3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (504+ words) Portugal is going after oil profits. The tax is no surprise. Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento had already said the country was looking at a windfall tax. The trigger is simple: the war in Iran has pushed fuel prices higher,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (523+ words) Overseas demand for U.S. property is weakening dramatically. The median price paid by international buyers was $465,000, well above the national median of $413,600. This drop in foreign purchases is part of a broader trend where high home prices and limited inventory are…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (382+ words) The game hung in the balance until a bouncing ball landed in the box, Ferran Torres met it with his left foot, and Spain became world champions for the second time. The 1-0 score does not tell the whole story. Spain…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1273+ words) Briefs Finance Madrid Approves Chinese Workers for Joint EV Battery Factory - Spain will allow Chinese automakers and battery firm CATL to bring workers from China for a $4.7 billion battery plant. - The CATL-Stellantis joint venture expects to create over 4,000 direct jobs,…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (219+ words) NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, sitting next to Trump, immediately defended Spain, noting its recent spending increase. Trump delivered his comments during a press event held in Ankara, Turkey. He said, "Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don't participate....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (328+ words) That reading is above the European Central Bank's 2% target, raising pressure on policymakers to act. A national gauge of underlying pressures eased to 2.9% in June. That measure excludes volatile items such as energy and fresh food. Increases in electricity and…...