The company surprises on earnings, but misses on revenues.

The best scoring ADRs from one year ago (9/30/2013) returned an average 11.03%, 4.91% better than the MSCI EAFE index EFA. The best performing from our list have been SHPG up 120%, TTM up 69%, and GGAL up 50%.

This July, the US imported 12% less oil (crude and products) than it had in July, 2013, 9.06 million barrels per day (mbpd). In fact, the imports were the lowest in any July since 1995, according to data from the American Petroleum Institute, an industry body.

The best scoring ADRs from one year ago (7/22/2013) returned 2,180 bps more than the EFA in the past year. Returns have been led by SHPG up 150%, YPF up 126%, NOK up 106%, and BIDU up 74%

Today's investing news updates cover catching up on closed-end and exchange-traded funds, plus news from Brazil, Guinea, Finland, Britain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Israel, India, Mexico, Spain, and Canada.

L'Occitane en Provence, France's “green” maker of up-market cosmetics is expanding into the emerging markets, but has run into trouble with the US FDA. Reports are coming in that Valeant (VRX) is after Teva. Plus more international news.