<![CDATA[IBTimes.com : The Americas Economy]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/region/category/the-americas/economy.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com <![CDATA[IBTimes.com : The Americas Economy]]> 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/region/category/the-americas/economy.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif <![CDATA[Investors Love Rio: Why Foreign Companies Are Buying Into Brazil's Real Economy]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345624/20120525/brazil-foreign-investment-brazilian-real-ge-takeda.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345624/20120525/brazil-foreign-investment-brazilian-real-ge-takeda.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 17:28:23 EDT <![CDATA[Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Downgrade India's Growth Outlook]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345454/20120525/goldman-sachs-bank-america-slash-india-growth.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345454/20120525/goldman-sachs-bank-america-slash-india-growth.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:27:34 EDT <![CDATA[Quebec: 700 People Arrested As Tuition Hike Protest Escalates]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345061/20120524/montreal-quebec-protest-arrests-student-tuition.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345061/20120524/montreal-quebec-protest-arrests-student-tuition.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 12:19:21 EDT <![CDATA[HP’s CEO Chops 27,000 Jobs, Investors Cheer]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344962/20120524/hp-shares-whitman-fire-27-000.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344962/20120524/hp-shares-whitman-fire-27-000.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 09:42:58 EDT <![CDATA[Rio Environmental Summit To Focus On Global Food Security Issues]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344641/20120523/rio-food-security-summit-agriculture-poverty-farms.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344641/20120523/rio-food-security-summit-agriculture-poverty-farms.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 16:12:47 EDT <![CDATA[Cisco, Dell, HP: Is A Tech Recession Coming?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344584/20120523/dell-hewlett-pacakrd-hp-pc-intel-cisco.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344584/20120523/dell-hewlett-pacakrd-hp-pc-intel-cisco.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 13:37:01 EDT <![CDATA[Global Stocks Fall On Fears Of Greek Exit From Euro Zone]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344422/20120523/asian-european-stocks-greek-exit-euro-zone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344422/20120523/asian-european-stocks-greek-exit-euro-zone.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 08:47:05 EDT <![CDATA[Indian Rupee Continues To Fall, Crosses 56 Mark Against Dollar; Analysts Seek Strong Corrective Action]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344360/20120523/rupee-continues-slide-crosses-56-mark-against.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344360/20120523/rupee-continues-slide-crosses-56-mark-against.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 06:46:56 EDT <![CDATA[European Stocks Boosted By Positive Outlook: Daily Markets Wrap]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344118/20120522/daily-markets-wrap.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344118/20120522/daily-markets-wrap.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 16:13:25 EDT <![CDATA[Petrobras Says It Holds Billions Of Barrels Of Offshore Oil]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344108/20120522/petrobras-brazil-oil-santos-basin.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344108/20120522/petrobras-brazil-oil-santos-basin.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 15:48:54 EDT <![CDATA[OECD Sees Euro Zone Crisis Threatening Global Recovery]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343889/20120522/euro-zone-greece-spain-debt-financial-crisis.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343889/20120522/euro-zone-greece-spain-debt-financial-crisis.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 08:29:28 EDT <![CDATA[Stocks Rally, China Hints At Stimulus: Daily Markets Wrap]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343612/20120521/daily-markets-wrap.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343612/20120521/daily-markets-wrap.htm Mon, 21 May 2012 16:21:50 EDT <![CDATA[Travel & Tourism Industry Driving Economic Recovery In The Americas: Report]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343606/20120521/travel-tourism-industry-americas-wttc.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343606/20120521/travel-tourism-industry-americas-wttc.htm Mon, 21 May 2012 15:54:13 EDT <![CDATA[Existing Home Sales, Durable Goods, China PMI: Economic Events For May 21 - 25]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343418/20120521/economic-events-china-hsbc-flash-pmi-gdp.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343418/20120521/economic-events-china-hsbc-flash-pmi-gdp.htm Mon, 21 May 2012 09:21:43 EDT <![CDATA[Drive From The Rising Sun: Why Japan's Car Companies Are Moving Manufacturing Overseas]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343010/20120519/japan-manufacturing-honda-industrial-car-companies-overseas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343010/20120519/japan-manufacturing-honda-industrial-car-companies-overseas.htm Sat, 19 May 2012 12:38:35 EDT <![CDATA[Air India Likely To Hire Retired Pilots, Government Mulls Over Implementing Panel Report]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342963/20120519/air-india-plans-hire-retired-pilots-dharmadhikari.