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Flavio Bolsonaro equals Lula in Brazil's presidential election polls

Flavio Bolsonaro equals Lula in Brazil’s presidential election polls

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro are tied ahead of Brazil’s presidential election in October, according to a new poll showing the race is tied for the first time. Flavio, a right-wing senator and eldest son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, would receive 46.3% of the votes compared to Lula’s 46.2% ...

Iran increases tanker cargo as the United States strengthens its military force

Iran increases tanker cargo as the United States strengthens its military force

Iran has been loading oil onto tankers at a rapid pace in recent days, a potential sign of the Gulf Arab state’s preparations. in case of a US attack. Exports from Kharg Island from February 15 to 20 amounted to nearly 20.1 million barrels, according to Kpler data. This represents almost triple the amount loaded ...

Telecom Italia announces a US$471 million share buyback and reverse split

Telecom Italia announces a US$471 million share buyback and reverse split

Telecom Italia SpA’s board proposed a share buyback of up to 400 million euros ($471 million) and a 1-for-10 reverse stock split, in order to review your asset profile after selling assets. The board of directors on Tuesday announced the company’s first share buyback in years, linking it to proceeds from the sale of Sparkle, ...

Panama takes control of ports operated by CK Hutchison and escalates dispute with China

Panama takes control of ports operated by CK Hutchison and escalates dispute with China

The president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, ordered the temporary occupation of two ports operated by the Hong Kong company CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., after a ruling by the highest court against the firm’s concession, which intensifies a dispute that has become a chapter in the rivalry between the United States and China in Latin ...

Automotive market reconfigures and Asian brands reach 72% of units sold

Automotive market reconfigures and Asian brands reach 72% of units sold

The years 2021 and 2022 were incredible in the automotive industry Chileanwith historical figures in sales and profitability. But today the sector faces an increasingly complex scenario, characterized by more competition and new brands breaking into the market, with a clear geographical differentiation: Asia prevails while firms from Europe and the United States retreat. And ...

Mexico analyzes legal action against Elon Musk after comments about president

Mexico analyzes legal action against Elon Musk after comments about president

The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that his government is considering legal action against mogul Elon Musk following a comment about her following his arrest over the weekend. of a powerful drug trafficking leader and the violent incidents that followed. In X, the social network you own, Musk, also CEO of Tesla, responded on ...

Global cash fuels historic start for Latin American stocks

Global cash fuels historic start for Latin American stocks

Global investors are piling into Latin American stocks at the fastest pace in a decade, driving markets across the region to multi-year highs. The stock markets of Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have seen an increase in foreign buying, helping to push the MSCI EM Latin America Index to an eleven-year high and up more than ...

The network of businesses and corporate elites that appears behind the “Epstein Files”

The network of businesses and corporate elites that appears behind the “Epstein Files”

The case of financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein still continues to have repercussions in the world, even after his death in 2019. Recently, the United States Department of Justice, DOJ, released millions of pages of documents that have exposed his ties to various powerful figures in the business world. These revelations have caused the ...

Cuban security forces leave Venezuela as US pressure increases

Cuban security forces leave Venezuela as US pressure increases

Cuban security advisors and doctors began to leave Venezuela while the government of interim President Delcy Rodríguez faces intense pressure from Washington to dismantle the most important leftist alliance in Latin America, according to 11 sources familiar with the matter. Rodríguez entrusted his protection to Venezuelan bodyguardsaccording to four of the sources, unlike the deposed ...