MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks slumped to a six-month low on Monday, hurt by weaker than expected growth data last week that dampened the economic outlook for 2013, while Brazilian stocks rose. Mexican stocks have slumped about 11 per

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's peso firmed sharply on Monday, bouncing back from a more than three-week low, after a U.S. central bank official suggested the Federal Reserve has the...

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks slumped on Monday to a six month low, hit by concerns that local stocks were too expensive after weaker than expected growth data on Friday dampened the economic outlook for 2013.

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Divisions within Mexico's main conservative opposition party have erupted into a bitter public dispute that threatens to undermine the reform agenda of President Enrique Pena Nieto.

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Divisions within Mexico's main conservative opposition party have erupted into a bitter public dispute that threatens to undermine the reform agenda of President...

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Divisions within Mexico's main conservative opposition party have erupted into a bitter public dispute that threatens to undermine the reform agenda of President Enrique Pena Nieto.

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks fell to a six month low on Monday, hurt by concerns about slower than expected growth in Latin America's second biggest economy.

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's third-largest homebuilder, Urbi Desarrollos, on Monday said it will not meet a $6.4 million interest payment due since last month.

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's third-largest homebuilder, Urbi Desarrollos, on Monday said it will not meet a $6.4 million interest payment due since last month.

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's third-largesthomebuilder, Urbi Desarrollos, on Monday said it willnot meet a $6.4 million interest payment due since last month.

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's third-largest homebuilder, Urbi Desarrollos, on Monday said it will not meet a $6.4 million interest payment due since last month.

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Mexico's third-largest homebuilder, Urbi Desarrollos, on Monday said it will not meet a $6.4 million interest payment due since last month.

(Corrects attribution of quote in 8th paragraph to President Enrique Pena Nieto Mexican, not Guillermo Ortiz)

* Brazilian companies posted avg 12.3 pct drop in Q1 income * Expiration of share options leaves Bovespa volatile * Brazil Bovespa falls 0.76 pct, Mexico IPC down 0.38 pct By Danielle Assalve SAO PAULO, May 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks dropped on

By Joe Eqcome:Actionable Items: Highest Positive Spread: Japan Smaller Capitalization Funds (JOF) Focus Stock: Aberdeen Indonesia Fund (IF) Last Week's Focus Stock: Mexico Fund (MXF) Equities or Bonds: Sales have come in below forecasts for the 1Q. W

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Tracfone Wireless, the U.S. unit of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's phone company America Movil, has made a deal to acquire the assets of U.S. mobile virtual network operator Start Wireless Group, the company said on

Swedish brand is looking at countries such as Mexico and Brazil after opening its first store in the southern hemisphere this year in Chile

The energy trade with Mexico has billions of dollars in oil coming our way. Not only do we import more oil than drugs from our neighbor to the south, but we export more gasoline and refined products there as well.

Big finds, big spending, and the specter of the Macondo spill fading are adding up to big things in the Gulf of Mexico.

May 18 (Reuters) - Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history.

May 18 (Reuters) - Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history.

May 18 (Reuters) - Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history.

May 18 (Reuters) - Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history.

May 18 (Reuters) - Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history.

The L.A.-area association's four founding eateries banded together to help one another navigate the restaurant industry. They also promote regional Mexican food, including creative twists on it.When Jaime Martin del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu opened the

* ECB signals it intends to keep monetary policy loose * US consumer confidence highest in almost six years * Brazil Bovespa gains 0.72 pct, Mexico IPC up 0.11 pct By Asher Levine and Danielle Assalve SAO PAULO, May 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks ro

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican firms embroiled in a contractual dispute with Yahoo Inc will appeal a court ruling that overturned an earlier $2.75 billion judgment in their favor, a director of the companies said on Friday.

MEXICO CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - Two Mexican firms embroiled in a contractual dispute with Yahoo Inc will appeal a court ruling that overturned an earlier $2.75 billion judgment in their favor, a director of the companies said on Friday.

MEXICO CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - Two Mexican firms embroiled in a contractual dispute with Yahoo Inc will appeal a court ruling that overturned an earlier $2.75 billion judgment in their favor, a director of the companies said on Friday.

MEXICO CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - Mexican homebuilder Geo said on Friday the Mexican branch of Canadian lender Bank of Nova Scotia has begun legal proceedings to seek payments it is owed.

* ECB signals it intends to keep monetary policy loose * US consumer confidence highest in almost six years * Brazil Bovespa gains 0.43 pct, Mexico IPC adds 0.48 pct By Asher Levine and Danielle Assalve SAO PAULO, May 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks

MEXICO CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - Mexico's government on Friday lowered its 2013 economic growth forecast to 3.1 percent, citing disappointing first quarter growth data in Latin America's No.2 economy.

NEW YORK, May 17 (IFR) - Homex may join the growing ranks of Mexican homebuilders trying to restructure their debt, in the latest bit of bad news for a stumbling sector that has inflicted severe...

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The deadline for claims against BP Plc in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is 11 months away, but the man responsible for paying the claims said on Thursday he is already bracing for a late surge in filings.

The deadline for claims against BP Plcin connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is 11 months away, but the man responsible for paying the claims said on Thursday he is already bracing for a late surge in filings.

A New Mexico restaurant owner has found that good deeds do pay off, even if it takes 16 years. On Valentine's Day in 1997, Albuquerque...

MEXICO CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Mexico state oil monopoly Pemex said on Thursday it has found "clear indications" of light crude at its ultra-deepwater Maximino well.

MEXICO CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Mexico state oil monopoly Pemex said on Thursday there are "clear indications" it has found light crude at its Maximino well.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The deadline for claims against BP Plc in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill is 11 months away, but the man responsible for paying the claims said on Thursday he is already bracing for a late surge in filings.

* Penoles, Grupo Mexico drive IPC losses * OGX lifts Brazil's Bovespa * Brazil Bovespa falls 0.3 pct, Mexico IPC down 0.34 pct By Asher Levine SAO PAULO, May 16 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks fell on Thursday as miners weighed down Mexico's IPC an

Yahoo announced some relatively good news today. It's not on the hook to pay a staggering $2.75 billion fine to Mexican entrepreneur Carlos Bazan-Canabal after all. An appellate court in Mexico reduced the fine to a much more manageable $172,500, to

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Thursday that a Mexican appellate court had thrown out a $2.75 billion ruling by a lower court against Yahoo and Yahoo Mexico in a contractual dispute with two Mexican firms.

MEXICO CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Thursday that a Mexican appellate court had thrown out a $2.75 billion ruling by a lower court against Yahoo and Yahoo Mexico in a contractual dispute with two Mexican firms.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Yahoo Inc.on Thursday said a Mexican court has reversed a $2.75 billion ruling against the Web portal in a breach of contract dispute. Yahoo said the Superior Court of Justice for the Federal District in Mexico granted Y

Pemex says a pipeline under construction from Texas to central Mexico will benefit the country's auto industry.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Spain's Telefonica expects Mexico's new government to quickly implement new regulations designed to challenge billionaire Carlos Slim's dominance in the local telecommunications market, a top company official said.

Spain's Telefonicaexpects Mexico's new government to quickly implement new regulations designed to challenge billionaire Carlos Slim's dominance in the local telecommunications market, a top company official said.