Carstens: Mexican economy to shrink 5.5 percent
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1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Mexico's treasury secretary says the country's economy is expected to shrink by 5.5 percent in 2009. The world economic crisis drove Mexico's economy to contract by 8.2 percent in the first quarter of 2009, prompting the government to officially declare the worst recession since the so-called Tequila Crisis of 1995.
Caribbean leaders voice concern on ALBA alliance
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1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Some Caribbean leaders expressed concern Friday that a leftist Latin American alliance making inroads in the region could hurt a long-running project to integrate island economies.
Ruling favors Antiguan receiver in Stanford case
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1 hour, 43 minutes ago
A firm appointed by Antiguan authorities to liquidate the assets of R. Allen Stanford's offshore Caribbean bank won control Friday of assets in the U.K. worth more than $100 million, a defeat for a U.S.-appointed receiver in an ongoing fight over jurisdiction in the case.
Communities bug out over cuts to mosquito control
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1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried -- he's already running out of money.
Tropicana Las Vegas emerges from bankruptcy
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2 hours, 15 minutes ago
Tropicana Las Vegas has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with new owners. Toronto-based Onex Corporation and former MGM Mirage President Alex Yemenidjian acquired a majority stake in the Las Vegas hotel-casino this week, as it completed its yearlong bankruptcy process.
MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis
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2 hours, 54 minutes ago
The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt.
Brazil court orders release of airline magnate
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Fri 4:52 pm ET
Court officials say the co-founder of Brazil's second largest airline has been released from house arrest pending the outcome of legal proceedings stemming from accusations he ordered two men killed in 2001.
Colorado company offers banana coffins
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Fri 4:17 pm ET
Casket makers catering to natural burials have offered biodegradable coffins made of such materials as recycled newspapers or cardboard. Ecoffins USA, based in Montrose, Colo., is selling caskets made of banana sheaves.
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