News (Noticias) Tagged ‘Carlos Slim’

Mexican Carlos Slim Helu, the richest man in Latin America, has bought shares in New York’s high-end shopping chain Saks.”*

Mexico’s Slim family still wants to offer telecommunications services in Spain three years after one of its companies backed out of a wireless spectrum auction in that country, according to a key family member.

“There is an interest from us to participate in the Spanish [telecommunications] market under the right conditions,” said Carlos Slim Domit, the chairman of Telmex Internacional and Telefonos de Mexico, at a press conference in New York on Tuesday.”*

The ALAS Organization’s “Concierto Por Los Niños” (Concert For The Children) Unites Over 380,000 On-Site Fans and Millions of TV Viewers In A Momentous Show Of Solidarity To Aid Latin America’s Most Vulnerable Children

Over Two Dozen Of Latin Music’s Biggest Superstars Such As Shakira, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bosé, Juan Luis Guerra, Maná, Los Tigres del Norte, Gustavo Cerati, Calle 13 & Many More Appear At Historic Free Concerts In Mexico City & Buenos Aeries That Have Been Called ‘Latin America’s Live-Aid’

“crowds gathered in two of Latin America’s most iconic capitals, the excitement contagious.   Its not everyday that the region’s biggest names in entertainment gather in song and never before have they come together like this for a common cause. Ricky Martin, Shakira, Miguel Bosé-just a few of the dozens of Latin American artists hoping to use their music to launch a movement against childhood poverty in the region” – CNN

(see full CNN segment here: http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=7872472&ch=4226714&src=news)

Two days after announcing that philanthropists such as Carlos Slim Helú, Howard Buffet had pledged more than $200 Million toward programs to aid impoverished children in Latin America, the ALAS (América Latina en Acción Solidaria ) organization – translated as ‘Wings’ in Spanish – brought nearly 400,000 concert fans and millions of TV viewers together through an unprecedented day of music entitled “El Concierto Por Los Niños” (The Concert For The Children.” With more than two dozen of the Latin music world’s leading superstars (such as Shakira, Ricky Martin, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bosé and MANY more) taking to the stage at massive free concerts in Mexico City and Buenos Aires for an event already being dubbed by press as “Latin America’s Live Aid,” ALAS designed the historic event to inspire both public and private sector support for Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs to aid the more than 32 Million children in the region living in poverty.

“Not so long ago, Latin American artists who spoke up for social causes often risked prison, exile or far worse.  What a difference a generation makes… a phalanx of Spanish-speaking pop artists headed by Colombian superstar Shakira and Spanish-Italian singer Miguel Bosé gathered to promote a new initiative to aid Latin America’s millions of poor, malnourished and undereducated children. They were joined by the world’s second-richest man, a top U.S. philanthropist and an international mob of reporters drawn by a potent cocktail of celebrity, money and power, laced with an emerging social conscience … “What’s very inspiring is to see Latin America for the first time in charge of its own issues,” said Shakira… [the] concerts, the most high-profile project yet by Latin artists to fuse charity with celebrity, are expected to draw a total audience in the hundreds of thousands. ALAS is the first Latin American organization to bring together so many prominent artists and financial impresarios behind a single cause, early childhood development assistance” – Los Angeles Times

“…billionaire Carlos Slim Helú does not seem to like appearing in public, but he apparently could not resist an invitation from the Colombian pop star Shakira and about a dozen other Latin music stars. Mr. Slim was on hand in Mexico City for the announcement of two free rock concerts to raise awareness of ALAS, a foundation started by Shakira and other musicians….The goal of ALAS, which means “wings” in Spanish, is to press business leaders and governments to finance early-childhood development programs in Latin America. The foundation claimed a major success on Thursday [as] Mr. Slim pledged $110 million to children’s programs [and] Howard Buffett pledged $85 million to existing Latin American projects. “When Shakira calls, you show up, so here I am,” said Mr. Buffett – New York Times (Sunday Business Section)

“A spectacular lineup of performers join in a call-to-action to support millions of children living in poverty in Latin America…The concert features some of Latin America’s leading artists: - New York Daily News

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A lineup of Latin mega-stars including Shakira, Ricky Martin and Alejandro Sanz performed simultaneously on stages in Buenos Aires and Mexico City at the weekend, raising awareness for the needs of poor children in Latin America.

