• European union ambassador criticizes Venezuelan decision to break ties
  
• Claims of guerrilla banking in Venezuela could bring UN scrutiny
  
• Firebombs hurled at Las Noticias de Cojedes newspaper office
  
• PDVSA's investment in 2010 is estimated at $16.4 billion
  
• PDVSA domestic provider liabilities amounted to $7.57 billion in 2009
  
• Iran, Venezuela agree to set up a joint oil shipping company
  
• PDVSA social contributions amount to $5.26 billion
  
• Hilary Kramer // Venezuela: Real trouble South of the Border
  
• Venezuela oil giant PDVSA sees profits slump 52.2% in 2009 to $4.498 billion
  
• Venezuelan Communist Party calls for regional demilitarization
  
• Latin Business Chronicle // PDVSA: More contradictions
  
• What more does it take to waken US workers from their state of self-denial?
  
• SIDOR liquid steel production drops 11% in July but sales improved
  
• Venezuela to supply China with 40 million tonnes of iron in seven years
  
• University fights for lands seized by the National Lands Institute (INTI)
  
• "Health problems" and Colombia keep Chavez away from Mercosur summit
  
• Paraguay and Venezuela to start series of business talks this month...
  
• PSUV defends much-maligned PDVAL from "opportunistic" opposition
  
• President Chavez: Possible public stock market and banking problems
  
• South American leaders gather in Argentina for Mercosur summit...
  
• Susan Kaufman Purcell // Leaning against Chavez?
  
• The first thing about Venezuela is that it doesn't make sense...
  
• Trade union chiefs say government meddling in unions is stirring violence
  
• Connie Mack vows to lead the fight to list Venezuela as terrorist state
  
• Venezuelan government implements controls to prevent food smuggling
  
• Nelson Belfort: "The revolution is foundering and it is not the media fault"