Latin America Business News
EFE President Says Journalism is “More Alive Than Ever”
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The profession of journalism "is more alive than ever or, at least, as alive as it ever was," the president of EFE, Spain's international news agency, Jose Antonio Vera, said during the inauguration in Ma continue reading »
Tech Company Dell Going Private with $24.4 Billion Payout
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Computer maker Dell Inc. on Tuesday announced its exit from the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout led by company founder and CEO Michael Dell. Dell shareholders will receive $13.65 per share, which repr continue reading »
Meet In-N-Out Burger’s Quiet Billionaire Heiress, Lynsi Torres
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
You may not know her by name, but if you live in the western United States you probably know the restaurant that’s made Lynsi Torres America’s youngest female billionaire. continue reading »
Latin America News: Brazil’s Petrobras Profit Decline 36 Percent
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
State-controlled oil giant Petrobras said it posted net income of 21.18 billion reais ($10.61 billion) in 2012, down 36 percent from the prior year. continue reading »
Argentina Freezing Supermarket Chains’ Prices for Two Months
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Argentina's major supermarket chains reached agreement with the government to freeze prices for two months, the head of the association representing the retail giants told Efe Monday. continue reading »
PEMEX Blast Likely Caused by Accumulation of Gas, No Trace of Explosives Found
February 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The explosion that killed 37 people and injured more than 100 others last week at the Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, headquarters in Mexico City was caused by an accumulation of gas, officials said. continue reading »
Water Rates Expected to Rise by 40 Percent in Puerto Rico
February 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
An increase in water rates set to take effect this summer in Puerto Rico could be as much 40 percent, the president of state-owned utility AAA said Monday. continue reading »
Brazilian Mogul Antonio Ermirio de Moraes Relative and 4 Others Killed in Plane Crash
February 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Five people, including a grandnephew of businessman Antonio Ermirio de Moraes, were killed when a small plane crashed in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, emergency services officials said Monday. continue reading »
U.S. and Mexico Tomato Trade Wars Appear Over
February 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The United States and Mexico have reached an agreement in principle on terms for imports of Mexican tomatoes, preventing the trade war feared in the wake of Washington's decision last year to suspend a 1996 bilateral accord. continue reading »
Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy in Germany for 24th German-Spanish Summit
February 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday welcomed Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to Berlin, where the two leaders are presiding over the 24th German-Spanish bilateral summit. continue reading »
