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Colombian President Petro laments fall of Berlin Wall, calls for end to free markets. Multiple scandals surround former Colombian VP, rebels mock government

Neo-Marxist Petro blames the scandal on the "owners of capital," but the protagonists were his own chief of staff & campaign manager.

Children found alive, witness found dead, JetSmart connects with American Airlines, Ecopetrol wins a billion, EmpleoBilingue is here!

Breaking news: As of 5pm today, Armando Benedetti was spotted on a commercial flight leaving Panamá for Istanbul Turkey.

This is no Petro support message — he is no messiah — but, instead, a reality check. Are we in great shape? No. Are we disappearing down the plug hole ? No.

For April, unemployment was 10.7% — down from 11.2% a year ago — and there was a 3.5% increase (785k) in the number of people working year over year

"We have not said that we will not sign new search and exploration contracts," said Ecopetrol President Ricardo Roa.

Looking at macro indicators, one is left shaking their head as to what the central bank saw two weeks ago when it raised rates to 13.25%.

Year over year Q1 GDP came in at 3.0% versus a consensus expectation of 3.5%, and the QoQ number of 1.4% actually beat the estimate of 1%.

Will the end of Petro's multiparty governing coalition lead to the hardline tactics many had feared upon his election?