By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to advance a tax treaty with Chile, paving the way for final approval of a pact seen as crucial for[...]
Read more
Latin America
HIGHLIGHTS-What world leaders said at the Paris finance summit
PARIS (Reuters) – Following are highlights of what world leaders said at a summit in Paris on Thursday to boost crisis financing for poor countries, reform post-war financial systems and free up[...]
Read more
Cash-strapped Casino to sell participation in Brazil’s Assai
PARIS (Reuters) – Heavily indebted French supermarket chain Casino on Thursday announced it would sell its residual equity stake in Brazilian retailer Assai, representing around 12% of the compa[...]
Read more
Drought-hit Panama Canal further restricts maximum ship depth
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal will expand restrictions on the largest ships crossing the waterway, one of the world’s busiest trade passages, the canal authority[...]
Read more
Grupo Mexico defends legality of San Martin mine operations after U.S. labor complaint
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Grupo Mexico said Wednesday it legally resumed operations at its San Martin mine in 2018 after a decade-long strike, countering a Mexican union that[...]
Read more
Argentina to make $1.9 billion payment to IMF as scheduled – econ min source
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will make scheduled payments totaling some $1.9 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday, an economy ministry source said. The South Ameri[...]
Read more
Jeffrey Epstein got $300 million in US Virgin Islands tax incentives, JPMorgan says
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase said the U.S. Virgin Islands gave Jeffrey Epstein more than $300 million in tax incentives and waived sex offender monitoring requirements, shiel[...]
Read more
Brazil’s Embraer returns to China with deal for freight conversions
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian planemaker Embraer is returning to China with a deal to convert passenger jets into freight aircraft with a local partner in the northwestern ci[...]
Read more
Brazil watchdog offers plea deals to Americanas employees in fraud probe
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The president of Brazil’s securities watchdog CVM on Tuesday urged employees from Americanas with information about the retailer’s alleged multi-billion-dollar[...]
Read more