2, 2009... (From CBS News Channel) Byline: Erin Moriarty Title: Deep Secret (Graphics Onscreen: Coral Springs, Florida) GINNY HEALY SPENCE: It was really pretty. Lots of palm trees. I like that. It was always hot. We always hung out in street...

For June 2, 2009, CBS - Part 2.
June 2, 2009... (From CBS News Channel) Byline: Erin Moriarty CARL CUSANELLI (interrogation video): There was no malicious intent. DAVID WEISSMAN (interrogation video): Thank you. And at that point, I can see that we were getting somewhere. CARL...

CLOSE: BRAZIL'S STOCK INDEX BOOSTED BY GLOBAL ECONOMY SIGNS.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - The Ibovespa index of Brazil's Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) rose firmly Monday, boosted by better figures than expected about Chinese production and favorable data in the U.S., UK and...

CLOSE: BRAZIL'S REAL ENDS STRONGER AMID GLOBAL EBULLIENCE.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Brazil's real ended strong to the dollar Monday as global ebullience followed the technical factors Friday that caused the real to breach the R$ 2.00 resistance for the first time since the...

CLOSE: BRAZIL INTEREST FUTURES FALL AS HIGHER SELIC CUT FORESEEN.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Brazil's interest rate futures fell on Monday as bets increased the 10.25% Selic base rate will be cut a full point at the June meeting of the Copom monetary policy committee of the Central...

BRAZIL'S BOVESPA GAINS R$ 455.38M NET FOREIGN CAPITAL MAY 28.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Brazil's Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, or Bovespa, had a R$ 455.38 million ($1 = R$ 1.953) net foreign capital inflow on Thursday (May 28), the exchange said late Monday. On that day, the...

BRAZIL'S AFTER-HOURS MARKET POSTS R$ 59.92M VOLUME MON.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - The after-hours market of Brazil's Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) had a R$ 59.92 million ($1 = R$ 1.953) trading volume Monday, resulting from 5,660 transactions. Leading in terms of...

BRAZIL PULP/PAPER COS VCP, ARACRUZ AGREE ON SHARE EXCHANGE RATIO.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Brazilian pulp and paper companies Votorantim Celulose e Papel (VCP) and Aracruz have reached an agreement over a share exchange ratio for the latter to be incorporated by the former,...

S&P DOWNGRADES BRAZIL DEVELOPER KLABIN SEGALL TO 'D'.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Standard and Poor's Monday lowered the local credit rating for Brazilian real estate developer Klabin Segall to 'D' from 'brCCC'. The downgrade comes after Klabin Segall renegotiated...

BRAZIL AIR FORCE RESUMES SEARCH FOR MISSING AIR FRANCE PLANE.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Brasilia, 02 - Four jets of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have resumed search efforts Tuesday morning for the Air France jetliner missing over the Atlantic Ocean. According to FAB, the jets were sweeping...

INFLATION SLOWS IN 6 KEY BRAZILIAN CAPITALS BY END OF MAY - FGV.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Consumer inflation slowed in six of seven key Brazilian capital cities surveyed by the independent Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) by the end of May. In Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city...

BRAZIL GM ON ITS OWN AFTER US PARENT'S CHAPTER 11 FILING - REPORT.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - The Brazilian unit of General Motors will have to seek new ways of financing and more often resort to government funds to secure projects in the country now that its U.S. parent has filed for...

WEAKER IRON ORE EXPORTS AFFECT BRAZIL TRADE BALANCE - REPORT.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Talks between Chinese steelmakers and Brazil's Vale and Australia's Rio Tinto over lower iron ore prices had an adverse impact on Brazil's trade balance in May, reported Brazilian daily O...

BRAZIL JIRAU HYDRO PLANT LICENSE OUT TUE, WED - ENERGY MIN.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Brasilia, 02 - Final licensing from the Brazilian Environmental Protection Agency (Ibama) for the construction of the Jirau hydroelectric plant in northern Brazil will be issued either later Tuesday or...

BRAZIL PULP COS VCP, ARACRUZ TAKE OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS ON BOVESPA.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Shares of Brazilian pulp and paper company Votorantim Celulose e Papel (VCP) rose and those of local peer Aracruz fell on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) just before midday Tuesday....

UBS SELECTS BRAZIL POWER CO CEMIG AS TOP PICK IN JUNE.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - UBS said Tuesday Brazil's Minas Gerais-based power utility Cemig is its main stock pick this month "after a strong underperformance," with a 25% weighting on its Brazilian stock portfolio....

