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Ferrellgas Swings to Loss in 4th Quarter
Thursday October 12, 8:13 am ET
Ferrellgas Partners Records a 4th-Quarter Loss, Hurt in Part by Warmer Weather


OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) -- Ferrellgas Partners LP, a propane distributor, recorded a loss in the fourth quarter and a sharp decline for the year, the result of warmer weather and higher commodity prices.

The loss for the quarter ended July 31 available to common unitholders was $37.8 million, or 62 cents per share, compared with a profit of $42.2 million, or 75 cents per share during the same period last year. Revenue grew 12 percent to $331.3 million, from $296.4 million last year.

Analysts predicted a loss of 50 cents on revenue of $294.3 million, according to a poll by Thomson Financial.

Ferrellgas called the loss during the summer quarter seasonal. The company would have posted a loss in the year-ago quarter, but recorded a profit due to a gain on discontinued operations. In June of 2005, it sold seven natural gas liquids plants to Enterprise Products Partners L.P. for $144 million.

For the year, profit available to common unitholders fell to $24.8 million, or 41 cents per share, from $80.7 million, or $1.50 per share. Revenue climbed 8 percent to $1.9 billion, from $1.75 billion last year.

The company blamed the decline on warmer weather and higher commodity prices. Propane sales fell 10 percent during the year to 809 million gallons, as warmer temperatures caused customers to conserve usage and wholesale propane prices jumped 25 percent.

 

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ECONOMIC REPORT
Trade gap sets another record high in August
Deficit of $69.9 bln is second straight monthly record

Last Update: 8:31 AM ET Oct 12, 2006


WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. trade gap of goods and services set a new record high in August, driven up once again by a record price of crude oil, a government report showed Thursday.
The nation's trade deficit widened 2.7% to $69.9 billion from the previous record of $68.0 billion in July, the Commerce Department said.
The widening of the deficit surprised analysts. The consensus forecast of Wall Street economists had been for the deficit to narrow to $66.4 billion. Economists had thought the July deficit was a temporary bulge. See Economic Calendar.
The August trade data could force economists to trim their forecasts for third quarter gross domestic product, which have been coming down steadily to a rate below a 3.0% annual growth rate. The worsening trade deficit is a drag on economic growth.
The data should deflate optimism that the trade gap is leveling off this year. After seeming to run out of steam earlier this year, the trade deficit is now on pace to set a new record this year.
For the first eight months of the year, the trade gap is $522.8 billion, compared with $457 billion over the same period last year when the deficit reached a record annual level of $716.7 billion.
In August, both imports and exports increased to record levels, but imports slightly outpaced exports.
August imports rose 2.4% to $192.3 billion, while exports rose 2.3% to $122.4 billion.
Imports of goods alone rose 2.9% in August to $163.5 billion. The increase was not simply petroleum. The U.S. also imported a record amount of foods and beverages, capital goods and consumer goods in August.
Both imports of petroleum and non-petroleum goods hit record highs in the month.
Exports of goods alone rose 2.9% to $88.0 billion. The U.S. exported a record amount of food and beverages and consumer goods.
Exports got a boost from civilian aircraft, which rose 11% to $2.86 billion in August.
Oil accounts for almost 40% of the trade gap, according to economists at BNP Paribas.
The imported value of crude oil hit a record $22.7 billion in August, as the average price per barrel of crude oil reached a new record of $66.12.
The petroleum deficit widened 5.8% to a record $27.2 billion.
Crude spot prices have fallen back sharply in recent weeks, but import prices lag badly behind the spot and so "is unlikely to exert a huge impact on the deficit in the short term," said BNP Paribas.
The U.S. trade deficit with China hit a record high $22.0 billion in August, up from $19.6 billion in July and $18.5 billion one year ago. The U.S. imported a record $26.7 billion in goods from China.
The U.S. also set record monthly deficits with Mexico and the OPEC nations.
For the first eight months of the year, the deficit with China totaled $143.3 billion, up from $126.3 billion in the same period last year.
Greg Robb is a senior reporter for MarketWatch in Washington.

 

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AP
Jobless Claims Rise Slightly
Thursday October 12, 8:40 am ET
Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Slightly, Labor Department Says


WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of newly laid off workers who filed claims for unemployment benefits rose by 4,000 last week, the Labor Department reported.
The government said Thursday that 308,000 jobless benefit applications were filed, up from a revised figure of 304,000 the previous week.