Outspoken Colombian rocker Juanes, one of the most anticipated performers at Saturday’s event, was absent due to problems with his plane.

Organized by the Fundacion ALAS (Latin America in Solidarity Action), the concerts, which have been widely referred to as the Latin American version of 2005’s Live 8 anti-poverty concerts, brought together more than 380,000 people in the Mexican capital’s Zocalo plaza and the riverside Costanera Sur in Buenos Aires. Mexican magnate Carlos Slim and Howard Buffett, son of billionaire Warren Buffett, donated $200 million to combat poverty in Latin America.”*

CompUSA announced in December that it was being sold to Gordon Brothers, who planned to sell as many of the remaining 103 stores as possible and close the rest. The privately-held retailer was owned by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim and his Mexico City-based Grupo Carso. But CompUSA has struggled for nearly a decade with falling prices on PCs and competition from Best Buy, Wal-Mart and other big box retailers.”*

*From: http://www.tradingmarkets.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

Mexico’s wireless market bounded head in the third quarter. The number of lines rose by 21.3 percent year-on-year while there was 54.7 percent growth in air time, the regulator Cofetel reported.

Yet Telcel’s market dominance was scarcely dented. Telcel is the local unit of América Móvil, controlled by Carlos Slim — the wealthiest entrepreneur in Latin America and, by some accounts, the world.”*

exican billionaire Carlos Slim is called “El Rey Midas” in Mexico, as it seems as if everything he touches turns to gold. But that hasn’t been the case with computer superstore CompUSA, which will fold after the Christmas shopping season”*

Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso will invest about $100 million dollars in the project and be in charge of its construction. In return, the company was awarded a10-year concession to sell water. In addition, one observer noted the proximity of the project to sections of Ciudad Juarez witnessing land speculation and highway construction connected to plans for the binational city of Jeronimo-Santa Teresa.”*

Come back, Bill Gates! After some initial misgivings, the world had largely grown comfortable with the Microsoft founder as the closest thing capitalism has to a mascot—the No.1 spot on Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s wealthiest people. We liked that Gates was a self-made Harvard dropout; that he helped make computers easier to use; that, due largely to him, it was suddenly cool to be a geek. Anger over Microsoft’s near monopoly status had subsided in recent years due in part to Gates’s stunning philanthropy and the emergence of Apple as a hip corporate alternative. Having Gates atop the Forbes list told us a lot about the world we lived in—that we were all part of a “new economy,” an ideas-driven society where technology, innovation, and intellectual capital were the keys to getting filthy rich.

What, then, to make of the man who in the summer of 2007 appears to have replaced Gates as the world’s richest person? His name is Carlos Slim Helú. Today, his fortune stands at more than $59 billion—and grew, on average, more than $1 billion a month last year. What kind of world are we living in now? Slim has been widely accused of monopolistic practices; he catapulted himself to the top spot on the back of his company Teléfonos de México, or Telmex, which has a 92 percent stranglehold on his country’s local fixed-line market. Slim’s business empire, the scope of which is largely unprecedented in modern economic history, ranges from cigarettes to airlines, from electric cables to floor tiles. In all, Slim’s net worth is equivalent to a stunning 6.6 percent of Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP), easily eclipsing Gates (0.4 percent of U.S. GDP) and even John D. Rockefeller at his peak (slightly less than 2 percent in 1937). Although it may be unsurprising to see such gross wealth disparity in Latin America, what do we make of the growing list of billionaires in countries such as China, India, and Russia that supposedly represent the global economy’s future? Are we entering a new era of robber barons? Does the shift of investment and production to emerging markets herald a rise in “crony capitalism” worldwide? Or does the rapidly accumulating wealth of Slim and his ilk merely signify an undesirable byproduct of a very desirable process—the spread of free-market capitalism around the globe?”*

Mexico’s monopoly watchdog will start two new investigations within three weeks into the dominance of telephone giants America Movil and Telmex, both controlled by billionaire tycoon Carlos Slim.

