France continues to strongly oppose the free trade agreement planned between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries.The French trade minister said Wednesday, adding that Paris believes a better deal is possible. Speaking in the Senate, Trade Minister Sophie Primas said France’s concerns regarding the dealThey were mainly related to climate ...
The British Minister of the Economy, Rachel Reeves, announced on Wednesday that the Government will increase the Social Security contributions, NICs, paid by companies by 1.2 percentage pointsup to 15%, from April next year, in order to increase funding for public services, including the National Health Service. Reeves also lowered the threshold at which companies ...
Mapfre, the largest Spanish insurer, recorded a 39% increase in its net profit in the first nine months of the year thanks to the rise in prices, to more favorable weather conditions and the lesser severity of natural disasters, which increased the profitability of its non-life business. Mapfre shares rose 4.1% at 1137 GMT (6:37pm) ...
After five months of freezing, Spain decided to appoint a new ambassador to Argentina. The Iberian president, Pedro Sánchez, decided to send a new diplomatic representative to take charge of the headquarters in Buenos Aires. His government, it is worth remembering, had called María Jesús Alonso Jiménez for consultation in May, who had been serving ...
The Government of Peru announced on Tuesday that it intends to promote railway projects that involve the construction of two train sections on the central coast with a global investment of more than US$10 billion, within the framework of the development of the Chanchay megaport that will be inaugurated soon. When exposing the plan, the ...
There is one week left until the United States presidential elections, on Tuesday, November 5, Americans will go to the polls to choose between the alternative of the Democratic Party and the Republican. The latest polls, conducted by Reuters and Ipsos, showed that Vice President Kamala Harris has a marginal advantage of 46% over the ...
Slowing earnings growth is removing some of the invincibility surrounding the stock market’s tech giants as they prepare to report earnings this week. Whether they can reverse that trend will largely determine whether the stock rally can continue. The five largest companies in the S&P 500 index by market capitalization (Apple Inc., Nvidia Corp., Microsoft ...
President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russia’s Defense Ministry is working on different ways to respond if the United States and its NATO allies help Ukraine attack their country’s territory with long-range Western missiles. The war in Ukraine, which has already lasted two and a half yearshas triggered the largest confrontation between Russia and the ...
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are sweeping the “Blue Wall” states that are expected to determine the outcome of the US electionbetting that high-profile events over the weekend will help drive voters to the polls on November 5. Former first lady Michelle Obama, one of the most popular figures in Democratic politics, joined the vice ...
The mismatch between the growing supply of renewable energy and a demand for electricity that struggles to grow, coupled with depressed wholesale electricity prices, threatens future investments in the sector, the association of renewable energy companies Appa warned on Friday. Key quotes “We are facing a mismatch between supply and demand. We continue adding renewable ...
