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최근 7일 기준 87,585건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 50.2(균형)입니다. 긍정 4,284건(4.9%)·중립 81,160건(92.7%)·부정 2,141건(2.4%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 14.8(중도 균형)입니다.
The 2.2% decrease in the number of births recorded in Japan was a relatively modest drop compared to the year-on-year 5% decline seen over the past several years.
OECD forecast sets out economic risks from conflict, pointing to potential shortfalls to key energy products OECD predicts spate of recessions globally if Iran conflict drags into 2027 Rural areas in the UK would be particularly at risk of diesel shortages if the conflict in Iran continues to squeeze supplies, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned. The OECD predicted economic growth of 0.9% in the UK this year – a modest upgrade from the 0.7% it feared in March when it last updated its forecasts. It said government spending will help to support the economy in the short term. Continue reading...
• Economists see little room for growth under IMF programme • Economy stuck in low-growth equilibrium as consumers’ purchasing power erodes • Exports, energy costs, policy inconsistency remain major hurdles WITH the government preparing to roll out its third budget, the economy appears trapped between two competing imperatives: preserving fragile macroeconomic stability to avoid another balance-of-payments crisis and reviving growth to create jobs and alleviate poverty. While the government continues to flaunt stabilisation as an achievement in itself, a sense of “stabilisation fatigue” appears to have settled in among businesses and households. The fatigue stems from a simple reality: Pakistan has spent much of the last three years managing crises rather than building sustainable growth drivers. No wonder the economy remains stuck in repeated cycles of adjustment and a low-growth equilibrium — stable enough to avoid collapse, but too weak to generate prosperity. The IMF-mandated adjustment policies — tight monetary policy, fiscal contraction, demand compression, import controls, and energy price hikes — have helped restore external stability, narrow the twin deficits, moderate inflation, and bring back some semblance of macroeconomic order. But the social and economic costs of prolonged stabilisation are now more visible than its benefits. Industries continue to operate below capacity, businesses remain hesitant to invest and consumers continue to struggle with eroded purchasing power. For most Pakistanis, the lived economy remains far harsher than the official narrative of recovery suggests. Several deep-rooted weaknesses continue to obstruct any transition towards sustainable growth. Exports remain weak, energy costs and inefficiencies continue to undermine industrial competitiveness, policy inconsistency deters investment and high interest rates have compressed private-sector activity. A large portion of government revenues is absorbed by debt servicing, defence spending and subsidies, leaving limited fiscal space for development, relief and industrial support. The upcoming budget is unlikely to break the economy away from this path of austerity. Growth prospects offer little comfort. Some analysts believe GDP growth in FY27 could remain closer to 3-3.5pc if crude oil prices stay elevated amid prolonged Middle East tensions, well below the government’s target of 4.1pc. Average growth over the last three years has remained below 2pc. The budget will almost certainly be framed within the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility, analysts at Topline and JS Global, two Karachi-based brokerage firms, wrote in their pre-budget analyses. They said the government would target a fourth consecutive primary surplus, push for stronger revenue mobilisation and pursue fiscal restraint. Little room for growth Development economist Naved Hamid sees little room for growth under the IMF programme. “We don’t really have any room. This budget will be an austerity budget like before,” he said. Economist Waqar Wadho is also not hopeful about the economy moving out of its low-growth mode. “The biggest issue remains structural problems. They are exactly where they were before. Even targeting 3-5pc growth would be a marginal change, not a major shift,” he said. He said growth would remain elusive because it was not the IMF’s mandate. “The IMF’s mandate is stabilising external balance. Under an IMF programme, growth-oriented policy is simply not possible,” he said. The constraints facing growth are serious. The revenue target for next year, for example, has been upgraded by the IMF to quantitative performance criteria, a binding commitment rather than a soft benchmark. This further tightens the screws around the government after repeated failures to meet targets. Pakistan Banks Association Chairman Zafar Masud said the problem lay deeper than collection shortfalls. “The centre of gravity of our economic problems is unsustainable government finance,” he said. “The issue is not the scale of government spending per se. The issue is the weakness of revenue generation, cross-subsidy and its leakages and fiscal efficiency. The FY27 budget is an opportunity to break Pakistan’s recurring low-growth, high-debt equilibrium.” This raises the uncomfortable question: stabilisation for what? Mr Masud believes growth is possible even under the IMF programme. “The IMF programme buys stability, not growth. Stability is necessary, but growth is what ultimately reduces poverty and improves living standards. It’s the micro-economic interventions which can bring the necessary growth. With limited fiscal space, leveraging private-sector funding becomes a game-changer for achieving the economic multiplier,” he said. Mr Hamid agreed that some room existed for improvement, but he sounded less optimistic. “Yes, there is some room to improve even under the IMF programme. But whether you look at private-sector investment, early indicators or any visible government strategy, I do not see anything big or substantial happening,” he said. The recently released Shadow Economic Survey 2026-27, published by an Islamabad-based think tank financed by a business lobby, acknowledged that stabilisation was necessary. However, it warned that stabilisation was defensive economics; it may prevent collapse, but it does not automatically generate growth, jobs, investment or prosperity. Many business leaders say it is unfortunate that economic success is now measured through reserve accumulation, current account balances and IMF review completions. Managing immediate crises appears to have taken precedence over pursuing a growth agenda. This may reassure lenders and financial markets, but it