Petrobras Announced a Fuel Price Rise and Cancelled It Four Hours Later
A late-night increase became an overnight cut once the tax change was counted. The diesel rise is still waiting on...
September 12, 2026Section
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Banco Patagonia, Owned by Banco do Brasil, Buys 28 Branches in Argentina
The Brazilian-owned lender is taking over a rival's entire consumer business, including 28 branches and about 200,000 customers.
September 12, 2026
Puerto Rico Had 15 Load Shedding Events in Two Months, the Grid Operator Says
July and August almost matched the whole of last summer. The grid operator says the island is short of about...
September 12, 2026
Puerto Rico Panel Drops the Criminal Case Against a Former Elections Chief
Special prosecutors found the evidence too weak to charge. The file has been sent on for possible administrative review instead.
September 12, 2026
Colombian Power Company Grupo Energía Bogotá Starts Paperwork for a US Listing
The board called a shareholder vote on Friday to authorise a US registration. The city still owns two-thirds of the...
September 12, 2026
Colombia Seizes Three Properties From Former Presidential Candidate Zuluaga
Prosecutors froze three properties on Friday in a civil forfeiture process tied to alleged Odebrecht money in the 2014 presidential...
September 12, 2026
Chile Cannabis Case Weakens as an Appeals Court Frees Eight of the Accused
An appeals court in Santiago unanimously lifted pre-trial detention for eight men on Friday. The prosecution case is now under...
September 12, 2026
Nubank Launches in the United States With a 3.5 Percent Savings Account
The Brazilian digital bank opened for American customers on Thursday, using a partner bank's licence while its own charter stays...
September 12, 2026
Brazil’s Postal Service Correios Is on an Open-Ended National Strike
Workers walked out on Thursday night over a health plan change. The company has asked the labour court to declare...
September 12, 2026
Latin American Currencies Split as Europe Raises Rates and Oil Jumps Above US$100
The European Central Bank raised rates on Thursday and oil gained more than eight percent. The region's currencies went in...
September 12, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 12, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for September 12: America marks 25 years since 9/11 as a hot CPI closes the...
September 12, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 12, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for September 12: police suspect sabotage after a Normandy derailment injures 44, a Bulgarian arms depot burns...
September 12, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 12, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for September 12: Washington is reported drafting rules against remote GPU access in third-country data centres, DeepSeek...
September 12, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 12, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 12: Nigeria's parliament suspends all official visits to South Africa as citizens are evacuated, Pretoria
September 12, 2026
Costa Rica Ordered to Fix Roundabouts Built Too Small for Its Own Trucks
Costa Rica’s comptroller ordered CONAVI to fix seven Route 32 roundabouts designed for 16.8-metre trucks on a corridor carrying 22.4-metre...
September 12, 2026
France Sends Its Trade Minister to Panama With the Canal First
French trade minister Nicolas Forissier visits Panama on 14 September with the Canal as the priority, alongside water, transit, rail...
September 12, 2026
Argentina Braces for an El Nino That Peaks Over Its Harvest
The WMO describes an extremely strong El Niño peaking into February 2027, with Argentina’s northeast and the Paraná basin facing...
September 12, 2026
One Rate Trade, Two Opposite Results on the Ibovespa
Assaí rose 8.15 percent and Direcional fell 8.64 percent in the week to 11 September, the best and worst Ibovespa...
September 12, 2026
What the Will Bank Collapse Cost the Card Networks
Will Bank’s January liquidation left Mastercard holding around R$2.5 billion of unprocessed card transactions. No lawsuit was ever filed.
September 12, 2026
Peru Pays the Highest Diesel Price in Latin America
Peruvian diesel stood at US$7.40 a gallon against a regional range of about US$3.00 to US$6.00, with no subsidy and...
September 12, 2026