MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with White House Homeland Security adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Tuesday morning in Mexico, Lopez Obrador’s office confirmed on Monday. The Mexican leader said earlier Monday he would meet with a representative for U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss migration, without saying who. On May…
By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) – Some of U.S. oil major Chevron Corp’s export earnings from its Venezuela operations are bolstering supplies of U.S. dollars in the South American country, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Chevron operates in Venezuela, which is under U.S. sanctions, with special authorization from Washington. It received…
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government has dealt a setback to new entrants hoping to capture a larger share of the concentrated meal voucher market by delaying regulations for its long-awaited opening by one year. The move marks a blow to companies looking to benefit from a law passed in September 2022 that allows workers to…
By Eric Onstad, Siyi Liu and Mai Nguyen LONDON/BEIJING/HANOI (Reuters) -Lithium prices rebounded this week for the first time in five months after tumbling from record highs, but new supply of the key mineral for electric vehicle (EV) batteries coming on stream is likely to weigh on the market next year. A decision by world…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co could be liable to women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse if they can show that former executive Jes Staley had first-hand knowledge that the financier ran a sex-trafficking venture, a U.S. judge said on Monday. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan…
By Ted Hesson and Rich McKay (Reuters) – A Texas man accused of killing five neighbors after being asked to stop shooting his assault-style rifle because of the noise had been deported from the U.S. four times since 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Monday. The suspect in the shooting in the…
HOUSTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will not block a court auction of shares in oil refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp’s parent, Justice Department officials told a federal court, paving the way for a potential seizure by creditors of Venezuela’s most-prized foreign asset. The U.S. Treasury Department since 2020 has protected Citgo from creditors with claims against Venezuela,…
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government published an executive order aimed at increasing revenue by taxing the capital income from financial investments obtained abroad by individuals who reside in Brazil. Income earned from Jan. 1, 2024, will be considered for that purpose, said the text of the measure published on Sunday…
By Lucinda Elliott ASUNCION (Reuters) – News of Santiago Pena’s election victory in Paraguay will be cheered by officials in Taiwan, which faces an uphill battle against China’s economic muscle to keep its remaining 13 allies worldwide, including its last in South America. Pena, who scored a sizeable win in Sunday’s presidential ballot, pledged throughout…
By Lucinda Elliott and Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) -Paraguayan conservative economist Santiago Pena, 44, won the country’s presidential election on Sunday, tightening the ruling Colorado Party’s political grip in the country and defusing fears about the end of diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Pena, who has pledged to maintain Paraguay’s long-standing Taiwan relations, had 42.7% of…
