Brazil Pharmacy Stocks Sink Up to 8% on Mercado Livre Prescription Push
Brazil pharmacy stocks RD Saúde, Pague Menos and Panvel fell up to 8% after Mercado Livre said it will sell...
September 25, 2026Section
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Oil Wrap: USO up 2.86% on Red Sea Supply Fears
The USO fund tracking WTI crude settled up 2.86% at US$153.09 as Houthi attacks and soaring Red Sea war-risk premiums...
September 25, 2026
Mauritania’s Teachers Rally for Higher Pay as Inflation Jumps to 8.9%
Inflation in Mauritania jumped from 1.5% in 2025 to 8.9% in August. On 24 September, teachers rallied in the capital,...
September 25, 2026
South Africa Court Shields Bank Files in Tycoon Iqbal Survé’s War on Banks
Tycoon Iqbal Survé's Sekunjalo group says South Africa's banks shut it out because of race. The appeal court has now...
September 25, 2026
South Africa’s Woolworths Exits Top 40 Stock Index as Shoppers Cut Back
South Africa's Woolworths, no relation to the US or Australian chains, left Johannesburg's Top 40 index on 21 September after...
September 25, 2026
Kenya’s Port Authority Says It Paid US$1.5m for Machines It Never Received
Kenya's port authority says it paid about US$1.5 million for five machines that were allegedly diverted to rival Tanzania. A...
September 25, 2026
Latin America Steel Falls Across the Board as Usiminas Drops 2.70%
Brazil's Usiminas climbed 7.91% while Gerdau, CSN and Ternium slipped on Thursday, September 24. Cheap Chinese supply and tariff walls...
September 25, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open
LATAM Pre-Open: A firmer dollar and Brazil's IPCA-15 inflation test set the tone for the region's exchanges. Currencies under pressure.
September 25, 2026
Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for Friday, September 25, 2026
Brazil's Friday open hinges on the 9am IPCA-15 inflation print and its effect on Copom rate bets, with Telefônica Brasil's...
September 25, 2026