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For the remainder of 2015, the Missourian will replace its "Today in Pictures" daily gallery series with a new series titled "Around the World." This series will feature pictures and information about a different country each day.Today's "Around the World" gallery features Argentina.In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared independence from Spain, creating the countries of Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina, according to The World Factbook via CIA.org. There Read more [...]

Ampliar The situation of residents in the Argentine towns near the rivers in the provinces of Entre Rios, Formosa, Chaco and Santa Fe is being exacerbated by the rains that have fallen in recent days, which are raising the river levels even more. EFE/File Buenos Aires, Dec 23 (EFE).- Some 7,000 people have been evacuated in northeastern Argentina due to the rising Uruguay, Parana and Paraguay Rivers, authorities said Read more [...]

An earnings surprise is the calculated difference between a firm’s expected earnings numbers provided by Wall Street analysts and the actual reported numbers. A significant surprise factor often triggers sharp movements in the share price following the earnings release. For the most recent quarter, Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom S.A. (NYSE:TEO) reported earnings per share of $0.43 for the fiscal period ending on 2015-09-30, an earnings surprise factor of -20.37%. The actual number Read more [...]

SANTIAGO – The number of elected governments competing to be the world’s worst has now fallen by two. Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe remains in office, as does Hungary’s Viktor Orbán. Poland is slipping into illiberalism, and regimes stretching from North Africa to the Hindu Kush are already there. But 12 years of arrogant autarchy under Néstor and Cristina Kirchner have just ended in Argentina. And a stunning defeat in parliamentary elections surely marks the beginning of the Read more [...]

While markets have focused attention on China as the primary source of market risk in 2016, Latin America has provided the more significant headlines in recent weeks. Political turmoil in Brazil has resulted in the resignation of a market-friendly finance minister, and default looms in Venezuela. But perhaps nowhere in Latin America is more at stake than with the economic revolution now underway in Argentina. As the first non-Peronist president in more than a decade, Mauricio Macri has promised Read more [...]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentine President Mauricio Macri only assumed office on December 10, but he is already facing resistance from various sectors of society including powerful unions concerned about changes he is planning or changes he has already made to the national economy Photo: Ricardo Mazalan / Associated Press Macri, of the conservative Republican Proposal (PRO), ended 12 years of ‘Kirchnerism’ after he narrowly defeated Daniel Scioli of the governing center-left Front for Victory Read more [...]

BUENOS AIRES - Federico Susbielles has been elected president of the Argentina Basketball Confederation (CABB). The 45-year-old, who was appointed auditor of the CABB in August, will serve as president through 2019. Muchisimas gracias a todxs por los mensajes y el afecto. Trabajaré con energía y responsabilidad para honrar el compromiso asumido. #CABB — Federico Susbielles (@fsusbielles) December 22, 2015 The election took place at an Ordinary Assembly this week, with FIBA Read more [...]

FAME production in October amounted to 190,947 tonnes.This compares with 182,871 tonnes in September and 308,897 one year earlier. The increase on the month can be attributed to a higher local demand and strong exports. Local sources added that there was... Please log in to read the full article We now require all subscribers to register with us the first time they log into the site. It Read more [...]

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