Analysis: Valuing Argentina’s peso: It could cost the Peronists an election

Argentina’s embattled currency could cost the ruling Peronist party an election – and its key majority in the Senate.
Melbourne reopens as world’s most locked-down city eases pandemic restrictions

MELBOURNE, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Melbourne residents flocked to the city’s pubs, restaurants, and hair salons in the early hours of Friday after the world’s most locked-down city emerged from its latest spate of restrictions designed to combat the spread of COVID-19. Australia’s second-largest city has so far endured 262 days, or nearly nine months, […]
In Argentina’s north, a ‘white gold’ rush for EV metal lithium gathers pace

In Argentina’s remote northern Salta province, the silence of the desert landscape is broken only by the hum of machinery pumping salt-water brine to extract lithium, a sign of accelerating efforts to ride the global electric vehicle boom.
Exxon’s board shakeup could force review of billions of dollars in spending

The recent overhaul of Exxon Mobil Corp’s (XOM.N) board of directors could shift billions of dollars in spending and strategy over several years, but any changes likely will take time, analysts and investors say.
‘Hospitals are full’ as Argentina COVID-19 cases hit 3 million

Argentina coronavirus cases hit 3 million on Sunday since the pandemic began, as medical workers said hospitals were full to capacity despite toughened government measures to bring down the spread of infections. The country’s health ministry said there were 11,394 new cases over the last 24-hour period, bringing up the grim new milestone, with 156 […]