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The aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Pensacola, North Carolina.

Florida readies mass evacuation as new hurricane takes aim

The most likely path suggests the hurricane could make landfall on Wednesday local time in the Tampa Bay area and remain a hurricane as it moves across central Florida.

  • Jeff Martin and Freida Frisaro

September

Donald Trump: “I want German car companies to become American car companies. I want them to build their plants here.”

Trump pledges to take jobs and factories from allies, China

The former president promised a “manufacturing renaissance” as the centrepiece of his plan, saying he would offer foreign firms low taxes and little regulation.

  • Tim Reid and Gram Slattery
Indebted founder and chief executive Josh Foreman has relocated to the US, its most lucrative market.

Digital debt collector worth $350m after big money raise

Business booms for InDebted when cost-of-living hits consumers. It has attracted new investors, including a super fund to back a rare valuation increase.

  • Paul Smith
Le Labo Corinadre

Heaven scent or mouldy stinker? Exclusive aromas are getting ‘out there’

Le Labo’s new coriander fragrance has been engineered to remind you of Mexico City’s central park. You’ll love it or hate it.

  • Benjamen Judd
An LNG tanker at Cherniere’s liquefaction facility in Corpus Christi, Texas. Wood Mackenzie estimates Canada and Mexico have the potential to supply 36.2 million tonnes and 36.7 million tonnes a year of LNG, respectively, by 2040.

Canada, Mexico target Asian LNG markets while US projects paused

America’s trade pact partners are taking advantage of a White House freeze on new permits to compete on gas exports.

  • Alexandra White and Shotaro Tani
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Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez

Venezuela opposition candidate flees to Spain

Edmundo Gonzalez, 75, who ran against President Nicolás Maduro in July, left after seeking refuge in the Spanish embassy in Caracas several days ago.

  • Lisandra Paraguassu and Vivian Sequera

July

A protester runs past a police motorbike set on fire during demonstrations against the official election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro’s re-election.

Protests erupt in Venezuela as nations denounce election result

The US and countries around the world denounced the official results of Sunday’s vote, which did not appear to match statistical estimates based on partial counts.

  • Frances Robles, Jack Nicas and Alejandro Cegarra

Immigration is the reason swing states are turning back to Trump

Joe Biden is still betting big he can move key swing states his way, but Arizona was shifting back to Trump well before that debate. Jennifer Hewett reports from the south-west.

  • Jennifer Hewett

June

Markets fear that Mexico’s Morena party, having returned to power, will double down on its socialist agenda. But what Claudia Sheinbaum will do in office has yet to be seen.

Why markets like to see new political faces

Whether a government is weak or strong, left or right, doesn’t seem to matter much for economies, but new leaders are associated with higher growth and returns.

  • Ruchir Sharma
Narendra Modi supporters celebrate his election win this week outside his party’s headquarters in New Delhi.

Poll toll: election shocks stun investors from India to Mexico

After surprises in elections around the world, nervous traders are looking to the UK and US where pre-vote polling has also been unpredictable.

  • Ezra Fieser
Universities are in an existential crisis. Can they make it through?

The politics behind the bipartisan U-turn on international education

Slashing international student numbers will devastate the business models for universities and many other international education providers.

  • Jennifer Hewett
Immigrants ride atop a freight train while en route to the US-Mexico border near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Biden imposes sweeping measures to bar migrants at Mexican border

The new restrictions are expected to trigger legal challenges from immigrant and civil rights groups who have criticised Biden for adopting Trump-like policies.

  • Ted Hesson and Mica Rosenberg
Joe Biden is moving his immigration policies to the right in an election year.

Biden to get power to seal US border in tough immigration move

A surge in border crossings from Mexico has become a potent political issue for the president and rival Donald Trump ahead of the November 5 election.

  • Hamed Aleaziz and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Claudia Sheinbaum addresses supporters at the Zocalo, Mexico City’s main square, after declaring victory.

Mexico’s first woman president inherits debt and violence

Claudia Sheinbaum capitalised on outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s popularity while also inheriting rampant criminal violence and a large fiscal deficit.

  • Maya Averbuch and Alex Vasquez
A BYD Denza Z9 GT EV at the Beijing Auto Show in April. US tariffs on Chinese EVs are particularly punitive.

History will judge the new era of US protectionism harshly

The unseemly contest by Joe Biden and Donald Trump to outdo each other in trade protectionism will make the world become less prosperous and more unpredictable.

  • Gary Hufbauer
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May

Claudia Sheinbaum, former mayor of Mexico City and primary candidate for the Morena party, during a campaign rally in Mexico City, Mexico, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Mexico’s ruling party Morena approved four external polling companies that will conduct surveys to determine who will be their candidate for the 2024 presidential elections.

The woman who could be Mexico’s next president

If Claudia Sheinbaum wins the presidential election on Sunday, she will be the country’s first female, and first Jewish, president.

  • Mary Beth Sheridan and Lorena Ríos
A BYD Seagull electric vehicle at the Beijing auto show

Why tariffs won’t stop China’s dominance in EVs

Chinese EVs are facing higher tariffs in Europe and the US, raising the likelihood of a broader trade war. Australia may be caught in the middle.

  • Jennifer Hewett

April

The ASX has published a white paper on the potential move to a shorter settlement cycle.

ASX shoots for one-day settlement dream

The market operator is examining a move to a one-day settlement cycle, following the lead of counterparts in the US and Canada.

  • Joanne Tran
Mike Johnson announcing his decision to proceed with the vote on Thursday (AEST).

US House to vote on Ukraine and Israel aid, despite hardliners

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson says the long-awaited vote on aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific should go ahead as soon as this weekend.

  • Patricia Zengerle
People protest outside the Ecuadorian embassy in Mexico City.

Governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador

The late-night seizure of Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president who was detained on graft charges, triggered a suspension of relations with Quito by Mexico City.

  • Alexandra Valencia

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