It will be the second time in a decade that the Federal Competition Commission will probe Telmex (TELMEXL.MX: Quote, Profile, Research)(TMX.N: Quote, Profile, Research), which has 90 percent of all fixed lines in Mexico, and could lead to restrictions.”*

“In the wake of yet another failed attempt at U.S. immigration reform, governors from along the border meet this week as pressure builds for states to take the lead on immigration and security issues.

Mexican President Felipe Calderón, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, are all expected to attend the two-day meeting in the Sonoran beach resort of Puerto Peñasco, or Rocky Point. It’s a sign, say state officials, that the ball is in their court.

“This shows the states taking the initiative, trying to discuss their common interests and coming to some solutions,” said Mario Welfo, a spokesman for Sonora Gov. Eduardo Bours Castelo. “

“Growing up in Mexico City, I always knew Mexico was an unjust country - a place where small coteries of the privileged control all power and wealth while half the population lives in poverty. But it never occurred to me that Mexico would have billionaires.

It does. According to Forbes magazine, last year there were 10 Mexicans among the world’s 946 billionaires.

That might not seem out of line in a country with 100 million-plus people, which accounts for about 1.6 percent of the global economy. But here’s what takes the cake, especially if you’re Mexican like me. Earlier this month, Fortune reported that Carlos Slim Helu, a Mexican, had just surpassed Bill Gates to become the world’s richest man, with a fortune worth $59 billion.”

“El empresario mexicano Carlos Slim, uno de los hombres más ricos del mundo, podrí ser el padrino de bautizo del hijo que la actriz y productora Salma Hayek tendrá en los próximos dís.”

“A controversy broke out earlier this month after the Mexican online business publication Sentido Comun announced that Carlos Slim Helu was the richest man in the world.

Carlos Slim, 67, is the son of Lebanese immigrants to Mexico who just last year added $6 billion to his fortune. He sold off holdings in MCI and Altria to apply the proceeds to holdings in Saks Inc. He increased his share of Mexico’s monopoly telephone company Telmex and in America Movil, a wireless telecom outfit. His manifold holdings extend to about 200 other businesses.”

“Considered by some to be the world’s richest man, Mexican magnate Carlos Slim is increasingly showing interest in the US-Mexico border region. Slim´s latest foray into the borderlands was at an economic development conference held in the Sonora state capital of Hermosillo this week. At an event attended by business leaders and government officials from all the US-Mexico border states, Slim suggested that the Border Governor´s Conference, which is scheduled to meet later this summer, play a leading role in pushing a new development plan for both sides of the border. Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano and Sonora Governor Eduardo Bours were among elected officials in attendance at the Hermosillo meeting.

“The important thing is to have a clear view of the future,” Slim said, “in order to focus actions with short- term, three-to-five year programs of action that define the direction.” In general terms, Slim called for mixing public and private financing to develop the border region.

The public sector can contribute educational, health and legal resources, he added.”

“Carlos Slim HelÚs business career began on the playground, trading baseball cards.

He would buy the adhesive-backed cards at a candy stand in downtown Mexico City, then make a meticulous record of each trade in a notebook, carefully evaluating whether he had come out on top.

By age 12, he had moved on to trading stocks and bonds. Before turning 30, he owned a soft drink company and a stock brokerage. Now, at 67, Slim is the worlds second-richest man and is closing quickly on Bill Gates, according to Forbes magazines most recent rankings. Slims business empire stretches from Mexico to the USA ”” including major stakes in companies such as CompUSA and Saks Fifth Avenue ”” yet most Americans have never heard of him.”

“When Carmen Moreno jogs by the Nezahualcoyotl open-air garbage dump in the working-class outskirts of Mexico City, she wears a surgical mask to avoid the stench. Thats where billionaire Carlos Slim smells money.

