MiamiHerald.com: International Business http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/index.html MiamiHerald.com: International Business 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 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:51:23 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com Energy shots all the buzz at food show 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. Forecasting the future for a stormy economy 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. Slump in trade hits cargo carriers hard 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. Fraud suspect's home is on market http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1313277.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1313277.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Helmut Kiener, the K1 Group hedge fund founder under arrest in Germany on suspicion of fraud, is seeking to sell his oceanfront home in Delray Beach for $23 million to repay investors, people briefed on the matter said. Cuban spending on U.S. food may decline http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1313282.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1313282.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Cuban purchases of U.S. food will fall by at least a third this year as the island slashes imports to stabilize an ever-weak economy further hammered by the global economic crisis, a top trade official said Monday. Weak U.S. could hamper recovery http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1309388.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1309388.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The heads of two of Latin America's largest multilateral lending organizations said Friday the region is beginning to emerge from the global economic downturn thanks to stronger ties with Asia and healthy commodity prices. Frost Group buys Chinese ad firm http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1303429.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1303429.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Miami physician-entrepreneur Phillip Frost, long an investor in pharmaceutical industries, took a huge departure Tuesday in announcing that he and a group of close associates have organized the $80 million purchase of a Chinese outdoor advertising company. Firm acquires Latin Business Chronicle http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1301822.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1301822.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Coral Gables-based Miami Media is doubling down on Latin American business news with the acquisition of online journal Latin Business Chronicle.<p/> The move, announced Monday, comes after Miami Media purchased the assets of Latin Trade magazine in May 2008, giving the two-decade old publication life after bankruptcy. Miami Media acquires Latin Business Chronicle http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1300528.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1300528.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:22 EDT Miami Media, the owner of Latin Trade magazine, LatinTrade.com and the BRAVO Business Awards, said Monday it has acquired Latin Business Chronicle, an online publication specializing in Latin American business news. Latin American economies rebounding faster then U.S. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1297868.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1297868.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The International Monetary Fund says Latin American economies are rebounding from the global crisis faster than the U.S. economy.<p/> The IMF says Latin American and Caribbean economies should expand 2.9 percent overall in 2010. Weaker dollar to blame for price spike http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1297875.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1297875.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Oil prices surged 25 percent in less than a month, dredging up memories of last year's spike and gas prices could soon eclipse summer highs.<p/> Crude is being tugged higher for different reasons this time, rising primarily as the dollar gets weaker. Televisa considers cable purchases, wireless partner http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1297012.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1297012.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:52 EDT Grupo Televisa, the world's largest Spanish-language broadcaster, wants to increase its cable TV holdings and may seek a partner to buy wireless airwaves for mobile high-speed Internet service. Las Vegas hotel called a victim of bad timing http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1295884.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1295884.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The Miami bankruptcy judge presiding over the Fontainebleau Las Vegas this week toured the unfinished casino tower.<p/> He called it ``a magnificent project'' that fell victim to tragic timing. Univisión Radio official pleads guilty to embezzlement http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1295887.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1295887.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The business manager for Coral Gables-based Univisión Radio Florida pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to embezzling about $550,000 from his employer. American suffers $359M loss in 3Q http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1293928.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1293928.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT American Airlines knows that not enough of you are flying.<p/> American's parent, AMR, said Wednesday that it lost $359 million in the third quarter. Judge: Can't enforce $98M judgment against Dole http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1293057.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1293057.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:52 EDT A Miami judge has ordered that a $98.5 million judgment against U.S. food giant Dole and Dow Chemical Co. cannot be enforced.<p/> U.S. District Judge Paul Huck in Miami ruled Tuesday that the Nicaraguan court that awarded the judgment neither had jurisdiction nor met international legal standards. U.S. calls to Cuba have decreased http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1287077.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1287077.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT A steep drop in U.S. payments for telephone calls to Cuba may have been caused by Cuban Americans' growing travel to the island, the U.S. economic crisis or increased Internet communications, analysts say. Chinese energy opportunities cited http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1281663.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1281663.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT China's voracious energy needs will provide lucrative opportunities for those willing to step into the fray, Louis Schwartz, the president of China Strategies, said at the Roth Capital Partners Third Annual China Investment Conference in Miami Beach on Tuesday. China auto sales jump 78 percent http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1281664.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1281664.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT China's vehicle sales vaulted 78 percent in September from a year earlier, widening a lead over the United States as the world's top auto market, with sales spurred by tax cuts and government stimulus spending. Costa Rica draws sex trade http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1279554.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/international/story/1279554.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:01 EDT The slumping global economy is having a stimulus effect on Costa Rica's famous sex-tourism industry, as a growing number of unemployed women -- from Colombia to the Dominican Republic -- flock to San José to seek a living in the world's oldest profession.