Tag - Hugo Chavez
Colgate, P&G Fall on Venezuelan Devaluation
The impact of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez's decision to sharply devaluate the country's currency can already be seen in the share prices of consumer good bellwethers such as Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble.
2010-01-11 -
TheStreet.com
Chavez's volatility, threats worry Ford
Detroit --Ford Motor Co. is "very concerned" about recent developments in Venezuela -- an important source of profit -- after paratrooper-turned-president Hugo Chavez devalued the currency and threatened to nationalize foreign automobile plants.
2010-01-14 -
Detroit News
Casino privé de Venezuela
La nationalisation de la filiale vénézuélienne du distributeur diminuera au pire sa capitalisation boursière de 1% à 2%. Hugo Chavez, président du Venezuela, n’a jamais ...
2010-01-18 -
La Tribune
Venezuelan Seizures ‘Worrying,’ May Affect Supply, PepsiCo Says
May 4 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ’s decision to expropriate a PepsiCo Inc. warehouse is “worrying” and may lead to job losses and distribution problems in the region near Barquisimeto, said Luis Montoya, president of the company’s Latin America beverages division.
2010-05-04 -
Bloomberg
Venezuela to nationalize U.S. firm's oil rigs
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will nationalize a fleet of oil rigs belonging to U.S. company Helmerich and Payne, the latest takeover in a push to socialism as President Hugo Chavez struggles with lower oil output and a recession.
2010-06-26 -
Muzi
U.S. falls to 11th place for percentage of Internet users on Twitter
By Mark Albright, Times Staff Writer Thursday, August 12, 2010 Twitter users doubled in the past year, but the United States fell to 11th place among countries with the highest percentage of tweeters among people with Internet access. Topping the list compiled by comScore Inc.: Indonesia with 21 percent, Brazil with 20 percent and Venezuela, where president Hugo Chavez has started issuing tweets ...
2010-08-12 -
St. Petersburg Times
Venezuela on edge ahead of critical vote result
By Sophie Nicholson CARACAS: Tension gripped Venezuela early today as the opposition called for the release of official results more than six hours after voting closed in a key electoral test for leftist President Hugo Chavez. Chavez's party sought a majority of the 165 seats in the elections set to shake up the political scene he has dominated for nearly 12 years in the oil-rich nation ...
2010-09-27 -
Free Malaysia Today
La démocratie selon Chavez
Il faut se pincer pour y croire. Vêtu d'une invraisemblable tenue de Superman étoilée, aux couleurs du drapeau vénézuélien rouge, jaune et bleu, Hugo Chavez vient de ...
2010-09-23 -
Le Point