By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s two-year-old air safety rating downgrade by U.S. authorities has caused a more-than-billion-dollar hit to national airlines, an industry hea[...]
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BlackRock says AI ‘mega-force’ to buck tough macro trend
(Reuters) – Shares of AI-focused companies will be a major driver of returns for developed markets in a tough economic environment, BlackRock Investment Institute said, citing an unusually conce[...]
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Panama pledges to purge more substandard ships from world’s largest registry
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said on Tuesday it would continue to clean up its fleet to prevent substandard Panama-flagged ships from being detained in foreign por[...]
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Google aims to avoid ‘perverse’ regulation in Brazil, says executive
By Patricia VilasBoas SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The top executive of Google Brazil said on Tuesday the company encourages greater dialogue around regulating digital platforms in the country, in orde[...]
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Embraer lags in orders at Paris Airshow, but longer-term recovery seen
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Investors were left disappointed by weaker-than-expected order numbers for Brazil’s Embraer at the world’s largest airshow last week, though some ana[...]
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Exclusive-Russian firm asks Venezuela to match Chevron oil-for-debt deal
By Alexandra Ulmer and Marianna Parraga (Reuters) – A Russian oil firm is asking Venezuela’s state-run company PDVSA for permission to take control of exports from their joint ventures to[...]
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CEOs of major Brazil lenders see ‘unique opportunity’ for local economy
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The chief executives of Brazil’s largest private lenders, Itau and Bradesco, defended on Tuesday the government’s planned tax reform, emphasizing that the count[...]
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Volvo EVs to now have access to Tesla superchargers
(Reuters) – Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with Tesla to give its electric vehicles (EVs) access to the EV maker’s Supercharger network in the Unite[...]
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Brazil inflation slows as central bank foresees August rate cut
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Annual inflation in Brazil slowed further in early June, hitting its lowest in nearly three years as the central bank signaled it may start cutting interest rate[...]
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