cannot satisfy a population facing declining real incomes and disappearing jobs. Mr Masud described the current economic predicament as a failure of policy design. “Pakistan’s recurring balance-of-payments crises are downstream symptoms of unresolved structural fiscal distortions — distortions that have been patched in the past rather than fixed,” he said. Beyond stabilisation Pakistan’s growth predicament stems from an economic model dependent on imports and external financing. Historically, whenever growth accelerates beyond a modest threshold, imports surge because the domestic industry relies heavily on imported machinery and inputs, while exports fail to keep pace. The current account deficit widens, foreign exchange reserves come under pressure and the country eventually returns to the IMF for another bailout. The deeper structural weaknesses remain unresolved. Aware of public pressure, the government is reportedly considering limited relief measures for salaried classes and compliant businesses despite fiscal constraints. These concessions, however modest, could create an additional revenue gap. Mr Wadho is sceptical that any meaningful relief will materialise. “They are unable to broaden the tax base, so there will be pressure. For public optics, they may trim a few headline items here and there. But then they will squeeze people indirectly, say, in the form of an even higher petroleum levy, and everyone will feel that,” he said. Mr Masud argued that Pakistan should widen the tax base rather than continue raising tax rates. “Tax-base expansion without punitive rates should be one of the defining objectives of the coming budget. Sustainable deficit reduction requires stronger revenue generation and lower leakages, not higher tax rates,” he said. Business leaders argue that the IMF programme can provide temporary stability and policy discipline, but it cannot substitute for a long-term national growth strategy based on reforms. “Confidence cannot be restored through macroeconomic management alone,” a textile exporter said, adding that public belief had weakened that economic sacrifices today would eventually lead to tangible improvements in living standards. Economists say Pakistan does not need another stabilisation budget dressed in the language of reform. It needs a redesign of its growth model: from consumption-driven, import-financed expansion to export-oriented, productivity-led growth. Such a transformation requires reforms that successive governments have continued to delay because they are politically costly and slow to yield visible rewards. The new budget will be judged not by whether it satisfies the IMF’s performance criteria, but by whether it offers any credible signal that Pakistan is finally charting a course beyond mere survival. As Wadho put it: “The choice before the budget makers is clear: reform, delay or another lost cycle.” Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Dow closed modestly higher on Tuesday as risk appetite driven by AI fervor was counterbalanced by tensions arising from U.S.-Iran talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the months-long war.Gains in most of the 11 major S&P sectors kept the S&P 500 and the Dow in the green, with the small-cap Russell 2000 outperforming its larger-cap peers. The Nasdaq ended the session essentially unchanged.Small-cap stocks have been some of the biggest beneficiaries of the ongoing enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence stocks, which provided some upside muscle. The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index advanced on the day.The Software & Services Index, battered in recent months over worries of AI disruption, closed in negative territory.Strong results from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and a funding commitment from Alphabet reinforced confidence in the AI buildout."The market is kind of muted at the surface level, but there is a lot going on under the hood, and that describes much of this year," said Mike Dickson, head of portfolio management at Horizon Investments in Charlotte, North Carolina. "There's some massive dispersion in the whole AI infrastructure ecosystem.""Markets could be in for one of these heated, melt-up rallies where the momentum keeps winning," Dickson added. "I would not be surprised at all to be sitting here at the end of the summer a good bit higher."Tehran is studying a U.S. proposal to bring the war to a halt, but has not been in contact with Washington for days, according to Iranian media, which also said Iran is taking a "stern" approach, given what it views as a history of U.S. noncompliance and mutual distrust. Simultaneously, Israel is continuing its strikes on Lebanon, despite Tehran's warnings that the attacks are threatening to derail the fragile truce.The war has sent crude prices soaring, reviving worries over inflation and giving rise to an increasing likelihood that the U.S. Federal Reserve could hike interest rates by year-end. Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said on Tuesday that such a hike could become necessary if already-elevated inflation pressures continue to mount. On the economic front, a report from the Labor Department showed an unexpected spike in job openings, driven by the volatile professional and business services sector. Otherwise, hiring, firing and quits all decreased, suggesting a slowdown in labor market churn in the face of uncertainties related to strife in the Middle East and inflationary effects.Analysts look to the May employment report due on Friday, which is expected to show the U.S. economy added 85,000 jobs last month, a monthly deceleration of 26.1%. The unemployment rate is forecast to stand pat at 4.3%.According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 gained 10.07 points, or 0.13%, to end at 7,610.03 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 8.78 points, or 0.03%, to 27,095.59. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 237.13 points, or 0.46%, to 51,316.01.Hewlett Packard Enterprise jumped after the AI server maker pulled forward its long-term financial targets by two years. In further evidence of AI buildout, Alphabet said it was looking to raise $80 billion in equity offerings, including an investment from Berkshire Hathaway, to fund a costly expansion of its AI infrastructure. Its shares lost ground on the day. Marvell Technology's shares surged after Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang called the chipmaker the next "trillion-dollar company" at the Computex conference in Taipei. Nvidia invested $2 billion in Marvell in March.A drop in bitcoin hit cryptocurrency firms Coinbase and Strategy Inc.Broadcom is expected to report quarterly results on Wednesday.
