Brazilian Software Maker Totvs and Homebuilder MRV Launch Share Buybacks
Totvs (TOTS3) completed a 20-million-share buyback on July 15, 2026, while MRV (MRVE3) approved a 6-million-share repurchase program,
July 16, 2026Section
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Brazilian Power Utility CPFL Posts $1.6 Billion Profit and Big Dividend
CPFL Energia reported a R$1.6 billion (about US$315 million) net profit for the fourth quarter of 2025 and proposed its...
July 16, 2026
Brazilian Power Utility Copel Triples Its Dividend Floor After Privatization
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July 16, 2026
Brazilian Meat Giant MBRF, the JBS-Marfrig Merger, Lifts Profit 27%
MBRF Global Foods profit up 27% in the first quarter of 2026, as the newly merged meat giant delivered its...
July 16, 2026
Brazilian Brewer Ambev Surges 15% on Earnings Beat, Lifting Ibovespa
Ambev's first-quarter earnings beat propelled its shares roughly 15% higher on Tuesday, recording their biggest single-day jump since 1999 and...
July 16, 2026
Brazilian Bank BTG Pactual Opens Its Securitization Platform to Rivals
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July 16, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 16, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief July 16 — US hits Canada with 35% tariffs as Epstein files advance and political...
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Europe Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 16, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief July 16 — Russian strikes kill civilians across Ukraine as Britain reels from political murder and France...
July 16, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 16, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief July 16 — South Korea holds a snap election, an ASEAN envoy talks to both sides in...
July 16, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Thursday, July 16, 2026
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July 16, 2026
The New Cold War of Trade, Tech and Minerals: How Latin America Is Being Pulled
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July 16, 2026
How the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Is Repricing Inflation and Opening a High-Stakes Window for LatAm
As US-Iran tensions around the Strait of Hormuz spike global oil prices and reprice inflation, Latin America sits at a...
July 16, 2026
Mozambique Secures $573 Million Portugal Funding Package to Spur Investment
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July 16, 2026
AES Bloc Accuses Neighbours of Sponsoring Terrorism Amid Sahel Realignment
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July 16, 2026
Kinshasa Questions Credibility of Key American Player in DRC Minerals
Kinshasa challenges the credibility and political backing of a key U.S. player in DRC strategic minerals, questioning the legality of...
July 16, 2026
Ghana, Namibia and the DRC push Africa up the value chain
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July 16, 2026
Caught in the Crossfire: Latin America’s Tightrope Between Energy Shocks and a Fragmenting World
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July 16, 2026
Folclor Festival Brings Dance and Gastronomy to Mexico City’s Milpa Alta
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July 16, 2026
Medellin Urbana Fest Brings Free Hip-Hop and Street Art to Comuna 13 in July 2026
Medellin Urbana Fest 2026 is a free festival of rap, breakdance, and graffiti in Comuna 13 on July 17-18. A...
July 16, 2026
Antigua Guatemala Light Festival Returns July 2026 with New 3D Experience
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