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Possibility of Spanish downgrade looms over euro zone
Spanish government bonds have had a good run since the European Central Bank said it would protect the euro last year. But some analysts say the threat of a rating downgrade to junk remains an important risk. Credit default swap prices are discounting such a move, according to Markit. Spain is only one notch above junk according to Moody's and Standard & Poor's ratings, and two ...
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Spanish Banker Goes to Prison
MADRID -- Miguel Blesa, the former executive chairman of Caja Madrid, which is now part of Bankia, has become the first prominent Spanish banker to enter prison since the start of the financial crisis. He is accused of leaving his bank saddled with huge losses because of the takeover of a bank based in Miami in ...
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France As Monaco Done For Victor Valdes
AS Monaco management, after having sealed the deal with Radamel Falcao, succeeded in hitting one more target: Spanish international goalkeeper Victor Valdes (31) will indeed ...
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Top Spain banker bailed in crisis probe
View Photo Miguel Blesa is pictured at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid on October 6, 2008 in Madrid. Blesa, the former head of Spanish bank Caja Madrid, became the first top banker to spend time in jail over alleged mismanagement in the financial crisis, officials said on ...
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Spains controversial educational reform Will the Green Tide wash it away
New government reforms aim to reduce Spain's dropout rate. But they are opposed by green-shirted protesters from the education sector, known as the Green ...
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Mercedes continue to seek answers for their lack of pace in Barcelona
Mercedes are still attempting to unravel the mystery of their lack of race pace this year. Last Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix turned into a horror show ...
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Jamie Bestwick wins record eighth gold in a row in BMX Vert
BARCELONA, Spain -- Jamie Bestwick is now officially in a class of his own after topping his record-setting seventh consecutive BMX Vert win last month in Brazil with an eighth gold medal Friday at X Games Barcelona. "I had a Barcelona shirt made with my name and number 8 on the back, but I couldn't wear it," Bestwick said, noting that he felt a bit superstitious about the ...
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Central Middle School dropping Spanish from core curriculum
Starting this fall, Central Middle School will drop Spanish from its core group of classes for seventh- and eighth-graders and replace the subject with a language arts offering. For the past two years, seventh- and eighth-grade students at Central have been required to take Spanish. Under a new curriculum, discussed at the District 146 board meeting on May 14, up to 60 students in each grade ...
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Spanish banks see rise in outstanding debts in March
Unpaid debts of private individuals and companies owed to Spain's banks rose by 10.47 in March, the Bank of Spain said on Friday.Outstanding debt levels had fallen after the creation of a "bad bank" Sareb, taking on board the toxic assets accumulated by struggling banks such as Bankia, Catalunya and Novagalicia Banco.However, despite the creation of Sareb, the amount of unpaid ...
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Building Solar in Spain Instead of Germany Could Save Billions
Siemens says it would make sense to build solar power plants in sunny countries in Europe rather than in cloudy ones. And wind turbines should be built in windy places. These blindingly obvious suggestions run contrary to what's actually happening. For example, a solar panel in Spain generates about twice as much electricity as the same-size solar panel in Germany because the sun shines on ...
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Barcelonas Gerard Pique and Alex Song brawl on open-top bus after winning Spanish title
Barcelona stars Gerard Pique and Alex Song appear to have been scrapping while on top of the team's double-decker bus to celebrate their La Liga ...
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Hunt for those at fault for Spains bank crisis gains pace
MADRID (Reuters) - The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the problems inherited by Bankia ...
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Fitch Takes Rating Actions on 80 Spanish RMBS
California's Fiscally Disciplined Budget Positive Fitch Ratings views California's fiscal 2014 budget as continuing the disciplined approach to fiscal management shown by the state in recent years. California's economic outlook cautiously forecasts that the expiration of the federal payroll tax holiday and federal sequestration cuts will have a modestly negative impact on ...
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Spains government approves law to reform school education system in bid to improve results
MADRID - Spain's government has given the go-ahead for a law to reform the country's school education system in a bid to reduce truancy and improve results. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria calls it "the most important law of this legislature" with the dual role of improving the quality of education and the employability of young people. She says one in four ...
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DIS confirm Neymar to Barcelona talks
And Delcir Sonda, who heads DIS, the group that owns a 40 percent share in the Santos player, confirmed that a deal with the Spanish club is ...
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Father of Neymar admits talks with Barcelona and Real Madrid
Rio de Janeiro, May 17 (PL) Neymar da Silva, father and Brazilian player''s agent, admitted discussions with representatives of the Spanish clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid striker recruiting, today unveiled the sports daily Lance. I talked to them (referring to the two big Spanish clubs), but nothing is confirmed. Neymar is focused on the Paulista championship final scheduled for ...
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Spain busts cocaine rings nets 13 Dominicans
Barcelona.- Thirteen Dominicans, five Spaniards and four Colombians have been arrested for trafficking cocaine in Barcelona, where 4.5 kilos of the drug were also seized, authorities said. Most of the cocaine was hidden inside containers full of cosmetics, according to the source quoted by local ...
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Spanish regulator accuses oil majors of colluding on pump prices
MADRID, May 17 (Reuters) - Spanish energy regulator CNE on Friday accused three oil companies of colluding to hike fuel prices at the pump to protect their profits during a period of steep falls in demand in the midst of a deep recession. The alleged price fixing at Spanish petrol stations is independent from a European investigation this week into alleged price rigging by major oil ...
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Barcelona Players Get Very Drunk During La Liga Title Celebration Bus Parade
Gerard Pique and Cesc Fabregas look completely hammered as Carles Puyol plays the part of the 'Happy Drunk'. Check in to FC Barcelona vs Real ...
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Spains king sheds luxury yacht in belt-tightening measure as country suffers austerity cuts
MADRID - Spain's King Juan Carlos is getting rid of the luxury yacht he and his family used during holidays in an apparent belt-tightening measure as the country braves an economic crisis. A palace spokesman says Friday the 75-year-old monarch is asking National Heritage authorities to shed the 41-meter (135-ft) "Fortuna," handing it over to the government to decide its fate. The ...
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Barcelona on the frontline in the cancer fight
Cancer has become the leading killer of the elderly in Europe; it is an awful, painful disease that has become something akin to a pandemic. Progress has been made in its diagnosis, and further progress is being made in its treatment, and Barcelona, by hosting the European Breast Cancer Conference, is playing a major part in the sharing of ideas and knowledge to facilitate improvements and new breakthroughs.
The city of Barcelona will play a significant role in the prevention and promotion of awareness of breast cancer when it hosts the annual European Breast Cancer Conference this year. Breast cancer is among the leading killers of women around the world, and although mortality has begun to drop worldwide, and especially in Europe, there is still much progress that can be made. Read more
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