Mexico Approves the World’s First RNA Biofungicide, Drawing a US$100 Million Bet
Mexico granted the world’s first approval for an RNA biofungicide, and GreenLight Biosciences will invest about US$100 million in a...
August 13, 2026Section
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Brazil’s Motorcycle Output Hits Its Best July on Record
Brazil's motorcycle output hit a record July, a bright spot for industrial activity, with 190,794 units built and 12.3% more...
August 13, 2026
Brazil’s Central Bank Moves to Fine Banco Genial and Bar Its CEO, in a Ruling the Bank Can Appeal
Brazil's Central Bank fined Banco Genial about R$21.6 million and barred its CEO for four years over foreign-exchange and internal...
August 13, 2026
White House Sharpens Its ‘Beef Cartel’ Accusation Against Brazilian Meatpackers
The White House escalated its beef cartel accusation against Brazilian-owned meatpackers JBS and Marfrig. Here is exactly what was said...
August 13, 2026
Braskem Weighs an Out-of-Court Restructuring as an August Deadline Nears
Braskem debt restructuring may move out of court, covering more than US$10 billion in debt, as creditors press Petrobras ahead...
August 13, 2026
Arauco Returns to Profit as Copec Backs Its US$4.6 Billion Sucuriú Mill
Arauco swung back to profit in the first half of 2026 as parent Copec committed up to US$450 million to...
August 13, 2026
Falabella and Cencosud Headcount Falls by About 5,000 in the First Half of 2026
Falabella and Cencosud shed about 5,000 jobs between them in the first half of 2026, a quiet workforce contraction across...
August 13, 2026
Antofagasta Minerals Bets Over US$7 Billion on Copper Without Continental Water
Antofagasta Minerals is committing more than US$7 billion to copper projects that run on desalinated seawater instead of continental fresh...
August 13, 2026
IRSA Pushes Ahead With Ramblas del Plata, Buenos Aires’s US$1.8 Billion Riverfront District
IRSA is advancing Ramblas del Plata, a roughly US$1.8 billion riverfront district on Buenos Aires’s old Boca sports-club land, with...
August 13, 2026
YPF and Halliburton Bring Zeus Electric Fracturing to Vaca Muerta
YPF and Halliburton bring Vaca Muerta electric fracturing to Neuquén with the Zeus fleet, as YPF lifts its 2026 shale-oil...
August 13, 2026
Vale Copper Bet Accelerates as Salobo Expansion Is Pulled Forward to 2028
Vale copper plans speed up: the miner will bring its Salobo expansion in Para online in the first half of...
August 13, 2026
Taesa Closes US$317 Million Buy of Energisa Transmission Lines
Taesa closed its R$1.638 billion, about US$303 million, purchase of five Energisa transmission companies, adding regulated, inflation-linked grid revenue.
August 13, 2026
Gol Secures US$160 Million Facility to Fund Engine Maintenance
Gol secured a US$160 million facility, about R$864 million, to fund engine maintenance at GE Celma, backed by a Brazilian...
August 13, 2026
GPS Participações Profit More Than Triples, but a Tax Windfall Did the Heavy Lifting
GPS Participações said Q2 2026 net income more than tripled to R$376.7 million, but a one-off Sistema S tax reversal...
August 13, 2026
Azzas 2154 Profit Falls 62.5% to US$20.6 Million as Sales Slip
Azzas 2154 saw Q2 2026 recurring profit fall 62.5% to R$106.5 million, about US$20 million, as revenue slipped and margins...
August 13, 2026
Mahle Metal Leve Lifts Q2 Profit 26% to US$30.9 Million Despite Softer Sales
Mahle Metal Leve lifted Q2 2026 net income 26% to R$159.6 million (about US$29.6 million) as tighter costs and currency...
August 13, 2026
Mater Dei’s Q2 Profit Jumps 66% as Hospital Beds Fill Up
Mater Dei's Q2 2026 adjusted net income jumped 66% to R$45 million (US$8.3 million) as bed occupancy rose to 83.9%...
August 13, 2026
Ser Educacional’s Q2 Profit Climbs as Campuses Fill Up
Ser Educacional's Q2 2026 net income rose 30.7% to R$106.3 million (about US$20 million) as revenue grew 10.3% on stronger...
August 13, 2026
CVC Posts US$9.9 Million Adjusted Loss as High Interest Costs Bite
CVC posted an adjusted loss of about US$9.5 million in Q2 2026 as high interest costs bit, even though travel...
August 13, 2026
Colombia’s Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 265, With 496 Missing
Colombia’s earthquake death toll rose to 265 with 496 missing after the magnitude-7.4 Chocó quake, as US aid arrives and...
August 13, 2026