Energy-starved Chile covets Pennsylvania's natural gas
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-12 21:34:55 -0700 | business-news
If the Pennsylvania trade delegation heard a message on its first day in Chile, a growing economy without sufficient or reliable energy sources, it was an unabashed interest in the state's natural gas. That interest was clear during a meeting...
15 weird things bosses asked of employees
Source: The Globe & Mail
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-12 16:08:26 -0700 | business-news
Here's the list from the survey conducted by Harris Interactive from Feb. 11 to March 6 and from a November, 2012, poll of 3,500 workers: 1. Be ready to delete e-mail and computer files "at a moment's notice."...Pass on the...
Barrick suffering big setbacks in Latin America
Source: Arizona Republic
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-12 03:12:09 -0700 | business-news
A Chilean court's halt to construction of Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8 billion, border-straddling mine on the high spine of the Andes is only the latest setback in Latin America for the world's largest gold miner. Barrick also faces growing environmental...
Coeur d'Alene to Sell Stakes in Foreign Mines
Source: The Motley Fool
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-11 21:49:58 -0700 | business-news
is to sell its interest in two mines, one in Australia, and one in Chile. The company has entered into a letter of intent with private company XDM to sell its stake in the silver production and reserves from the...
Women Miners Blast Through Barriers in Chile
Source: Inter Press Service
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-11 13:13:50 -0700 | business-news
At the Gabriela Mistral mine, 1,350 kilometres north of Santiago, 104 women make up 18.2 percent of the personnel. Some divisions are further behind, like ours at El Teniente, where women only make up six percent...We are convinced that women...
Chile central bank seen holding rate Thurs, strong peso in focus
Source: The Globe & Mail
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-11 08:36:49 -0700 | business-news
Chile's central bank is expected to keep its key rate steady at 5.0 percent later Thursday and analysts will likely scour the post-meeting statement for any references to the strong peso, a point of growing concern in the export-dependent economy....
Analysts cut outlook for Barrick shares as work suspended on big Pascua-Lama mine
Source: The Globe & Mail
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-11 05:03:34 -0700 | business-news
Analysts cut Barrick outlook Analysts are cutting their outlook for Barrick Gold Corp. shares after the mining giant suspended work on its huge gold and silver project in Chile. Investor Clinic Aerospace S&P 500 Sector Indexes year to date per...
Investing in Latin America's Water and Sanitation Solutions
Source: Forbes
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-09 08:54:41 -0700 | business-news
But that doesn't change the fact that an estimated 2.5 billion people37 percent of the world's populationface health risks associated with deficient or absent sanitation facilities, and more than 780 million people lack access to safe drinking water.
Q&A: Giancarlo Bianchetti of Vina Concha y Toro
Source: North Bay Business Journal
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-08 08:06:34 -0700 | business-news
30 am Giancarlo Bianchetti is chief executive officer of Fetzer Vineyards and a director of Chile-based Vina Concha y Toro, which purchased Fetzer in 2011 for $263 million. Fetzer bottled wine last year totaled 53.3 billion Chilean pesos (or $111.5...
UPDATE 2-Chile's Codelco restarts shipments following port strike
Source: The Globe & Mail
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-08 17:57:54 -0700 | business-news
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Chile port workers end strikes halting exports
Source: Arizona Daily Sun
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-06 11:25:20 -0700 | business-news
The Associated Press The Associated Press 1 hour ago Associated Press Chilean port workers are returning to work after reaching a deal to end three weeks of strikes that blocked exports of copper, fruit and wood pulp. The stoppage...
Gasoline prices slashed
Source: The Daily Journal
Valparaíso :: Chile | updated 2013-04-05 11:10:35 -0700 | business-news
Gasoline futures dropped nearly 25 cents (-7.7 percent) per gallon this week, falling to the lowest level since late January. Prices are sliding as refinery operations are increasing, with U.S. refineries running at 86.3 percent of capacity, the highest level...
Chile orders mini-UAVs
Source: United Press International
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-05 10:04:15 -0700 | business-news
The Chilean army has contracted BlueBird Aero Systems of Israel for tactical, mini-unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance use. The vehicles ordered are the SpyLite mini-UAV and the MicroB Micro-UAS, together with unified ground control systems and remote video terminals.
GTSO and Chilerecicla Plan Expansion into Booming South American E-Waste Market
Source: The Motley Fool
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-03 04:25:43 -0700 | business-news
Chilean recycler Chilerecicla move forward with due diligence toward a potential partnership, discussions have turned to synergistic opportunities in the expansion of e-waste collection operations outside of Chile. Efforts to replicate Chilerecicla's success in neighboring Latin American...
METALS-Copper falls to seven-month low as weak data dampens mood
Source: The Globe & Mail
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-04-02 09:59:09 -0700 | business-news
Copper fell 1 percent to a seven-month low on Tuesday as downbeat manufacturing data from the euro zone, the United States and China showed stuttering growth momentum in the top markets for metals. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange...
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