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Riviera Nayarit Promotions Intensify
 RivieraNayarit.com
The Convention and Visitors Bureau of Riviera Nayarit, along with the Mexican Council for the Promotion of Tourism, are focusing on promoting Riviera Nayarit's image on an international level, aiming to attract more visitors to their destination.
Wells Fargo Significantly Expands Its ExpressSend Remittance Network in Mexico
 BusinessWire
Wells Fargo & Company has expanded its ExpressSend remittance network in Mexico through an agreement with Houston-based Transnetwork Corporation, adding more than 4,000 payout locations in Mexico for a total of more than 9,000 locations.
Aviana Productions Video Marketing Company
 Multimedia Marketing and Consulting
The award winning team of Jon Duncanson and Sylvia Gomez employs 20 years of storytelling and video/film crafting to give you the extreme upper hand in marketing yourself, your business, your development, or your "Call To Action."
WSJ: US Credit-Card Rates Climb
 Ruth Simon
Interest rates continue to tumble for the U.S. Treasury, companies and home buyers alike. But for a large portion of 381 million U.S. credit-card accounts, borrowing rates have been moving only one way: up.
Mexico President Sees No Tax Hikes in 2011 Budget
 Cyntia Barrera Diaz
Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Tuesday he did not expect to propose tax increases in the 2011 budget after the opposition rejected his initiative to boost government revenues for the current year.
 US Post-Mortgage Meltdown, Where Do We Go Now?
 NPR.org
In light of the financial crisis and Fannie and Freddie's near-collapse, policy leaders are rethinking the government's role — and many Americans are starting to question whether homeownership is the only path to the American Dream.
Obama’s Mortgage Bailout Program a Failure
 Martin Crutsinger
Nearly half of the 1.3 million homeowners who enrolled in the Obama administration‘s flagship mortgage-relief program have fallen out.
Mexico's Economy Grows 7.6 Percent in Q2
 Xinhua
Mexico's National Statistics Agency said the nation's gross domestic product rose 7.6 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period last year.
Mexican Group Buys Stake in Troubled Airline
 Michael O'Boyle & Veronica Gomez Sparrowe
A Mexican consortium, aided by private equity firm Advent International, has stepped up to buy a controlling stake in troubled airline Mexicana after financial woes pushed the carrier to the brink of collapse.
Good News on Mexican Growth, but Can It Last?
 Ronald Buchanan
Felipe Calderón, the Mexican president, Twittered early today that he was hoping for “good news” later in the day from Inegi, the national statistics office. And so it came to pass, in the shape of a 7.6 per cent year-on-year increase in GDP.
Mexico Mulls First Crude Imports in Decades
 Robert Campbell
Mexico's state oil company Pemex is studying a plan to import crude for the first time in over 30 years to improve the profitability of its refineries, according to two sources familiar with the proposal.
 Jalisco’s Infrastructure, A World Class Service
 Ozgur Tore
Jalisco, home of Mariachis and Tequila, has been selected to host three very important United Nations forums in 2010; demonstrating the capacity and infrastructure of the State to host world class events.
Mexico May Rotate Tariffs on US Goods in Dispute
 Bloomberg
Mexico may rotate punitive tariffs on U.S. goods from one set of products to another until the Unites States resolves a dispute over access for Mexican trucks.
US Unemployment Insurance Claims Hit 500,000 Last Week, the Worst in 2010
 Mark Trumball
Fully 500,000 Americans filed new claims for government unemployment insurance last week, the highest number in nine months and a sign of persistent trouble in the job market.
Mexico Escalates Duties On US Imports
 Mike Godfrey
Mexico has expanded the list of tariffs imposed on US products from 89 lines to 99, affecting about USD2.5bn of trade annually, in retaliation for the lack of progress towards allowing Mexican trucks to operate in the US.
US Says Bankruptcies Reach Nearly 5-Year High
 Reuters
U.S. bankruptcy filings have reached the highest level since 2005, government data released this week show, as the economy slows and the unemployment rate hovers just below double digits.
