Get our news on your inbox! x

Remember me Forgot password

MercoPress, en Español

Montevideo, November 8th 2026 - 10:33 UTC

United States

  • Thursday, January 18th 2018 - 09:44 UTC

    China and Japan slow down purchase of US Treasury securities

    China's holdings of U.S. treasuries dropped by US$ 12.6bn to US$ 1.1766 trillion in November last year. China remained the largest holder of U.S. treasuries.

    China cuts its holdings of U.S. Treasury securities in November 2017 after adding US$ 8.4bn in October. China's holdings of U.S. treasuries dropped by US$ 12.6bn to US$ 1.1766 trillion in November last year. China remained the largest holder of U.S. treasuries.

  • Thursday, January 18th 2018 - 09:36 UTC

    Brazil willing to admit US ethanol, if US opens market to fresh beef exports

    Maggi implied that a decision on removing the ethanol import tariff could depend on resolving the dispute on beef exports.

    Brazil is studying the removal of a 20% tariff on ethanol imports from the United States, Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi said on Wednesday, in a decision that could depend on Washington lifting a ban on fresh beef exports from Brazil. Last year, Brazil imposed a 20% tax on ethanol imported from the U.S. that exceeds a 600 million liter annual quota to protect local producers as imports spiked.

  • Thursday, January 18th 2018 - 09:25 UTC

    Apple will pay US$ 38bn in tax following recent changes to US fiscal rules

    Chief executive Tim Cook said Apple is “focusing our investments in areas where we can have a direct impact on job creation”.

    Apple will pay about US$38bn in tax on the roughly US$ 250bn cash pile it holds outside the US following recent changes to American tax rules. The sum is expected to be the biggest payment under the reforms, which slash the US corporate tax rate.

  • Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 09:05 UTC

    Trump in excellent health and with normal score on a cognitive exam

    Navy Rear Admiral. Ronny L. Jackson, said that he has interacted with the president several times a day for the past year and saw no need for a cognitive test.

    President Donald Trump requested that his first formal medical exam include a cognitive test and “did exceedingly well,” receiving a score of 30 out of 30, the top White House doctor announced on Tuesday afternoon.

  • Monday, January 15th 2018 - 10:54 UTC

    US Tourism Partners apologizes for President Trump's derogatory remarks

    “The United States of America, will remain to be a great country, a welcoming country, and a beautifully diverse melting pot of a country”.

    Whether travelers are visiting the United States from a “shithole country” or from Norway, the US is welcoming tourists and immigrants with open arms. Juergen Steinmetz, the chairman of the Hawaii (USA), Brussels (Belgium), Seychelles, and Bali (Indonesia)-based International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP), a leading global travel and tourism organization, responded to US President’s Donald Trump’s “shithole country” remark when referring to an immigration issue in the United States.

  • Monday, January 15th 2018 - 09:19 UTC

    Donald joins the sloppy club: caught in his 'tighty-whities' chasing porn stars

    An actor in porn films told the Daily Beast she had been invited to join Trump when he was with Stephanie Clifford, who performs as Stormy Daniels.

    United States president Donald Trump faced new accusations on Saturday regarding the alleged payment of hush money to a pornographic film star. A second actor in pornographic films told the Daily Beast she had been invited to join Trump when he was with Stephanie Clifford, who performs under the name Stormy Daniels. The same site reported that a third actor, who accused Trump of sexual misconduct before the 2016 election, is now subject to a non-disclosure agreement.

  • Saturday, January 13th 2018 - 09:53 UTC

    US$ 451 million jackpot for a 20-year old from Florida

    Mega Millions lotto officials confirmed Shane Missler, of Port Richey, was the lone winner of the Jan. 5 jackpot.

    A US$ 451 million mystery is over. 20-year-old “retired” background screening worker from Florida claimed the fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions lottery history, lotto officials confirmed. Shane Missler, of Port Richey, was the lone winner of the Jan. 5 jackpot. He elected to take a lump sum payout of US$ 281.2 million, officials said.

  • Saturday, January 13th 2018 - 07:31 UTC

    Trump cancels February visit to UK; Downing Street says invitation stands

    The February trip of president Trump was not the controversial full state visit offered by Theresa May, for which no date has yet been set.

    Donald Trump has cancelled a planned visit to the UK in February, where he had been expected to open a new US$1bn (£738m) US embassy in London. The US president tweeted he was not a “big fan” of the new embassy - which is moving from Mayfair to south London.

  • Friday, January 12th 2018 - 10:05 UTC

    Boeing's record year of sales with 763 deliveries of market leading 737 and 787 jets

    Boeing reached a new high on the 737 program as it raised production to 47 airplanes a month during the year and began delivering the new 737 MAX

    Boeing delivered more commercial airplanes than any manufacturer for the sixth consecutive year and set an industry record with 763 deliveries in 2017, driven by high output of the market-leading 737 and 787 jets. At the same time, the company grew its backlog with 912 net orders, reflecting healthy demand for its single-aisle and twin-aisle airplanes.

  • Friday, January 12th 2018 - 09:34 UTC

    Typical Trump: announcement he will attend Davos forum triggers controversy

    The Swiss government said it was “delighted” that President Trump was coming to the mountain Davos, but centre-left politicians have made their displeasure clear.

    The announcement that US President Trump is to visit Switzerland later this month to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, has prompted mixed reactions. While a spokesman for the Swiss government said it was “delighted” that President Trump was coming to the mountain resort of Davos, centre-left politicians have made their displeasure clear.