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The US removed Jorge Rodríguez from its sanctions list on 14 October. Here is what it signals for Venezuela’s talks, oil licences and US investors. The post Venezuela Sanctions: What the Rodríguez Delisting Signals appeared first on The Rio Times.
Economists divided on Fed rate hike as inflation creates uncertainty before US midterm elections in a tense market.
Uzbekistan’s Tourism Entertainment Group became the country’s first company to list in the US as businesses from Central Asia’s second-largest economy are becoming increasingly popular among overseas investors, allowing them to raise money on international markets.
It comes ahead of a meeting between the prime minister and President Zelensky at Downing Street.
More than a dozen US companies are exploring opportunities in Malaysia’s rare earths industry, as Washington seeks to diversify supplies of critical minerals and reduce its reliance on China.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington was still sharing intelligence with Ukraine, even as Kyiv reported new Russian missile attacks that came without usual warnings and accused Russia of violating an energy truce the US president announced at the weekend. Kyiv relies heavily on US intelligence for early warnings of missile strikes and for its own targeting of Russian military sites, experts and officials say.
The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that the US and other wealthy nations needed to urgently tackle mounting global debt levels that were weighing heaviest on low-income countries and straining the global financial system. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that while US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other US leaders recognised that the federal deficit and national debt had grown too high, just trying to grow the US economy out of its more than US$40...
India and the U.S. have been in talks since early 2025 on the proposed trade pact to address tariff friction, eliminate non-tariff barriers, and boost bilateral market access.
Opposition leaders in Jamaica question why the deportation deal with the Trump White House has not been made public.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she’s addressing Trump administration concerns about the growing US trade deficit with its southern neighbor in order to ink a bilateral deal, primarily by buying more American goods.
The pension funds used by millions of Chileans are racing to close out bets on US interest rates that backfired after the Iran war unleashed a global inflation shock, exposing them to billions of dollars of losses.
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said trade negotiations with the US were close to a conclusion, though final details remained to be resolved.
Street skating's world champions are crowned at the Super Crown in São Paulo on 12 and 13 December 2026. Here is how to get tickets and watch from the US. The post Skateboarding Super Crown São Paulo 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Sales of US existing homes rose in September for the first time in four months to an annualized rate of 3.99 million. Michael McKee reports on "Bloomberg Open Interest." (Source: Bloomberg)
A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a “painful response” if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington’s help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks. Yemen’s civil war - in which a Saudi-led military coalition supports the government against the Iran-backed Houthis - reignited in July, months into the wider regional conflict that has roiled energy markets and plunged the Middle East into crisis. The Houthis...
President Abelardo de la Espriella held a call with Marco Rubio on 12 October. Here is who spoke, what was said and why US security ties matter now. The post Colombia’s Security Call With Marco Rubio Explained appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Dominican Republic sold a record US$12.02 billion of goods abroad in the first nine months of 2026, and the United States was its biggest buyer by far. The post Dominican Republic Exports Hit Record US$12 Billion appeared first on The Rio Times.
As calls for an AI slowdown mount, Chinese and US governments are taking different approaches to AI development. Our latest episode comes a week ahead of Presidents Trump and Xi's meeting and compares the trajectory of China's AI models against their US counterparts. In this episode of Bloomberg Tech: Asia, Shery Ahn speaks with Bloomberg Intelligence's Rob Lea and Bloomberg Economics' Michael Deng to examine the factors that enable or hinder China's AI advancement. We also hear from Phancy Group, a Chinese AI firm deeply embedded in the country's ecosystem. (Source: Bloomberg)
A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a "painful response" if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington's help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
Reporting from central Ukraine, FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg says that "a lot of Ukrainians are feeling extremely betrayed by a country that until recently they saw not only as an ally but as a beacon of freedom and democracy, a country whose values they should aspire to. All of that is falling apart very quickly and Ukrainians' admiration for the United States is disintegrating."
US federal agents on Monday launched a raid on the Washington home of Democratic representative Ilhan Omar, an outspoken critic of US President Donald Trump, officials said. The raid followed a criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born lawmaker's immigration paperwork submitted by her late father when she was a child, Fox News reported.
How Nicaragua deals with Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador and Colombia, which regional bodies it is quitting, and what it means for US readers. The post Nicaragua and Its Neighbours in Central America appeared first on The Rio Times.
US tariffs on Canadian vehicles and parts are taxing a single North American production system, raising costs in Detroit and Ontario alike. The post Canada US Auto Tariffs Explained for 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Stellantis Chief Executive Officer Antonio Filosa says a Europe-US split of the company is "not plausible at all." Speaking with Bloomberg's Caroline Connan at the Paris Motor Show, he adds: "Our strategy is based on having all the brands playing their unique role, but all of them enjoy transversal technology." (Source: Bloomberg)