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Ryanair boss O'Leary warns that 25% of carrier's fuel supplies could be cut in May with fears of higher ticket prices

Ryanair boss warns that 25% of carrier’s fuel supplies could be cut in May amid fears of higher ticket prices

EUROPE’S aviation fuel supply could be disrupted from May if the conflict in the Middle East continues, potentially putting 25% of Ryanair’s supplies during May

1 Apr, 2026 @ 12:36

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

UK pub giant Wetherspoon will open two new bars in Spain after ‘successful’ Costa Blanca debut

UK PUB operator J D Wetherspoon is to open two bars at Barcelona’s El Prat airport. This follows on from February’s opening of the company’s

26 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead

Spain threatens huge fines for not labelling AI-generated content

Even in the age of AI expats in Spain will still need the human touch of a trusted financial advisor

By Peter Dougherty THE business headlines announce: “Artificial Intelligence could eliminate the need for financial advisors.” We see enough of those headlines over time and

25 Mar, 2026 @ 11:00

Business & Finance·Other News·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Spain to introduce ‘comprehensive’ package this week to counter energy price spikes caused by Iran war

SPAIN’S government will introduce measures this week to counter the rise in energy prices caused by the Iran war. The Minister of Ecological Transition, Sara

16 Mar, 2026 @ 10:36

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain's top supermarket chain, Mercadona, reveals 25% profit boost with record €1.7 billion made in 2025

Spain’s top supermarket chain, Mercadona, announces 25% profit boost to make a record €1.7 billion in 2025

SPAIN’S leading supermarket chain Mercadona has unveiled record profits of €1.7 billion for 2025- up by 24.9% on the previous year. The company’s president, Juan

10 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain braces for new tourism boom as holidaymakers shun other destinations over Middle East conflict fears

EUROPE’S biggest tour operator, Tui, says that Spain could be the beneficiary of holiday-makers switching their vacations from the war-torn Middle East. Companies are reporting

6 Mar, 2026 @ 12:40

Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spain's government will try to 'minimise' impact of fuel prices rises caused by Iran war

Spain’s government will try to ‘minimise’ impact of fuel price rises caused by Iran war

SPAIN’S Economy Minister, Carlos Cuerpo, says that the government will try to ‘minimise’ the impact of energy price hikes on ‘citizens and companies’ as a

3 Mar, 2026 @ 11:19

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Amazon announces new €18 billion investment in Spain- creating 30,000 jobs

AMAZON is to invest an extra €18 billion in Spain to expand its data centres and boost AI innovation. It means the tech giant’s total

2 Mar, 2026 @ 15:24

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Cristiano Ronaldo makes surprise move into Spanish football with 25% stake in Andalucia club

FOOTBALL superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has bought a 25% stake in Spanish club, UD Almeria. The team are currently third in the La Liga second division

26 Feb, 2026 @ 11:47

Almeria·Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·Sport

Why buying the home you want is getting harder in Spain

Social security systems in Spain, the UK and the USA are becoming ticking timebombs – here’s what I would do to minimise your risk

By Peter Dougherty PEOPLE tend to live longer lives than ever before. Many of us would agree that is a good thing. Financial planners, though,

25 Feb, 2026 @ 11:11

Business & Finance·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Ryanair threatens more cuts in Spain if government does not block proposed 21% airport tax hike

RYANAIR has called on Spain’s Ministry of Transport and the CNMC competition watchdog to block proposed airport tax hikes totalling 21% over the next five

20 Feb, 2026 @ 12:03

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Old investment rules don’t work for Spain’s country-hopping expats – that’s why you need a financial planner

By Peter Dougherty MOST investing advice assumes we live our life in one country, with one currency, one language, and one tax system. But as

18 Feb, 2026 @ 14:44

Business & Finance·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Spain’s competition watchdog whacks oil giant Repsol with €20 million fine over ‘abusive practices’

REPSOL has said it will appeal against a €20.5 million fine imposed by Spain’s competition watchdog for squeezing the margins of low-cost service stations when

4 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

IN PICS: Work starts this year on what will become one of Spain’s largest shopping centres

CONSTRUCTION will begin this year in Valencia on what will become one of Spain’s biggest shopping centres. The Infinity complex will be located in the

3 Feb, 2026 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Good news for Spain's economy as budget deficit falls to lowest level in 18 years - here's what it means for your wallet

Confirmed: Spain ends 2025 as the world’s fastest-growing advanced economy for second year running

SPAIN’S economy grew faster in the final quarter of 2025, resulting in an estimated 2.8% growth last year, according to preliminary figures from National Statistics

30 Jan, 2026 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain’s jobless total in biggest annual fall for three years but rate is still the EU’s highest

SPAIN’S jobless total fell by 16,291 people in December, a 0.7% decrease compared to November. It means the total of registered unemployed in the country

5 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain set to break foreign tourist visitor and spending records

SPAIN will almost certainly set a new annual record for foreign tourist arrivals in 2025 following the publication of November’s figures. That month’s total reached

