The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 00:00
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised to deploy federal police and allocate $60 million in aid to Rio de Janeiro after a weekend shootout downed a police helicopter and raised questions about the city's ability to host safe Olympic Games
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 00:00
To appreciate the magnitude of Mr. Calderon's decision, think of Ronald Reagan's firing of the air traffic controllers—only bigger. As one internationally renowned Mexican economist remarked on Sunday, it is "the most important act of government in
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela's government said Thursday that tests confirm a huge natural gas discovery recently announced by Spain's Repsol YPF SA (REP).
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
Members of the Mexican Electricians Union, or SME, gathered by the thousands in downtown Mexico City Thursday to march in protest of the government's decision to shut down state-owned power utility Luz y Fuerza del Centro.
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
The Inter-American Development Bank, or IDB, Wednesday approved a 10-year credit line of $1.0 billion to Ecuador for road infrastructure developments.
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
The House voted Thursday to allow detainees held at the American base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be transferred to the U.S. for trial, boosting President Barack Obama's efforts to close the detention facility.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 00:00
Whether a deal is finally struck or not, both sides at least appeared closer than at any time since the crisis began June 28
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 00:00
The peso closed at 1,847 Colombian pesos to the dollar on Friday, from COP2,254 at the end of 2008
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 00:00
President Felipe Calderon sent more than 1,000 riot police to take over operations of an important but inefficient and financially strapped power-distribution company
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 00:00
He believed that we need to look at the problem from an economic perspective and understand what happens when there is high demand for a prohibited substance