By Laura Gottesdiener, Ted Hesson, Mica Rosenberg, Kristina Cooke and Daina Beth Solomon MATAMOROS, Mexico (Reuters) – On a June afternoon when temperatures climbed near 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius), Alejandra Pena gently tipped a jug of water into her son’s mouth. Like other children in the migrant camp, a mile-long stretch of tents along…
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Expectations for galloping consumer prices in Argentina remain solidly in triple-digit territory, a monthly analyst poll showed on Friday, though the forecast edged down slightly compared with last month’s survey. Analysts polled by the South American country’s central bank forecast annual inflation this year at 142.4%, below the 148.9% seen in…
By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -The Argentine government will send a delegation next week to Washington in a bid to finalize the renegotiation of its $44 billion loan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a source involved in the talks told Reuters on Friday. The delegation had initially planned to travel as early as…
By Daniel Trotta and Brad Brooks (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday sentenced a white supremacist to 90 consecutive life terms in prison for a 2019 shooting in which he killed 23 people and wounded 22 others at a Texas Walmart while targeting Hispanics, according to court records and prosecutors. The sentencing by U.S….
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house passed a bill on Friday aimed at raising the bar for companies to win challenges to their tax bills, delivering a win for the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as it strives to bolster revenue and achieve fiscal balance. The proposal, which has now advanced to…
(Reuters) – A U.S. court of appeals on Friday rejected Venezuela’s bid to prevent six companies from joining a proposed court auction of shares in a Citgo Petroleum parent to enforce judgments for past expropriation of assets. The decision allows the six to move ahead with their about $3 billion in combined claims against Venezuela…
By Maria Carolina Marcello and Gabriel Araujo BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved on Friday the main text of a tax reform that will restructure the country’s complex consumption taxes, a move President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva touted as a “great victory”. Such a reform – previously attempted by various administrations without…
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – Copper miners in Peru, already battling political uncertainty and regular protests, say they have another hurdle to revving up stalled production of the red metal: too much red tape. The South American country, the world’s No. 2 copper producer, has seen output plateau in the last five years as…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s annual inflation rate decelerated in June for a fifth consecutive month to 5.06%, data from statistics agency INEGI showed on Friday, continuing a downward trend spurred by a long cycle of rate hikes. Headline inflation came in slightly above a market forecast of 5.02%, but is now at its lowest…
By Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. corn export dominance is fading in an increasingly competitive global marketplace as Brazil, aided by a new supply agreement with China, is set to out-ship the U.S. for just the second time ever this season. Meanwhile, Mexico, America’s other top market, is preparing to limit imports of genetically…