Gold steadied and clawed back earlier losses Monday, trading up 1.08% to $4,525.34 per ounce as diplomatic signals out of the Middle East offered tentative relief, even as the broader picture remained anything but settled. Spot silver also gained, rising 1.59% to $76.17/oz, tracking gold's modest recovery. The session's tone was set by competing headlines from Washington and Tehran. President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to claim progress on Lebanon, saying both Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to halt hostilities and noting a productive call…
Renate Reinsve em cena de 'Backrooms: Um não-lugar', e Michael Johnston e Inde Navarrette em cena de 'Obsessão' Divulgação "Backrooms: Um não-lugar" e "Obsessão" dominaram as bilheterias americanas e, de certa forma, brasileiras neste fim de semana — e, com isso, marcaram o auge do fenômeno do sucesso de filmes de terror de orçamento modesto dirigidos por youtubers. Aos 20 anos, youtuber dirige dois indicados ao Oscar em terror que criou aos 16 g1 já viu: 'Backrooms' transforma lenda urbana online em terror instigante até se perder no final Com mais de US$ 80 milhões (cerca de R$ 403 milhões) arrecadados entre sexta-feira (29) e domingo (31), "Backrooms" ultrapassou em muito as previsões mais arrojadas de especialistas, que estimavam valores entre US$ 40 milhões e US$ 50 milhões. No processo, ainda bateu o recorde de maior bilheteria de estreia de seu estúdio, A24, o mais badalado entre os independentes. A marca anterior era de "Guerra Civil" (2024), com US$ 25,5 milhões. O filme é dirigido por Kane Parsons, cineasta de 20 anos que lançou a série de terror que deu origem ao filme no YouTube em 2022, com um orçamento estimado em US$ 10 milhões. No mundo inteiro, a arrecadação foi de US$ 118 milhões. Com inspiração em uma lenda urbana da internet e elenco encabeçado por Chiwetel Ejiofor ("12 anos de escravidão") e Renate Reinsve ("Valor sentimental"), a obra retrata a exploração inquietante de um espaço extradimensional formado por salas com decoração corporativa. Já "Obsessão" ficou com o segundo lugar ao arrecadar US$ 26 milhões (cerca de R$ 131 milhões) no mesmo período em seu terceiro fim de semana em cartaz, valor suficiente para superar "O Mandaloriano e Grogu", que estreou depois. Com orçamento de menos de US$ 1 milhão, o filme se tornou uma das grandes sensações das bilheterias de 2026 ao conseguir aumentar seu público semana a semana — algo raro na indústria. No total, já soma US$ 148 milhões ao redor do mundo. Dirigido por Curry Baker, "Obsessão" é um conto sobre o que acontece quando um jovem tem o desejo atendido e passa a ser alvo da paixão incontrolável de sua crush. Assista ao trailer de 'Backrooms: Um não-lugar' Do YouTube para o mundo O Brasil não escapa à tendência. Por aqui, "Backrooms" estreou com pouco menos de R$ 9,5 milhões, maior arrecadação deste fim de semana. "Obsessão" não repetiu o sucesso gigantesco dos EUA, mas também tem crescido semana a semana. Após conseguir R$ 2,2 milhões entre os dias 14 e 17 de maio, três semanas depois de sua estreia fez mais R$ 2,4 milhões. Os dois filmes fazem parte da grande tendência atual de Hollywood, que passou a ver o YouTube como grande celeiro de talentos para a direção nos últimos anos. Entre os cineastas que fizeram a transição, estão nomes como David F. Sandberg ("Shazam!"), Danny e Michael Philippou ("Fale comigo") e Mark Fischbach ("Iron lung: Oceano de sangue"). O caso de Markiplier, como ele também é conhecido, é um pouco diferente. Afinal, o criador financiou e distribuiu – e dirigiu, coescreveu e estrelou – o filme do próprio bolso. Uma aposta arriscada, mas que lhe rendeu US$ 50 milhões no começo de 2026. "Acho que é mais acaso do que qualquer outra coisa", diz Parsons, em entrevista ao g1. "Não existe vaga para todo mundo que queira fazer algo em Hollywood, então, se você quer conseguir um acordo com um estúdio mais conhecido, ou distribuir um filme, não é como se pudesse apenas estalar os dedos." Para o jovem, a plataforma serve como ponto de entrada, onde criadores podem se dedicar a seus próprios projetos e chamar a atenção de grandes empresas de mídia. "Provavelmente tem menos a ver com o YouTube em si. O fato é que todo mundo está na internet e, se você quer ser visto, você tem que colocar suas coisas online." Kane Parsons conversa com Chiwetel Ejiofor na gravação de 'Backrooms: Um não-lugar' Asterios Moutsokapas/A24 via AP Como isso aconteceu? O terror no geral tem passado por uma reinvenção na indústria americana, graças a baixos orçamentos e produtoras que sabem desenvolver o gênero. Uma delas, por exemplo, é a Atomic Monster, do diretor James Wan, que esteve envolvida em "Backrooms" desde o início e que já tinha experiência com youtubers após "Quando as luzes se apagam" (2016). Responsável por franquias como "Invocação do mal" e "M3gan", a empresa se fundiu em 2022 com a Blumhouse Productions, outra veterana do terror. No mesmo ano, o sucesso de obras como o australiano "Fale comigo" incentivou a indústria a voltar a olhar para a plataforma de vídeos. Afinal, os irmãos Philippou ficaram conhecidos por lá com vídeos de terror cômico antes de estrearem como cineastas, e arrecadaram US$ 92 milhões ao redor do mundo com um orçamento estimado em US$ 4,5 milhões. Tanto que Parsons foi "inundado" de contatos para uma possível adaptação para os cinemas também em 2022, apenas alguns meses depois de lançar o primeiro vídeo de sua série sobre os "Backrooms" – que acumulou 20 milhões de visualizações em duas semanas. "Eu era muito cético sobre o que poderia acontecer, porque eu não sabia nada dessas pessoas, e não conheço nada da indústria", afirma ele. "Então, eu segurei firme da forma como podia. Tomei muito cuidado ao entrar nessas conversa, mas também queria ter certeza de que não ia desperdiçar o que poderia ser uma oportunidade muito legal." A onda do terror não passou batida por grandes estúdios. Tanto que "Obsessão" foi comprada por US$ 15 milhões pela Focus Features. Apesar ser considerada uma distribuidora independente, a empresa faz parte do mesmo grupo da Universal, uma dos mais tradicionais dos EUA. Se o sucesso continuar a crescer, como nas últimas semanas, o casamento entre Hollywood e youtubers está apenas começando. Curry Baker dirige Inde Navarrette e Michael Johnston em gravação de 'Obsessão' Divulgação
More than half of the States/UTs had an occupancy rate of over 100% in 2024 despite a modest increase in capacity
Pedido de Justiça: familiares protestam após morte de universitário na BR-316, em PIcos Evanildo Estevam de Moura, preso por envolvimento no acidente que resultou na morte do estudante de direito Emerson de Jesus Moura Moreira, teve a fiança reduzida em mais de R$ 150 mil. No domingo (31), familiares e amigos da vítima realizaram um protesto, em Picos, para pedir por justiça. A manifestação foi realizada depois que a Justiça manteve a decisão que concede a liberdade provisória ao motorista e reduziu o valor da fiança de R$ 162,1 mil para R$ 3.242 - o equivalente a dois salários mínimos. O g1 tenta contato com a defesa de Evanildo. ✅ Siga o canal do g1 Piauí no WhatsApp A fiança, antes fixada em 100 salários mínimos, foi reduzida depois que a defesa apresentou pedido de Habeas Corpus e alegou que a quantia era "exorbitante", uma vez que o motorista trabalha como chaveiro, "possui apenas o ensino fundamental incompleto e reside em modesta habitação”. A decisão de liberdade provisória foi contestada pelo Ministério Público do Piauí (MPPI), que recorreu ao Tribunal de Justiça do Estado e pediu a prisão preventiva do suspeito. Durante a carreata, que saiu do local onde o jovem morava e percorreu bairros da região, familiares prestaram homenagens. O ato foi encerrado no cemitério da cidade, onde acenderam velas e soltaram balões brancos. Familiares de estudante de direito morto em acidente fazem carreata por justiça no Sul do Piauí Reprodução/TV Clube MP destaca gravidade da conduta Evanildo Estevam de Moura, de 41 anos, foi preso em flagrante após se envolver em um acidente que causou a morte do estudante Emerson de Jesus Moura Moreira, de 21 anos, na tarde de terça-feira (26), em Picos. Segundo a Polícia Rodoviária Federal (PRF), o homem dirigia sob efeito de álcool. O acidente ocorreu nas proximidades do km 303 da BR-316. Emerson pilotava uma motocicleta quando foi atingido pelo carro conduzido por Emerson. Durante audiência de custódia, o juiz homologou a prisão em flagrante do motorista e concedeu a liberdade provisória mediante a imposição de medidas cautelares, dentre elas, o pagamento de fiança. Estudante de direito morre em acidente na BR‑316, no Sul do Piauí; motorista embriagado é preso Reprodução/TV Clube No recurso apresentado ao Tribunal de Justiça do Piauí, a 9ª Promotoria de Justiça de Picos sustenta que a manutenção da liberdade do investigado compromete a ordem pública diante da gravidade da conduta. Segundo o órgão, o caso ultrapassa os limites ordinários dos crimes culposos de trânsito, especialmente pela combinação entre o elevado grau de embriaguez, a condução de veículo em rodovia federal e a ausência de habilitação legal. Caso o entendimento seja acolhido, o processo deverá ser submetido ao Tribunal do Júri. O órgão informou que seguirá acompanhando as investigações junto às polícias Civil e Rodoviária Federal. LEIA SOBRE O CASO: Estudante de direito morre em acidente na BR‑316; motorista embriagado é preso Suspeito de matar estudante de direito pode pagar R$ 162 mil para deixar prisão; MP recorre *Vitória Bacelar, estagiária sob supervisão de Ilanna Serena. VÍDEOS: assista aos vídeos mais vistos da Rede Clube
