The price of soybeans rose Wednesday on expectations that U.S. exports could strengthen after unfavorable weather affected the planting seasons in Argentina and Brazil. January soybeans rose 23.75 cents to finish at $14.7925 per bushel. Farmers have been coping with bad weather as they plant soybeans in Brazil and Argentina, both of which are huge producers of the protein-rich beans. That has caused some delays, although forecasts call for better conditions in the days ahead. Global soybean Read more [...]

BUENOS AIRES--Argentine stocks and bonds edged mostly higher again Wednesday after worries eased over recent legal twists and turns in the cases in the U.S. over Argentina's defaulted bonds.

Argentina's benchmark Merval stock index added 0.5% to close at 2,470.04 points, with moderate volume of 42 million pesos ($9 million).

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The previous time middleweight champion Sergio Martinez fought in Argentina was 2002, when he was an unknown fighter trying to punch his way to the top of the sport.Now, as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world and coming off his highest-profile victory, a lopsided decision against titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a major pay-per-view fight in September, Martinez will return to his home country to defend his 160-pound crown against England's Martin Murray on April 27 (HBO).How Read more [...]

The previous time middleweight champion Sergio Martinez fought in Argentina was 2002, when he was an unknown fighter trying to punch his way to the top of the sport.Now, as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world and coming off his highest-profile victory, a lopsided decision against titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a major pay-per-view fight in September, Martinez will return to his home country to defend his 160-pound crown against England's Martin Murray on April 27 (HBO).How Read more [...]

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Argentina's president has found an ally in Ecuador in her billion-dollar debt showdown against so-called "vulture funds" in New York. Cristina Fernandez is proposing that the UNASUR group of South American nations take a common stand against "judicial colonialism." That's her phrase for a U.S. judge's remedy that would force Argentina to go into default on billions of dollars in debt if it doesn't pay the funds. Ecuador Read more [...]

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BUENOS AIRES | Mon Dec 3, 2012 11:33am EST BUENOS AIRES Dec 3 (Reuters) - Spain's Repsol SA filed a complaint against Argentina before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on Monday over its nationalization of energy company YPF SA, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. In May the government of Argentina seized 51 percent of the country's biggest oil company from Repsol, accusing the former parent company of Read more [...]

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Acclaimed vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (DIO DISCIPLES, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) was interviewed prior to his November 29 solo concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is fan-filmed video footage of the entire show.Released in May 2009, Owens' first solo album, "Play My Game", landed at position No. 66 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined Read more [...]