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Fagron (EBR: FAGR) posts 23% Q3 growth as IV bag recovery becomes the test
Fagron delivered €281.3 million of Q3 revenue and reaffirmed FY2026 guidance, but acquisition contributions widened the gap between headline and organic growth while an industry-wide IV bag recall constrained North American compounding volumes.
Can microbes cut farmers’ fertilizer bills? BioConsortia’s $15m bet is getting serious
BioConsortia has secured $15 million in fresh equity funding to accelerate commercialization of Always N and Zaffre. Stronger reported adoption in New Zealand and promising corn yield trials support expansion, but manufacturing economics, regulatory approvals and consistent field performance remain central to its global ambitions.
Brazil election 2026: Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro prepare for October 25 presidential runoff
Brazil's presidential election will be decided on October 25 after the first round produced no majority winner. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faces Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, while a new survey records 52.7% of valid voting intentions for Bolsonaro and 47.3% for Lula. The figures reflect polling preferences, not the runoff result.
Flávio Bolsonaro leads Lula 47.03%-45.16% as Brazil heads to October 25 runoff
Flávio Bolsonaro won 47.03% of valid first-round votes against Lula’s 45.16%, sending Brazil’s presidential election to an October 25 runoff.
Brazil votes October 4 with 158.8 million eligible as Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro enter close race
Brazil’s 158.8 million eligible voters head to the polls on October 4 with 12 presidential candidates and final surveys showing a close race.
Brazilian beef faces 67% China import duty after 1.1-million-tonne quota is exhausted
Brazilian beef shipments above China’s 1.106-million-tonne annual quota now face a 67% total import duty after the allocation was exhausted.
AutoZone sales reach $20.3bn as tariff refunds lift Q4 margin
AutoZone ended fiscal 2026 with more than 8,000 stores and higher profit, although tariff refunds materially boosted fourth-quarter gross margin.
Google Cloud plans to double Brazil infrastructure by 2030 as agentic AI demand grows
Google Cloud plans to double its technical infrastructure in Brazil by 2030, adding local compute, storage and AI processing while Gemini Enterprise introduces in-country data processing and NVIDIA Blackwell-powered G4 virtual machines become available from the SĂŁo Paulo region.
Halliburton signs Venezuela energy agreements with Eneva and WESCA
The oilfield-services group will pursue development opportunities with Brazil's largest private natural-gas operator and support separate field evaluation work, but neither memorandum yet represents a revenue contract.
Petrobras joins Brazil diesel subsidy as fuel support reaches R$9.9bn
Petrobras has approved participation in a new Brazilian diesel support programme worth R$1 per litre for 30 days, with a possible 30-day extension. The structure leaves distributor prices unchanged while compensating the state-controlled producer, easing an election-year fuel shock but renewing investor focus on subsidy durability, cash flow and political influence over pricing.