Argentina
European deregulation push creates ‘moment of opportunity’ to boost growth
Spurring European deregulation and economic growth was a powerful theme that emerged as an answer to challenges raised by the U.S. tariff campaign and questions about American “exceptionalism” at the International Monetary Fund’s annual spring meeting in Washington last week. European officials pointed to the idea of regulatory “simplification” as a way to boost business after […]
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MercadoLibre CEO says US-China trade war is a big opportunity for Latin America
MercadoLibre CEO Marcos Galperin CNBC The CEO of Argentina’s MercadoLibre — often called the Amazon of Latin America — sees big opportunity for Latin America in the U.S.-China trade war. “If Latin America plays its cards well, I think could benefit from this volatility,” MercadoLibre CEO and founder Marcos Galperin told CNBC’s Robert Frank on […]
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Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, dies at 88
Pope Francis in 2015. Max Rossi | Reuters Pope Francis, the Argentine Jesuit who became the first Roman Catholic pontiff from the Americas, has died, the Vatican said Monday. He was 88. In a video address, Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced the news. “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of […]
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‘Woke’ global left is starting to crumble, Argentina’s Milei says
President of Argentina Javier Milei speaks to lawmakers during the opening session of the Argentine Congress for the period 2024 on March 01, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tomas Cuesta | Getty Images News | Getty Images A “global hegemony” of left-wing politics and ideology is “starting to crumble,” Argentina’s firebrand President Javier Milei told […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nordstrom, Honda, MicroStrategy, Broadcom and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Nordstrom — The department store shares dipped more than 1% after announcing it will become a private company. Nordstrom agreed to a buyout deal valued at roughly $6.25 billion from its founding family and Mexican department store El Puerto de Liverpool. Common shareholders will receive $24.25 […]
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Europe’s blockbuster trade deal with South America is deeply controversial. Here’s why
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, during a news conference at the Mercosur Leaders Summit in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Union’s blockbuster trade deal with South America’s Mercosur bloc is widely regarded as highly controversial, with EU member states split over […]
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‘White gold’ seen as pivotal to Europe’s massive trade deal with South America
Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on September 12, 2022. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images The strategic importance of lithium is likely to have played a major role in the European Union’s blockbuster […]
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Argentina’s Milei is a VIP at Mar-a-Lago as Trump, Musk embrace his attacks on government spending
President-elect Donald Trump and Argentina’s President Javier Milei at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 Courtesy presidential office of Argentina Self-described anarcho-capitalist President Javier Milei of Argentina became the first foreign leader to visit President-elect Donald Trump since he won a second term, arriving in Florida Thursday to attend a gala dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Applied Materials, Autodesk, Coherent, H&R Block and more
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Applied Materials — The material engineering stock slipped 2.5% despite third-quarter earnings coming in better than analysts anticipated. Applied Materials earned $2.12 per share, excluding items, on $6.78 billion in revenue. Analysts had penciled in just $2.02 a share in profits and $6.67 billion in revenue. […]
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Costa Rica is prepared to offer asylum to Venezuelan opposition leaders, minister says
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez raise their hands during a press conference following the announcement by the National Electoral Council that Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024. Maxwell Briceno | Reuters Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister Arnoldo Andre said on Tuesday that the Central […]
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