Venezuela Reopened Its Oil Fields, and Exxon Has Still Not Said Yes
Continental Resources signed a memorandum with PDVSA and Exxon is reported in talks. The law changed in January, but the...
September 17, 2026Section
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Mexico Markets: IPC & the Peso — September 17, 2026
Mexico's market was closed on 16 September for Independence Day. The IPC's last close was 63,507.11 and the peso softened...
September 17, 2026
Brazil Markets: Ibovespa & the Real — September 17, 2026
The Ibovespa closed 0.51% lower at 185,547 and the real firmed to 5.151. Brazil cut the Selic to 13.75% hours...
September 17, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Thursday, September 17, 2026
Rio de Janeiro on Thursday 17 September 2026: 18-20C with light rain likely, free museums in Centro, metro fares and...
September 17, 2026
Bradesco’s Capital Raise Is Two Thirds Done and Short of Its Floor
Bradesco shareholders took up 66.5% of its new shares. At that level the raise falls below its own minimum, which...
September 17, 2026
Nubank Opens in the United States, but Not as a Bank
Nubank began US retail operations and launched a multi-currency account built on stablecoins. Its own US banking licence is still...
September 17, 2026
São Paulo Daily Brief — Thursday, September 17, 2026
São Paulo on Thursday 17 September 2026: 12-17C with drizzle, MASP and the Pinacoteca, metro fares, rodizio plates and where...
September 17, 2026
Brazil INSS Systems Hit by AI Agent Attack, 375 Logins Stolen
Cybernews says an attacker used the AI agent Manus to take 375 credential pairs and digital certificates from 40 Brazilian...
September 17, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Thursday, September 17, 2026
The Fed raised rates to 3.75-4%. What that means for Latin American markets before Thursday's open, with Chile open and...
September 17, 2026
Braskem Shares Fall 15% After UBS BB Cuts It to Sell
Braskem closed down 15.16% after UBS BB moved the petrochemical maker to sell and cut its target by three quarters....
September 17, 2026
Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, September 17, 2026
Fluminense, Palmeiras and Estudiantes reach the Libertadores semi-finals. Flamengo host Independiente del Valle tonight, 2-0 up.
September 17, 2026
Colombia Stays on the US Drug Blacklist, but Its Aid Is Going Up
Washington again found Colombia failing on drugs, and lifted the same finding from Venezuela after two decades. No aid was...
September 17, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Thursday, September 17, 2026
The Fed raised rates to 3.75-4% and Brazil cut the Selic to 13.75%. What Wednesday's split means across Latin America.
September 17, 2026
Lula Refuses to Back a Rescue for Brasilia’s BRB Bank
Lula says the federal government will not put money into BRB, the bank owned by the Federal District. The dispute...
September 17, 2026
Brazil Rebuts Trump Over the PCC, and It Was Not on His Drug List
Trump's annual drug memorandum says Brazil failed to confront the PCC and Comando Vermelho. Brazil was not listed, and its...
September 17, 2026
Zambia Charges Two Former Education Officials Over US$259m Contract
Zambia's anti-corruption body charged a former permanent secretary and a former procurement head over a US$259.25 million school supply contract.
September 16, 2026
Mali Opens Special Forces Headquarters at Sénou Near Bamako
Mali inaugurated a special forces headquarters at Sénou near Bamako on 15 September 2026, activating its Commandement des opérations spéciales.
September 16, 2026
Ghana EPA Shuts Empire Cement Weija Plant Over Pollution Breaches
Ghana's environment regulator ordered Empire Cement to shut its Weija plant near Accra on 14 September, citing pollution breaches and...
September 16, 2026
Sterling Bank Board Adds Two Independent Directors as Four Retire
Sterling Bank named two new independent non-executive directors, while the same filing records four retirements, leaving board independence unchanged.
September 16, 2026
Nigeria Commissions 3.3MWp Solar Mini-Grid at Abuja University
Nigeria commissioned a solar hybrid mini-grid at Yakubu Gowon University in Abuja: 3.3MWp of panels, 2MWh of storage and 388...
September 16, 2026