Investments

Friday, May 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Shopping centre industry rapidly expanding in Latam

From Argentina to Venezuela, the shopping centre industry is expanding rapidly throughout much of South America, said speakers at a special focus on the continent at the ICSC Spring Convention, which concluded this week in Las Vegas.
Wednesday, May 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Toyota launches two fuel-flexible Corolla models in Brazil

Toyota is launching cars that run on ethanol and gasoline in Brazil amid growing popularity of fuel-flexible vehicles in the nation.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
BA in group seeking to buy Spain's Iberia for 3.4bn euros

British Airways is expected to announce on Tuesday that it is joining a consortium led by Texas Pacific Group, the US private equity firm, to explore a takeover bid for Spain's Iberia airline.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Spain investigating if recovered treasure was from its waters

Spain is investigating whether one of the world's biggest-ever finds of sunken treasure was plundered from its waters or from a shipwrecked Spanish galleon, the Madrid government said yesterday.
Sunday, May 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay in Bender's “One Laptop per Child” project

The computers are designed for children, boast extremely low electricity consumption, a pulley for hand-generated power, 1 gigabyte of flash memory, built-in wireless networking and a screen with indoor and outdoor reading modes.
Saturday, May 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Shipwreck yields estimated $500M treasure

A record haul of half a million silver and gold coins from a 17th Century shipwreck may have been found just 40 miles from Land's End, an expert said.
Friday, May 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
TAM/United Airlines sign strategic regional alliance

Brazil's TAM Linhas Aereas and United Airlines, a founding member of the Star Alliance, signed Friday a memorandum of understanding to develop an agreement that enables the airlines to offer code-share flights with each other and expands international destinations and frequent flyer opportunities for customers of both carriers.
Tuesday, May 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Reuters news agency agrees to Thomson takeover bid

Financial information group Reuters accepted an 8.7-billion-pound (12.8-billion-euro) offer from Canadian conglomerate Thomson Corp. on Tuesday to create the biggest global force in the sector.
Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile to become Microsoft regional centre

Microsoft announced Wednesday that Santiago's Universidad Catolica de Chile (UC) will be the headquarters for the new Federation of Latin-American Universities for Innovation.
Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
DAP incorporates new helicopter for oil rig activities

Punta Arenas Aerovias DAP incorporated a refurbished helicopter to its charter fleet of aircrafts and choppers which operate in the extreme south of Chile and once flew regularly to the Falkland Islands.