Politics

Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 17:06 UTC
Post-election rally pushes Wall Street to new records: Dow Jones above 19.000

United States stocks extended their post-U.S. election rally Tuesday with moderate gains that pushed the Dow above 19,000 for the first time and the three major indexes to record closing levels for a second straight day. The S&P 500 ended above 2,200, led by gains in telecommunications, up 2.1%, and consumer discretionary up 1.2%. The small-cap Russell 2000 index also set another record-high close.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 16:39 UTC
Argentina and UK to work jointly in scientific research and exchange of experts

Argentina and the United Kingdom will sign this Wednesday an accord by which the two countries scientific societies will be working jointly in research projects and promoting an active exchange of scientists, as part of the recent joint statement signed last September, revealed Science and Technology minister José Lino Barañao currently in London.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 15:31 UTC
Buckingham Palace to undergo US$ 455m renovation: not all taxpayers pleased to pay the bill

Buckingham Palace will undergo a ten-year US$ 455 million renovation process set to begin in April and needed to prevent potentially catastrophic building failure. It will replace decades-old wiring, radiators and lead pipes that currently put the 775-room palace at risk for fire, flood and other dangers. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, who turned 90 in April, will stay in residence during the makeover.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 15:07 UTC
Prosecution warns Congress planning to shut down Petrobras investigation: “the corrupt have a lot of power”

The top prosecutor in Brazil's biggest ever corruption investigation has called on the public to rally around the operation in the face of attempts to shut it down. There are fears that Congress while passing anti corruption measures would also include in an unofficial amnesty for existing cases.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 15:02 UTC
British government sells 721m Lloyds shares; stake down to 8%

The British government has taken advantage of recent share price strength and sold 721m Lloyds Banking Group shares. The share sale reduces the government’s stake in the lender to just under 8%. In total, the taxpayer owns a cool 5.7bn shares in Lloyds.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 11:50 UTC
Macri-Trump families links much closer that believed; Ivanka speaks to Argentine president

Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, briefly joined her father's telephone call with Argentine President Mauricio Macri earlier this month, Macri's spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 11:41 UTC
Uruguay ratifies OAS convention for human rights protection of the elderly

Uruguay became the first member state of the Organization of American States (OAS) to deposit the instrument of ratification of the Inter-American Convention on the Protection of the Human Rights of Elderly Persons. The Permanent Representative of Uruguay, Hugo Cayrús, recalled that the legislature of his country ratified the Convention in September.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 10:59 UTC
Partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean strategic for China

Chinese President said that his country's alliance with Latin America and Caribbean countries was of “strategic” importance as he opened the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Media Leaders Summit in Santiago.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2016 - 09:00 UTC
Malcorra confirms Falklands' representation in UK delegation to Red Cross discussions in Geneva

Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra confirmed on Tuesday that next month there will be a meeting with representatives from the British government to advance in the agreement to start rolling the humanitarian mission headed by the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, for the identification of former Argentine combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery in Falklands and which remain as unknown soldiers. The minister also said that Falklands will be part of the UK representation.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2016 - 14:10 UTC
Brazil admits Trump policies could cause a flow out of capital from emerging economies

Brazil's Central Bank (BC) President Ilan Goldfajn said on Monday that the outcome of the US presidential election, won by magnate Donald Trump, brought an element of uncertainty to markets, but reiterated that the institution has kept a close watch on the development of international markets and worked to prevent the effects of “external shocks” from threatening macroeconomic stability.