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342963/20120519/air-india-plans-hire-retired-pilots-dharmadhikari.htm Sat, 19 May 2012 05:35:36 EDT <![CDATA[Facebook IPO: The Inexorable Deterioration Of Human Society Continues]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342837/20120518/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-social-media-communication.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342837/20120518/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-social-media-communication.htm Fri, 18 May 2012 12:54:06 EDT <![CDATA[Facebook IPO: Biggest Tech IPO Ever Soars 10% But Closes With A Whimper]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342791/20120518/facebook-ipo-first-trade-zuckerberg-social-media.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342791/20120518/facebook-ipo-first-trade-zuckerberg-social-media.htm Fri, 18 May 2012 11:07:47 EDT <![CDATA[Air India To Get First Boeing 787 Dreamliner Amid Pilots’ Strike]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342722/20120518/air-india-first-b787-dreamliner-amid-crisis.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342722/20120518/air-india-first-b787-dreamliner-amid-crisis.htm Fri, 18 May 2012 08:35:19 EDT <![CDATA[Facebook Prices IPO Shares At $38; Values Company At Record $104 Billion]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342414/20120517/facebook-ipo-shares-priced-zuckerberg-social-network.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342414/20120517/facebook-ipo-shares-priced-zuckerberg-social-network.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 16:20:51 EDT <![CDATA[Afghanistan Demands $4.1 Billion A Year; Plans To Sell Islamic Bonds]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342096/20120517/afghanistan-islamic-bonds-military-defense-spending-nato.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/342096/20120517/afghanistan-islamic-bonds-military-defense-spending-nato.htm Thu, 17 May 2012 04:33:17 EDT <![CDATA[Global Losses From Greek Euro Zone Exit Could Reach €1 Trillion]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341922/20120516/greece-exit-euro-zone-losses-france-germany.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341922/20120516/greece-exit-euro-zone-losses-france-germany.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 15:56:57 EDT <![CDATA[Global Markets Signal Imminent Greek Departure From Euro Zone]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341720/20120516/greek-euro-zone-hong-kong-stock-athens.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341720/20120516/greek-euro-zone-hong-kong-stock-athens.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 09:03:03 EDT <![CDATA[Huge Demand Prompts Facebook To Sell More Shares In IPO]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341712/20120516/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-shares-increase-goldman-sachs.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341712/20120516/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-shares-increase-goldman-sachs.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 08:49:52 EDT <![CDATA[Flowers, Harley Davidsons Mark First Day Of Colombia-US Free Trade Agreement]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341357/20120515/colombia-free-trade-agreement-fta-bogota.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/341357/20120515/colombia-free-trade-agreement-fta-bogota.htm Tue, 15 May 2012 13:01:47 EDT <![CDATA[Indian Stocks Fall On Greek Political Crisis, High Inflation]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340699/20120514/euro-greek-political-crisis-high-inflation-sent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340699/20120514/euro-greek-political-crisis-high-inflation-sent.htm Mon, 14 May 2012 08:20:13 EDT <![CDATA[US Takes India To WTO Over Import Restrictions On US Poultry Products]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340324/20120512/takes-india-wto-over-import-restrictions-poultry.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340324/20120512/takes-india-wto-over-import-restrictions-poultry.htm Sat, 12 May 2012 07:59:04 EDT <![CDATA[SEC 'Probably' Drafting JPMorgan Subpoenas: Former Agent]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340229/20120511/jpmorgan-jpm-sec-investigation-bruno-iksil-london.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340229/20120511/jpmorgan-jpm-sec-investigation-bruno-iksil-london.htm Fri, 11 May 2012 16:57:05 EDT <![CDATA[Top Global Stock Indexes Expected to Finish 2012 With Solid Gains]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340029/20120511/global-stock-indices-indexes-top-20-markets.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/340029/20120511/global-stock-indices-indexes-top-20-markets.htm Fri, 11 May 2012 09:28:59 EDT <![CDATA[Respite From Euro Jitters, US Jobs Bolster Stocks: Daily Markets Wrap]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339717/20120510/daily-markets-wrap.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339717/20120510/daily-markets-wrap.htm Thu, 10 May 2012 16:14:11 EDT <![CDATA[Microsoft Going ‘Carbon Neutral’ On July 1]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339713/20120510/microsoft-carbon-tax-emission.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339713/20120510/microsoft-carbon-tax-emission.htm Thu, 10 May 2012 16:03:33 EDT <![CDATA[China, Colombia Strengthen Ties, Sign 9 Cooperation Agreements]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339277/20120509/china-colombia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339277/20120509/china-colombia.htm Wed, 09 May 2012 22:13:36 EDT <![CDATA[Spain, Greece Send Buyers To German, US Bonds: Daily Markets Wrap]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339207/20120509/daily-markets-wrap.