Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,303.10	+8.60	0.06%
S&P 500	1,649.60	-0.91	-0.06%
Nasdaq	3,459.14	-0.27	-0.01%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,303.10

+8.60

0.06%

S&P 500

1,649.60

-0.91

-0.06%

Nasdaq

3,459.14

-0.27

-0.01%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,764.29	-12.49	-0.45%
FTSE 100	6,654.34	-42.45	-0.63%
DAX	8,305.32	-46.66	-0.56%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,764.29

-12.49

-0.45%

FTSE 100

6,654.34

-42.45

-0.63%

DAX

8,305.32

-46.66

-0.56%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	14,612.50	+128.47	0.89%
Hang Seng	22,618.70	-51.01	-0.23%
S&P/ASX 200	4,983.50	-78.95	-1.56%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

14,612.50

+128.47

0.89%

Hang Seng

22,618.70

-51.01

-0.23%

S&P/ASX 200

4,983.50

-78.95

-1.56%

U.S. Expands Sanctions Against Mexico Druglord ‘El Azul’

By Meera Louis - 2012-10-10T15:49:20Z

The U.S. Treasury Department said today that it has expanded sanctions against Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel and its reputed leader, Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno, known as “El Azul.”

The Treasury forbade Americans to conduct business with two companies linked to Esparragoza Moreno and also froze any assets the companies may have under U.S. jurisdiction.

One of the firms, Urbanizadora Nueva Italia SA, is a real estate company that sells homes in a community near Guadalajara controlled by Esparragoza Moreno. The other is an event-planning company, Socialika Rentas y Catering SA, owned by his daughter.

“Today’s action serves as a reminder to Esparragoza Moreno that he and his organization remain in our sights,” Adam J. Szubin, Director of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, said in a statement in Washington.

To contact the reporter on this story: Chris Wellisz in Washington at cwellisz@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Chris Wellisz at cwellisz@bloomberg.net

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