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Brazil, Latin American farmers targeted by biotech
Apr 3, 2013
Monsanto reports earnings and a lot of the company’s growth is based on Latin America.
Monsanto: The behemoth that controls 90 percent of soybean production
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Scott Tong
May 13, 2013
The Supreme Court ruling protects a company that controls 90 percent of the expanding soybean production in the U.S. and Latin America; what has followed from Monsanto’s dominance?
Chavez death ripples throughout Latin America
Mar 6, 2013
How will Chavez's passing affect the economies of other countries in Latin America?
Why a private equity tycoon is funding a scholarship in China
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Rob Schmitz
Apr 22, 2013
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman is spearheading a $300 million scholarship fund for top students from the U.S., Europe, and Latin America to spend a year in China. With philanthropy, comes influence.
Some firms targeting U.S. choose Mexico over China
May 27, 2013
Some companies who sell to the U.S. now prefer Mexico to China as a manufacturing base. Rising Chinese labor costs are part of the reason. Mexico's proximity to the U.S. is another.
Britain under pressure over tax havens
Jun 14, 2013
Britain is coning under pressure to rein in its overseas territories in the Caribbean which many say are a base for tax evasion and storing illicit profits.
After election, what's next for Venezuela?
Apr 18, 2013
Stephen Keppel, economics editor at Univision News, says the Maduro's slim margin of victory could make it difficult for his government to achieve economic reforms.
Don't have a credit history? Utility bills could soon help
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Peter O'Dowd
Nov 12, 2013
Congress is considering a bill, the Credit Access and Inclusion Act, that would make it easier for nontraditional borrowers to build a credit history.
In Latin America, the middle class grows
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Jeff Tyler
Jan 23, 2013
A recent report from the World Bank revelas a fifty percent increase in the size of Latin America's middle class. Broad economic growth brought more jobs and more women are joining the workforce.
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