The average price of diesel at service stations in Brazil maintained the downward trend observed in December until now, according to the Ticket Log Price Index (IPTL) published this Friday (13). Common diesel fell 0.64% in the first 12 days of the month compared to December, to R$ 6.79 a liter, while diesel S-10 (with […]
Fourth power tower is targeted by criminals in the interior of SP
A fourth electricity transmission tower has been the target of vandalism in recent days. This time, the occurrence was in the city of Rio das Pedras, in the interior of São Paulo in the region of Piracicaba. According to Aneel, the tower belongs to the transmitter Taesa and the authorities were contacted in the face […]
Marina Silva opens World Economic Forum in debate on climate change
The Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, will participate in the first public debate organized at this year’s edition of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland. According to information released by the Economic Forum, the minister is going to speak on Monday (16), right after the festivities of the opening event, which takes place […]
Ordinance that provides for the new Zero Litigation program is published
The Attorney General’s Office of the National Treasury and the Federal Revenue issued a Joint Ordinance establishing the Tax Litigation Reduction Program (PRLF), which establishes conditions for exceptional transaction in the collection of debt in tax administrative litigation within the scope of the Federal Revenue Judgment Office and the Administrative Council for Tax Appeals (Carf) […]
MP that returns Coaf to the Treasury and deals with the composition of the CMN is edited
The federal government issued Provisional Measure 1,158, published in an extra edition of the Official Diary of the Union, circulating on Thursday (12) which confirms the administrative link between the Financial Activities Control Council (Coaf) and the Ministry of Finance. The return of Coaf to the Farm had already been announced in early January, when […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook agrees to 40% cut in his annual salary
Apple CEO Tim Cook recommended the company cut its pay this year after shareholders rebelled. The world’s biggest tech company said it would cut Cook’s target compensation package to $49 million, 40% short of its 2022 compensation target and about half of the total compensation of $99.4 million that Cook received last year. The vast […]
Iron ore hits 17-month high on optimism about demand in China
Iron ore futures rose more than 3% on Friday (13), with prices on the Dalian exchange hitting a 17-month high and extending gains for the week on continued optimism about demand prospects in the largest steel producer in the world, China. After bottoming out in October, iron ore prices changed course, being one of the […]
Wells Fargo sees 50% drop in Q4 profit on provisions and higher costs
US bank Wells Fargo on Friday reported a 50% drop in fourth-quarter profit, weighed down by more than $3 billion in costs related to an accounting scandal and increased provisions for bad debt. Provision for credit losses was $957 million for the quarter, compared to a $452 million charge in the prior year. The loan […]
SP releases transfer of vehicles with delayed IPVA
Now the transfer of ownership of vehicles is possible even with IPVA (Tax on Motor Vehicle Property) of the current year in arrears. The measure was published in the Official Gazette this Friday (13) and aims to reduce bureaucracy in the sale of used cars and simplify the sales process between individuals. “We eliminated a […]
Investors get a record $39 billion in emerging market bonds
Developing countries have sold a massive $39 billion in international bonds since the start of the year, with investors willing to pile on riskier debt as they bet that global interest rates are peaking. In the first half of January, 11 countries launched more than 20 bond issues denominated in dollars and euros. The scale […]