International Business News - TFONY http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim suggested Tuesday that the U.S. government acquire temporary stakes in failing financial institutions, rather than simply buy up their bad assets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/slim-us-should-buy-stakes-in-failing-institutions.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:25:46 EDT Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim suggested Tuesday that the U.S. government acquire temporary stakes in failing financial institutions, rather simply buy up their bad assets. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/142895-aptopix-mexico-slim.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/slim-us-should-buy-stakes-in-failing-institutions.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/slim-us-should-buy-stakes-in-failing-institutions.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:35:35 EDT Shares of New York Times Co. rose Thursday after it was disclosed that Mexican financier Carlos Slim Helu and members of his family purchased 6.4 percent of the publisher's publicly traded stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/new-york-times-climbs-on-slim-stock-purchase.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:02:26 EDT Mexican financier Carlos Slim Helu and members of his family now own 6.4 percent of publicly traded shares in The New York Times Co., according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/mexicos-slim-family-buy-6-4-pct-of-ny-times-co.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:08:28 EDT Mexican fixed-line phone company Telefonos de Mexico SA says its second-quarter profits fell 13 percent as it faced stronger competition. The company, owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, reported Tuesday that second-quarter net profits fell to 6.2 billion pesos (US$612 million) from 7.1 billion pesos (US$701 million) in the same period last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/mexicos-telmex-2q-profits-down-12-pct.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:01:08 EDT U.S.-traded shares of Latin American telecommunications companies rose sharply on Thursday after Deutsche Bank upgraded America Movil SAB de CV to "Buy," saying shares are underpriced. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/adrs-in-focus-latin-american-telecoms-climb.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 15:23:22 EDT