Rio De Janeiro / Bloomberg Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA (Taesa) , a state-owned operator of power lines in Brazil, is considering the acquisition of Abengoa SA’s transmission assets in the country as the Spanish company teeters on the edge of insolvency. “We are interested in the assets,” Chief Executive Officer Jose Aloice Rogone Filho said in an interview. ...

Caracas / Bloomberg Venezuela is planning to move fast with a new mining joint venture announced this week with Spokane, Washington-based Gold Reserve Inc. and will start extracting the precious metal within six months, according to central bank President Nelson Merentes. The government will have a 55 percent to 60 percent stake in the new venture, while Gold Reserve and ...

AFP Bendable mobile phones, quick-charge batteries and unbreakable touch screens — technology firms are racing to harness the potential of graphene, a wonder material which scientists say could transform consumer electronics. A fine sheet of pure carbon, graphene is as thin as an atom, making it the skinniest material known. At the same time though, it is 100 times stronger ...