Edição 2026 do Festival do Folclore de Olímpia é lançada Reconhecida como a Capital Nacional do Folclore, Olímpia, no interior de São Paulo, recebe um dos festivais mais importantes da cultura brasileira. O lançamento da 62ª edição do Festival do Folclore de Olímpia (Fefol) foi realizado na noite desta segunda-feira (1º). 📲 Participe do canal do g1 Rio Preto e Araçatuba no WhatsApp Neste ano, o evento terá como tema “Aquele Abraço”, celebrando o Jubileu de Alecrim e fazendo homenagem ao estado do Rio de Janeiro. O evento bateu recorde de grupos folclóricos inscritos com 147. Desse total, 53 foram selecionados para a programação oficial, representando 21 estados do Brasil. O Fefol ocorrerá entre os dias 1º e 9 de agosto. Lançamento do Fefol em Olímpia (SP) TV TEM / André Modesto Por ser homenageado, o Rio de Janeiro terá nove grupos participantes que prometem levar ao público manifestações culturais como jongo, samba, folia de reis, maracatu, quadrilhas juninas e afoxé. Entre artistas, coordenadores e músicos, o município deverá receber 2.800 pessoas. Desse total, 20 grupos local e 18 são estreantes no festival. Fefol é lançado em Olímpia (SP) TV TEM / André Modesto A programação do evento prevê mais de 130 apresentações gratuitas à população, ações educativas, intervenções culturais e seminários. Conforme a organização, a expectativa é receber até 180 mil visitantes durante o evento. Lançamento do Fefol em Olímpia (SP) TV TEM / André Modesto Initial plugin text Veja mais notícias da região no g1 Rio Preto e Araçatuba VÍDEOS: confira as reportagens da TV TEM
With the race effectively deadlocked, even modest shifts among one group of voters could help determine who emerges from one of the most competitive mayoral primaries Los Angeles has seen in years.
Wall Street stocks posted modest gains on Monday as investors watched developments in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations and cheered the unveiling of a new computer chip that promises to bring artificial intelligence to personal computing.Tech shares boosted the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 to their latest in a series of record closing highs.U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran continue. Earlier, Iran's news agency announced Tehran is halting indirect negotiations with Washington after a new round of strikes threatened to derail diplomatic efforts to end the war, now in its fourth month.The intensification of hostilities sent crude prices jumping, along with worries over the extent to which a protracted war could result in heightened, intransitory inflation."We don't really know where things stand," said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at GLOBALT in Atlanta. "The market seems to think that something's going to get done at some point, but we don't have very good information to go on, like what the Iranians really want and what Trump is willing to settle for."Stocks added to their gains after Trump said no Israeli troops would go into Beirut, citing a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Nvidia jumped after the company unveiled a new chip that puts AI capabilities directly into personal computers.The chip is the result of a three-year partnership with Microsoft to "reinvent the PC" for the AI era, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said. Microsoft shares rose.The reaction among semiconductor stocks was mixed. Qualcomm tumbled and while Intel also fell. Micron shares rose sharply, breaching the $1,000 mark for the first time.The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index advanced.In economic news, U.S. factory activity expanded in May for the fifth consecutive month as goods-makers navigate tariff and geopolitical crosswinds.Investors will turn to Friday's jobs report ahead of Kevin Warsh's debut policy meeting as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve this month, amid fears of rising inflation linked to the Iran war that could upend the stock market rally.According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 gained 20.19 points, or 0.27%, to end at 7,600.03 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 114.75 points, or 0.43%, to 27,087.37. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 44.70 points, or 0.09%, to 51,076.85.Software stocks rebounded from heavy selling earlier this year on AI disruption fears. ServiceNow and IBM rose sharply. The software services index advanced."On the software side, companies that hadn't been doing very well, but now are doing well today," Martin added. "Some of that has been attributed to Nvidia comments that software is part of the solution, so the market's coming back to" software stocks.Cadence Design Systems jumped after launching an Nvidia-powered AI agent for chip design.Broadcom's earnings, due on Wednesday, will be closely parsed in the wake of solid results from Dell last week, which signaled strong AI server demand.
