Mexican president-elect pulls plug on new airport; markets sink
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Mexico’s incoming president said on Monday his government would cancel construction of a partially built $13 billion new airport for Mexico City, a decision which left investors fretting over how he would manage the economy and led to sharp falls in the currency and stockmarket.