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BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Jonathan Wheatley |
Why Condi's Meeting With Lula Matters Both Brazil and the U.S. share an interest in promoting stability and democracy in Latin America. Above all, the Bush Administration hopes it can persuade Lula to help rein in what it sees as the region's most dangerous leader -- Venezuela's authoritarian President, Hugo Chavez. |
The Motley Fool December 9, 2005 Brian Gorman |
Embraer's Defense Deal Investors shouldn't expect a ton of major military deals for this Brazilian plane maker. Investors, take note. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 Annie Turner |
Russia Reaps Rewards in Booming South American Defense Market Russia's efforts to market military equipment to Latin America are bearing fruit. |
Salon.com August 17, 2000 David A. Wernick |
Venezuela's president is playing with fire By befriending U.S. enemies like Saddam Hussein, Hugo Chavez risks alienating his troubled country's biggest trading partner. |
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 |
Can Venezuela Fix Its Oil-Industry Woes? President Hugo Chavez admitted that state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela is pumping 100,000 barrels per day less than its OPEC-agreed target of 3.165 million bpd. What's unclear is whether a new shake-up lies ahead. |
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Geri Smith |
Is Venezuela's Chavez Killing The Golden Goose? Venenzuelan President Hugo Chavez is using oil industry profits to enhance social programs. He is also using oil in his bid to turn Venezuela into a counterweight to U.S. influence in Latin America, causing a strain in relations. |
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Stephen Ixer |
Chavez' Oil-Fueled Revolution Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is stepping up a program of expropriation that could bedevil a number of businesses, both locally owned and foreign. |
BusinessWeek May 3, 2004 Rossant & Reppert-Bismarck |
Spain's New Tack In The War On Terror Just one day after the new Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was sworn into office on Apr. 17, he announced that he would withdraw Spain's contingent of 1,300 troops from Iraq "as soon as possible." |
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 |
A New Bid to Oust Venezuela's Chavez Venezuela's opposition has started the ball rolling yet again to oust embattled President Hugo Chavez before the next scheduled elections in 2006. |
Reason November 2007 Michael C. Moynihan |
The Caudillo in His Labyrinth Hugo Chavez, by Cristina Marcano and Alberto Barrera Tyszka, is dispiriting reading, but there may still be hope for Venezuela. |
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 |
Venezuela's High-Stakes Vote Political leaders at home and abroad are hoping the Aug. 15 recall vote on Venezuela President Hugo Chavez will bring some stability to the oil-rich nation. |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2010 David Lee Smith |
China Seals More Oil Deals in South America The fast-developing nation is doing everything it can to lock up a worldwide supply of energy and minerals. |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Hugo, the Russians, and You Venezuela tops a list of unstable oil-producing regions. Don't forget it. |
BusinessWeek June 9, 2011 Murphy & Quigley |
Why Peru's New President Worries Investors Ollanta Humala's victory in a runoff sent investors running. Now he must convince them that he's more like Brazil's Lula than Venezuela's Chavez |
U.S. Banker September 2007 Karen Krebsbach |
Bank of South Draws Mixed Reviews The brainchild of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, the proposed Bank of the South would be the Southern Hemisphere's all-purpose development bank. Is it a better mousetrap? |
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 |
A Big Tax Hike On Oil Majors In Venezuela Venezuela's mercurial President, Hugo Chavez, took foreign oil companies by surprise on Oct. 10 by decreeing a tax hike from 1% to 16.7% on heavy crude oil projects in the Orinoco Belt. |
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Jonathan Wheatley |
Brazil: Lula Is Battling His Way Toward Growth Recent data on industrial and retail activity suggest better numbers this year. High commodity prices are boosting exports, while low U.S. and European interest rates are encouraging investors to put money in Brazilian bonds. |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Chavez Fattens Up Venezuela's Chickens On the pretext that Mexican cement maker Cemex is causing environmental harm and contributing to a housing shortage, Chavez is preparing to take over the company's Venezuelan cement operations. |
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Jonathan Wheatley |
Brazil: Still Waiting For The "Spectacle Of Growth" Investors are rushing back into Brazil, after fleeing the country in 2002 on fears that left-leaning President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, elected in October last year, would lead the country into debt default. |
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004 |
Another Global Foray By Brazil's Lula Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, plans to travel to India and China in 2004 and to host a visit by Russian President Vladimir V. Putin. If confirmed, the meetings with other developing world heads of state would add weight to Lula's aggressive foreign policy. |
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Pons & Orozco |
In Caracas, Armored Cars Are All the Rage Venezuela, now the murder capital of South America, is a rich market. |
IDB America April 2004 Charo Quesada |
After the Honeymoon What can Latin America do to rekindle the interest of Spanish investors? |
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Stephen Ixer |
Don't Ever Count Out Hugo Chavez The rules of a recount vote may be stacked in the Venezuelan President's favor. |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2007 Seth Jayson |
If Hugo Wants Cement ... Cemex could survive a grab from Venezuela's Chavez. But, as distasteful as it is, shareholders will remain better served if the company can play ball with Hugo. |
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Jonathan Wheatley |