Fundo da caverna Wonderwerk R. Yates/Divulgação Pesquisadores encontraram novas evidências de que hominíneos podem ter levado fogo para o interior da Caverna Wonderwerk, na África do Sul, entre 1,07 milhão e 1,79 milhão de anos atrás. Se a interpretação estiver correta, o achado ampliaria em centenas de milhares de anos a cronologia de um dos mais antigos registros conhecidos de uso do fogo associado a ancestrais humanos. O estudo, publicado nesta segunda-feira (1º) na revista científica PLOS One, analisou fósseis encontrados em camadas profundas da caverna e identificou sinais repetidos de combustão em depósitos atribuídos ao início do Achelense, período marcado pelo surgimento das primeiras ferramentas de pedra mais elaboradas. Os autores argumentam que os resultados indicam episódios recorrentes de queima associados à presença de hominíneos, provavelmente representantes do Homo erectus. No entanto, especialistas que não participaram da pesquisa afirmam que ainda faltam evidências diretas para confirmar que os incêndios foram provocados ou controlados pelos ancestrais humanos. ❓Hominíneos x hominídeos - Os cientistas usam o termo hominíneos para designar os seres humanos e seus ancestrais evolutivos mais próximos. Já hominídeos é uma categoria mais ampla, que inclui também chimpanzés, gorilas e orangotangos. Agora no g1 O que muda em relação ao que já se sabia? A Caverna Wonderwerk já ocupava um lugar central nas pesquisas sobre a origem do uso do fogo. 🔥 Domínio do fogo - Apesar da importância do fogo para a evolução humana, ainda não há consenso sobre quando os ancestrais humanos começaram a utilizá-lo de forma regular. A maioria dos pesquisadores concorda que evidências robustas de uso recorrente do fogo aparecem há cerca de 1 milhão de anos, incluindo achados na própria Caverna Wonderwerk, na África do Sul. Já a capacidade de produzir fogo deliberadamente — e não apenas aproveitar chamas originadas por incêndios naturais — provavelmente surgiu muito mais tarde e continua sendo um dos temas mais debatidos da paleoantropologia. Em 2012, outro estudo encontrou no chamado Estrato 10 da Caverna Wonderwerk , datado de cerca de 1 milhão de anos, um conjunto considerado robusto de evidências de fogo: ossos queimados, ferramentas de pedra alteradas pelo calor, sedimentos queimados e cinzas preservadas no local. A nova pesquisa identificou sinais de combustão também no Estrato 11, uma camada mais antiga, datada entre 1,79 milhão e 1,07 milhão de anos. Segundo os autores, isso sugere que hominíneos já utilizavam fogo na caverna muito antes do que indicavam as evidências mais aceitas até agora. Um dos principais argumentos da equipe é a localização dos materiais queimados. Os fósseis foram encontrados em áreas que ficavam cerca de 30 metros para dentro da caverna quando foram depositados, o que reduz a probabilidade de que incêndios naturais tenham alcançado o local por acaso. Além disso, sinais de combustão aparecem em diferentes camadas arqueológicas, separadas por dezenas de milhares de anos, o que sugere episódios repetidos de fogo. Como os pesquisadores chegaram a essa conclusão Um dos desafios dos estudos sobre fogo na pré-história é distinguir materiais realmente queimados de fósseis alterados por processos naturais ao longo do tempo. Tradicionalmente, pesquisadores observam mudanças de cor em ossos e sedimentos. O problema é que depósitos minerais podem escurecer fósseis e imitar os efeitos da carbonização, enquanto alterações químicas posteriores podem produzir tons claros semelhantes aos observados em materiais submetidos a altas temperaturas. Para contornar essa limitação, a equipe desenvolveu um método baseado na luminescência dos ossos. Os pesquisadores iluminaram os fósseis com luz azul e os observaram através de filtros especiais. Ossos queimados emitiam uma luminescência avermelhada característica, enquanto os não queimados não apresentavam a mesma resposta. Os resultados foram comparados com análises por espectroscopia de infravermelho por transformada de Fourier (FTIR), uma das técnicas mais utilizadas para identificar alterações térmicas em materiais arqueológicos. Segundo os autores, houve forte concordância entre os dois métodos. A técnica também foi testada em fósseis de um sítio arqueológico na Espanha e em ossos modernos queimados experimentalmente. Especialistas veem avanço metodológico, mas pedem cautela Para Juan Manuel Jiménez Arenas, pesquisador da Universidade de Granada que não participou do estudo, a principal contribuição do trabalho é justamente a nova metodologia. Segundo ele, o protocolo baseado em luminescência representa um avanço importante para identificar ossos queimados em contextos arqueológicos muito antigos. "O impacto metodológico do artigo é inquestionável", afirmou. Por outro lado, Arenas considera que ainda existem dúvidas sobre a origem dos incêndios identificados na caverna. Na avaliação do pesquisador, os resultados mostram que houve fogo no local, mas não demonstram diretamente que os hominíneos tenham sido responsáveis por sua produção ou utilização. Ele observa que a hipótese apresentada pelos autores é que os ancestrais humanos teriam levado para dentro da caverna fogo obtido a partir de incêndios naturais ocorridos no ambiente externo. "Para uma mudança tão importante na interpretação da pré-história, seriam desejáveis evidências diretas mais contundentes", avaliou. Avaliação semelhante foi feita por Aitor Burguet-Coca, pesquisador do Instituto Catalão de Paleoecologia Humana e Evolução Social (IPHES-CERCA), especializado em arqueologia do fogo. Segundo ele, o estudo oferece uma hipótese relevante para compreender os primeiros usos oportunistas do fogo, mas evidências indiretas como essas costumam gerar debate na comunidade científica. "Será necessário esperar por novos resultados que permitam identificar esse uso do fogo por abordagens mais diretas", afirmou. Fogo, mas não necessariamente cozimento Os autores destacam que o fogo desempenhou papel central na evolução humana ao fornecer calor, proteção contra predadores e ampliar o tempo disponível para atividades após o pôr do sol. Ao longo da evolução, o domínio do fogo também esteve associado ao cozimento de alimentos, ao aumento da eficiência energética da dieta e, possivelmente, ao desenvolvimento cerebral. No entanto, os pesquisadores ressaltam que a Caverna Wonderwerk não apresenta evidências de cozimento. A interpretação proposta pelo estudo é mais modesta: a de que hominíneos do início do Achelense podem ter transportado fogo obtido em incêndios naturais para dentro da caverna e o utilizado de forma recorrente. Se confirmada por futuras pesquisas, a descoberta ajudaria a aproximar a origem do uso do fogo de outro marco importante da evolução humana: o surgimento das primeiras tecnologias achelenses, associadas ao Homo erectus.
