If Japan set this World Cup on the road to success with that remarkable win over South Africa on the opening weekend, then my money is on Argentina to carry the baton through the knockout stages. They have already surprised some with the margin of victory over Ireland last Sunday, but what price an All Blacks v Argentina final? If that happens and the Pumas beat Australia this weekend, is that so big a surprise? Probably to some in the northern hemisphere, because since 2007, the Pumas have been Read more [...]

When hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer first sued Argentina over its defaulted bonds in 2003, he could hardly have expected to be mired in the same tussle 12 years later.Now, with the main candidates in Argentina’s presidential elections on Sunday signaling that they’d be willing to settle the long and acrimonious dispute, Singer and other holdout creditors are potentially the closest they’ve ever been to getting paid.“Some of the uncertainty will be resolved soon enough,” said Yacov Read more [...]