Spanish Economy News on 7/30/2010

msnbc.com

Bullfighting ban to have huge economic costs: supporters Ninemsn Internatonal accounting network BDO estimates that bullfighting generates about 2.5 billion euros a year for the Spanish economy and drew 14 million ... Region in Spain bans bullfightingSalon Banning the bullfight: Whether you consider it a lost tradition or animal ...Daily Mail (blog) Bullfighting in Catalonia : The land of the banThe Economist Sydney Morning Herald -Christian Science Monitor -ToTheCenter.com (blog) all 1,025 news articles »

Earthtimes

* H1 net profit falls 1.6 pct to 4.445 bln euros, in line Reuters SX7P by around 14 percent since shares hit a 12-month low in early June when fears about the Spanish economy peaked. Santander and peer BBVA (BBVA. ... Santander H1 profit in line with forecastsRTE.ie Spain's BBVA bank Q2 profit down 18 percentBusinessWeek Higher Costs Hit BBVA ProfitWall Street Journal Toronto Star -Financial Times -MarketWatch all 124 news articles »

Reuters UK

Foreign firms sink teeth into Brazil mobile market AFP ... Spain's Telefonica and Portugal Telecom in Brazil's booming cellphone market this week underline the growth potential of Latin America's biggest economy ... Brazil Stocks Open Lower On Corporate News, US DataWall Street Journal Telefonica Agrees to Buy Vivo Stake for $9.8 BillionBloomberg Telefonica to buy control of Brazil's VivoThe Associated Press Latin American Herald Tribune -The Economist (blog) all 366 news articles »

Oral Care - Spain - Market Report - New Market Report Published OfficialWire (press release) by Press Office The declining Spanish economy encouraged consumers to be more frugal when purchasing oral care products. However, consumers' preferences ... and more »

'Specter of Arizona Immigration Law Slowly Drains Economy' Tucson Weekly Check out this CNN report on the Phoenix economy here. "For sale" signs in English and Spanish adorn brown, sun-scorched lawns and dilapidated parking lots ... Specter of Arizona immigration law slowly drains economyCNN all 5 news articles »

MiamiHerald.com

GLOBAL MARKETS: European Stocks Maintain Solid Gains Wall Street Journal Meanwhile, shares in Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica gained 3.1%, after its second-quarter net profit rose 16% as revenue growth in its Latin American ... Stocks flat as rally runs out of steamFinancial Times Risky assets rise as US concerns easeFinancial Times U.S. Futures Fall on Economy; Stocks Fluctuate, Yen StrengthensSan Francisco Chronicle all 214 news articles »

Spanish HICP Inflation Quickens In July RTT News Spain's socialist government is trying to reduce its huge budget deficit, which is the third biggest in Eurozone. The Spanish economy expanded 0.1% ... Spain's Inflation Rate Jumps to Highest in Two Years on Sales Tax IncreaseBloomberg all 15 news articles »

LUCKY IN SPORT, NOT SO LUCKY IN ECONOMICS Bangkok Post The Spanish economy shrank 3.6% last year. The IMF recently predicted that Spain would contract a further 0.4% this year, one of the worst prospects amid ...

Advertisers can cheer Univision, the Web, and politics even as economy weakens USA Today Univision crows this morning that July will mark the first month in which the Spanish language TV network attracted more 18-to-34-year-old viewers in ...

Euro Rescue Fund Authorized to Sell Debt After Italy Parliament Backs Plan Bloomberg The package has helped calm markets, with the yield premium investors demand to buy Spanish and Portuguese bonds over German debt falling 64 basis points ... and more »