Itau, Unibanco merge to create Brazil's biggest bank
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 19:08.Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA agreed to acquire Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA, creating Brazil's biggest bank.
Brazilians try to digest the upset at Interlagos
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 19:06.Brazilians were still trying to digest Monday the hard blow they took a day earlier, when they saw the Formula One world championship - which they have not celebrated since Ayrton Senna's triumph in 1
Massa takes pole for Brazilian GP with Hamilton fourth
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Sat, 11/01/2008 - 21:55.Ferrari's Felipe Massa took pole position for for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit in qualifying Saturday while championship leader Lewis Hamilton starts from fourth on the grid
Massa takes pole for Brazilian Grand Prix with Hamilton fourth
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Sat, 11/01/2008 - 21:21.Ferrari's Felipe Massa took pole position for for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit in qualifying Saturday while championship leader Lewis Hamilton starts from fourth on the grid
Alonso quickest in final free practice for Brazilian GP
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Sat, 11/01/2008 - 14:39.
Fernando Alonso was fastest in the final practice session ahead of qualifying later Saturday for Sunday's Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix.
The Renault driver clocked a time of 1 minute 12.141 seconds in for the 4.309-kilometres lap at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo.
Unemployment in Brazil at 10-year-record low despite crisis
Submitted by William Kaelin on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 22:21.Unemployment in Brazil dropped to 14.1 per cent in September, its lowest level for that month since 1998, the trade- union research institute Dieese said Wednesday in Sao Paulo.
No rescue plan for Brazilian firms that lost billions in crisis
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 22:01.The Brazil government will not bailout large conglomerates that have lost money in foreign exchange operations, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Monday.
These firms may have lost up to 20 billion dollars in the ongoing global financial crisis, he said, but added that this loss "is perfectly absorbable" by the companies, without help from the government.
More than 30 hurt in clashes involving striking police in Brazil
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 07:31.
Clashes between thousands of striking Civil Police officers and elite anti-riot police forces have left more than 30 people injured in Brazil's financial capital of Sao Paulo.
German exports plunged in November to record the biggest fall in nearly two decades, data released Thursday showed, as the deepening world economic downturn hits Europe's biggest economy.
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back another opponent. 
US singer and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, 27, dominated the nominations for the 40th NAACP Image Awards.
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.