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Cresud: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Cresud Sociedad Anonima Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria (CRESY) on Thursday reported net income of $70.3 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Buenos Aires, Argentina-based company said it had...
French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina set off for Paris as closely watched case drags on
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Two French rugby players charged with aggravated sexual assault in Argentina headed back to France on Tuesday, nearly two months after their stunning arrest in the South American nation. The French national team players, Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou,...
Argentine court lets two French rugby players accused of rape fly home as investigation continues
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors said Monday they would let two French rugby players accused of violently raping a woman fly home, even as the explosive case remained under investigation. A judge in Argentina’s western city of Mendoza, where the alleged...
Banco Macro: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Banco Macro SA (BMA) on Thursday reported a second-quarter loss of $264.1 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Buenos Aires, Argentina-based bank said it had a loss of $4.01 per...
Banco BBVA: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. (BBAR) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $125.4 million. The bank, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, said it had earnings of 61 cents per share. The financial...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
August 9-15, 2024 A producer hauls a sack of yerba mate in Buenos Aires to protest President Javier Milei's plan to slash price controls and subsidies in various markets. Tropical Storm Ernesto makes lashes Puerto Rico. A plane crashes in Vinhedo, Brazil. Prince Harry and Meghan...
As President Milei's austerity hits hard, jobless Argentines appeal to the patron saint of work
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Struggling to feed her family after losing her job as a cleaner earlier this year, 56-year-old Norma Villarreal went to church Wednesday in the hardscrabble outskirts of Buenos Aires and waited in the pre-dawn darkness for over an hour to petition St. Cayetano, the...
Pampa: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pampa Energia SA (PAM) on Wednesday reported earnings of $100 million in its second quarter. The Buenos Aires, Argentina-based company said it had profit of $1.80 per share. The electricity company...
Empresa: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (EDN) on Tuesday reported profit of $64.1 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Buenos Aires, Argentina-based company said it had net income of...
Ex-partner of Argentina's former president Alberto Fernández accuses him of abuse
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The ex-partner of former Argentine President Alberto Fernández has accused him of physically and emotionally abusing her, according to an Argentine court order issued Tuesday. The allegations shocked the country and threaten to further stain the reputation of the...
