Chile’s Unimarc Owner SMU Seeks Approval to Buy Ahorra Discount Stores
SMU, the Chilean group behind Unimarc, has asked competition regulators to approve its purchase of Ahorra Food Depot, a six-shop...
September 26, 2026Section
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Argentina Country Risk Tops 600 Points as Merval Falls a Fifth Session
Argentina's country risk rose above 600 points on Friday for the first time in about six months, and the Merval...
September 26, 2026
Bitcoin Steadies at US$84,035; Solana Jumps 4.3%
Bitcoin edged down 0.41% to US$84,035 on Friday as Fed hike bets stayed high; Solana rose 4.3% and stablecoins gained...
September 26, 2026
Grains Wrap: Soy Fund Slips, Corn Edges Up on Friday Close
Soybean corn wheat: the soy tracker fell while corn firmed on Friday. The read on China demand, the US harvest...
September 26, 2026
Zinc Falls 1.8% as Chinese Demand Stays Soft; Nexa Slips
The zinc price Friday fell about 1.8% to around US$3,905 a tonne as Chinese galvanising demand stayed soft. Nexa slipped...
September 26, 2026
Lithium Stocks: Albemarle Rises, SQM Slips Sept 25
Albemarle gained while SQM dipped in Friday's US session. LIT ETF edged up as EV-battery demand strength anchors the Lithium...
September 26, 2026
Gold & Silver Wrap: Mexico, Peru Read on Fed, Yields
Gold and silver prices rose on Friday, with gold up 0.46% and silver up 1.08%, but both posted weekly losses...
September 26, 2026
Copper Slips as Rate-Hike Bets Weigh; Chile, Peru Hold
Copper prices slipped 0.34% to US$6.70 a pound on Friday, September 25, as US rate-hike bets weighed, while Southern Copper...
September 26, 2026
Iron Ore: Vale Edges up as China Restocks Cautiously
Vale's New York shares rose 0.37% on Friday, while CSN Mineração slipped. Chinese mills restock before October holidays, but steel...
September 26, 2026