Stories for August 2019

Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Trump threatens to pull the US out of WTO: “they have been screwing us for years”

President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization (WTO) if conditions are not improved. “We will leave if we have to,” Trump told a cheering audience of workers at a Shell chemical plant in Pennsylvania.
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 09:38 UTC
US Aviation administration bans models of Apple's MacBook laptops on flights

United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned certain models of Apple Inc's MacBook Pro laptops on flights after the company recalled select units which had batteries posing fire risks.
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
Carnival Fantasy fails CDC July 18 sanitation test

Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Fantasy cruise ship received a failing sanitation score after a July 18 inspection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 09:08 UTC
What will be the IMF's reaction to the new Argentine political scenario?

Argentina's peso slipped further against the dollar Tuesday while the stock market partially recovered as South America's third-largest economy continued to take a pummeling in the wake of pro-business President Mauricio Macri's crushing defeat in party primaries.
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 08:57 UTC
Facebook again caught ignoring privacy practices: it paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from its services

Facebook Inc has been paying outside contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its services, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company confirmed that it had been transcribing users' audio, and said it was no longer doing so, Bloomberg reported.
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 08:49 UTC
FBI seeks to question Al-Qaeda suspect living in Brazil as legal resident

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking to question an alleged Egyptian Al-Qaeda operative believed to be living in Brazil, and the South American country has pledged to cooperate with the United States in any way it can.
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 08:40 UTC
Regulator opens Rio/Sao Paulo air bridge to third carrier, Azul

Brazil’s No. 3 airline, Azul SA, said on Monday it would start operating 17 flights per day between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the country’s most transited route, currently dominated by the country’s No. 1 and 2 carriers.
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 08:22 UTC
Alberto Fernández is no stranger to Argentine politics

Presidential candidate Alberto Fernández pulled off a resounding victory in Argentina’s primary elections last Sunday when he received 47% of the vote. Argentine President Mauricio Macri, a conservative leader known for tough austerity measures, received just 33% of the vote.
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 08:08 UTC
Argentina’s political rivals must face up to urgent economic realities

By Héctor Torres (*) for Financial Times - Argentina went to the polls on Sunday to choose the candidates in the presidential election to be held on October 27. However, there were no competing candidates as all the main parties only presented one option.
Tuesday, August 13th 2019 - 21:13 UTC
Feeble domestic demand linked to Brazilian economy's performance on the verge of recession

Brazil likely fell into recession in the second quarter according to a key gauge of economic activity that comes as policymakers grapple with high unemployment and weak investments as well as a global slowdown.