Mexico news

• MEXICO CITY—A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Mexico on Tuesday, damaging some 800 homes near the epicenter and swaying tall buildings and spreading fear and panic hundreds of miles away in the capital of Mexico City.
(Denver Post)
• PASADENA - Caltech seismologist Pablo Ampuero said Tuesdays 7.4 earthquake near Acapulco, Mexico, could provide insight into future quakes that might occur in the Pacific Northwest, Canada or Alaska. The earthquake, which hit at 12 p.m.
(San Jose Mercury News)
• according to the 2012 New Mexico Manufacturers Register. Manufacturers' News Inc. in Evanston, Ill., publishes the annual directory, based on trade journals, financial reports and other sources, plus direct contact with businesses to update information.
(The Business Journal)
• High gas prices in the U.S. are pushing some drivers to head south of the border, Fox News Latino reports. Gasoline in Mexico can be as much as $1.50 a gallon cheaper than in the U.S., thanks to Mexican government subsidies.
(Yahoo Finance)
• The news on Tuesday that Argentina will seek to renegotiate a bilateral trade deal on cars with Mexico could hardly have taken anyone by surprise.
(Financial Times)
• CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — Authorities say a car exploded near the offices of a newspaper in a northern border state where two drug cartels are fighting for control.
(Washington Post)
• MNI reports New Mexico gained 386 industrial jobs between January 2011 and January 2012. Manufacturers News reports New Mexico is now home to 2,098 manufacturers employing 55,313 workers.
(Yahoo Finance)
• Henke said he was surprised to hear Obama would be visiting oil fields in New Mexico, so I am cautiously optimistic that he is going to bring good news on at least one of those fronts for the industry.
(Austin American-Statesman)
• President Obama's oldest daughter, Malia, was never in danger during a strong earthquake Tuesday in Mexico, the White House said.
(Washington Times)