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Bolivia Blames Its Fuel Shortage on YPFB, Not a Lack of Fuel

Bolivia Blames Its Fuel Shortage on YPFB, Not a Lack of Fuel

Bolivia · Energy Key Facts Logistics failure Authorities blame YPFB’s import, unloading, and distribution bottlenecks, not a lack of fuel at the source. Arica backlog More than 40 million liters of fuel were reportedly stuck at Chile’s…

Why Goldman Sachs Is Courting Sheinbaum’s Mexico

Why Goldman Sachs Is Courting Sheinbaum’s Mexico

Mexico · Economy Key Facts High-level Sheinbaum met Goldman Sachs President John Waldron at the National Palace on Aug 11, 2026. Finance chief Edgar Amador Zamora attended the meeting, per official statements. Core topics Mexico’s global…

World markets mixed as oil and gold rise ahead of US inflation data

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World markets mixed as oil and gold rise ahead of US inflation data

Oil prices climbed and Wall Street pulled back from record highs, while South Korea's Kospi surged more than 4% on renewed chip-buying, as markets brace for a crucial US inflation reading.

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Asia Overtakes the Americas as Mexico’s Top Source of Imports

Asia Overtakes the Americas as Mexico’s Top Source of Imports

Mexico · Trade Key Facts Asia leads Mexico’s imports from Asia hit US$155.226bn in Jan–May 2026, up 42.55% year over year. Americas lag Imports from the Americas rose just 4.49% to US$123.363bn in the same period. Share shift Asia took…

US Recalls 29,628 Pounds of Argentine Beef Over a Skipped Inspection

US Recalls 29,628 Pounds of Argentine Beef Over a Skipped Inspection

Argentina · Trade Key Facts Recall scope Approximately 29,628 pounds (13,440 kg) of raw Argentine beef, announced August 7, 2026. Company involved Corte Argentino USA LLC, based in Aventura, Florida. Reason for recall Products entered the…

AI Boom Fuels Asian Stocks Even as Oil Climbs | Insight with Haslinda Amin 08/12/2026

Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business…

Nvidia Partner Hon Hai’s Profit Beats on Sustained AI Spending

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. reported a better-than-expected increase in quarterly profit, signaling robust global demand for AI hardware.

China Pledge on US Soybeans Tested as Private Crushers Hold Back

China’s drive to buy large volumes of US soybeans — a commitment under last year’s trade truce — risks being complicated by a lack of participation from the country’s private traders.