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/339207/20120509/daily-markets-wrap.htm Wed, 09 May 2012 16:17:07 EDT <![CDATA[US Freezes Assets Of Sinaloa Drug Cartel Kingpin's Sons]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338656/20120508/sinaloa-cartel-leadership-guzman-assets-frozen-treasury.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338656/20120508/sinaloa-cartel-leadership-guzman-assets-frozen-treasury.htm Tue, 08 May 2012 14:09:18 EDT <![CDATA[India Explains To US Why It Needs Iran]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338537/20120508/india-explains-dual-approach-towards-iran-scale.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338537/20120508/india-explains-dual-approach-towards-iran-scale.htm Tue, 08 May 2012 10:24:51 EDT <![CDATA[Western Markets Shake Off Euro Election Jitters: Daily Markets Wrap.]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338171/20120507/markets-wrap.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338171/20120507/markets-wrap.htm Mon, 07 May 2012 16:18:54 EDT <![CDATA[India Defers Retrospective Taxation Move; Market And Rupee Cheer]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337996/20120507/india-defers-retrospective-taxation-gaar-market-rupee.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337996/20120507/india-defers-retrospective-taxation-gaar-market-rupee.htm Mon, 07 May 2012 09:58:33 EDT <![CDATA[Hillary Clinton Urges Bangladesh To Exploit Its Strategic Location]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337723/20120506/clinton-urges-bangladesh-exploit-strategic-location-between.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337723/20120506/clinton-urges-bangladesh-exploit-strategic-location-between.htm Sun, 06 May 2012 09:07:07 EDT <![CDATA[Greek Polls: Chance Of A Hung Parliament Raises Concerns Over Eurozone Future]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337713/20120506/greek-polls-prospect-fragmented-parliament-euro-zone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337713/20120506/greek-polls-prospect-fragmented-parliament-euro-zone.htm Sun, 06 May 2012 07:08:08 EDT <![CDATA[First Facebook Trade At $35? Not If History Has A Vote]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337421/20120504/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-google-yahoo-netscape-shares.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337421/20120504/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-google-yahoo-netscape-shares.htm Fri, 04 May 2012 13:07:55 EDT <![CDATA[Indian Rupee Continues To Be Volatile, Dips To Four Month Low Due To Trade Deficit And Strong Dollar]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337345/20120504/rupee-low-due-trade-deficit-strong-dollar.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/337345/20120504/rupee-low-due-trade-deficit-strong-dollar.htm Fri, 04 May 2012 10:53:12 EDT <![CDATA[Excessive Regulation, Policy Paralysis Scare Foreign Investors Away From India]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336744/20120503/uncertainty-indian-economy-scaring-foreign-investors.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336744/20120503/uncertainty-indian-economy-scaring-foreign-investors.htm Thu, 03 May 2012 10:11:54 EDT <![CDATA[World Food Prices Fall in April After Three Months of Rises - UN]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336671/20120503/world-food-prices-un-fao.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336671/20120503/world-food-prices-un-fao.htm Thu, 03 May 2012 08:07:41 EDT <![CDATA[India Bows To US Pressure, Will Cut Iranian Oil Imports]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336571/20120503/india-bows-pressure-will-cut-iranian-oil.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/336571/20120503/india-bows-pressure-will-cut-iranian-oil.htm Thu, 03 May 2012 04:38:33 EDT <![CDATA[Apple Response To Times Tax Expose Dodges Issues]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335699/20120501/apple-ipad-tax-avoidance-response-dodge.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/335699/20120501/apple-ipad-tax-avoidance-response-dodge.htm Tue, 01 May 2012 12:55:58 EDT <![CDATA[How To Prevent Another US Bank Bailout]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334701/20120429/bank-bailout-citigroup-america-financial-crisis.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334701/20120429/bank-bailout-citigroup-america-financial-crisis.htm Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:31:35 EDT <![CDATA[Top 10 World's Best Airports 2012 (PHOTOS, Complete List)]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334680/20120429/2012-top-10-world-s-best-airports.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334680/20120429/2012-top-10-world-s-best-airports.htm Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:35:58 EDT <![CDATA[India Allays US Allegations That Retrospective Tax Law Amendments Are Discriminatory]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334544/20120428/india-allays-allegations-retrospective-tax-law-amendments.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334544/20120428/india-allays-allegations-retrospective-tax-law-amendments.htm Sat, 28 Apr 2012 06:03:29 EDT <![CDATA[Ford Earnings Stall In 1Q On Poor Global Performance]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334361/20120427/ford-motor-company-earnings-1q-fall.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334361/20120427/ford-motor-company-earnings-1q-fall.htm Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:20:40 EDT <![CDATA[Foxconn, Apple Contractor, Shares Plunge On Protests, Lower Earnings Call]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334346/20120427/apple-foxconn-hon-hai-slave-labor-shares.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/334346/20120427/apple-foxconn-hon-hai-slave-labor-shares.htm Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:49:26 EDT