Bloomberg
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 00:00
The law enables provinces that don't produce oil and coal to receive more funding.
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 00:00
Rebels captured four employees of Emerald Energy Plc, a unit of Beijing-based Sinochem Group, in the southern province of Caqueta.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 00:00
Latin American and Caribbean economic growth will slow to 4.5 percent this year from an estimated 6 percent in 2010 as policy makers lift lending costs to control inflation.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 00:00
Yesterday's ruling strengthens Palocci's position in the government and may prompt lawmakers to end a campaign to start a separate congressional probe.
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 00:00
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will consult her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before deciding whether to dismiss Cabinet Chief Antonio Palocci, who has come under scrutiny for consulting fees he earned while managing Rousseff's election campai
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 00:00
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra in West Palm Beach, Florida, today denied Chiquita's motion to dismiss some of the claims brought under the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act.
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 00:00
The government plans to spend 20 billion reais ($12.7 billion) per year under its "Brazil Without Poverty" initiative that seeks to lift 16.2 million Brazilians out of extreme poverty.
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 00:00
A Petroleos Mexicanos unit sued 11 U.S. firms over claims they helped Mexican drug cartels smuggle and re-sell more than $300 million in natural gas liquids stolen from Mexico’s northern oilfields.
Friday, May 27, 2011 - 00:00
"If we do not have an opportunity to vote on these agreements this summer, I am afraid we never will," Hatch, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said.
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 00:00
Colombia's central bank will probably raise borrowing costs for a third month to head off inflationary pressure and may announce new measures to stem a rally in the peso that's hurting exporters and job growth.