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Latin Stock Investing Newsletter - Issue #3
Issue #3 December 2008...
Detroit's Pain is Latin America's Long Term Gain.
Detroit's Pain is Latin America's Gain

Issue #3
Latin Stock Investing | Dec. 23, 2008
Latest indications are that the US auto industry is headed for a major transformation. Either one or none of the current companies will survive the credit crash of 2008. Who wins this battle?
General Motors (NYSE:GM), Ford (NYSE:F), Toyota (NYSE:TM)
ITUB - Itau Unibanco Holding SA

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (NYSE:ITUB) is one of the leading private banks in Brazil. It provides various services through three principal operations including reconsumer banking, investment banking, consumer credit, real estate financing, leasing, foreign exchange and foreign trade financing. The company is headquartered in São Paolo, Brazil.
VALE - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE:VALE) produces and sells iron ore, pellets, manganese, alloys, gold, nickel, copper, kaolin, bauxite, alumina, aluminum, and potash. The company is based in Brazil, where it also owns and operates railroads and maritime terminals. It is the largest producer of iron ore and it is the second largest producer of nickel, after Norilsk Nickel, of Russia.
Profiting from Cruise Line Competition

Deep Cruise Package Discounts Signal Trouble Ahead for Stocks
By Rudy Martin | Dec. 3, 2008
The smooth sailing days for the leisure cruise industry may be over. Stock dividend cuts and deep fare discounts are now the norm. Smart shoppers should take advantage of this situation. Here are some new ideas you should consider for fun and short sale profits.
Latin Stock Investing Newsletter - Issue #2
Issue #2 November 2008...
Cash flow focus is best way to find new stars.
FMX - Fomento Economico Mexicano

Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:FMX) is a beverage company in Latin America. Femsa operates through three subsidiaries: Coca-Cola FEMSA,S.A.B. de C.V. (Coca-Cola FEMSA), FEMSA Cerveza, S.A. de C.V. (FEMSA Cerveza),and FEMSA Comercio, S.A. de C.V. (FEMSA Comercio). Coca-Cola FEMSA offers soft drinks; FEMSA Cerveza manufactures and markets beer and flavored alcoholic beverages; and FEMSA Comercio operates a chain of convenience stores under the trade name Oxxo in Mexico.
ENI - Enersis S.A.

Enersis S.A. (NYSE:ENI) generates and transmits electricity in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. Through subsidiaries, the company operates electricity generating plants and energy distribution systems, develops real estate, and provides data processing and computer maintenance services.
ELP - Companhia Paranaense de Energia

Companhia Paranaense de Energia (NYSE:ELP) generates, transmits, transforms and distributes electric power to the entire Brazilian state of Parana. The company’s major customers are industrial, residential and rural electricity consumers. Copel generates electricity through the operation of 15 hydroelectric plants and three thermoelectric plants.


