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Why Ball Corp Shares Are Trading Lower Today

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 18.9% year-on-year to $3.72 billion, beating the consensus of $3.5 billion. Beverage packaging, North and Central America sales rose 24.2% Y/Y, Beverage packaging EMEA increased 18.3%, Beverage packaging South America gained 1.4%, and Aerospace segment sales rose 18.8%. Beverage can shipments rose 10% and…

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Mexican foreign minister tests negative for COVID after meeting U.S.'s Blinken

Mexico Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard will continue with plans to visit Central America and the Caribbean, he said on Wednesday, following a negative COVID-19 test after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Reuters

Mexico urges U.S. to boost investment in Central America to curb migration

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday urged the United States to boost investment in Central America to help curb migration, saying not enough had been done.

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Mexican president to talk development, migration on tour

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador begins a lightning tour Thursday to four Central American countries and Cuba in five days to discuss his approach to development and ways it might help alleviate the pressure to migrate

The Independent UK

Central American, Caribbean blocs condemn attack on Ukraine

Two blocs of Central American and Caribbean countries condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine and warned about the impact of the conflict on the region Tuesday, following meetings between diplomats and a high-ranking European Union representative.

Reuters

U.S. and Mexico agree to Central America jobs initiative - Mexico foreign minister

U.S. officials agreed to a proposal from Mexico's government to launch a job creation program in Central America aimed at fostering growth in the region, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Mexican president says U.S. not investing enough in Central America

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his recent conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden was "very good" but criticized the United States for not investing enough in Central America.

Reuters

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Mexico says discussed Central America investments with Biden to curb migration

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed investments in Central America to curb migration from the region, Mexico's foreign minister said on Friday following a call between the two leaders.

Reuters

Guatemala's much-criticized top prosecutor seeks 2nd term

Once the envy of Central America for anticorruption efforts that took down a sitting president, Guatemala’s attorney general’s office has more recently been accused of blocking corruption investigations, protecting powerful interests and persecuting those who pursued the corrupt

The Independent UK

Biden official says US will likely see an uptick in asylum requests and immigration

LOS ANGELES — Democracy in Central America appears to be on the downslide.

Los Angeles Times

Migrants march from south Mexico as US lifts COVID ban

Some 500 migrants from Central America, Venezuela and elsewhere have pushed past police and National Guard lines in southern Mexico

The Independent UK

Commentary: A glaring double standard — one for Ukrainian refugees, one for Central Americans

I opened my computer to start Zoom for my class on Indigenous media in Latin America. As I proceeded to take roll, I noticed that my voice began to shake and my eyes were getting red as I looked at myself in the Zoom camera.

Los Angeles Times

Violence to spur more migration from Mexico, Central America -Red Cross

Waves of migration through Mexico and Central America, and people who go missing will increase in 2022 due to high levels of violence in the region, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said.

Reuters

Mexico criticizes U.S. for prioritizing Ukraine aid over Central America

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized the United States on Tuesday for its swift action to approve aid to Ukraine even as investment in Central America is stalled over "bureaucracy."

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Prince William, Kate try to boost UK bonds on Caribbean trip

Prince William and Kate are embarking on a tour to Central America and the Caribbean, even as some countries in the region mull cutting ties to the British monarchy

Tribune News Service

US, Mexico prepare for new migrant wave as inflation surges

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Mexican governments are preparing for a surge in undocumented migrants heading for their border in the coming months after faster inflation in key countries in Central America added to economic hardship.

Reason

Court Says U.S. Cannot Expel Migrant Families to Countries Where They Face Harm

A federal judge wrote that migrants could face "horrific consequences" if expelled to certain places, particularly Mexico and Central American countries.

The Guardian - UK

‘Consent was never given’: indigenous groups oppose restarting Guatemala nickel mine

An investigation appears to show company employees discussing how to smear local opponents of the Central American nickel operation

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Mexico’s top diplomat urges US to manage flow of migrants by creating legal pathways for entry

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top diplomat for North America is calling on the U.S. to do “a better job” of managing rising immigration by, in part, creating more legal pathways into the U.S. for migrants who otherwise face an increasingly perilous journey at the hands of organized crime.

Los Angeles Times

In Latin America's new Cold War, will China lift up autocrats?

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador's president and the Chinese ambassador traded flatteries this month as they broke ground on a new national library, one of a slew of gifts China has promised this small mountainous nation as part of its vigorous quest to gain influence across Central America.

Los Angeles Times

Once celebrated by American leaders, former Honduran president now sought on US drug charges

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For years, U.S. officials faced an uncomfortable dilemma: The president of Honduras was one of Washington’s top allies in Central America — but evidence was mounting that he was also a drug trafficker.

The Guardian - US

Ex-president arrested in Honduras as US requests extradition on drugs charges

Juan Orlando Hernández, once a key US ally in Central America, handcuffed and taken away in Tegucigalpa

Reuters

Hours out of office, Honduras ex-president gains immunity through regional post

Outgoing Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who has been accused in U.S. court hearings of aiding drug traffickers, on Thursday was sworn in as a member of the Central American parliament, giving him immunity from prosecution in the region.

Tribune News Service

Harris’ Honduras trip returns focus to migration struggles

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has sought to address endemic violence and corruption fueling migration from Central America by bolstering government reforms in the region and combating poverty with private investment.

Reuters

Guatemala asks other countries to stay out of attorney general election

Guatemala asked a group of international donors, including the United States and United Kingdom, to avoid meddling in its election for attorney general, a powerful anti-corruption office in the Central American nation.

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