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Mexican cartel hit in US drugs swoop

The US justice department said its operation against the narcotics organisations south of the border involved 3,000 agents, more than 1,000 arrests and law enforcement actions in more than 19 states

Brazil sets 2% tax on capital inflows

Brazil has imposed a 2% effective from Tuesday on money entering the country to invest in equities and fixed income instruments. Direct investment in the productive economy will not be affected

Global insight: Fiscal storm in Caymans is set to spread

It is worth watching how this Cayman storm plays out as the saga is a revealing sign of the undercurrent of anxiety that is now stalking some global tax havens

Brussels steps up regulation

A sweeping overhaul of financial supervision across Europe moved closer when the European Commission unveiled new rules it hoped would prevent a repeat of the worst financial crisis in decades

Real drama at Lehman upstages TV fiction

The BBC had a certain dramatic leeway as – The Last Days of Lehman Brothers – it broadcast an imaginative recreation of a momentous weekend in New York a year ago

Brazil ready to infringe US drug patents

Brazil is preparing to infringe patents on US pharmaceutical products, in retaliation against subsidies for US cotton farmers, according to the Brazilian press

Brazil enforces smoking ban in São Paulo

A smoking ban comes into force in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, adding to what has become one of the world’s toughest anti-smoking campaigns

Lex: US bank regulation

Almost two months after its unveiling, the US administration’s proposals for reforming bank regulation seem stuck in the Washington mud

Editorial: Banana republic

The Honduran army was right to resist Mr Zelaya’s order to go ahead with a referendum against the wishes of his people, but it was wrong to depose him

Lex: Wal-Mart endorses Obamacare

America’s largest employer has reversed course and endorsed universal employer-provided health insurance in what seems a shrewd shift

Madoff sentence to determine more than just jail time

Tight rules helped mitigate crisis in Brazil

Magnate fights to curb Turks inquiry report

Lex: US antitrust