The Latest Breaking News from Americas

A total lunar eclipse provided a spectacular celestial show as it unfolded Sunday night into early Monday in the Americas.

Around the city and suburbs, a partial eclipse will be visible beginning at 9:27 p.m. Sunday, with the total phase starting at 10:29 p.m. and its peak at 11:11 pm., according to the Adler Planetarium.

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday said he’ll call on U.S. President Joe Biden to include Cuba in the upcoming Summit of the Americas.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (NASDAQ:GT) reported first-quarter FY22 net sales growth of 39.8% year-on-year to $4.91 billion, beating the consensus of $4.65 billion. Cooper Tire merger, improvements in price/mix, higher volume, and increased sales from other tire-related businesses drove the growth. Sales in the Americas rose 63% Y/Y, Europe, Middle East &…

The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems during the first two years of the pandemic, more than double the current official death toll of over 6 million. Most of the deaths occurred in Southeast…

Most of the excess deaths are concentrated in southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas, the WHO says

Hanesbrands Inc (NYSE:HBI) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 5% year-on-year to $1.58 billion, beating the consensus of $1.54 billion. Consumer demand for the company's brands drove growth in the U.S., Americas, and Europe. Innerwear sales increased 1.5% Y/Y due to retail space gains, a positive mix benefit, and the partial-quarter benefit of…

Oatly Group AB (NASDAQ:OTLY) reported first-quarter FY22 sales growth of 18.6% year-on-year to $166.19 million, beating the consensus of $161.78 million. Revenue in the Americas jumped 40.3% Y/Y to $47 million, EMEA rose 10.9% to $90.5 million, and Asia grew 15.3% to $28.7 million. Gross margin contracted by 2,040 basis points to 9.5%,…

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of newly reported coronavirus cases and deaths globally continued to fall in the last week, continuing a decline that first began in March. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said there were about 3.8 million new…