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Mexico cartel dominates, torches western state
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — The farm state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror.(5/22/2013 7:07:06 PM) |
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The Hangover: Mexico ETFs Drop After Cinco de Mayo
Mexico based equities have been punished for most of the month of May, with the largest ETF in the category, EWW (iShares Mexico, Expense Ratio 0.52%) finally taking a breather today on its 200 day MA ...(5/22/2013 12:26:39 PM) |
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Mexico launches military operation in troubled state
Mexico's government pledged to keep thousands of troops in the western state of Michoacan until peace is restored in this region tormented by violent drug cartels.(5/21/2013 11:40:34 PM) |
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Troops flood western Mexico to protect towns
COALCOMAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's top security officials gathered Tuesday in the western state of Michoacan to launch a campaign with thousands of army troops to rescue towns besieged, sometimes for months, by the powerful Knights Templar drug cartel.(5/21/2013 3:17:37 PM) |
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Pena Nieto’s Mexico Energy Reform Faces Delay in PAN Shakeup
Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto’s reform agenda that includes legislation to end the monopoly of state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos faces delays due to a shake-up in the former ruling party’s leadership.(5/21/2013 3:37:46 PM) |
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US isn't respecting meat labeling rules, Mexico says
MEXICO CITY -- The United States is not respecting a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on meat labeling, Mexico's Agriculture Minister Enrique Martinez said on Tuesday, saying it was hurting local industry.The WTO ruled in late June last year that a U.S. program for labeling imported meat unfairly discriminated against Mexico and Canada, putting pressure on the United States to bring the s ...(5/22/2013 6:45:23 AM) |
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Mexico's Antitrust Authority Endorses Financial Reform Proposal
Mexico's antitrust authority recommended Tuesday that Congress approve the government's proposed financial reform in an "expedited manner," as it sees the proposal benefiting consumers.(5/21/2013 11:51:08 AM) |
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Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns
COALCOMAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's top security officials promised Tuesday that a new federal offensive to rescue towns besieged by the Knights Templar drug cartel in western Michoacan state would stay "until there is security and peace for all state residents."(5/21/2013 5:23:09 PM) |
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Same-sex couples inch toward sharing benefits in Mexico City
By Mayela Sanchez MEXICO CITY (GPI)-- Same-sex couples are a step closer to being able to share social security benefits after one government agency changed its policy in May 2013. Same-sex marriage has been legal for three years in Mexico City. But delays in Congress to revise the social security laws continue to leave spouses without access to each other’s benefits.(5/21/2013 5:05:01 PM) |
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Mexico’s 400,000 Abandoned Homes Draw Venture Capital
Mexico’s attempt to solve the country’s housing shortage by constructing millions of new homes far from city centers has crippled the nation’s homebuilders and fueled record foreclosures. For Antonio Diaz, a former investment banker with Banco Santander SA, it’s an opportunity.(5/21/2013 12:25:29 AM) |
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