The Latest Breaking News from Latin America

Hailed as the face of a new Latin American left, Chile President Gabriel Boric was not only elected in a landslide, he embraced a constitutional rewrite to turn his nation from a neoliberal mining power into a model of humane green development.

PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 9.3% year-on-year to $16.2 billion, beating the consensus of $15.53 billion. Net revenue from Frito-Lay North America increased 14% Y/Y, Quaker Foods North America rose 11%, and PepsiCo Beverages North America climbed 5.5%. Latin America sales rose 19% Y/Y. The gross profit increased 7.6%…

Warren Buffett-backed Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Company Limited (OTC: BYDDF) is deepening its presence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) reported a first-quarter sales decline of 8.2% year-over-year to $4.92 billion, missing the consensus of $5.32 billion. Adjusted EPS was $5.31, missing the consensus of $5.36. Whirlpool states it recorded robust sales growth compared to pre-pandemic levels with healthy underlying consumer demand. Sales by region: North America $2.79 billon…

MNKY HSE (pronounced Monkey House) has already made a name for itself in London and the Middle East

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"We noticed a lack of good financial and cultural content related to emerging industries and progressive topics in the Spanish-speaking world. Not only on cannabis, but also psychedelics, renewable energies, gender issues...

While COVID-19 deaths and infections in the Americas region over the past week are at the lowest levels since the pandemic began two years ago, the World Health Organization’s regional arm warned Wednesday that countries should not think the pandemic is over.

Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: FB) long-awaited ambition of allowing users to send money to businesses via messaging app WhatsApp in Brazil suffered a roadblock with potential payments partners, the Financial Times reports. WhatsApp looked to launch a payments-to-merchant (p2m) function in Latin America's most populous country in 2021. However, WhatsApp has struggled to…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought greater cooperation in Latin America on migration, taking on a cause of growing political headaches that has only been exacerbated by the crisis in Ukraine. The top US diplomat was paying a two-day trip to Panama, his first to Latin America…

An unprecedented number of Latin acts performed at this year's Coachella, commanding the festival's main stage as the popularity of Spanish-language music soars. In total this year's line-up saw 20 artists from Latin America and its diaspora performing at the premier music festival in the California desert -- up from…