http://www.ft.com/companies/americashttp://www.ft.com/rss/companies/americasFT.com - Companies Americasen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comThu, 15 May 2008 07:44 BSTFri, 16 May 2008 00:30:39 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/americas(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1bb42718-224a-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1bb42718-224a-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlThe Canadian Auto Workers union expects to reach contract deals with General Motors and Chrysler by Thursday. It is pushing for the carmakers to commit to future product investment in their Canadian facilitiesThu, 15 May 2008 07:44 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e4d6f9e-2217-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e4d6f9e-2217-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlUBS's investment banking chief is temporarily taking charge of its troubled fixed- income unit in a management shake-up of its investment banking division and group...Thu, 15 May 2008 03:00 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/e1b5f8ea-2071-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/e1b5f8ea-2071-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlAn agreement to press ahead with the Clear Channel buy-out would at least leave all sides less badly burned than they might be after unleashing the lawyers to fight it out in the Lone Star StateTue, 13 May 2008 09:20 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01baef68-20ba-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01baef68-20ba-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlThe UK telecoms group announced a deal with Entel PCS, one of Chile's leading mobile phone operators, bringing to 43 the number of 'partner networks' that Vodafone has with other operators Tue, 13 May 2008 08:13 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/51223a94-2028-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/51223a94-2028-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlEnCana's stock price has risen 8 per cent on the news that it is to split itself in two. The Canadian oil and gas group's move is smart and well-timed, raising the sum-of-the-parts argument to push for a higher stock price Mon, 12 May 2008 23:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0741a4ce-1f91-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0741a4ce-1f91-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlEnCana, one of North America's biggest independent energy producers, is to split itself into two publicly traded companies, with the goal of boosting the market value of its oilsands interests in northern AlbertaSun, 11 May 2008 22:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c517799e-1f85-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c517799e-1f85-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlA combination of port delays, strong demand and ship shortages last week sent bulk shipping rates back close to record levelsSun, 11 May 2008 22:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aea84b6e-1e10-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aea84b6e-1e10-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlFresnillo, the Mexican silver and gold producer, became the latest foreign miner to list on the London Stock Exchange and saw its shares fall 6 per centFri, 9 May 2008 22:49 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62dd37e2-1d40-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62dd37e2-1d40-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlArt collectors this week shrugged off the US economic downturn and global financial turmoil to buy solidly at the big New York auctions although there were some signs of a more cautious mood seeping into the marketFri, 9 May 2008 18:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e944fe8a-1dc9-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e944fe8a-1dc9-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlThe brewer of Beck's and Stella Artois beers predicted a better second half after a fall in Brazilian beer sales and higher commodities costs hit first-quarter resultsFri, 9 May 2008 14:38 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bfe01f0e-1d36-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bfe01f0e-1d36-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlThe number of companies defaulting on their junk-rated debt and filing for bankruptcy in North America is running at its fastest pace in five years amid the slowing economy and contraction in credit marketsThu, 8 May 2008 20:53 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f85478a-1b8e-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f85478a-1b8e-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlApple has struck deals with Vodafone and Telecom Italia under which both mobile phone operators will sell the US computer company's phoneTue, 6 May 2008 20:40 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/91e69d60-19ff-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/91e69d60-19ff-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlCarlos Slim, the Mexican industrialist, has taken a stake of just over 1 per cent in Independent News & Media, the Irish newspaper group controlled by Sir Anthony O'ReillySun, 4 May 2008 23:53 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/ab9e87fc-1a01-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/ab9e87fc-1a01-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.htmlInvestors can expect another round in the saga of Microsoft and Yahoo at some point. In the meantime, the longer it can help to delay any tie-up between its competitors, the better Google will doSun, 4 May 2008 18:50 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d493e38-1796-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d493e38-1796-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlEurasian Natural Resources Corporation, the Kazakh­stan metals and mining group listed in London, has taken a first step outside the CIS with the acquisition of Bahia Mineracao Limitada, a mining company in BrazilThu, 1 May 2008 16:58 BST