Mexico's peso weakened on Tuesday on doubts that stock markets will keep rising because of worries about the strength of a global economic recovery. The peso MXN=MEX01 lost ground for the second straight session, weakening 0.54 percent to 13 per U.S. dollar.
Volkswagen AG (VOWG.DE) agreed on Saturday to give workers at its plant in Mexico a small raise, clearing the way to end a strike in an industry already hurt by the U.S. recession.
The United States has filed new charges against Mexico's top drug lord and other drug cartel leaders for smuggling billions of dollars worth of cocaine across the border, but they remain at large, U.S. authorities said on Thursday.
BBVA's expected purchase of troubled Texas lender Guaranty Financial Group will boost its southern U.S. strategy, but analysts are keeping close tabs on the bank's capital levels.
Chrysler Group is planning to produce Fiat SpA's (FIA.MI) Fiat 500 subcompact at a Chrysler plant in Mexico, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Mexico's Cemex, the world's No. 3 cement maker, said on Friday it finalized a $15 billion debt restructuring to avoid default and announced it could sell shares worth about $1.7 billion as part of the deal.
Latin American stocks and currencies posted losses on Friday after U.S. consumer sentiment weakened unexpectedly in August, raising questions about the strength of the economic recovery and increasing global aversion to risk.
Retired police officer Bob Ritz has health insurance that covers his medical and dental care in the United States.
Large U.S. food companies said the country could virtually run out of sugar unless the Obama administration eased import curbs, the Wall Street Journal said.
Mexico's peso firmed to a 9-month high on Thursday as appetite for higher risk assets grew after data showed Europe's biggest economies had exited recession.
Large U.S. food companies have been pushing the Obama administration to ease sugar import curbs, threatening higher consumer prices and possible job losses, citing forecasts for unprecedented sugar shortages.
Mexico's national team retained its never defeated at home by the U.S title on Wednesday beating the American national team 2 to 1 in front of 100,000 at the packed Azteca stadium in Mexico City.
JetBlue Airways Corp. in a bid to fill up empty planes has launched a $599 fly pass promotion allowing passengers unlimited airplane rides for a month valid between September 8 and October 8.
The U.S.-Mexico soccer match on Wednesday's World Cup qualifier will be streaming live online on Terra TV at 4:00 p.m. EST/ 1:00 p.m. PST.
The United States national team will play against Mexico on Wednesday in Mexico City's 100,000-seat Azteca Stadium.
Fed at Crossroads; Breakthrough in Tax Case; Cooling Clunkers
The U.S. and Mexican governments are probing a scheme to steal millions of dollars worth of crude oil and refined products from Mexico's state-owned oil company and sell it to U.S. refiners, a U.S. official said on Monday.
Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc, the world's largest credit card networks, are counting on foreign markets for the growth that recession-bound U.S. consumers have been unable to provide.
The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Tuesday more than 1 million of its Ovi email accounts had been opened since the service started in December last year.
The U.S. and Mexican governments are probing a scheme to steal millions of dollars worth of crude oil and refined products from Mexico's state-owned oil company and sell it to U.S. refiners, a U.S. official said on Monday.
Smart Meter producer Echelon Corp. saw its shares spike as much as 40 percent early Monday after announcing a long-term deal to supply smart meters to the third largest utility in the United States, Duke Energy Corp. North American nations said they would build a capacity and infrastructure with the view to facilitate future cooperation in greenhouse gas emissions trading systems to fight climate change.
