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☆ Ecuadorean Presidential Candidate Who Had Denounced Gangs Is Assassinated
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Ryan Dubé | Juan Forero | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Argentina’s Ruling Peronists Await Defeat in Sunday Primary
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Ryan Dubé | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Rising Money Flows, Fueled by Record Migration, Prop Up Autocrats
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Ryan Dubé | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ A UPS Strike Would Be a Mistake -- and an Avoidable One - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

UPS was founded four years later by a couple of teenagers as the American Messenger Company. The Teamsters became for a time the nation’s biggest private-sector labor union, and UPS became the world’s biggest package delivery company. In 1997 there was a 15-day strike that “largely crippled” UPS, as The Times reported at the time. Today UPS is the biggest employer of Teamsters, with a third of the union’s members. Earlier in the negotiations the Teamsters put me in touch with a couple of UPS drivers so I could get a sense of the rank and file’s perspective.

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☆ Cocaine Trade and Gang Violence Strike Hard in Once-Peaceful Ecuador
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Ryan Dubé | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Ecuador President Dissolves Legislature Ahead of Impeachment Vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Ryan Dubé | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Chile Elects Right-Wing Council to Draft New Constitution
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Ryan Dubé | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Gabriel Boric preparing to cast his vote for the constitutional council over the weekend. Photo: Andres Poblete/Associated PressChilean stocks gained and the peso strengthened on Monday after voters elected a right-wing council that is expected to draft a constitution that will maintain the country’s market-based economic model. The results were a major blow to leftist President Gabriel Boric by voters scared off by an earlier left-wing constituent assembly that proposed a sweeping overhaul to Chile’s political and economic system. Mr. Boric’s popularity has also declined over his government’s handling of crime, immigration and a weak economy. Chile’s economy is expected to contract 1% this year, the only South American nation projected to post an economic decline, according to the International Monetary Fund.

☆ I'm a Gen Z marketer who ditched my résumé and used my TikTok account to land a new job
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After graduating from the University of Virginia in May 2020, Dube spent 16 months building her personal brand online. Not only have I built an online brand as an entrepreneur, but my TikTok also helped me land a full-time job. But I knew that a social-media agency in Los Angeles would be much more open to this type of application. In LA, they want you to be on social media, to be creative, and to be out of the box. Growing up with social media has given many people in Gen Z the ability to be effective marketers.

☆ I'm a Gen Zer who turned my neuroscience degree into a non-traditional career. I'm earning less as a founder but feel my work has purpose.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Her degrees in neuroscience and psychology led her to job offers in tech and consulting. But feeling unexcited to pursue those career paths, she declined the offers to instead build a brand she felt had meaning. As a Gen Zer, I never wanted a linear career pathI studied psychology and neuroscience at Virginia Tech. I combined my studies in psychology and neuroscience to post content about mental health, mindfulness, motivation, and personal development. If you're a Gen Zer who turned down a job offer, we want to hear from you.

☆ U.S. Extradites Former Peruvian President on Corruption Charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Ryan Dube | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Peruvian prosecutors have for years sought to extradite former President Alejandro Toledo over charges that he took a $20 million bribe from a construction company. Photo: handout/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesLIMA, Peru – Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo arrived in his home country on Sunday morning after being extradited from the U.S. to face graft charges stemming from one of Latin America’s largest-ever corruption scandals. Peruvian authorities said Mr. Toledo, who ruled Peru from 2001 to 2006, arrived on a commercial flight from Los Angeles that touched down in Lima.

☆ Andes Turmoil Rattles Governments, Spurs Migration to U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Ryan Dube | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LIMA, Peru—Mounting violent crime and political upheaval are buffeting Andean countries in South America that had recently been stable, threatening fragile governments and prompting hundreds of thousands to flee north to the U.S. In Ecuador, President Guillermo Lasso faces an impeachment vote in May as drug-related homicides have risen. Bolivia has run out of dollars, its government hobbled by tumbling natural-gas exports. Peru’s economy has contracted sharply since President Pedro Castillo was removed from office in December, sparking violent protests. Colombian drug gangs run rampant in some rural regions, even as the former guerrilla who leads the government, Gustavo Petro , embarks on peace negotiations with them.