Slim, 67, acquired the landfill last year for an undisclosed amount and plans to spend $150 million by 2010 to develop a shopping mall, two schools, a hospital and a park”

“Each year, Forbes magazine publishes a list of the world’s billionaires. The 2007 list is headed up by Bill Gates, who is worth US$56 billion, followed up by investor Warren Buffet, at US$52 billion.

But do you know who the world’s third-richest man is? It’s none other than Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim, owner of Telmex and numerous other enterprises.

Carlos Slim is worth US$49 billion, which puts him just a scant US$3 billion behind Warren Buffet. By the time the 2008 list is published, Slim may be the world’s second-richest man.”

“Jennifer Lopez graces the cover of PEOPLE en Español’s “100 Most Influential Hispanics” issue which honors those who have made an impact in the Hispanic community. Lopez opens up about being named an influential Hispanic, the influence of her ethnic roots and her desire to have a family. “Being an example to others is a big part of my work,” Jennifer tells PEOPLE en Español. “It excites me to think that I could be capable of changing opinions, or of making people laugh or cry. It’s a beautiful facet of the work that we do.”

Lopez also talks about wanting to start her own family. “I come from a strong family, so of course I want to have one. But I also have my own family: my immediate family, my husband, and his children. I am a part of all this. In this sense, I am very fortunate.”

In addition to Lopez, other entertainers honored include Shakira, Carlos Santana, Julio Iglesias, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, and Salma Hayek for her work as producer of the hit ABC series, Ugly Betty. Ricky Martin is honored for his humanitarian work as Good Will Ambassador of the United Nations and for the work of his foundation.

Mexican film directors Alejandro González Iñárritu, the director of Babel, Guillermo del Toro, Pan’s Labyrinth, and Alfonso Cuarón, Y TÚ Mamá También and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, are honored for their innovative film work. “You have to work in film for the correct reasons,” says Cuarón. “For the love of working in film, not for fame. The fundamental thing is honesty and finding your own voice.”

Fashion designers Carolina Herrera and Narciso Rodrí­guez also land on the list of the 100 Most Influential. Rodrí­guez says that Carolyn Bessette, the late wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., is an inspiration in his work. “She has been the most important person in my life, both professionally and personally, I miss her a lot.” Spanish shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, who achieved cult status on the television series Sex and the City, speaks about his influence on new designers. “I believe that what I have brought is the return to a complete femininity, which to me, represents placing a woman on a pedestal with high heels.”

Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles, and Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico, have been honored for their notable political careers. From the world of business, Ralph de la Vega, COO of Cingular Wireless and George Reyes, CFO of Google, also made the list.

For behind-the-scenes video and exclusive photos from PEOPLE en Español’s “100 Most Influential Hispanics,” check out peopleenespanol.com. Vote for who should be the #1 Most Influential Hispanic by logging onto the magazine’s website and voting for your favorite. To read the full story, see page 57 of the magazine.

The complete list of PEOPLE en Español’s “100 Most Influential Hispanics”:

Entertainers
– Jennifer Lopez, singer, actress, entrepreneur
– Antonio Banderas, actor
– Armando Manzanero, singer, composer
– Carlos Santana, guitarist, composer
– Daddy Yankee, reggaetón artist
– Eva Longoria, actress
– George López, comedian, actor
– Gloria Estefan, singer, composer and author
– Johnny Pacheco, musician and producer
– Jorge Hernández, lead singer of Los Tigres del Norte
– Juan Gabriel, singer, composer
– Juan Luis Guerra, singer-writer
– Juanes, singer
– Julio Iglesias, singer
– Lucero, actress, singer
– Luis Miguel, singer
– Ricky Martin, singer, philanthropist
– Roberto Gómez Bolaños, comedian and actor
– Salma Hayek, actress and producer
– Shakira, singer, composer
– Silvia Pinal, actress, producer
– Sonia Manzano, actress, screenwriter, “Sesame Street”
– Verónica Castro, actress, singer, television host
– Willie Colón, musician, composer, producer

