Lojas Renner Q2 Profit Holds at US$79M; Revenue Forecast Cut
Lojas Renner Q2 profit held near US$79 million, but the retailer cut 2026 revenue-growth guidance to 4%–8% as store traffic...
August 7, 2026Section
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Argentina’s TGS Doubles Profit as Liquids Top Transport
Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS) Q2 2026 profit rose 147% as its Cerri Complex liquids business outbilled regulated gas...
August 7, 2026
Aura Minerals profit hits US$218m on hedge gain
Aura Minerals posted a record US$217.7m quarterly profit, but US$126m of it was a paper gain on gold hedges rather...
August 7, 2026
Southern Copper Q2 Profit Hits Record US$1.67 Billion
Southern Copper net income rose 71.6% to a record US$1.67bn in the second quarter of 2026 as copper and silver...
August 7, 2026
Rio Suspends Classes as Cyclone Triggers Uruguay Red Alert
A powerful South Atlantic weather system has forced two of South America's most exposed coastal regions into emergency mode. Uruguay...
August 7, 2026
Inter&Co Hits Record US$81m Profit as Bad Loans Rise
Inter&Co posted a record R$421 million (US$81 million) quarterly profit as bad loans hit 5.3% and Nasdaq shares recovered an...
August 7, 2026
Axia Energia posts US$233m profit as it exits NYSE
Axia Energia, the former Eletrobras, posted a US$233m Q2 net profit as its receipts were due to leave the New...
August 7, 2026
Tenaris Q2 Profit Falls to US$477m on Hormuz Closure
Tenaris posted second-quarter net sales of US$2.97bn, down 4%, as the Strait of Hormuz closure delayed Middle East shipments and...
August 7, 2026
Globant Launches Glob.AI With Pay-Per-Output AI Services
Globant's Glob.AI sells expert-supervised AI services by validated output or consumption, challenging the industry's hourly billing model.
August 7, 2026
Nutresa EBITDA Jumps 32%; Reported Profit Falls 89%
Nutresa’s first-half EBITDA rose 32%, but dollar-debt hedges drove reported profit down about 89% despite stronger food margins.
August 7, 2026
Chile Q2: Santander Up 40%; CMPC, Cencosud Profits Fall
Santander Chile’s quarterly profit jumped 40%, while CMPC and Cencosud posted steep first-half declines as sector-specific forces split Chile’s earnings...
August 7, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — August 7, 2026
Brazil's Ibovespa fell 1.23% to 175,546 and the real firmed to 5.11 per dollar as investors digested a Selic rate...
August 7, 2026
Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — August 7, 2026
The S&P/BMV IPC slipped 0.19% on Aug 6, tracking a cautious Wall Street as Mexico's central bank held rates steady....
August 7, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — August 7, 2026
Chile's S&P IPSA rose 1.05% on Aug 6, 2026, lifted by a lithium-fuelled rally in SQM-B. The peso softened to...
August 7, 2026
Milei Clears Brazil-Argentina Naval Exercise Despite Rift
Milei approved a Brazil-Argentina naval exercise for August, preserving defense cooperation despite a sharp diplomatic downgrade.
August 7, 2026
Argentina Markets: Merval & the Peso — August 7, 2026
Argentina's Merval fell 1.76% and the peso weakened to 1,500 per dollar as country risk jumped. YPF bucked the trend,...
August 7, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — August 7, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP rose 0.24% and the peso rallied 0.83% against the dollar on August 6, lifted by firmer crude oil...
August 7, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Friday, August 7, 2026
Ibovespa: Brazil's B3 is set to open with a Copom rate cut and Petrobras's 97% profit surge in focus.
August 7, 2026
Global Economy Briefing — August 7, 2026
Global economy: S&P 500 slips 0.18% to 7,710, Dow falls 0.85% to 53,885, Nasdaq dips 0.06% to 26,348. Gold drops...
August 7, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Friday, August 7, 2026
Latin America: Trump signs new birthright citizenship orders defying a Supreme Court ruling, Mexico deploys troops to avocado zones, and...
August 7, 2026