Latin America

President Donald Trump’s latest threats to impose a 30% tariff on all imports from Mexico and the European Union are drawing criticism from prominent economist Peter Schiff. What Happened: On Sunday, in a post on X, Schiff warned against Trump’s justification for the move, which is to...

Tensions are flaring between the United States and Brazil following President Donald Trump’s threats of sweeping 50% tariffs on imports from the South American nation. What Happened: On Wednesday, Trump wrote a letter telling Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that the trial of...

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect the accurate percentage of the German population participating in the medical cannabis market. Shares of Aurora Cannabis Inc (NASDAQ:ACB) fell roughly 20% on Wednesday following the company's fiscal Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings report...

With U.S.–China trade tensions and Middle East unrest rocking global markets, Latin America's stock exchanges – especially Brazil's Bovespa and Mexico's IPC – are hitting record highs as investors seek lower‑correlation havens. Brazil and Mexico's markets are shining as havens from...

KraneShares is doubling down on Latin America’s digital economy, literally. The company on Thursday introduced the KraneShares 2x Long MELI Daily ETF (NASDAQ:KMLI), a new leveraged fund that is intended to track twice the daily movement of MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI), the region’s top e-...

Panama has approved a maintenance plan for First Quantum Minerals’ (OTCPK: FQVLF) Cobre Panama copper mine, which was shut down in 2023 following mass protests and a constitutional court ruling. However, officials clarified that approving the maintenance does not mean reopening the site,...

Article via El Planteo Argentina’s Ministry of Health has published a sweeping new regulation reshaping how patients, caregivers, non-profit organizations and researchers can access and cultivate medical cannabis in the country. The updated framework, enacted through Resolution 1780/2025,...

Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE:EC) announced Wednesday that it had signed an agreement to potentially acquire a large-scale wind and solar energy portfolio in Colombia from Statkraft, reinforcing its commitment to renewable energy expansion. Signed on May 20, the deal covers assets totaling up to 1.3...

Cristina Aranguiz did not inherit a legacy license or walk into cannabis with a Silicon Valley war chest. She started with just $10,000, money she saved from real estate side gigs. Today, she runs seven dispensaries and a cannabis manufacturing facility in three states via her companies, Cannabis...

From the death of a cannabis legalizer to the revival of a meme war, this week brought sharp contrasts across the cannabis world. Global innovation advanced, with Canada's GrowerIQ landing in Thailand and Curaleaf's medical vaporizer getting EU clearance, while in the U.S., outdated enforcement...

By Javier Hasse via El Planteo As debates over cannabis reform continue across the globe, one country has a full decade of experience to draw from—and it just lost the man who helped make it happen. This week, José "Pepe" Mujica, the former Uruguayan president who oversaw the world's first full...

Mexican stocks are charging ahead of their U.S. counterparts this year, setting the stage for their strongest outperformance versus the S&P 500 since 2005, defying speculations that a Donald Trump administration would deal a blow to Mexican assets. Through May 8, the iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (...

Chinese CMOC Group, the world's largest producer of cobalt, has announced an all-cash acquisition of Canadian development-stage mining company Lumina Gold Corp (OTCQB:LMGDF), valued at C$581 million (around $420 million). Upon acquisition, CMOC will gain control over the Cangarejos gold-copper...