Como se combate o populismo? "Com eleições", responde Fukuyama

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9:47 AM ET 7/14/06 U.S. JULY UMICH CONSUMER SENTIMENT 83.0 VS 84.9 IN JUNE
9:47 AM ET 7/14/06 UMICH SENTIMENT FOR JULY BELOW CONSENSUS 85.3

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Consumer sentiment eroded unexpectedly in July, according to researchers at the University of Michigan on Friday. The consumer sentiment index fell to 83.0 in July from 84.9 in June. The increase was below the consensus forecast of Wall Street economists who had expected sentiment to rise to 85.3.




10:00 AM ET 7/14/06 U.S. MAY BUSINESS SALES UP 1.4%
10:00 AM ET 7/14/06 U.S. MAY RETAIL AUTO INVENTORIES UP 3.2%, MOST IN 7 YEARS
10:00 AM ET 7/14/06 U.S. MAY RETAIL INVENTORIES RISE 1.6%, MOST IN 12 YEARS
10:00 AM ET 7/14/06 U.S. MAY INVENTORY-SALES RATIO FALLS BACK TO RECORD LOW 1.25
10:00 AM ET 7/14/06 U.S. MAY INVENTORIES RISE 0.8% VS. 0.4% EXPECTED

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Inventories at U.S. businesses tightened further in May, as sales grew faster than inventories, the Commerce Department said Friday.
Inventories increased 0.8%, double the 0.4% expected by economists.
Sales, meanwhile, increased 1.4%.
The inventory-to-sales ratio fell back to a record low 1.25. A
uto inventories increased 3.2%, the fastest gain in seven years.
For the retail sector as a whole, sales rose 0.1% in May while inventories increased 1.6%, the biggest gain in 12 years.
Excluding autos, retail inventories rose 0.8%, the biggest gain in a year and a half.