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- Shoppers expected to spend less for holidays
Cash strapped Christmas shoppers will have a tighter hold on their pocketbooks this holiday season, according to a national consumer survey released Friday. U.S. households intend to spend an average of $418 on presents this year, down from $471 last
- Lima on high security alert
LIMA is in a state of lockdown for a weekend Apec summit that will bring together the leaders of 21 member economies, among them US President George W. Bush and his Russian and Chinese counterparts. 'We are in a state of maximum alert and we have
- Brazilian Real hits 3-year low against USD
Special Report:Global Financial Crisis RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian currency Real registered on Friday its lowest value against the U.S. dollar in three years, sliding to 2.46 reais to one U.S. dollar. The value of the U.S. dollar
- Chávez makes himself issue in Venezuela's local elections
The crowd stretched as far as the eye could see down Camejo Street. On President Hugo Chvez's home turf, some 10,000 people lustily cheered a speech this week by Julio Csar Reyes, whom Chvez has branded a traitor because he's battling Chvez's older
- A Plan B for Colombia
Human rights activists in Colombia have long accused their government of a horrific war strategy: In order to prove it is making progress against leftist rebels and criminal gangs, the military inflates its body count by killing innocent civilians,
- Welcome to America (Linda Chavez)
Creators Syndicate ? Republicans are finally worried that their failure to attract Hispanic voters in this year's election spells trouble ? perhaps for decades. But they're not sure what to do about it. Moderates in the party are pushing for more
- Colombia FTA Ratification Now Pertinent
U.S. corn growers could face a significant trade barrier in Colombia as a result of an increased import duty, imposed by the Colombian government this week, from a current 5 percent to 25 percent. Todd Drennan, U.S. agricultural attaché in Colombia,
- The positive impacts of the K(irchner) effect on Uruguay
Quick course of basic economics needed for the Kirchners Economist Javier de Haedo, a former Economy minister and head of the Budget office said that the ?K effect? has been particularly encouraging since pushed by the Kirchners export taxes on
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