SkyPostal Networks, Inc., a young company that has been gaining national recognition as the world’s largest private postal network in Latin America, today announced that it has entered into a co-marketing agreement for its PuntoMio online shopping facilitator with the Brazilian Bank; Banco Itaucard. Banco Itaucard is controlled by Itau Unibancob which is one of the largest financial conglomerates in Latin America and one of the 15 largest in the world in terms of market capitalization.

PuntoMio provides Itaucard customers with the easiest and most secure way to shop from the U.S., by merging the convenience of comparison shopping through a searchable online shopping portal with a virtual U.S. address which they use to receive their online purchases. PuntoMio bridges the gap between the online international shopper and U.S. based Internet merchants from the time of purchase through final international delivery to the customer’s home or office.

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[Editor's Note: After more than a year of chaos and controversy, some of the leading U.S. banks saw their stock prices soar during the second quarter. As part of its mid-year forecast series, Money Morning examines the outlook for U.S. banks for the rest of this year. To see earlier stories from our mid-year forecast series, please click here.] By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor Money Morning

Can U.S. bank stocks continue their winning streak?

In February, I analyzed the top 12 U.S. banks to determine whether they really needed $1.5 trillion in taxpayer-provided bailout capital. I concluded that only a few of those banks seemed to be in any danger of collapse, and actually recommended several.

Policymakers and the market later came to agree with me: The Standard & Poor’s 500 Financial Index has more than doubled from its March low and several bank stocks have posted triple-digit …