Culture/ The Arts
– Alejandro González Iñárritu, director “Babel,” producer, screenwriter
– Alfonso Cuarón, director “Y Tu Mamá Tambien,” producer, screenwriter
– Andrés Serrano, visual artist
– Carla Estrada, television producer
– Carolina Herrera, fashion designer
– Chita Rivera, actress, singer, and dancer
– Cristina Saralegui, journalist, television host, entrepreneur
– Eduardo “Piolí­n” Sotelo, Radio D.J.
– Fernando Gaitán, writer, “I am Ugly Betty,” original spanish language version
– Ferran Adrií , chef
– Gabriel Garcí Márquez, writer
– Guillermo del Toro, director “Pan’s Labyrinth,” producer, screenwriter
– Gustavo Santaolalla, producer, musician and composer “Brokeback Mountain”
– Isabel Allende, writer
– Jaime Hernández, cartoonist
– Julio Bocca, dancer
– Manolo Blahnik, shoe designer
– Mario Garcí, newspaper designer
– Mario Testino, photographer
– Narciso Rodrí­guez, fashion designer
– Nilo Cruz, playwright
– Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer
– Pedro Almodóvar, director “Volver,” screenwriter, composer
– Pedro Damián, producer
– Plácido Domingo, tenor
– Rita Moreno, actress and singer, “West Side Story”
– Robert Rodrِí­guez, directorِ
– Rubén Blades, musician, actor government functionary
– Santiago Calatrava, architect, engineer
– Walter Mercado, astrologist

Politics/Public Affairs
– Alberto Gonzáles, Secretary of Justice
– Anthony Romero, Executive Director of ACLU
– Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles
– Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico
– Dolores Huerta, Civil Rights activist
– Emilio T. González, Director of Immigration and Naturalization Services of the United States
– Fidel Castro, President of Cuba
– Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela
– Janet Murguia, President of National Council of La Raza
– José Gomez, archbishop of San Antonio, Texas
– Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile

Business
– Carlos Slim HelÚ, businessman
– Eduardo Castro-Wright, President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores U.S.
– Emilio Azcárraga Jean, CEO of Grupo Televisa
– Emilio Estefan, producer, composer and entrepreneur
– George Reyes, Vice-president and CFO of Google
– José Fernández, President of Bodega Owners Association
– Marí AzÚa, CIO, IBM
– Mirta de Perales, cosmetologist, business executive
– Ralph í€lvarez, President and COO of McDonald’s
– Ralph de la Vega, COO, Cingular Wireless
– Robert Unanue, President of Goya Foods Inc.
– Tere Zubizarreta, President and CEO, Zubi Advertising

Media
– Christina Norman, President of MTV
– Gustavo Cisneros, President, Cisneros Group
– Jorge Ramos, journalist, co-anchor of “Noticiero Univision”
– Marí Antonieta Collins, author, host on Telemundo
– Marí Celeste Arrarás, editor and anchor on Telemundo
– Maria Elena Salinas, journalist, co-anchor of “Noticiero Univision”
– Mario Kreutzberger (Don Francisco), television host, presenter
– Markos Moulitsas ZÚniga, political commentary, blogger
– Mónica Lozano, editor and executive director of “La Opinion” newspaper
– Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment
– RaÚl Alarcón Jr., President, Spanish Broadcasting System

Sports
– Arturo Arte Moreno, Owner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
– Juan Pablo Montoya, race car driver
– Omar Minaya, General Manager of The New York Mets
– Oscar de la Hoya, boxer

Science & Technology/Health
– Aida Giachello, sociologist
– Antonia Novello, Health Commissioner of New York
– Ellen Ochoa, astronaut
– Héctor Ruiz, President of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
– Jane Delgado, President of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health
– JesÚs Aguais, activist, director of “Aid for Aids”

Education
– Bertha Flores, teacher
– Eduardo Padrón, President, Miami Dade University

PEOPLE en Español was launched in 1996 as a special issue, and today has become the best-selling Hispanic magazine in the United States. Published 11 times a year, PEOPLE en Español’s guaranteed circulation is 500,000, and reaches more than five million readers every month with its editorial mix of Hispanic and mainstream entertainment, fashion and beauty, and compelling human-interest stories. PEOPLE en Español delivers original editorial content that captures the values, contributions and impact of Hispanics in the U.S. For daily news and scoops, visit peopleenespanol.com. “

“The ALAS Foundation America Latina en Accion Solidaria - “Latin America for Solidarity” will be launched on December 12, in the National Theater of Panama. The Foundation is based at the City of Knowledge in this Central American country.