☆ In Peru, Protests Reveal Deep Social Divide
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Ryan Dube | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ANDAHUAYLAS, Peru—The ouster of leftist President Pedro Castillo in December sparked a wave of violent protests in this poor and largely indigenous region, revealing deep frustrations in the rural highlands where many people feel they have been long overlooked by the country’s political class. Three months later, the ire shows little signs of abating in tiny Andean villages and small cities like Andahuaylas, a bastion of Peru’s far-left, rural politics and a cradle of rebellion going back centuries.

☆ Food is getting cheaper. But not for you
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

When food producers started raising prices a few years ago, they blamed their own costs, including higher ingredient prices. Many food companies are forecasting that they might slow down or pause price increases — but not lower them. But ingredients typically make up a small portion of overall food costs. Companies are maintaining elevated prices, or continuing to increase them, at a time when many Americans are already struggling to pay for food, especially as pandemic-era food stamp benefits expire. So people keep buying food at the grocery store, despite higher prices — giving producers an opportunity to convince retailers that those higher prices won’t drive customers away.

☆ Corporations are keeping food expensive because they can
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

To be sure, food manufacturers have to factor in costs of labor and transportation, which remain elevated compared with a few years ago. Anyway, it isn’t just food companies taking advantage of the inflationary moment. Many food companies are forecasting that they might slow down or pause price increases — but not lower them, Danielle explains. But [companies] have, I think, taken price increases that exceed that,” said Mark Lang, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Tampa who specializes in food marketing. Lower prices could, for example, make people think food quality has gone down — or make them think they were paying too much in the first place.

☆ 7 YouTubers share their takeaways and payouts from the first month of the Shorts ad revenue sharing program
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On February 1, YouTube began sharing advertising revenue from short-form videos with creators. With this program, revenue from ads is pooled and then shared with creators based on their views. In February, he made about $1,455 for 32.4 million views — about $0.04 for every 1,000 views. Here's how much seven creators made in February:To determine payments on Shorts, YouTube pools revenue from the ads shown on the Shorts feed. Creating short-form content isn't something I'm passionate enough about to dedicate the time it takes."

☆ Low-Wage Workers Climb the Earnings Ladder
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Justin Lahart | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Competition for low-wage workers will become more intense, a new paper says. With the broad job losses the pandemic set off concentrated in low-wage industries, the earnings gap between the rich and the poor seemed likely to only widen. It has narrowed instead, with wage growth among lower-paid and less-educated workers outstripping wage growth among the better-paid and more highly educated. Their findings suggest that even as the pandemic fades, competition for low-wage workers will be more intense than before the pandemic. That could lead to further reductions in income inequality, raise labor costs at firms that employ low-wage workers, and reshape the U.S. business landscape.

☆ NHL roundup: Linus Ullmark's record night lifts Bruins
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Dmitry Orlov scored twice in a three-point game while Pavel Zacha also scored for the Bruins. Panthers 4, Lightning 1Eric Staal, Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen scored first-period goals as Florida broke Tampa Bay's club-record 16-game home point streak. Sergei Bobrovsky's 29 saves helped him set a record for most NHL wins by a Russian goaltender (354). Jesse Ylonen, Kaiden Guhle and Christian Dvorak scored third-period goals for the Canadiens, who have won three of four. Travis Boyd, Barrett Hayton and Jack McBain also scored goals and Clayton Keller added a pair of assists for Arizona, which snapped a two-game losing streak.

☆ India's Akasa to place large plane order in 2023, eyes international growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Aditi Shah | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - India's Akasa Air will place a "substantially" large order for new narrowbody jets this year, as the start-up budget airline looks to capitalise on booming demand at home and begin international flights, its chief executive told Reuters. The 200-day-old airline has taken delivery of 17 Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX planes out of a total order of 72 jets to be delivered by March 2027. The new order will be for narrowbody planes, said Akasa's founder, a former chief executive of now-grounded, bankrupt full-service carrier Jet Airways (JET.NS). Indian airlines are forecast to order 1,500 to 1,700 planes over the next couple of years, according to consultancy CAPA India, including a likely 500 plane order from Akasa rival IndiGo (INGL.NS), the country's biggest airline. "The demand in India as a whole is going to continue to grow and grow and grow."

