SAO PAULO, July 30, 2010 - Banco PanAmericano, a financial institution that is part of the Silvio Santos Group in Brazil, closed its issue of senior debt (Medium Term Notes) in the international markets, where the banks Itau, Bradesco, UBS Investment Bank and Standard Bank were the coordinators. The amount made available was US$ 300 million. The demand for the notes was so great that the volume of requests reached US$ 2.02 billion (almost seven times the amount available). The term of issue is for 5 years, with a 5.5% coupon p.a. and yield 5.625% p.a.

NEW YORK, July 29, 2010 - U.S. Senate Candidate Gail Goode (D-NY) today challenged her primary opponent, Kirsten Gillibrand, to a series of debates around New York State prior to the Democratic primary on September 14.

Comparable income of US$64 million or US$1.40 per diluted share; U.S. GAAP US$95 million or US$2.06 per diluted share

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 29, 2010 - Despite the significant environmental impacts from BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, PIERS Global Intelligence Solutions reports that Gulf trade levels remain fairly constant. With double-digit growth since January 2010, monthly TEU volume in the Gulf ports dropped by 4.1 percent in April, but then resurfaced in May with a healthy 8 percent gain from the previous year.

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