BRAZIL MEATPACKER MARFRIG STILL IN TALKS W/ BERTIN; SHARES RALLY.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Brazilian meatpacker Marfrig Alimentos S.A., a major beef exporter, said Tuesday that it remains in talks with local peer Bertin S.A., as had been announced in early May. In a statement,...

MOODY'S UPGRADES BRAZIL'S GLOBO RATING TO 'BAA3'.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Moody's upgraded Tuesday the foreign credit rating for Brazil's largest media group Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes S.A. (Globo) to 'Baa3' from 'Ba1'. The move affects around $200 million...

BRAZIL MIN DEFENDS MECHANISM TO SECURE PETROBRAS SUBSALT PRESENCE.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Brasilia, 02 - Brazil's Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao defended Tuesday the creation of a mechanism to make sure that oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro S/A (Petrobras) won't be harmed after rules for...

BRAZILIAN STOCKS DOWN, AMID PROFIT-TAKING MOVEMENT, WALL STREET.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - The Brazilian stock market was hit by a predictable profit-taking movement Tuesday, following Wall Street's weak performance. Profit-taking was expected Tuesday, especially after the main...

RIGHT-WING BRAZIL SENATOR FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST ENVIRONMENT MIN.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Brasilia, 02 - Senator Katia Abreu from the right-wing DEM party (Tocantins state) filed a complaint on Tuesday against Environment Minister Carlos Minc from the ruling left-wing PT, for alleged abuse of...

BRAZIL OIL SUPPLY REQUIRES $5BN IN INVESTMENTS - BNDES OFFICIAL.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Brasilia, 02 - Brazil's oil supply industry requires an estimated $5 billion in new investments to boost its capacity, an official with the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) said Tuesday. According to...

BRAZIL'S COSAN TO EARMARK 55% OF CANE FOR SUGAR PRODUCTION.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Brazil's sugar and ethanol giant Cosan should earmark 55% of the sugar cane to be crushed in the 2009/2010 harvest for sugar production, Cosan's Commercial Vice-President Marcos Lutz said...

BRAZIL CONGRESS PROBE INTO PETROBRAS STALLED BY LACK OF QUORUM.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Brasilia, 02 - The Congressional Investigative Committee (CPI) recently created to probe fiscal accountings into Brazil's oil company Petroleo Brasileiro S/A, known as Petrobras, was not installed Tuesday,...

BRAZIL MAY SALES OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UP 4.5% ON YEAR.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Brazilian construction materials sector revenue grew 4.5% in May in comparison to the same month in 2008, boosted by a 10% increase in sales of the 30 products benefited from the recent IPI...

BRAZIL'S MAY POWER GENERATION DOWN 1.4% ON YEAR - ONS.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Brazil's electric power generation retreated 1.4% in May versus the same period a year earlier to 50,043 megawatts average, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the National...

BRAZIL NEW ENERGY AUCTION AUG TO HAVE 14,300 MW ON OFFER.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Rio de Janeiro, 02 - Brazil's Power Research Corp. (EPE) said on Tuesday that at the A-3/2009 new energy auction (from plants not yet completed) in August there will be contracts on offer totaling 14,362...

CLOSE: BRAZILIAN STOCKS END LOWER, HIT BY PROFIT-TAKING.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - The Brazilian stock market traded down most of Tuesday's session, after accumulating gains of 5.20% in the three previous sessions. Despite positive markets in Wall Street, the main point...

BRAZIL POWER CO CTEEP TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL R$200M PROMISSORY NOTES.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - The board of Sao Paulo electric power transmission utility Companhia de Transmissao de Energia El'trica Paulista, or CTEEP, approved Tuesday the third issue of R$ 200 million ($1 = R$ 1.924)...

BRAZIL TREASURY TO HOLD SWAP AUCTION FOR 1M LTNS, 500K LFTS WED.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Brazil's Treasury is to hold a swap auction on Wednesday for 1 million fixed-rate securities known as LTNs. The Treasury will sell up to 500,000 LTNs maturing Oct 1, 2009 and Apr 1, 2010....

BRAZIL H1N1 FLU CASES HIT 23 ON TUESDAY - HEALTH MINISTRY.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - Brazil's Health Ministry confirmed Tuesday two more cases of the influenza A (H1N1), also known as swine flu. This brings to 23 the total of confirmed cases in the country. According to...

GLOBAL ETHANOL MKT WON'T CATCH UP WITH BRAZIL - PETROBRAS CEO.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - It will be difficult for the global fuel ethanol market to reach the levels it currently is in Brazil, Jos' S'rgio Gabrielli the CEO of Brazilian oil company Petrobras said Tuesday. At...

