http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com International Business 60 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:00:10 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1346401.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1346401.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Richard D. Fain isn't just the chairman and chief executive of Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., which owns Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1346408.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1346408.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Most of us in business roles have been on the receiving end of holiday gift-giving. But in these wobbly economic times, are holiday gifts still expected and necessary? Are they even appropriate? http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1340866.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1340866.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The airways between tropical South Florida and sunny California are about to become busier.<p/> Virgin America's new nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco International and Los Angeles International airports kicked off with a tarmac party Wednesday, one day after JetBlue began flying passengers between Fort Lauderdale and San Francisco. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1338768.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1338768.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Burgeoning trade between Latin America and China is spurring Chinese banks to step up their focus on the region, a panel of representatives from three Chinese banks said Tuesday. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1338167.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1338167.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:22 EST Lan Airlines, Latin America's biggest air carrier by market value, is ``window shopping'' for mergers and acquisitions as its Latin American passenger traffic recovers, Chief Operating Officer Ignacio Cueto said. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337671.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337671.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:27 EST Blame it on Hugo Chávez: Colombia is rushing to boost sales to North America, now that political disputes with Venezuela have slashed hefty trade with its South American neighbor. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337334.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337334.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The economic outlook for the Americas presented by two prominent economists Monday was upbeat enough to avoid heartburn among the large luncheon crowd of Latin American bankers gathered for an international banking conference Monday. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337346.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1337346.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST (AP) -- Univisión, the biggest Hispanic broadcaster in the United States, said Monday its shows will be coming to YouTube in the new year. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1336590.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1336590.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:52 EST Spanish hotelier Sol Melia will benefit over American rivals like Marriott International if a bill before in a U.S. House committee this week to end a 46-year travel ban to Cuba is enacted while a broader embargo is kept in place. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1334580.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1334580.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00 EST On a brisk October morning amid the clink of champagne glasses, Richard D. Fain took ownership of the $1.4-billion Oasis of the Seas on the southwest coast of this nation where shipbuilding is a proud tradition. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1334589.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1334589.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When I visited the Oasis of the Seas the day before she was delivered to Royal Caribbean International at the STX Europe shipyard<p/>in Turku, Finland, the first thing that surprised me -- aside from the jaw-dropping size -- was the bustling crowd of Royal crew members who already were working like a colony of ants on the ship. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1333070.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1333070.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST British Airways and Spain's Iberia talked up the benefits of a proposed $7 billion merger on Friday, dismissing criticisms that the deal could increase fares, reduce competition and drag down service standards at Britain's flagship carrier. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1331368.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1331368.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:57 EST British Airways agreed to a $7 billion merger with Spanish carrier Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana, ending more than a year of talks on a tie-up aimed at fighting a slump in travel and closing the gap with competitors. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1330824.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1330824.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:18 EST South Florida will get a taste of Tuscany next week as businesses from the Italian region's food, wine and fashion industries visit Coral Gables for a three-day exhibition of their merchandise. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1330897.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1330897.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:15 EST Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship with seven neighborhoods, a leafy Central Park, and a retractable smokestack to duck under bridges built for lesser vessels -- will make a splash when it arrives with a flotilla at its home port of Port Everglades Friday morning. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1328803.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1328803.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When Charlotte Gallogly was growing up, she often spent Saturdays at the library reading about, in her words, ``faraway places with strange-sounding names.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1327618.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1327618.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:07 EST When Charlotte Gallogly was growing up, she often spent Saturdays at the library reading about, in her words, ``far away places with strange-sounding names.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1325459.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1325459.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Hoping that consumers will ditch coffee and traditional energy drinks for miniature power shots, more than a dozen beverage makers pushed this message at the 12th annual Americas Food & Beverage Show, being held at the Miami Beach Convention Center this week. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1322830.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1322830.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For the past 10 years David Wyss has been the chief economist at Standard & Poor's where he's charged with forecasting the financial future and divining the whims of the market. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1317010.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1317010.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST International cargo carriers are struggling to stay afloat in the face of a worldwide recession that has slashed cargo demand, reduced international trade and increased competition among shipping lines, executives said Wednesday at a joint sea and air cargo conference.