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1 week ago | 
batimes.com.ar | James Grainger |James Grainger
Bayern Munich booked their place in the knockout stages of the FIFA Club World Cup with Harry Kane and Michael Olise on target in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Argentina's Boca Juniors on Friday.
After defeats for Paris Saint-Germain against Botofogo and Chelsea against Flamengo, Bayern bucked the trend of European teams falling to South American opponents with an accomplished victory in the Group C encounter.
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1 week ago | 
batimes.com.ar | Alvaro Villalobos |James Grainger
Europe's ambition to be a world player in decarbonised transportation arguably depends on sourcing lithium abroad, especially in South America.
Even the bloc's broader energy security and climate goals could depend on securing a steady supply of the key mineral, used in batteries and other clean energy supply chains.
But Europe has run into a trio of obstacles: lack of money, double-edged regulations and competition from China, analysts told AFP.
China has a major head start.
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1 week ago | 
batimes.com.ar | James Grainger
A Lionel Messi trademark free-kick earned Inter Miami a shock 2-1 comeback win against Porto in the Club World Cup on Thursday.
The Argentine superstar found the top corner with a second half set-piece to clinch a surprise victory for the MLS side and give them a strong chance of progressing from Group A.
Inter Miami and Palmeiras have four points each, after the Brazilian side beat Al Ahly 2-0 earlier on – the Egyptians like Porto have one point.
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1 week ago | 
batimes.com.ar | Manuela Tobias |James Grainger
Argentine President Javier Milei notched another economic victory Tuesday after data showed wholesale prices declined in May for the first time since the height of the pandemic, adding to his momentum before October midterm elections.
The producer price index fell 0.3 percent from April and rose 22.4 percent on the year, according data from the INDEC national statistics bureau.
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1 week ago | 
batimes.com.ar | James Grainger
US President Donald Trump said he wants a "real end" to the conflict between Israel and Iran, not just a ceasefire, as the arch foes traded fire for a fifth day on Tuesday.
The escalating clashes saw Israeli warplanes target military sites in Iran, killing a senior commander and drawing retaliatory missile fire from Iran.
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1 week ago | 
batimes.com.ar | Paul Ricard |James Grainger
People are increasingly turning to generative artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT to follow day-to-day news, a respected media report published Tuesday found.
The yearly survey from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism found "for the first time" that significant numbers of people were using chatbots to get headlines and updates, director Mitali Mukherjee wrote.
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2 weeks ago | 
batimes.com.ar | Isis Almeida |Hallie Gu |James Grainger
Agricultural trader Bunge Global SA is close to receiving a decision from Chinese antitrust authorities on its US$8.2 billion purchase of Glencore Plc-backed Viterra, according to people familiar with the matter, roughly two years after the bumper deal was first announced.
China’s approval – conditional or otherwise – is the last major hurdle in Bunge’s bid to create an agricultural commodities giant capable of competing with Cargill Inc.
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2 weeks ago | 
batimes.com.ar | Simon Evans |James Grainger
With an eye-watering US$1 billion in prize money, some of the biggest stars in the game and clubs competing from across the globe, FIFA's new Club World Cup has all the ingredients to be a huge event.
But the 32-team tournament, which will be played across the USA from June 14 to July 13, has faced criticism and scepticism since the moment FIFA president Gianni Infantino began to float the idea.
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2 weeks ago | 
batimes.com.ar | Ignacio Olivera Doll |James Grainger
Gold is winning over the hearts of Argentines, a nation once almost irrationally devoted to the dollar.
Argentina’s deep-rooted reliance on the greenback – the country ranks among top holders of the US currency, according to estimates by economists and former Central Bank officials – is now being challenged by a growing appetite for gold. From bullion and small bars to exchange-traded funds, Argentines are increasingly turning to the precious metal as an alternative store of value.
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2 weeks ago | 
batimes.com.ar | Kevin Simauchi |James Grainger
Argentina’s Central Bank unveiled a slew of measures Monday aimed at helping the nation amass more hard-currency reserves, firepower the country needs to defend the peso.
Officials said local currency bonds can now be purchased with US dollars and that the minimum time requirements for foreign investors to hold onto some Argentine bonds will be eliminated.
