The activity of the private business fabric in Spain rebounded strongly in September, reaching its highest record since December 2024. This is shown by the composite PMI index, which stood at 56.8 points compared to 55.8 in the previous month, according to data released this Monday by S&P Global Market...
The private sector of the United States added 90,000 jobs in September, which represents a rebound in the hiring pace for the first time since May and a figure better than what analysts had expected, according to the figures published this Wednesday by the consulting firm ADP.Within the goods production...
Airbnb has announced its package of news for this autumn, in which it incorporates features driven by artificial intelligence (AI), tools to get inspired by the travels of friends and family, and additional services designed to make the stay more comfortable, such as home delivery, laundry, or baby equipment rental.With...
The insurer Helvetia Caser concluded the first half of 2026 with a net profit of 112.2 million euros, representing an increase of 34.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, the company announced this Friday."The combination of insurance and services, the strength of our distribution networks, and the...
The current account surplus, an indicator that captures the receipts and payments with abroad for exchanges of goods, services, income, and transfers, reached 18.7 billion euros in the first half of the year, which implies a decrease of 29.4% compared to the same period of the previous year, according to...
Only four out of ten salaried workers, specifically 39.4%, have a salary review clause in the collective agreements that apply to them to protect their purchasing power against the rise in prices. However, coverage varies significantly between sectors, according to data from the Ministry of Labor accessed by Europa Press,...
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United Kingdom advanced by 0.4% in July, which represents one-tenth more than in June and four-tenths above the figure for May, according to data published this Friday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The increase in activity in the seventh month of 2026...
GES (Global Energy Services) projects to increase around 14% the revenue of its Services division in the current fiscal year, to about 32 million euros. The company has set as a goal to double the business volume of this area within two years, relying on a combination of organic growth...
The number of unemployed registered in the public employment service offices increased in August by 44,419 people compared to July (+1.92%), an advance mainly motivated by the behavior of the services sector, which incorporated almost 29,000 new unemployed in the month, according to data released this Wednesday by the Ministry...
The gross domestic product (GDP) of Brazil grew by 0.5% in the second quarter of 2026, which implies a slowdown compared to the 1.1% recorded in the first three months of the year and a year-on-year increase of 2%.According to the figures published this Tuesday by the Brazilian Institute of...
The non-tourist services have become the main driver of a new phase of the Spanish external sector, at a time when the industry is undergoing an intense transformation process linked to technological, energy, and geopolitical changes. This is stated in the Technical Note "The recomposition of the Spanish export sector,"...
Airbnb has consolidated this summer the expansion of its business model in Spain by directly incorporating several additional services to accommodation in its application, including luggage storage, transfers to and from airports, and car rentals.This initiative is part of the company's plan to evolve into a complete travel platform and...
The board of directors of Mitie, a British multinational specialized in outsourcing services and a supplier to the Government of the United Kingdom, has given its approval to the purchase proposal launched by its competitor OCS for a total value of £3.1 billion, equivalent to about €3.6 billion."The boards of...
The turnover of companies increased by 4.9% in May compared to the same month in 2025, a more moderate advance than in previous months, driven mainly by the supply of electricity and water, according to the Business Turnover Index (ICNE) released this Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).With...
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the United Kingdom recorded a 0.1% advance in May, thus chaining a slight improvement after the one-tenth fall registered in April and the 0.3% increase observed in March, according to data published this Thursday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The behavior of the...
The President of the Swiss Confederation, Guy Parmelin, and the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Peter Kyle, announced this Monday that they have finalized negotiations for an updated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two largest European economies located outside the EU, with the aim of...
The activity of the private sector in the eurozone managed in June to leave behind the most intense phase of contraction linked to the conflict in the Middle East. This progress is explained, to a large extent, by the better performance of economies such as Spain and Italy, according to...
FCC Environmental Services, a subsidiary of FCCenviro, has been awarded a new contract in the United States to carry out the collection of urban solid waste in the town of New Smyrna Beach (Florida) for the next 10 years, for an amount of 88 million dollars (77.2 million euros).This new...
The number of people registered as unemployed in public employment service offices fell in June by 28,739 people compared to May (-1.2%), a reduction mainly linked to the pull of the services sector, which accounted for most of the unemployment reduction thanks to the start of the summer campaign in...
Indra has reported that it has "guaranteed the security and continuity of its services" after one of its subsidiaries suffered a ransomware cyberattack this Wednesday. According to the company, at the moment the ransomware was detected, its Computer Security Incident Response Team (Csirt) "immediately" activated the internal protocols for analysis, verification,...
The activity of the business fabric in the euro area continued to weaken in June, although it did so at the most moderate pace in the last three months. This is reflected in the preliminary estimate of the composite PMI index, which rose to 49.5 points from 48.5 recorded in...
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the United Kingdom registered a slight fall of 0.1% in April, after the advance of 0.3% noted in March and 0.4% in February 2026, according to data published this Friday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).This decrease in activity in April, which represents...
Private sector activity in the eurozone has deteriorated more intensely in May, as the impact of the conflict in the Middle East is being felt more strongly in the bloc's economy. This is reflected in the composite PMI index, which has fallen to its lowest level in 31 months and...
Airbnb has unveiled a new private transfer service in partnership with Welcome Pickups, operating in more than 125 cities in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Among them are the Spanish cities Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Malaga, and Valencia, "according to a statement".In this way, when a user books an accommodation in...
The United States Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) stood at 51.4 points in March, down from 51.9 recorded in February, reflecting a moderation of business dynamism amid a scenario of lower new orders and rising prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East, as communicated this Wednesday by S&P Global.The...