☆ U.S. Arrests Florida Businessmen Accused of Plotting Haiti President’s Killing
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Ryan Dube | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The U.S. arrested and filed criminal charges against the owners of several South Florida companies in connection with the 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse , the Justice Department said Tuesday. Four men were arrested including Miami-based security contractor Antonio Intriago, a Venezuelan-American who owned the firms Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security, which hired Colombian mercenaries accused of killing Mr. Moïse, the Justice Department said.

☆ NHL roundup: Tim Stutzle helps Senators rally past Flames
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

February 14 - Tim Stutzle scored 1:55 into overtime to cap off a four-point night and give the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 comeback win over the visiting Calgary Flames on Monday. Stutzle had assists on all three of the Senators' earlier goals, and the forward matched a personal best with four points in a game. The Flames are 12-9-11 in one-goal games this season, with the 20 combined one-goal losses leading the NHL. Roman Josi and Colton Sissons scored goals for the Predators, who lost for the second time in their last three games. Sheldon Dries replied for the Canucks, who have just one win in their past five games (1-3-1).

☆ NHL roundup: Adrian Kempe, Kings pound Penguins
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Mika Zibanejad scored his 27th goal, Kaapo Kakko also found the net and Vincent Trocheck and Jimmy Vesey each added two assists. Carolina's Sebastian Aho saw his six-game goal streak end. Blues 6, Coyotes 5 (OT)Ryan O'Reilly scored the winning goal 1:02 into overtime to lift St. Louis past visiting Arizona. Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves in his first appearance since blanking the Los Angeles Kings 4-0 on Jan. 19. Jonatan Berggren scored two goals, Filip Hronek scored a goal, and Ben Chiarot had two assists for the Red Wings.

☆ Peru Protests Hit Mining Sector and Impede Exports
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Ryan Dube | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LIMA, Peru—After nearly two months and dozens of deaths, Peru’s political upheaval is battering industries that once powered one of Latin America’s fastest-growing economies. Amid violent antigovernment protests that show little sign of easing, foreign-owned mines that have made Peru the world’s second-biggest copper producer have halted operations. Hotels and restaurants in the tourism hub of Cusco are nearly empty, leaving thousands of people without work as demonstrators battle police on streets normally full of tourists. On the southern coast, farmers say they can’t transport crops to the U.S. and China as protesters choke off roads.

SAN LUIS, Ecuador—Built near a spewing volcano, it was the biggest infrastructure project ever in this country, a concrete colossus bankrolled by Chinese cash and so important to Beijing that China’s leader, Xi Jinping , spoke at the 2016 inauguration. Today, thousands of cracks have emerged in the $2.7 billion Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant, government engineers said, raising concerns that Ecuador’s biggest source of power could break down. At the same time, the Coca River’s mountainous slopes are eroding, threatening to damage the dam.

☆ Peruvian Protesters March in Capital Against Government
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Ryan Dube | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LIMA, Peru—Thousands of antigovernment protesters descended on Peru’s capital on Thursday, seeking to ratchet up pressure on embattled President Dina Boluarte to resign after weeks of deadly clashes in mountains of the southern Andes. The protesters from Peru’s largely indigenous and poor highlands arrived aboard buses and marched through the streets of downtown Lima, saying the government was responsible after several dozen people died in clashes with state security forces in the past six weeks.

☆ NHL roundup: Caps rally for OT win over Islanders
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Lightning 4, Kraken 1Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves as Tampa Bay put an end to visiting Seattle's franchise-record, eight-game winning streak. Penguins 4, Ducks 3 (OT)Jake Guentzel scored off a two-on-one with Sidney Crosby 33 seconds into overtime to give Pittsburgh a win over visiting Anaheim. Jamie Benn, Joel Kiviranta, Ryan Suter and Tyler Seguin scored goals for Dallas, which snapped a two-game losing streak. Flyers goalie Carter Hart was pulled in the second period as Philadelphia had a three-game win streak snapped. Ottawa is mired in a 1-4-0 rut and has scored six goals in its past four games.

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