The performance last week was slightly better than economists had been expecting.

 

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McDonald's sees 17% jump in profit
Sales rise in September and third quarter
Angela Moore, MarketWatch
Last Update: 8:41 AM ET Oct 12, 2006


NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- McDonald's Corp. on Thursday forecast a 17% increase in third-quarter earnings per share, better than Wall Street had expected, and September same-store sales rose 7.7%, boosted by strength in breakfast and new Snack Wraps.
The company forecast third quarter profit of 68 cents a share, including 1 cent of expense relating to impairment and other charges primarily in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa. Foreign currency translation is expected to have a positive impact of 1 cent a share. Shares rose about 2.3% in pre-market trading
Analysts, on average, expected the company to earn 63 cents a share, according to Thomson First Call.
Systemwide sales for the company's restaurants worldwide were up 9.8% for the month, or 8.7% in constant currency. For the third quarter, systemwide sales rose 8.4%, or 6.9% in constant currency.
In the United States, McDonald's largest market, monthly same-store sales grew 7.1%, driven by it's the recently-introduced Snack Wrap and expanded breakfast menu, which includes premium coffee. This compared with a 3.9% increase seen in the year-ago period. Third-quarter same-store sales rose 4.1%. Same-store sales are sales at restaurants open at least 13 months.
In Europe, September same-store sales rose 9%, driven by positive performance in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. In September 2005, sales in Europe rose 6.6%. Third-quarter European same-store sales rose 7.6%.
Meanwhile, same-store sales in the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions rose 6.6% last month, compared with last year's 2.2% increase, helped by strength in Japan. Third-quarter same-store sales in the region rose 6.1%.
Global same-store sales for the third quarter rose 5.8%.
Last month, the company's board approved a 49% increase in its dividend, citing confidence in the ongoing strength of its business and the reliability of its cash flow.
Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's shares (MCD : McDonald's Corporation
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Last: 41.25+0.41+1.00%

MCD41.25, +0.41, +1.0%) have risen 16% in the first nine months of the year.
Angela Moore is a MarketWatch editor based in New York.

 

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Profeta ...e qui ti chiedo : la Panda di mia suocera è o non è un SUV ?

 

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Profeta ...e qui ti chiedo : la Panda di mia suocera è o non è un SUV ?

Per me no... ma ora hanno detto che son pronti a rivedere il tutto non penalizzando le famiglia numerose.... certo che quella di quest'anno è la finanziaria più incerta della storia in quanto ora che tutti si sono accorti che è aggiustabile alè con le pressioni......

 

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Bonjour a tout les bondaroles

alpinnnn aspettavo la tua chiamata all'alba forse ho risolto un conflitto sul java, forse..
sto rally procespuglio è un altro coniglio uscito dal cilindro, orco zio se i repubblicani riescono a tenere la maggioranza nonostante lo scandalo del senatore in odor di pedofilia e il macello iraq sarò costretto a rivedere profondamente un pò di mie teorie socio-economiche

 

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Bonjour a tout les bondaroles

alpinnnn aspettavo la tua chiamata all'alba forse ho risolto un conflitto sul java, forse..
sto rally procespuglio è un altro coniglio uscito dal cilindro, orco zio se i repubblicani riescono a tenere la maggioranza nonostante lo scandalo del senatore in odor di pedofilia e il macello iraq sarò costretto a rivedere profondamente un pò di mie teorie socio-economiche

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Eccessive manifestazioni antioccupazione non se ne sono viste e salvo le famiglie dei militari gli altri votanti (esclusi quindi quell'immenso numero di persone che negli USA è sotto la soglia di indigenza ma non va neanche a votare...) hanno la pancia abbastanza piena grazie alla rivalutazione degli asset da loro detenuti.
Secondo me se la giocheranno a stretto giro di posta (estera??? ).
I mercati non sono preoccupati da niente figurarsi se il cambio di controllo del senato li spaventerebbe... se ci sarà correzione per me è per le condizioni intramarket e intermarket.
Solo eventi attualmente imprevedibili potrebbero causare maggiore preoccupazione.