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ISLAMABAD: Having missed the growth target by half a percentage point, recording growth of 3.7pc this year, the government has set an economic growth target of 4pc and inflation at 8.2pc for the next fiscal year. The macroeconomic framework for FY2026-27 was cleared here on Monday at a meeting of the Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) for formal approval by the National Economic Council (NEC) on June 3. The NEC — considered as the country’s highest national economic policy making body — is led by the prime minister and represented by all four provincial chief ministers besides as many federal ministers. The daylong APCC meeting is being presided over by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and is being attended by provincial development ministers, along with senior federal and provincial bureaucrats. “For FY2026–27, Pakistan’s economy is targeted to grow by 4pc, signalling a continued growth trajectory,” the APCC working paper noted, while stating that GDP growth stood at 3.7pc in FY2025–26 against a target of 4.2pc. Growth rate for FY2024-25 had finally settled at 3.2pc. The commodity-producing sectors are targeted to expand by 3.9pc next year, driven by 3.8pc growth in agriculture and 4.5pc growth in large-scale manufacturing (LSM). Agricultural growth will be supported by a recovery in important crops (3.6pc) and cotton ginning (2.5pc), as well as robust performance in livestock (3.9pc). The industrial sector is targeted to grow by 4pc in FY2026-27 mainly due to a revival in LSM, alongside growth momentum in mining and quarrying, construction and energy (gas and water supply). The services sector is targeted to grow at 4.2pc, underpinned by stronger performance in wholesale and retail trade (4.2pc); transport, storage and communications (3.7pc); and financial services (4.5pc) as well as information and communication (7.7pc). “These targets are contingent on effective macroeconomic management and stable external conditions,” the planning commission warned as the macroeconomic framework moves to the NEC. Under the macroeconomic outlook for FY2026-27, national savings are targeted to grow by 14.3pc of GDP compared to 14.1pc in the current fiscal year (CFY), while investment is targeted to reach 15pc of GDP, against 14.4pc in CFY. The planning commission added that this reflects a narrowing savings-investment gap to be financed through modest external inflows. Public investment is targeted to remain at 3pc of GDP next fiscal year instead of 3pc in CFY, while private investment is targeted to rise to 10.3pc of GDP from 9.6pc in CFY. Inflation rate has been targeted at 8.2pc due to anticipated supportive fiscal consolidation and improved macroeconomic stability. Highlighting a risk, the planning commission said the external sector may face pressures as easing import controls and debt repayments are likely to widen the current account deficit next year. However, strong remittance inflows, export recovery and anticipated external financing are expected to help cushion these pressures and support external sustainability, it said. The APCC also targeted an increase in employment of two million in FY2026–27 through higher investment and improved economic growth. This is based on the premise that public investment crowds in private investment, thereby expanding employment opportunities across all sectors. The Planning Commission said ongoing federal and provincial employment generation programmes are further strengthening labour market participation, entrepreneurship, technical skills and job-matching mechanisms. These efforts are expected to create 1.1 million jobs in the services sector, 0.5 million in the industrial sector and 0.4 million in the agriculture sector in FY2026–27. “Thus, the increasing trend of employment creation is expected to support broad-based, inclusive, and employment-intensive economic growth,” it said. Referring to the current fiscal year, the Annual Plan document said Pakistan’s economy had demonstrated “notable stabilisation” in the first eight months, despite flash floods and the impact of the US-Iran war. During the first eight months of the fiscal year, average inflation remained contained. Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) showed a sustained recovery after two consecutive years of contraction, reflecting a broader stabilisation of the macroeconomic environment. Improved external sector conditions, supported by strong remittance inflows and rising services exports, strengthened the balance of payments, leading to higher foreign exchange reserves and greater exchange rate stability. Reinforced by these gains, investor confidence improved markedly, driving the stock market to record highs, the Planning Commission noted. However, external price shocks resurfaced inflationary pressures following the outbreak of the conflict in late February 2026, resulting in a sharp surge in global oil prices from approximately $72 per barrel (pre-conflict) to a peak of nearly $120 per barrel. Thus, average inflation during July–April FY2025-26 rose to 6.2pc, compared to 4.7pc in the same period of the previous fiscal year. More notably, monthly inflation rose to 10.9pc in April 2026 compared to 0.3pc in April 2025. Pakistan’s GDP growth in FY2025–26 rose to 3.7pc from 3.2pc in the previous fiscal year, reflecting broad-based improvements across agriculture, industry and services, although several targets were missed. Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) showed a notable turnaround, posting growth of 6.1pc in FY2025–26 compared to a contraction of 0.7pc in FY2024–25. On the external side, weakening exports and a recovery in import demand led to a widening of the trade deficit. However, robust remittance inflows and growing services exports helped contain pressures on the external account, supporting the balance of payments. The resulting improvement in foreign exchange reserves contributed to exchange rate stability, while continued fiscal discipline and prudent macroeconomic management reinforced overall economic stability.
