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Brazil’s Ibovespa Climbs Pre-Election; S&P 500 Closes Quarter at 2-Year Low
Brazil’s index closed with a 2.2% hike prior to Sunday’s elections, while US markets saw their worst quarterly loss since 2009
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Mexico’s Defense Ministry Suffers Cyberattack
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed that confidential archives were breached detailing security operations, and regarding the president’s ill health
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MercadoLibre to Expand LatAm EV Fleet, Launch Crypto Payments in Mexico
In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg Línea, executive vice president of e-commerce Ariel Szarfsztejn talks about the e-commerce giant’s “aggressive” growth strategy
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/HIKLLSCY5VCIZGLB5DZBOVBCPU.jpg "Rounds of the Week: Funding Still Flowing into Latin American Startups")
Rounds of the Week: Funding Still Flowing into Latin American Startups
Brazilian startups Ali and Cortex raised funds this week, with a Series A and a Series C
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Mexico Probes Executive at Pemex’s Trading Arm for $1 Million Storage Payment
PMI traders have been the focus of several internal audit investigations, according to two people familiar with the matter
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Lula Is on the Cusp of a Single-Round Win in Brazil, DataFolha Poll Shows
The former president would avoid a runoff against incumbent candidate Jair Bolsonaro, says Brazil’s most influential pollster
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/WX7IZ4PWSFFPJD3ILRQHVSTFPI.jpg "Colombia Heads LatAm Market Gains; S&P 500 Sinks to Near 2-Year Low")
Colombia Heads LatAm Market Gains; S&P 500 Sinks to Near 2-Year Low
The Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance has once again tumbled the NYSE, pushing the S&P 500 to levels not seen since November 2020
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Social Conflicts, Legal Uncertainty Blight Peru’s Mining Sector
A study by Macroconsult and Peru’s institute of mining engineers (IIMP) shows a slump in investment in exploration in 2021 as the country has become less attractive to investors
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Agribusiness Tycoons Are Shelling Out Millions to Keep Jair Bolsonaro in Power
The biggest donors to Bolsonaro’s campaign ahead of the Oct. 2 election come mainly from the country’s wealthy agribusiness community
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Exclusive: Mexico Seeks to Secure Social Security for Workers in the Gig Economy
The proposal would ensure platforms such as Uber, DiDi, Beat, Rappi and other apps provide social security benefits to their workers