Brazil
Hulk leads Brazil to 3-1 win over error-prone Denmark
HAMBURG, Germany - Brazil's Hulk scored twice and created another goal to lead his team to a 3-1 victory over Denmark in a friendly match in Hamburg on Saturday, with the error-prone Scandinavians in need of improvement ahead of next month's Euro 2012.
Soccer-Hulk leads Brazil to 3-1 win over error-prone Denmark
HAMBURG, Germany, May 26 - Brazil's Hulk scored twice and created another goal to lead his team to a 3-1 victory over Denmark in a friendly match in Hamburg on Saturday, with the error-prone Scandinavians in need of improvement ahead of next month's Euro 2012.
Brazil's Rousseff vetoes key clauses of land law
BRASILIA - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on Friday vetoed divisive elements of a new law that relaxes the forest cover farmers must preserve on their land, taking a stand against the agricultural lobby that pushed a more lenient version through Congress.
Brazil's Rousseff vetoes key clauses of land law
* Rousseff restores some specific forest cover requirements
UPDATE 2-Brazil has no target for currency -sources
* Cenbank early Friday action to show "we're in charge" (Adds comments from second government source, byline)
Analysis: Slow and steady Mexico draws equity bets over Brazil
MEXICO CITY - Mexican stocks are drawing investors away from Brazil as Latin America's biggest economy loses steam and Mexico's close ties to the United States render it a safer bet in unsettled times.
UPDATE 1-Brazil's Batista may sell more of EBX
* Shares of coal miner CCX slide, then recover in debut (Adds comment on possible investor for EBX)
Brazil's Batista may sell more of investment group EBX
SAO PAULO, May 25 - Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, who controls investment holding company EBX, said on Friday he may raise another $500 million from the sale of a stake in his sprawling industrial group that spans shipbuilding to entertainment.
UPDATE 1-Brazil eases state loan limits for Vale, Petrobras
* Vehicle, home-finance, risk-control rules tightened (Adds details on risk management measures)
Takeda chases emerging market sales with Brazil buy
LONDON - Takeda Pharmaceutical , Japan's top drugmaker, is to buy Brazil's Multilab for up to 540 million Brazilian reals ($265 million) in a deal highlighting global drugmakers' appetite for emerging market sales.
Syria blames rebels for Houla massacre
AMMAN - Facing growing world outrage over the killing of at least 109 people in a restive town, Syria on Sunday accused rebels of carrying out the massacre, in which dozens of children perished.
Greek debt – remember the goats
Greece's creditors have essentially let it off the hook by overwhelmingly agreeing to take a 74 percent loss. So what better time to remember one of the first times Athens got in trouble with paying its debts.
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests.
NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.
