Zinc Equities Rally on Construction Demand Hopes
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August 6, 2026Section
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Vale's New York shares advanced 0.74% and Rio Tinto surged 2.52% as mining proxies rallied on Wednesday. We unpack the...
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Chile Lithium Talks Lift SQM 2.14% as Albemarle Drops 1.64%
The LIT ETF rose 1.34% while SQM gained 2.14% and Albemarle fell 1.64% on Wednesday. Divergent Chile policy sentiment and...
August 6, 2026
Copper Jumps 1.77% as Freeport-McMoRan Surges 3.11%
Copper proxies rose on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, led by Freeport-McMoRan at US$69.39. Chilean and Peruvian supply dynamics and energy...
August 6, 2026
Gold Jumps 5% to US$4,278 as Silver Climbs to US$62
Gold rose 5.03% to US$4,277.69 an ounce on Wednesday and silver 4.65% to US$62.22, one of the biggest metals days...
August 6, 2026
Bitcoin at US$64,597: Crypto Wrap August 5, 2026 – the Rio Times
Bitcoin settled at US$64,597 on Wednesday, with Ethereum jumping 2.04%. We unpack the drivers and what it means for crypto...
August 6, 2026
US$270M Cancún Medical Hub Aims to Pull US Patients to Mexico
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August 5, 2026
Chile’s Vik Joins Hall of Fame as Santiago Hosts Top Vineyards
Santiago will host The World's 50 Best Vineyards 2026 in the week of 16 November, the first time Chile stages...
August 5, 2026
Guatemala City’s 8.6km AeroMetro Cable Car Breaks Ground
Austria's Doppelmayr will build the AeroMetro cable car linking Guatemala City and Mixco: two lines, 8.6 km, 12 stations, opening...
August 5, 2026
Peru Halts Machu Picchu Trains as Wildfire Strands Hundreds
A wildfire near Machu Picchu suspended trains on the Ollantaytambo route on 4 August, stranding tourists before service resumed on...
August 5, 2026
Pampa Energía Posts Record Q2, Eyes US$11 Billion Plan
Pampa Energía posted record Q2 2026 results, with EBITDA up 75% to US$415M, as it advances a near US$11 billion...
August 5, 2026
Argentina’s BCRA Reform Bill Would Ban State Financing
Milei sent a BCRA reform bill to Argentina's Congress to bar Central Bank financing of the state and set a...
August 5, 2026
Mexico’s CJNG Leaders Face US Charges, US$100 Million Bounty
US prosecutors charged five CJNG leaders and offered more than US$100 million in rewards, intensifying pressure on Mexico's most powerful...
August 5, 2026
Bolivia’s US$1.9 Billion IMF Loan Deal Awaits Congress Approval
The Bolivia IMF loan is a US$1.9 billion, 36-month Extended Fund Facility reached at staff level, still pending board and...
August 5, 2026
Fujimori Government Unveils US$20.6 Billion Lima Metro Shock
Peru's Fujimori government fills key posts and unveils a US$20.6 billion Lima Metro shock to finish Line 2 and build...
August 5, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight — August 5, 2026
São Paulo nightlife guide for Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026. Flipei 2026 literary festival opens tonight. Plus a weekend MPB/samba preview...
August 5, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight — August 5, 2026
Wednesday night in Rio is quiet fare: a roda de choro in Centro and Festa Agostina across the bay.
August 5, 2026
Pope Leo XIV to Tour Peru, Argentina and Uruguay
Pope Leo XIV will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on November 6-17, 2026, his first papal trip to Argentina in...
August 5, 2026
Gran Tierra to Sell Colombia, Ecuador Assets for US$1.33B
Canada's Gran Tierra will sell its Colombia and Ecuador oil business to Maurel and Prom for US$1.33 billion to refocus...
August 5, 2026
Venezuela Oil Exports to US Triple to 786,000 Barrels a Day
Venezuela oil exports to the US averaged about 786,000 bpd in July 2026, the highest since 2019, as officials projected...
August 5, 2026