With the goal of helping the neediest, artists, intellectuals, businessmen, international organizations and NGOs have gathered to form the ALAS Foundation, the largest cultural solidarity movement in the history of Latin America.

With the aim of replacing philanthropy with commitment and charity with solidarity, personalities from the world of culture such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bose, Diego Torres, Juanes, Babasonicos, Mana, Ruben Blades, Daniela Mercury and Danilo Pere have risen to the occasion, as well as outstanding individuals in the Latin American world, such as Carlos Slim, Emilio Azcarraga, Alejandro Santo Domingo, Alejandro Soberon, Joseph Safra, Roberto Kriete, Marinela Servitje, Stanley Motta, Alberto Bollmer, Jose Antonio Fernandez, Felipe Gonzalez, Oscar Arias, Sergio Renan and Jaime Baily. All of them have joined to fight hunger, poverty and marginalization.

On Tuesday, December 12, the National Theater of Panama will be the setting for the announcement of the various actions to be undertaken by the Foundation, examples of which are large humanitarian concerts at Latin American venues during the next year. Such events will raise funds for two of the key local programs, the ALA VIDA Plan designed to fight poverty-related mortality and the ALA ESCUELA Plan designed to increase schooling and thus combat child labor.

The satellite transmission will be available live beginning at 18:00. The signal will be in the following format:

PAS-9
Transponder 24C
Slot A
December 12th, 22:30 to 24:00 GMT “

And who gets richer, “Carlos Slim, the world’s third-richest man” and who pays, anyone making a call to a cellphone in Mexico

“Say adios to cheap calls to cell phones in Mexico. Starting Saturday, the Mexican government began imposing a surcharge of at least 14 cents a minute to complete international calls to cell phones, doubling or tripling the rates that callers pay. “It’s going to hurt the average consumer significantly,” said Jeff Compton, an executive at Telscape Communications Inc., a Monrovia, Calif., phone company catering to Hispanics. A large portion of the U.S. Hispanic population traces its roots to Mexico, making Mexico one of the most popular international calls and a rich source of business for phone companies.”

“Mexico is investigating railroad companies Ferromex and Ferrosur to see if they are operating in collusion, months after the anti-trust agency denied them permission to merge, the watchdog said on Monday.

Mining giant Grupo Mexico (GMEXICOB.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) announced in November that tycoon Carlos Slim had sold it his Ferrosur rail business in exchange for a $310 million stake in the miner’s ITF transport business, which operates Ferromex.”

“The man Forbes magazine says is the third-richest person in the world, along with a former president of Spain, will be in Tallahassee today as part of Gov. Jeb Bush’s events marking Hispanic Heritage Month.

Carlos Slim, who Forbes pegged with a $30 billion fortune this year, is scheduled to meet with Bush at 3:35 this afternoon. Slim, who the magazine said made his money in telecommunications, is then the featured presenter at a leadership forum that starts at 4.”

“Carlos Slim HelÚ was born the son of Lebanese immigrant shop owners in Mexico City. From Wikipedia: “His father Julián Slim (Yusef Salim) Haddad, a Lebanese Maronite Christian, fled as a teenager to Mexico City in 1902, to escape the harsh military rule of the Ottoman Turks. Julián established a dry goods store called La Estrella del Oriente (Star or the Orient) in 1911, and shrewdly bought up some prime real estate in the city centre. Julián married the daughter of another prosperous Lebanese merchant, and had six children, of which Carlos was the fifth.”"