Caribbean Trump Pressure: Jamaica’s Golding Warns on US Demands
Former Jamaica PM Bruce Golding says Caribbean states must tread carefully under US pressure—a hand in the mouth of an...
August 3, 2026Section
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Brazil Joins China-Led AI Body WAICO as US Stays Out
Brazil is a founding member of WAICO, China’s new world AI body launched in Shanghai—a hedge in the US-China AI...
August 3, 2026
Peru US Tariff Exports Hit US$5.3 Billion in Fruit, Apparel
A new US forced-labor tariff hits nearly half of Peru’s exports to America—about US$5.3bn—covering blueberries, grapes and apparel.
August 3, 2026
Chedraui US Immigration Sales Hit: Profit Drops to US$96M
US immigration enforcement cut traffic at Chedraui's El Super and Fiesta Mart, pushing Q2 net profit down 11.5% even as...
August 3, 2026
Mercado Pago Bond in Mexico Raises US$262 Million for Loans
MercadoLibre's arm Mercado Lending is placing up to US$262 million in peso bonds on Mexico's BIVA to fund consumer and...
August 3, 2026
Brazilian Materials Firm Dexco Sells Urussanga Plant for US$33.5M
Dexco is selling its Urussanga ceramic-tile plant in Santa Catarina to Cerâmica Carmelo Fior for about US$33.5 million to concentrate...
August 3, 2026
Oncoclínicas Sheds Saudi Stake and Books US$18M Unimed Deal
Debt-heavy cancer group Oncoclínicas exits its Saudi joint venture for US$6.5M and settles an US$18M Unimed debt the same day...
August 3, 2026
Ecorodovias Profit Sinks 74% as Capex and Inflation Bite
Ecorodovias' Q2 2026 recurring profit fell 74.1% to about US$10.4m as capex, high interest rates and inflation squeezed the Brazilian...
August 3, 2026
Bradesco Cuts 3,000+ Jobs and Branches as Profit Rebounds
Bradesco shut 346 branches and cut over 3,000 jobs in a year while profit rebounded, as it heads into its...
August 3, 2026
Peru’s ProInversión Targets US$40bn Pipeline Through 2028
Peru's agency ProInversión has consolidated 86 projects worth over US$40 billion in infrastructure to be developed through 2028.
August 3, 2026
Argentina’s US$18bn China Swap Nears a Decisive Deadline
Argentina's up-to-US$18bn currency swap with China faces an August 6 deadline as Milei winds down the used portion under heavy...
August 3, 2026
Chile Imacec June 2026 Surges 2.4%, Avoiding Recession
Chile's Imacec rose 2.4% in June, its first gain of 2026 and enough to end five months of decline and...
August 3, 2026
Ecopetrol Q2 Profit Seen Up 75% Near US$1.25bn on Brent Rally
Analysts expect Ecopetrol's Q2 net income to jump 75.3% to about US$1.25bn as Brent's rally offsets falling output; results are...
August 3, 2026
ExxonMobil Eyes Ninth Guyana FPSO Using Longtail Design
ExxonMobil is evaluating a ninth Guyana FPSO that would mirror its Longtail gas-and-condensate design, as Stabroek output nears one million...
August 3, 2026
Eve Air Mobility eVTOL Transition Flight Hits 30 Knots
Embraer's Eve Air Mobility completed its eVTOL prototype's first transition flight, a key step toward wing-borne flight for the Nasdaq-listed...
August 3, 2026
Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso Buys Kan Oil Block in Mexico
Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso agreed to buy TotalEnergies' 30% stake in Mexico's Block 30, home to the Kan oil discovery,...
August 3, 2026
Ecuador’s Capital Quito Opens 50+ Free Tech & Culture Workshops
Youth & Culture: Quito Key Facts —Program. Quito's municipal government is offering more than 50 free activities for young people...
August 3, 2026
YPF Asset Sales Raise US$1 Billion for Argentina Shale Push
YPF is selling ageing conventional fields like Manantiales Behr and its Profertil stake to bankroll a US$1 billion bet on...
August 3, 2026
Peru’s Indecopi Fines BCP Over Abusive Debt Collection
Peru's Indecopi upheld a US$6,150 fine on BCP (Credicorp) for sending a client's debt notices to an unauthorised address, breaching...
August 3, 2026
Oncoclinicas to Receive US$18 Million in a Unimed Settlement
Oncoclinicas will receive R$90 million (about US$18 million) to settle a debt dispute with Unimed Leste Fluminense as it restructures...
August 3, 2026