Abertis keen on USMexico buys but no rush

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish infrastructure group Abertis (ABE.MC) is seeking acquisitions in the Americas, particularly the United States and Mexico, but is in no rush after its 2012 spending spree, its chief executive told Reuters. Abertis became ...

Mexico stocks rise after Bernanke hints at steady stimulus

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

MEXICO CITY | Wed May 22, 2013 10:39am EDT MEXICO CITY May 22 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks jumped on Wednesday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke suggested in a speech that it is not yet time to rein in U.S. monetary stimulus, which has boosted demand for riskier assets around the world. The IPC stock index rose just over 1 percent to 40,969 before hitting resitance and pulling ...

Mexican Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fall for Second Month in a Row

General Sources - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

sales (MXWRTRYO) surprised analysts in March by contracting for a second straight month for the first time since 2009, bolstering bets policy makers will cut interest rates again this year. Sales fell 2.4 percent from a year earlier, the national statistics agency said today, more than forecast by any of the 19 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The median estimate was for an increase of 0.3 ...

Sugar prices risk further decline as China eyes import curbs

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

* High Chinese domestic prices stimulate imports - trade * Several dealers doubt China will raise import duty * Authorities could step up efforts against smuggling By David Brough and Dominique Patton LONDON/BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - A slide ...

UPDATE 1-US not respecting WTO ruling on meat labeling -Mexico

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

(Updates with agriculture minister's quotes) By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY, May 21 (Reuters) - The United States is not respecting a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on meat labeling, Mexico's Agriculture Minister Enrique Martinez ...

Family of B.C. man missing in Mexico frustrated with police probe

CTV - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

The family of a Canadian man who went missing in Mexico two weeks ago fear they are unable to trust the local police who are leading the investigation. Diego Hernandez, a 22-year-old martial arts instructor from British Columbia, and his American friend Craig Silva, disappeared from the Mexican resort city of Puerto Vallarta on May 8. The two were in the country to organize a mixed martial ...

RPT-Fitch Revises BPs Outlook to Stable IDR Affirmed at A

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

May 22 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on BP plc's (BP) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to Stable from Positive. A full list of rating actions is at the end ...

Soccer-Moses out of Nigerias matches Obi Mikel wants a rest

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

May 22 (Reuters) - Victor Moses has withdrawn from Nigeria's squad for next month's World Cup soccer qualifiers and Confederation Cup tournament while Chelsea team mate John Obi Mikel has asked to be rested for a friendly against Mexico next ...

TABLE-Indias April Iran oil imports drop 34.2 pct vs March -trade

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

May 22 (Reuters) - India's oil imports from Iran fell about 34.2 percent in April from March to about 117,3000 barrels per day (bpd), while shipments in the first four months of the year declined 46.3 percent, tanker arrival data made available ...

UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Weds. May 22

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 is seen opening mixed on Wednesday with financial bookmakers calling the index to open between down by 11 points and up by 13 points. For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on ...

Mexicans lose all hope in their impotent authorities

Pravda - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

In Mexico, people take arms in their hands. Residents of south-eastern states of the country, tired of incessant wars of drug cartels, create armed militia to defend themselves and their streets. Mexican authorities fear the fighters of Mexican self-defense - the authorities actually surrendered to criminal ...

Gas station Mexican restaurant opens as standalone Las Cazuelas Grill

General Sources - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

When a little Mexican lunch counter in a gas station becomes something of a dining destination, it says something very good about the talents of the proprietors. Maria Cristina Aldana, encouraged by her husband, Sergio Orozco, opened her first restaurant in that modest setting on ...

Chinas President to Visit Mexico

Prensa Latina - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Mexico, May 22 (Prensa Latina) President of the Popular Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will visit Mexico from June 4 to 6, informed the Foreign Affairs Secretary. According to the statement, the Chinese head of state will have a private meeting with Mexican president, Enrique Peña Nieto, and another with the official commissions of both countries. The agenda includes his participation in ...

Ford adds production in North America to meet new car demand

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

F.N ) is adding a week of production at 20 North American factories this year to build an additional 40,000 vehicles and help sustain its gains in U.S. market ...

Mexican soldiers move in to protect towns under siege by Knights Templar drug cartel

Edmonton Journal - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Residents greet Mexican army soldiers as they enter the town of La Ruana, Michoacan, Mexico, Monday, May 20, 2013. Residents of western Mexico towns who endured months besieged by a drug cartel are cheering the arrival of hundreds of Mexican army troops. A growing number of people in the state of Michoacan have taken up arms to defend their villages against drug gangs, a vigilante movement born ...

Mikel opts out of Mexico friendly

The Punch - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

An official of the Nigeria Football Federation told Supersport.com that Mikel had asked to be excused from the tune-up match in order to rest and take care of personal ...

RVania Resident Taxed By New Mexico

Forbes - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

English: A Class A motorhome with the slide-out extended (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Full time RVers have not applied for statehood - yet. I have not been able to come up with a good estimate of what the population of RVania would be. I have seen estimates of anywhere from 200,000 to 1,000,000. The latter would put five states behind RVania in population. I saw one estimate, a bit implausible, ...

Senate panel passes immigration bill Obama praises move

Daily Press - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Senate panel on Tuesday approved legislation to give millions of illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, setting up a spirited debate next month in the full Senate over the biggest changes ...