BRAZIL SENATE NEW ATTEMPT TO INSTALL PROBE INTO PETROBRAS THU.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Brasilia, 02 - Brazil's Senate will attempt to install the Congressional inquiry into fiscal accountings of oil company Petroleo Brasileiro S/A, known as Petrobras, on Thursday (4) morning, senator Paulo...

BNDES BANK'S LOANS TO GM IN BRAZIL DEPEND ON LEGAL FINDINGS.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Rio de Janeiro, 02 - New loans from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) to GM in Brazil will depend on legal findings about whether the local arm will be affected by the U.S. headquarters filing for...

BRAZIL'S AFTER-HOURS MARKET POSTS R$ 67.66M VOLUME TUE.
June 2, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 02 - The after-hours market of Brazil's Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) had a R$ 67.66 million ($1 = R$ 1.924) trading volume Tuesday, resulting from 6,172 transactions. Leading in terms of...

BETTER TARGETED CAREER TRAINING AND IMPROVED PREENROLLMENT.
June 2, 2009... (From GAO Reports) Recreational and extracurricular activities are important for male and female residential students, but it is particularly important for centers to have specific activities for female students, according to many...

Business Barometer(R).
June 3, 2009... (From Canada Newswire) National small business optimism improving TORONTO , June 3 /CNW/ - There are growing signs that Canada's economy is turning the corner towards recovery. Confidence among small- and mid-sized business owners...

Defense psychologists: 'Rockefeller' is delusional.
June 3, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: DENISE LAVOIE The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller was so delusional when he lost custody of his daughter that he continued to put a place setting out on the dinner table for her, a psychiatrist...

Rules set for Drew Peterson's calls, interviews.
June 3, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: DENISE LAVOIE A judge is making it tougher for Drew Peterson to talk to the media from jail. Will County Judge Stephen White ordered Peterson's lawyers on Wednesday to give him phone numbers of family,...

NYC club bouncer guilty in Boston student's death.
June 3, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: COLLEEN LONG A nightclub bouncer was convicted Wednesday in the brutal murder of a graduate student, a killing that stirred memories of New York City's notorious "preppie killer" case and spurred a crackdown...

Woman sues comedian over `Bruno' skirmish.
June 3, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANTHONY McCARTNEY Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie is already getting the same sort of buzz and legal backlash that came with his last hit. This time, though, a woman is alleging injuries beyond a bruised ego...

Gay marriage bill signed into law in New Hampshire.
June 3, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NORMA LOVE New Hampshire became the sixth U.S. state to legalize gay marriage Wednesday after Gov. John Lynch signed the measure into law, even though he says he personally opposes the practice. After...

Ike-damaged Galveston condo development in flames.
June 3, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: BECKY BOHRER Firefighters have brought under control a blaze at a waterfront condo development that was damaged last year when Hurricane Ike struck Galveston, Texas. The fire started in a corner of the...

Ex-Detroit mayor late, $3,500 short on restitution.
June 3, 2009... (From AP Online) Michigan prison officials say former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was three days late and $3,500 short last month in the restitution ordered in his criminal case. Department of Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan told...

Activists contest Disney's Segway use settlement.
June 3, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: FREDERIC J. FROMMER Activists for the disabled brought their Segways into a federal court Wednesday to urge a judge to reject a settlement between Walt Disney World and three visitors restricting the use...

Activists contest Disney's Segway use settlement.
June 3, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CARYN ROUSSEAU Activists for the disabled brought their Segways into a federal court Wednesday to urge a judge to reject a settlement between Walt Disney World and three visitors restricting the use of the...

Asylum-seeking Brits wait deportation in US jail.
June 3, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MICHAEL KUCHWARA Two Britons seeking asylum in the United States after being convicted of hate speech crimes in their homeland will be deported after nearly a year in U.S. custody. Simon Sheppard and...

BRIEF: Tucson security guard charged in shooting of would-be snack thief.
June 3, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: Alexis Huicochea A Tucson security guard who shot an unarmed man attempting to steal food has been arrested and faces an attempted murder charge....

BRIEF: Dope smuggler's pickup gets stuck on homemade ramp over border fence.
June 3, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: Alexis Huicochea The ramp trick didn't turn out so well for a dope smuggler on the Tohono O'odham Reservation near the San Miguel Gate. An...