2 Jan, 2026 @ 15:42

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

MELT YOUR CREDIT CARD DEBT: Practical strategies to tackle high-interest balances and save money

By Peter Dougherty TODAY’S ‘money’ topic is a practical one: how to pay down credit card debt. That we should pay down our debt seldom

1 Jan, 2026 @ 10:30

Business & Finance·Columnist

REAL-LIFE MONOPOLY: You too can participate in the property market without committing your life savings

By Peter Dougherty ARE you tempted to buy a home before Spain’s rising property prices make them too expensive to afford? In the game of

30 Dec, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Columnist

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system that sends invoices straight to Hacienda is delayed

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system sending invoices straight to the Hacienda is delayed

SPAIN’S small businesses have been given extra time to adopt new anti-fraud online app that files reports with the Tax Agency. The delay lasts until

3 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Tech giant Meta stung with €479m compensation bill for unfair competition in Spain

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is hit with €479m compensation bill for unfair competition in Spain

TECH company Meta has been ordered to pay €479 million to Spanish digital media outlets for unfair competition practices and infringement of EU data protection

20 Nov, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Technology

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

PRESIDENT Xi Jinping on Wednesday welcomed King Felipe who is on a state visit to China- his first since ascending to the Spanish throne in

12 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Ground-breaking survey says obesity costs Spain’s economy over €130 billion per annum

A STUDY says the hidden costs of obesity will reach €130.7 billion this year in Spain- equivalent to 8% of GDP or half of the

4 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

REVEALED: The richest Spaniards in 2025 according to Forbes with just one entertainer making the top 100 list

THE founder of the Inditex fashion group, Amancio Ortega, has been named as the richest Spaniard for the 12th successive year by Forbes magazine. The

4 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Amazon slashes up 1,200 jobs in Spain to 'optimise' resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

AMAZON is going to make up to 1,200 staff redundant at its corporate offices in Barcelona and Madrid. The worldwide giant employs 28,000 people within

31 Oct, 2025 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Foreign tourist numbers in Spain rose by just 0.8% but UK visitors went up by 2% as the French and Germans cut back

Foreign tourist numbers in Spain rose by just 0.8% in September but UK visitors go up higher

FOREIGN tourist visitors to Spain went up in September, but only by 0.8% compared to year earlier. The National Statistics Institute said on Friday that

31 Oct, 2025 @ 11:57

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Ryanair boss warns that 25% of carrier’s fuel supplies could be cut in May amid fears of higher ticket prices

UK pub giant Wetherspoon will open two new bars in Spain after ‘successful’ Costa Blanca debut

Even in the age of AI expats in Spain will still need the human touch of a trusted financial advisor

Spain to introduce ‘comprehensive’ package this week to counter energy price spikes caused by Iran war

Spain’s top supermarket chain, Mercadona, announces 25% profit boost to make a record €1.7 billion in 2025

Spain braces for new tourism boom as holidaymakers shun other destinations over Middle East conflict fears

Spain’s government will try to ‘minimise’ impact of fuel price rises caused by Iran war

Amazon announces new €18 billion investment in Spain- creating 30,000 jobs

Cristiano Ronaldo makes surprise move into Spanish football with 25% stake in Andalucia club

Ryanair threatens more cuts in Spain if government does not block proposed 21% airport tax hike

Old investment rules don’t work for Spain’s country-hopping expats – that’s why you need a financial planner

Spain’s competition watchdog whacks oil giant Repsol with €20 million fine over ‘abusive practices’

IN PICS: Work starts this year on what will become one of Spain’s largest shopping centres

Confirmed: Spain ends 2025 as the world’s fastest-growing advanced economy for second year running

Spain’s jobless total in biggest annual fall for three years but rate is still the EU’s highest

Spain set to break foreign tourist visitor and spending records

MELT YOUR CREDIT CARD DEBT: Practical strategies to tackle high-interest balances and save money

REAL-LIFE MONOPOLY: You too can participate in the property market without committing your life savings

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system sending invoices straight to the Hacienda is delayed

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is hit with €479m compensation bill for unfair competition in Spain

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

Ground-breaking survey says obesity costs Spain’s economy over €130 billion per annum

REVEALED: The richest Spaniards in 2025 according to Forbes with just one entertainer making the top 100 list

Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

Foreign tourist numbers in Spain rose by just 0.8% in September but UK visitors go up higher

MUST READ: When will Spain’s favourite supermarkets be open during the Easter weekend?

ON THIS DAY: A cult priest is knighted and a Catalan patriot is executed – two opposing tales shaped by fascist dictator Franco

All you need to know about Spain’s new digital ID: MiDNI app will let users prove identity, age and right to vote

Man arrested in Andalucia over bogus car park bomb threat that threatened to shut down Semana Santa celebrations

‘Stop sticking your nose in’: Spain hits back at Trump after US president orders probe into euthanasia death of paraplegic gang-rape victim

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