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3 Key Points
—Alpargatas delivered Q4 2025 net income of R$197 million (~$37.4M), rebounding from near-zero a year earlier, as gross margin surged to 50.4%...
3 Key Points
—Net revenue surpassed R$1 billion for the first time in a single quarter, rising 11.4% year-on-year to reach R$1.003 billion ($190M) in...
Key Points
— Net revenue from machinery and equipment sales fell 17% year-on-year in January to R$17.3 billion ($3.1 billion), with domestic sales down 19%,...
USD/BRL
R$5.1651
+0.60%
DXY
98.42
+0.95%
Selic
15.00%
unchanged
Brent Crude
$77.74
+6.7%
The Big Three
1
Iran strike reshapes the risk landscape overnight. The coordinated US-Israel attack on Iran killed Ayatollah Khamenei and effectively closed the Strait...
3 Key Points
—Recurring net income rose 21.9% year-on-year to R$1.46 billion ($281M) in Q4 2025, comfortably beating the Bloomberg consensus of R$1.2 billion, while...
3 Key Points
—Recurring net income rose 21.9% year-on-year to R$1.46 billion ($281M) in Q4 2025, comfortably beating the Bloomberg consensus of R$1.2 billion, while...
Key Points
— J.P. Morgan Asset Management is launching BDRs of its flagship JEPI fund in Brazil — effectively bringing the world's largest actively managed...
BTC/USD
$67,835
−0.23%
Fear & Greed
7–11
Extreme Fear • 3 wks
ETF AUM
$94.0B
from $125B peak
BTC Dominance
58.9%
safe-haven bid
The Big Three
1
Bitcoin spiked to $68,000 on the SCOTUS tariff ruling, then gave...