Blues queen Koko Taylor dies at 80.
June 3, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, Arizona) Byline: Caryn Rousseau CHICAGO -- Koko Taylor, a sharecropper's daughter whose regal bearing and powerful voice earned her the sobriquet "Queen of the...

BOND REACTS TO NEW FEMA FLOOD CONTROL POLICY.
June 3, 2009... (From Capitol Hill Press Releases) For Immediate Release Bond Reacts to New FEMA Flood Control Policy June 3, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kit Bond today released the following statement regarding the Federal Emergency...

Albuquerque Journal, N.M., Thomas J. Cole column.
June 3, 2009... (From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Albuquerque Journal - Albuquerque, New Mexico) Byline: Thomas J. Cole INVESTMENT CHIEF FACES $577,000 TAX LIEN: The man in charge of investing $11 billion of your money has problems with the tax...

BRAZIL TREASURY TO HOLD SWAP AUCTION FOR 1M LTNS, 500K LFTS WED.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - Brazil's Treasury is to hold a swap auction on Wednesday for 1 million fixed-rate securities known as LTNs. The Treasury will sell up to 500,000 LTNs maturing Oct 1, 2009 and Apr 1, 2010....

CLOSE: BRAZIL'S REAL ENDS STRONGER AMID GLOBAL EBULLIENCE.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - Brazil's real ended strong to the dollar Tuesday for the eighth session in a row, as any profit taking after recent gains was made harder by positive economic data in the U.S. and by the...

CLOSE: BRAZILIAN STOCKS END LOWER, HIT BY PROFIT-TAKING.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - The Brazilian stock market traded down most of Tuesday's session, after accumulating gains of 5.20% in the three previous sessions. Despite positive markets in Wall Street, the main point...

CLOSE: BRAZIL INTEREST FUTURES RISE AMID PROFIT TAKING.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - Brazil's interest rate futures rose on Tuesday as traders took advantage of the low trading volume for a spot of profit taking, especially in back months. On the BM&F the heaviest-traded...

BRAZIL'S BOVESPA HAS RECORD R$ 6.083BN FOREIGN CAP INFLOW MAY.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - Brazil's Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, or Bovespa, had a record net foreign capital inflow of R$ 6.083 billion ($1 = R$ 1.924) in May, the exchange said late Tuesday. This was the fourth...

BRAZIL'S AFTER-HOURS MARKET POSTS R$ 67.66M VOLUME TUE.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - The after-hours market of Brazil's Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) had a R$ 67.66 million ($1 = R$ 1.924) trading volume Tuesday, resulting from 6,172 transactions. Leading in terms of...

BRAZIL COS MULL SHARE OFFERS AS FOREIGN CAPITAL RETURNS - REPORT.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - With foreign investment gushing into Brazil's stock market, a number of local firms are planning share offers after a long dry spell caused by the global financial crisis, according to a...

ITALY'S ENI RESUMES EXPLORATION IN BRAZIL AFTER 2 YRS - REPORT.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - After two years without drilling wells in Brazil, Italy's Eni has resumed exploration efforts in the Santos Basin, reported local daily O Estado de S. Paulo Wednesday. The company earlier...

FOUNDER OF BRAZIL CAR RENTAL CO LOCALIZA SELLS 6.9% STAKE.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - The founder and board chairman of Brazilian car rental company Localiza Rent a Car, Jos' Salim Mattar Jr., sold Tuesday a 6.9% stake in the company, the equivalent of 14 million shares. ...

BRAZIL BOVESPA EXCHANGE HAS RECORD 37.2% FOREIGN CAPITAL SHARE MAY.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - Foreign investors accounted for 37.2% of trading volume on Brazil's Sao Paulo-based stock exchange Bovespa in May, matching the record set in June 2008, according to data from Bovespa's...

BRAZIL STEEL COS FACE CHEAPER PRODUCT FROM ABROAD - REPORT.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - Increased imports of cheaper steel have forced Brazilian steelmakers to cut prices on the domestic market, reported local daily O Estado de S. Paulo Wednesday. Competition with steel from...

BRAZIL INVESTIGATES MERRILL LYNCH FOR MONEY LAUNDERING - REPORT.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - Brazil's federal police are investigating Merrill Lynch for alleged money laundering and also for running a bank specialized in managing big fortunes without authorization from the Central...

BRAZIL'S REAL WEAKER IN EARLY TRADING ON PROFIT-TAKING.
June 3, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 03 - Brazil's real was weaker against the dollar in early trading Wednesday on profit-taking, after strengthening for eight consecutive sessions. At 10.16 am local time/13.16 GMT, the real was...