Brazil: One Growth Obstacle after Another After just eight months in office, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won congressional approval for economically critical and politically controversial pension and tax reforms,. Now, da Silva faces a bigger challenge: reviving Brazil's economy. |
BusinessWeek December 26, 2005 Geri Smith |
Chavez: Trading Oil For Influence What worries Washington most about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is the way he is spreading his strident anti-American message throughout the hemisphere, winning hearts and minds from Buenos Aires to the Bronx. |
BusinessWeek June 25, 2007 Geri Smith |
A Love-Hate Relationship With Chavez Companies are chafing under Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. But in some respects, business has never been better. |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2010 Rich Smith |
Boeing's Big Brazilian Break? It could have happened in Brazil, but it won't. |
The Motley Fool December 5, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Chavez: Down, but Not Out Despite losing an election, Chavez is still a destructive force; U.S. oil imports could still be at risk. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2011 Rich Smith |
Booming Brazil Balks at Battle Buys This could be bad news for global military manufacturers and Brazilian oil producers. |
The Motley Fool November 20, 2009 Kris Eddy |
Chavez Wants to Redo the 'Rithmetic Venezuela's president wants GDP calculations to be less capitalist. |
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Jonathan Wheatley |
Lula's Trade Crusade Is Far From Over It's a rude awakening for the Bush administration. Brazilian President Lula da Silva, emboldened after bringing together 22 developing countries to confront the U.S. and Europe at global trade talks in September, now looks ready to derail talks for a Free Trade Area of the Americas. |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 Hanson & Weisshaar |
Cleantech's Future and One More Heckuva Cheap Stock This week in the emerging markets: Cheap stocks in China and South America... Latin American instability... next-generation energy production and clean technology... Masdar, Abu Dhabi's carbon-neutral city... |
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 |
Europe's New Rules On Immigration Spain's amnesty program for illegal aliens is heightening tension over immigration policy in Europe. |
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 |
Good News For The New Europe The European Union looks increasingly set to adopt a constitution as early as June -- much sooner than expected. |
BusinessWeek July 5, 2004 |
Where To Dig Up Latin Gems How should investors play Latin America, given an impending rise in U.S. interest rates and a projected slowdown in commodities demand from Asia? |
The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Rich Duprey |
Big Oil Can't Resist the Chavez Charm Despite getting shafted before, Big Oil is swooning over Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez' latest scheme. |
The Motley Fool August 20, 2007 David Lee Smith |
A Latin American Halliburton? Having successfully booted a host of producers, Hugo Chavez is now after oilfield services. But Chavez's privatization of all aspects of Venezuela's energy production may already be resulting in a sharp slide in that production. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool July 3, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Saying No to Hugo Two oil giants refuse to become minor partners as Venezuela's Chavez seizes assets. When a government privatizes an industry, it's usually a good time to get in on the investment. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Jonathan Wheatley |
Is Lula's Honeymoon Winding Down? After riding a wave of popular support through his first year, Brazil's left-leaning President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is facing pressure to make a lurch toward populism -- a sure way to jettison Brazil's stability and growth prospects. |
The Motley Fool November 20, 2007 David Lee Smith |
OPEC's Dangerous Bobbsey Twins The misdeeds of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have so far had little impact on the world's crude prices, but the pair could have a profound influence on the world's energy picture in the near future. |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 David Lee Smith |
ExxonMobil Swings Back Rather than knuckle under to Hugo Chavez, Exxon is launching an arbitration process. The company, along with ConocoPhillips, is refusing to roll over and accept Venezuela's settlement terms. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Harvest Running Out of Resources Energy company Harvest Natural Resources encounters problems in Venezuela. Investors must be alert to the risks that go hand-in-hand with dealing with rulers like Chavez. |
The Motley Fool March 20, 2008 David Lee Smith |
Hugo's Cuffs Removed A U.K. judge has thrown out an order freezing $12 billion in Petroleos de Venezuela SA -- the national oil company of Venezuela's -- assets. |
BusinessWeek June 25, 2007 Ian Katz |
Capital Flight To South Florida South Florida is a prime destination as Venezuelans rush to move their money out of the reach of Hugo Chavez. |
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Toby Shute |
Hugo's Tasty New Target: Cargill Agribusiness titan Cargill, the largest private company in America, is the latest to find itself in Hugo Chavez's crosshairs. |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Rich Smith |
Chavez Plays Double or Nothing Until yesterday, investors in Venezuelan telecom CA Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela had been feeling pretty good about their stock. |
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Ian Katz |
A Central Banker Winning Kudos Brazil's Henrique Meirelles talks about interest rates, free trade, and the currency. |
The Motley Fool June 11, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Hugo Could Pump Your Gas With President Hugo Chavez working diligently to pattern his nation's economy after the economic catastrophe that is Castro's Cuba, the results could ultimately become negative for the world's wobbly energy supply/demand balance -- and for U.S. gasoline prices. |
BusinessWeek March 11, 2010 Geri Smith |
A Food Fight for Hugo Chavez With his popularity sagging, Venezuela's fiery President is seizing supermarkets from owners. But can he keep stores stocked? |