Colombia's COLCAP Surges After De la Espriella Victory
Markets

Colombia's COLCAP Surges After De la Espriella Victory

After years as an emerging-market pariah under Petro, Colombia's COLCAP has become one of the year's top performers. The...

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Ecuador's First Lady Lavinia Valbonesi Loses Third Child After Pregnancy Complication
Politics

Ecuador's First Lady Lavinia Valbonesi Loses Third Child After Pregnancy Complication

Government announces the death of Stefano Noboa Valbonesi and orders the presidential flag at half-staff for three days;...

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Nu Holdings Tops $1 Billion Quarterly Profit as Mexico Expansion Accelerates
Companies

Nu Holdings Tops $1 Billion Quarterly Profit as Mexico Expansion Accelerates

Nu Holdings posted record net income of $1.06 billion, up 49%, with return on equity at 33% and revenue 9% above consens...

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Moody’s: Peru’s New Government Gets a Robust Fiscal Hand, but Not an Automatic Rating Upgrade
Economy

Moody’s: Peru’s New Government Gets a Robust Fiscal Hand, but Not an Automatic Rating Upgrade

Moody’s says Peru’s incoming administration starts from a “robust” fiscal position, but the road back to an “A” rating r...

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Earthquake Response Is First Test for Colombia's New President
Politics

Earthquake Response Is First Test for Colombia's New President

Days after Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Chocó forces the new Colombian preside...

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Monashees Opens San Francisco Office to Bridge LatAm Startups and AI Gold Rush
Companies

Monashees Opens San Francisco Office to Bridge LatAm Startups and AI Gold Rush

Latin American VC pioneer Monashees is planting a flag in Silicon Valley, aiming to connect LatAm founders with the AI f...

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Colombia Quake Highlights Latin America’s Deadly Seismic History
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Colombia Quake Highlights Latin America’s Deadly Seismic History

A violent tremor in western Colombia prompts a review of Latin America's most lethal earthquakes—and the tectonic and st...

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Silver Economy Redraws Pensions, Careers and Consumer Markets
Economy

Silver Economy Redraws Pensions, Careers and Consumer Markets

Global ageing means over-60s will outnumber children by 2036. Andrea Falcone of The Shift argues that longer lives deman...

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Mercado Libre Revenue Surges 50%, But Margin Squeeze Sends Shares Down 6%
Companies

Mercado Libre Revenue Surges 50%, But Margin Squeeze Sends Shares Down 6%

Mercado Libre posted its fastest revenue growth in four years, yet an 11% drop in net profit and a plummeting operating ...

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S&P: Paraguay's Banks Have Room to Grow, But Quality of Loans Will Be Key
Companies

S&P: Paraguay's Banks Have Room to Grow, But Quality of Loans Will Be Key

Paraguay's banking system has significant growth potential in housing and consumer credit, but rapid expansion without c...

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Global Dignitaries Gather in Cali for Colombia's Presidential Inauguration
Politics

Global Dignitaries Gather in Cali for Colombia's Presidential Inauguration

King Felipe VI of Spain, Argentina's Javier Milei, FIFA chief Gianni Infantino and other leaders have arrived in Cali fo...

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How LinkedIn Turned Brazil Into Its Third-Largest Market by Moving Beyond Resumes
Technology

How LinkedIn Turned Brazil Into Its Third-Largest Market by Moving Beyond Resumes

Milton Beck, LinkedIn’s Latin America head, on how the platform’s shift from resume storage to active recruiting, AI-dri...

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Colombia’s New Far-Right Leader Takes Office with Security and Economy at the Forefront
Politics

Colombia’s New Far-Right Leader Takes Office with Security and Economy at the Forefront

Abelardo De la Espriella is sworn in as Colombia’s president in Cali, inheriting a surge in armed group violence, a stra...

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Ford Argentina Trims Ranger Output as Regional Demand Stalls
Companies

Ford Argentina Trims Ranger Output as Regional Demand Stalls

Ford is dialling back the assembly speed of its Ranger pickup in Argentina by roughly 17 % from October, citing softer-t...

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S&P Global: Only Severe El Niño and Costly Policy Responses Would Threaten Sovereign Ratings
Economy

S&P Global: Only Severe El Niño and Costly Policy Responses Would Threaten Sovereign Ratings

A senior S&P analyst says El Niño alone is unlikely to cause sovereign downgrades, but governments that impose broad pri...

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Spain's Opposition Leader Feijóo Meets Peru's President-Elect Fujimori Ahead of Inauguration
Politics

Spain's Opposition Leader Feijóo Meets Peru's President-Elect Fujimori Ahead of Inauguration

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, head of Spain's conservative Partido Popular, held talks with Keiko Fujimori in Lima on the eve of...

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Uneven U.S. Tariffs Are Reshaping Export Logistics Across Latin America
Logistics

Uneven U.S. Tariffs Are Reshaping Export Logistics Across Latin America

A new Section 301 tariff schedule of 10–12.5% on 60 economies has created a patchwork of duties, forcing Latin American ...

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Lee Eyes Wider Latin America Reach for Trade, Defense as Global Order Shifts
Politics

Lee Eyes Wider Latin America Reach for Trade, Defense as Global Order Shifts

President Lee’s first Latin America tour targets a stalled Mercosur trade deal, defense cooperation with Brazil, and sup...

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Colombia's Congress Moves to Form Health Oversight Body Amid Persistent System Crisis
Politics

Colombia's Congress Moves to Form Health Oversight Body Amid Persistent System Crisis

A proposal in Colombia's House of Representatives would create a special legislative commission to monitor the troubled ...

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