The news: Mercado Libre announced a $4.6 billion investment in Mexico for 2026, a 35.3% increase over what it spent there last year and its largest annual commitment to the country to date, per El Economista.

One day later, Walmart announced it is opening Walmart.com to international customers, with Mexico as the first market, giving Mexican shoppers access to hundreds of thousands of US products shipped directly to their homes.