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Over the last few years economies around the world were significantly impacted by the COVID pandemic, war and geopolitics that crimped trade and tied up supply lines. While these disruptions impacted most markets negatively, Latin America economies appear to have been an outlier, benefitting from the resulting boost in commodities prices and their own...

Societe Generale’s Prime Services unit’s most recent poll of global investors, conducted in the final quarter of 2023, surveyed pensions, endowments, funds of funds and other institutional investors about their hedge fund allocation priorities over the next year. Nearly 370 investment firms globally contributed their investment preferences.

Urban development project electrifying public transportation serves as a model for cities in Latin America.

The last couple of years have been choppy ones for the equity capital markets, reflecting economic uncertainties, market volatility and geopolitical instability. As we head into an election year, things are sure to remain interesting for financial markets, so we asked SG America’s Head of Equity Capital Markets David Getzler what he sees unfolding over the...

Will the US economy achieve that much talked about soft landing in 2024? As we begin the new year, we asked Chief US Economist and Head of Research Stephen Gallagher this and what else is on his radar - the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Copper mining can’t operate without fresh water. Lots of it, in fact, is needed in the smelting process and other stages of production. And this can cause a strain on groundwater supplies, especially if the copper mines are located in bone-dry regions, and where there are communities relying on the same water for their daily lives. Notwithstanding, copper is...

Arizona ranked as the second hottest state in the United States in July 2023, with an average temperature of 85.7º Fahrenheit, or 29.8°C, and has been among the fastest warming states in the US over the last 50 years.

Limiting the emissions on university campuses across the US will be key to reaching net zero goals by 2050.

Sugarcane is the largest crop in the world by production quantity, totaling nearly 2 billion tons every year and accounting for most of the sugar produced globally.