| Can the Brazilians Rescue Burger King? Digg "I've been to this movie a few times." Such was the response of one prominent Burger King franchisee, when asked his reaction to the $4 billion leveraged buyout that will take the country's no.... | |
| Brazil's GDP growth to top 7% this year: officials Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Friday the country's gross domestic product (GDP) would grow at least seven percent this year, the highest in 24 years if achieved.In a separate... |
| Petrobras unveils world’s largest public share offering, but there are questions… The Brazilian state managed oil company Petrobras unveiled on Friday plans to sell up to 64.5 billion US dollars of new stock, in one of the world's largest public share... |
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| Brazilian economy slows down but still expands at annualized 8.9% Brazil's economy grew 8.8% in the second quarter compared to the same period a year earlier due to strong domestic investment. The government statistics agency IBGE said Friday that capital... |
| Capgemini taps into Brazil IT market Capgemini has placed a bet on Latin America, announcing on Thursday a deal to buy a majority stake in CPM Braxis, Brazil’s largest information technology services... |
| El Salvador moves against criminal gangs As violence escalates, lawmakers pass a bill that would criminalize membership in gangs. Activists say the measure will not deter the gangs, and urge addressing root causes and... |
| Latin American Markets: Petrobras climbs as share offering launches LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Petroleo Brasileiro SA were among the top advancers in the Brazilian equity market Friday after the oil giant launched what's poised to be the largest offering... |
| Brazilian growth outstrips forecast Brazil’s economy grew at an annualised rate of 8.9 per cent in the first half of 2010, defying expectations of a more significant slowdown in the second quarter and signalling that the country may... |
| Duke Energy's Brazil Unit Seeks To Expand Beyond Hydro Power Duke Energy Corp.'s (DUK) Brazilian unit said Friday it is seeking authorization to change its company statute in order to expand beyond hydroelectric power... |
| LATIN AMERICA: Ties with China Based on Commodity Exports, Manufactured Imports SANTIAGO, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) - Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean will grow again this year, driven largely by demand from China. But the high proportion of commodities may increase... |
| Latin American exports forecast to jump by 21 percent in 2010 Latin American exports are expected to increase 21.4 percent in 2010, after falling 22.6 percent last year, in a sign of strong regional recovery driven chiefly by raw materials sales to China, ECLAC... |
| Brazil booms in Q2, defying predictions Brazil’s economy grew 8.8% in the second quarter, defying forecasts of a steep slowdown as booming investment and strong consumer demand helped it outshine struggling economies in the developed... |
| Brazil oil firm Petrobras plans $65 bln stock sale (Recasts, adds byline, shareholder comment, changes datelinepreviously SAO PAULO) By Brian Ellsworth RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian state oilcompany Petrobras will sell up to $64.5 billion in... |
| LATIN AMERICAN MARKETS: Petrobras Shares Rise As Share Offering Launched Shares of Petroleo Brasileiro SA topped advancers in the Brazilian equity market Friday after the oil giant launched what's poised to be the largest offering of stock on... |
| BRAZIL: Sugarcane's Electrical Potential Goes to Waste RIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) - Sugarcane could replace the energy produced by three hydroelectric dams like the Belo Monte in the Amazon, claims the Brazilian sugarcane industry, which remains... |
| Brazil's economy booms in Q2, defying predictions By Luciana Lopez SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's economy grew 8.8percent in the second quarter, defying forecasts of a steepslowdown as booming investment and strong consumer demandhelped it outshine... |
| Brazil's economy expands on domestic investment On Friday September 3, 2010, 2:14 pm EDT BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's economy grew 8.8 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period a year earlier due to strong domestic... |
| Hasebe to miss Paraguay, Guatemala games YOKOHAMA — World Cup captain Makoto Hasebe has pulled out of Japan’s friendlies against Paraguay and Guatemala because of a bruised calf muscle, the Japan Football Association announced... |
| Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Responds to FCC's Public Notice WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Genachowski released a Public Notice seeking comment on two aspects of the Open Internet... |
| Latin American exports forecast to jump 20 percent in 2010 Latin American exports are expected to increase 21.4 percent in 2010, after falling 22.6 percent last year, in a sign of strong regional recovery driven chiefly by raw materials sales to China, ECLAC... |
| Brazilian Cleo to become Serbian citizen television reported Friday.Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic will officially give a Serbian passport to Cleo on Saturday, the broadcast said.The Serbian citizenship would enable Cleo, Partizan's... |
| Real Traders Defy Mantega as Currency Advances: Brazil Credit Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega is failing to convince currency traders that the real is poised to slump as foreign investment pours into the country’s stock and... |
| Brazil's economy barely slows as investment surges (Recasts, adds comments, updates yields, adds background) By Luciana Lopez SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's economy grew 8.8percent in the second quarter compared with a year earlier,defying... |
| Brazil's Petrobras To Seek $64 Billion From Share Sale Dow Jones )- Brazil's state-run energy company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, on Friday launched its offer to raise about $64 billion from the world's largest-ever sale of... |
| Brazil's Petrobras files to sell $65 bln of stock (Recasts, adds details of possible offer expansion,background) By Brian Ellsworth RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian state oilcompany Petrobras Friday filed to sell up to $64.5 billionof new stock... |
| Brazil's Petrobras unveils $64-bln share offer Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras on Friday unveiled a huge share offering which could raise 64 billion dollars to help finance new exploration projects in the country. Some 2.1 million... |
| Brazil's Petrobras unveils $64 bln share offer RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras on Friday unveiled a huge share offering which could raise 64 billion dollars to help finance new exploration projects in the... |
| 2nd UPDATE: Brazil's Petrobras To Seek $64 Billion From Share Sale will offer a total of 3.75 billion shares, of which 2.17 billion would be voting stock and 1.58 billion would be preferred shares, the company said Friday in a statement. Based on Thursday's... |
| Chile SQM To Open Plant In Brazil, Mulls Entering India-Report Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM, SQM-B.SN), one of the globe's leading fertilizer and specialty chemical producers, will expand... |
| LATIN AMERICAN MARKETS: Petrobras Shares Up As Oil-rights Deal Moves Ahead -traded shares of Brazilian oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA rose Thursday, outperforming the broader market in the wake of the company's long- awaited oil-rights agreement that paves the way for a... |
| Brazil Second-Quarter GDP Slowed Less Than Expected Brazil’s economy slowed less than expected in the second quarter, adding to pressure on the central bank to resume raising interest rates in 2011. Gross domestic product grew 1.2 percent in the... |
| Brazil's Petrobras plans $65 bn stock sale Brazilian state oil company Petrobras will sell up to $64.5 billion in new stock -- one of the largest in capital markets history -- to raise funds for the world's biggest oil exploration investment... |
| RIL buys 3 mn barrels spot Brazil crude Reliance Industries (RIL), operator of the world's largest refining complex, bought around 3 million barrels of spot Brazilian crude to arrive in India in the next two months, industry sources said... |
| Video: Brazil's Towering Teenaged Model At six feet, nine inches tall, Brazilian teenager Elisany Silva is hoping to become a model and soar to new heights. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi... |
| Soccer: Hasebe to miss Paraguay, Guatemala games+ YOKOHAMA, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)World Cup captain Makoto Hasebe has pulled out of Japan's friendlies against Paraguay and Guatemala because of a bruised calf muscle, the Japan Football... |
| Brazil Petrobras To Offer 3.75 Billion Shares Petrobras , is planning to sell at least 3.75 billion shares in order to finance its massive investment program over the next five years, the company said Friday in a... |
| Brazil Q2 GDP Grows More Than Expected (RTTNews) - Brazilian economy expanded more than expected in the second quarter.The seasonally adjusted gross domestic product, or GDP, increased 1.2% on a sequential basis in the second quarter, a... |