Wal-Mart Quietly Raises Prices
 Jonathan Berr
Wal-Mart Stores, which for years has touted its prowess at lowering prices, has been doing the opposite as it tries to bolster its bottom line amid stagnating sales.
Slim Defends Mexico Turf as Telefonica, Televisa Step Up Fight
 Crayton Harrison
Carlos Slim is facing the Mexican government’s biggest effort in years to bring more competition to the wireless market dominated by his America Movil SAB. The billionaire is likely to turn back the challenge, analysts say.
China Wants Business with Latin America
 Mitch Moxley
China, now the world’s second largest economy with a ferocious appetite for resources, is aggressively strengthening relations with Latin American countries, but this has not been without roadblocks.
Telmex Seen Closer to Entering Mexican TV Market
 Cyntia Barrera Diaz
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim may be getting closer to finally obtaining approval to plunge into Mexico's lucrative television market, seen as key to survival of his telephone giant Telmex.
Mexico Announces 12 Measures to Simplify Procedures
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
As part of the actions to make the national economy more competitive, President Felipe Calderón announced 12 additional measures to simplify procedures at the Secretariats of the Economy, Health and Agriculture, in order to eliminate unnecessary costs regarding paperwork and regulations and facilitate access to latest generation technology in Mexico.
Mexico Revising U.S. Goods Tariffs in Truck Dispute
Mica Rosenberg
Mexico said it was strengthening retaliatory actions in a long-standing trucking dispute with the United States by adding new products to a list of goods subject to tariffs while removing others.
 Mexican Oil Sector Treads Carefully After BP Spill
Agence France-Presse
The BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico has sent shockwaves throughout the oil industry - including at Mexican state-owned Pemex, which is making its first moves into deep off-shore oil drilling.
Jobless Millions Signal Death of the American Dream for Many
 Paul Harris
Even the criminals have fallen on hard times in America's poorest city as the long-term unemployed struggle to keep a grasp on normality.
America’s Biggest Jobs Program - the US Military
 Robert Reich
America’s biggest — and only major — jobs program is the U.S. military. Over 1,400,000 Americans are now on active duty; another 833,000 are in the reserves, many full time. Another 1,600,000 Americans work in companies that supply the military with everything from weapons to utensils.
Oil Workers at Sea Without a Safety Net
Emilio Godoy
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reawakened concerns about labour conditions on Mexican drilling platforms.
Mexico Moves to Defend Financial System Against Future Crisis
Xinhua
Mexico's Finance Ministry inaugurated a council Wednesday to protect the country's financial system from future economic crises.
Mexico and Central America Work Towards Free Trade
 Mike Godfrey
Mexico and Central American countries have started a second round of negotiations to seek to integrate the various free trade agreements signed between them and Mexico.
"Go Where the Money Is"
 The Real News Network
Paul Jay: Harper wants to cut the deficit. How about Bob Blair's plan for a wealth tax?
US Foreclosures Surge
 Alex Veiga
The number of U.S. homes lost to foreclosure surged in July, another sign lenders are moving quicker to take back properties from homeowners behind in payments.
U.S. Is Bankrupt and We Don't Even Know It
 Laurence Kotlikoff
Let’s get real. The U.S. is bankrupt. Neither spending more nor taxing less will help the country pay its bills. What it can and must do is radically simplify its tax, health-care, retirement and financial systems, each of which is a complete mess. But this is the good news.
Three Major 2010 Real Estate Meetings
 John K. Glaab
Both the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) will be having two important meetings in the middle of the fourth quarter of 2010. Meanwhile, on September 22nd, AMPI will stage, 'Mexico's First Tourism Real Estate Summit.'
Mexicana Pilots Discuss Plan for Bankrupt Carrier With Possible Investors
Jonathan Roeder
The pilots union for Compania Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s largest airline by passengers, said it has spoken with as many as three possible investors as it tries to form a group to rescue the carrier from bankruptcy.
Mexico Launches Probe Into Beer Sale, Distribution
 Cyntia Barrera Diaz
Mexico's antitrust watchdog has begun an investigation of the distribution, marketing and sale of beer in the country that will include some of the biggest local players in the industry.
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