ALLOS Q2 Attributable Profit Jumps 53% to US$60M
ALLOS Q2 attributable profit rose 53% to US$60 million as services expanded, mall sales grew and leverage held at 1.7...
August 7, 2026Section
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Magazine Luiza Posts US$14M Q2 Loss as Online Sales Fall 12%
Magazine Luiza posted a US$14 million Q2 loss as e-commerce fell 11.9%, despite 10.3% physical-store growth and an 8.0% EBITDA...
August 7, 2026
Assaí Q2 Recurring Profit Up 94% to US$67M; Leverage Falls
Assaí Q2 recurring profit rose 94% to US$67 million as leverage fell to 2.37 times, though weak sales and flat...
August 7, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight — August 7, 2026
Your Friday guide to São Paulo nightlife: Tirambaço at Casa de Francisca, rock at Blue Note, free Flipei gigs and...
August 7, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight — August 7, 2026
Your Friday guide to Rio nightlife: the free Pedra do Sal roda from 6pm, live samba at Carioca da Gema,...
August 7, 2026
Half of Brazil’s Municipalities No Longer Have a Bank Branch
Brazil bank branches have fallen 42% since 2015, and 2,649 municipalities - 48% of the country - now have no...
August 7, 2026
Washington Fast-Tracks Military Cooperation With Colombia’s New Government — Nothing Signed Yet
US Colombia military cooperation is being rebuilt with the new government, but no agreement has been signed and the sanctions...
August 7, 2026
Colombia’s Inspector General Halts a Near-Final Ecopetrol Ruling on the Eve of the Handover
The Ecopetrol SIC sanction over helicopter contracts was halted by the Procuraduría on the eve of Colombia's handover, leaving it...
August 7, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 7, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for August 7: American payrolls fell 23,000 and a summer of job gains was revised...
August 7, 2026
Codelco Chairman: Four Difficult Years and a US$34 Billion Plan That Cannot Be Paid For
The Codelco chairman says the state miner faces four difficult years and cannot finance its US$34 billion plan against nearly...
August 7, 2026
Argentina’s Foreign Land Cap Stays at 15% as the 25% Chapter Comes Out
Argentina land law: the 25% foreign ownership chapter was dropped before the Senate vote, so the 15% cap under Ley...
August 7, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 7, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 7: Germany was the only major European economy to publish data, and its headline production...
August 7, 2026
Colombia’s Fracking Ban Bill Meets a President Who Promised a Decree to Restart It
The Colombia fracking ban bill was filed 17 days before Petro left office. His successor took the sash promising a...
August 7, 2026
Mexico Buys Its Biggest Sargassum Ship as the Riviera Maya Hits 96,000 Tonnes
Mexico's new sargassum ship doubles the navy's at-sea capacity and arrives in about two months, as the Riviera Maya passes...
August 7, 2026
Mercado Pago Says It Has Passed Caixa in Brazilian Cards — Without a Banking Licence
Mercado Pago Brazil says it has passed Caixa in card issuance, with net revenue of US$2.2 billion in the quarter...
August 7, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 7, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for August 7: Korea's rally died in nine minutes on an Nvidia specification review, China's exports jumped...
August 7, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Friday, August 7, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for August 7: Nigeria commits to listing its state oil company, Angola nears single-digit inflation, South African...
August 7, 2026
American Airlines Sets Daily Miami–Montevideo Return Dec. 3
American resumes daily Miami–Montevideo flights Dec. 3 on a Boeing 787-8, then cuts to three weekly from March 3 through...
August 7, 2026
Chile’s Copper Windfall Could Top US$9 Billion as the Price Passes US$14,000
The Chile copper windfall could top US$9 billion as copper passed US$14,000 a tonne, but output is falling and Codelco...
August 7, 2026
Chile Inflation Falls to 3.5% in July as Fuel Prices Drop
Chile inflation fell to 3.5% in July from 4.3% in June as petrol and diesel prices dropped, putting it back...
August 7, 2026