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.
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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
Gold Rises as Hormuz Tensions Cool; Silver Jumps Harder
Gold jumps, defying a firmer dollar Spot gold settled at US$4,244 an ounce, a gain of about 4% as Iran...
August 7, 2026
Bitcoin Dips Below US$64,300 as XRP Slides 2.58%
Bitcoin and major alts edged lower on Thursday, with XRP down 2.58%. Wintermute's US launch and Russia's new crypto law...
August 7, 2026
Lithium Wrap: Albemarle Surges 5.5% on Price Outlook
Albemarle jumped 5.54% after its earnings call lifted the lithium price outlook, while SQM gained 3.43%. The LIT ETF slipped...
August 7, 2026
Vale Slides as China Steel Slowdown Hits Iron Ore Miners
Vale, CSN Mineração and Rio Tinto fell on Thursday as traders marked down exposure to Chinese steel demand. Read our...
August 7, 2026
Latin American Steel Sinks on China Fears, Brazil Policy
Brazil's Gerdau, CSN and Mexico's Ternium sold off sharply on Thursday as cheap Chinese imports and softening construction data rattled...
August 7, 2026
Mexico Deploys 1,557 Personnel to Secure Michoacán Avocado Trade
Mexico deployed 1,557 personnel in Michoacán’s avocado belt after U.S. officials paused required export inspections over security concerns.
August 7, 2026
De la Espriella Alleges US$117M in Irregular Contracts
Colombia's incoming president Abelardo de la Espriella says his transition team found more than US$117 million in irregular contracts under...
August 7, 2026
Colombia Finance Minister Plans US$6.2 Billion Spending Cut
Colombia finance minister Miguel Gómez plans a US$6.2 billion spending cut, puts the real deficit at 7.8% of GDP and...
August 7, 2026
Petrobras Q2 2026 Results: Profit Nearly Doubles to US$10.4 Billion
Petrobras Q2 2026 results: net profit of R$52.4 billion, adjusted EBITDA of R$93.8 billion and R$17.4 billion in dividends and...
August 7, 2026