ISLAMABAD: Having missed the growth target by half a percentage point, recording growth of 3.7pc this year, the government has set an economic growth target of 4pc and inflation at 8.2pc for the next fiscal year. The macroeconomic framework for FY2026-27 was cleared here on Monday at a meeting of the Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) for formal approval by the National Economic Council (NEC) on June 3. The NEC — considered as the country’s highest national economic policy making body — is led by the prime minister and represented by all four provincial chief ministers besides as many federal ministers. The daylong APCC meeting is being presided over by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and is being attended by provincial development ministers, along with senior federal and provincial bureaucrats. “For FY2026–27, Pakistan’s economy is targeted to grow by 4pc, signalling a continued growth trajectory,” the APCC working paper noted, while stating that GDP growth stood at 3.7pc in FY2025–26 against a target of 4.2pc. Growth rate for FY2024-25 had finally settled at 3.2pc. The commodity-producing sectors are targeted to expand by 3.9pc next year, driven by 3.8pc growth in agriculture and 4.5pc growth in large-scale manufacturing (LSM). Agricultural growth will be supported by a recovery in important crops (3.6pc) and cotton ginning (2.5pc), as well as robust performance in livestock (3.9pc). The industrial sector is targeted to grow by 4pc in FY2026-27 mainly due to a revival in LSM, alongside growth momentum in mining and quarrying, construction and energy (gas and water supply). The services sector is targeted to grow at 4.2pc, underpinned by stronger performance in wholesale and retail trade (4.2pc); transport, storage and communications (3.7pc); and financial services (4.5pc) as well as information and communication (7.7pc). “These targets are contingent on effective macroeconomic management and stable external conditions,” the planning commission warned as the macroeconomic framework moves to the NEC. Under the macroeconomic outlook for FY2026-27, national savings are targeted to grow by 14.3pc of GDP compared to 14.1pc in the current fiscal year (CFY), while investment is targeted to reach 15pc of GDP, against 14.4pc in CFY. The planning commission added that this reflects a narrowing savings-investment gap to be financed through modest external inflows. Public investment is targeted to remain at 3pc of GDP next fiscal year instead of 3pc in CFY, while private investment is targeted to rise to 10.3pc of GDP from 9.6pc in CFY. Inflation rate has been targeted at 8.2pc due to anticipated supportive fiscal consolidation and improved macroeconomic stability. Highlighting a risk, the planning commission said the external sector may face pressures as easing import controls and debt repayments are likely to widen the current account deficit next year. However, strong remittance inflows, export recovery and anticipated external financing are expected to help cushion these pressures and support external sustainability, it said. The APCC also targeted an increase in employment of two million in FY2026–27 through higher investment and improved economic growth. This is based on the premise that public investment crowds in private investment, thereby expanding employment opportunities across all sectors. The Planning Commission said ongoing federal and provincial employment generation programmes are further strengthening labour market participation, entrepreneurship, technical skills and job-matching mechanisms. These efforts are expected to create 1.1 million jobs in the services sector, 0.5 million in the industrial sector and 0.4 million in the agriculture sector in FY2026–27. “Thus, the increasing trend of employment creation is expected to support broad-based, inclusive, and employment-intensive economic growth,” it said. Referring to the current fiscal year, the Annual Plan document said Pakistan’s economy had demonstrated “notable stabilisation” in the first eight months, despite flash floods and the impact of the US-Iran war. During the first eight months of the fiscal year, average inflation remained contained. Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) showed a sustained recovery after two consecutive years of contraction, reflecting a broader stabilisation of the macroeconomic environment. Improved external sector conditions, supported by strong remittance inflows and rising services exports, strengthened the balance of payments, leading to higher foreign exchange reserves and greater exchange rate stability. Reinforced by these gains, investor confidence improved markedly, driving the stock market to record highs, the Planning Commission noted. However, external price shocks resurfaced inflationary pressures following the outbreak of the conflict in late February 2026, resulting in a sharp surge in global oil prices from approximately $72 per barrel (pre-conflict) to a peak of nearly $120 per barrel. Thus, average inflation during July–April FY2025-26 rose to 6.2pc, compared to 4.7pc in the same period of the previous fiscal year. More notably, monthly inflation rose to 10.9pc in April 2026 compared to 0.3pc in April 2025. Pakistan’s GDP growth in FY2025–26 rose to 3.7pc from 3.2pc in the previous fiscal year, reflecting broad-based improvements across agriculture, industry and services, although several targets were missed. Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) showed a notable turnaround, posting growth of 6.1pc in FY2025–26 compared to a contraction of 0.7pc in FY2024–25. On the external side, weakening exports and a recovery in import demand led to a widening of the trade deficit. However, robust remittance inflows and growing services exports helped contain pressures on the external account, supporting the balance of payments. The resulting improvement in foreign exchange reserves contributed to exchange rate stability, while continued fiscal discipline and prudent macroeconomic management reinforced overall economic stability.
Medicaid fraud, improper payments, and oversight failures have been mounting for years. And many of the abuses are anything but modest.
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