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Brazil floods: Forecast to worsen in south

World
David Turner

ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (AP) — More rain started coming down on Saturday in Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, ...

Morgan Stanley Predicts up to 110% Rally for These 2 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks

Business
Jessica Roberts

Uncertainty is the word of the day, in reference to the near-term economic future. Sentiment will hinge on the inflation numbers due ...

Panama election: Panamanians vote to elect new president

World
David Turner

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panamanians began voting Sunday in an election that has been consumed by unfolding drama surrounding the country’s former ...

Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced

World
David Turner

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for ...

Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash

Business
Jessica Roberts

HAVANA (AP) — Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from ...

In Argentina, the government’s austerity plan hits universities and provokes student protests

World
David Turner

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has tried to dismiss the worsening budget crisis at public universities as ...

Argentina’s Javier Milei meets Elon Musk in Texas

Business
Jessica Roberts

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — One is an erratic billionaire entrepreneur and self-declared free-speech absolutist, prone to profanity-laden rants against “wokeness” and ...

Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included

World
David Turner

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — While world leaders have expressed shock and bewilderment over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy ...

France and Brazil announce $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon

World
David Turner

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) ...

Want $1 Million in Retirement? Here Are 5 Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for Decades

Business
Jessica Roberts

Every long-term investor should have some financial stocks in their portfolio. Why? Managing money is a multi-trillion-dollar industry. There is something for ...