8:04pm

Five killed in Bogotá bombing

Former minister thought to have been target

From COMPANIES 1:14am

Rising costs cut Petrobras profits

Shares sink below level when ‘pre-salt’ reserves found

From COMMENT 12:04am

Novelist Fuentes dies, age 83

President mourns ‘universal Mexican writer’

AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY 7:52pm

Venezuela demands US extradition of judge

Former supreme court justice accused of smear campaign

From COMPANIES 5:02pm

Repsol sues Argentina over YPF seizure

Spanish oil group claims $10.5bn for expropriation

From MARKETS May 14, 2012

Brasília cheers the real’s decline

Finance minister says ‘no cause for concern’

AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY May 14, 2012

Vázquez Mota drops in Mexican poll

Ruling party candidate falls to third behind Obrador

From LEX May 14, 2012

America’s airlines: flying south

It is not all uplift for Latin American carriers

From COMPANIES May 13, 2012

Walmart to trial George clothing in Chile

Retailer seeks to match trends with climate

Person in the news from COMMENT May 11, 2012

Mexico’s mogul with an eye for a bargain

The world’s richest man is bucking the trend again, writes Adam Thomson

May 11, 2012

BTG Pactual quarterly profits rise 140%

Brazil bank soars in first results since last month’s IPO

From COMPANIES May 10, 2012

Simple purchase shores up Slim’s US presence

América Móvil buys California operator

May 10, 2012

Warnings of civil unrest in Venezuela

Talk of subversive groups, plots and coup d’états

From COMPANIES May 9, 2012

Embraer and Hawker prepare for new dogfight

US Air Force reopens bidding after overturning award

From COMPANIES May 8, 2012

América Móvil seeks to raise KPN stake

Carlos Slim-controlled group makes €3.2bn offer to bolster share

May 8, 2012

Bahamas opposition swept to power

Voters dissatisfied with high unemployment and rising crime

From COMPANIES May 7, 2012

Repsol warns rivals over investing in YPF

Threat to sue over any deals with seized group

From COMPANIES May 7, 2012

Hyundai starts Brazil production in September

Carmaker seeking to slow expansion

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