What do social media influencers, Adidas and Indigenous Mexican artisans have in common? They're the major players in a controversy over pay for those making Mexico's best-selling World Cup team jerseys.

Mexico News Daily CEO Travis Bembenek sits down with Empresas Globales chief Guillermo Bernal to unpack Mexico's mixed economic signals and how major investors really see the country's outlook.

The imbalance comes after 15 years of falling production and in the midst of billions of dollars of support from the federal government, which is a factor in stalling economic growth.

Ticket prices on resale sites (the only option left) have risen by 33% in just three days, to the point that even Mexico's richest man (Carlos Slim) says they're "excessive."

Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told him and his Canadian counterpart on Wednesday that the United States is "not in the position" to be able to renew the USMCA for an additional 16 years.

Mexico may have the World Cup's best-selling team jersey, but the majority of those pridefully being worn are knockoffs, and this has consequences, as writer María Meléndez explains.

Mexico has welcomed a windfall of 17.5 billion pesos (US $1 billion) in the first 13 days of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, not including the 5 billion pesos ($286 million) from the sale of match tickets.

Mexico’s export boom continued in May, delivering a solid monthly surplus as manufacturing, oil and raw material exports climbed sharply and outpaced strong growth in imports.

Mexico and Brazil have been seeking closer economic ties, and this pact unites Brazil's technological advances for extracting oil and Mexico's access to the Gulf of Mexico's deep waters.

In an era when most farmland use is trending in the opposite direction — toward increasing degradation — Mexico´s giant food company is seeking to source its ingredients from sustainable agriculture.