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The British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is in talks to merge with its American rival Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), in a deal that would create one of the largest pharmaceutical groups in the world, valued at nearly $400 billion (around €347 billion). According to the Financial Times on Monday, these two companies have been in contact about a possible merger over the past few months. These negotiations could culminate in an agreement in the near future, but they could also be delayed or fail, sources cited by the British newspaper indicate.

The footwear and sports fashion company Munich is negotiating the implementation of a Workforce Adjustment Plan (ERE) to lay off about 65 workers from its store network in Spain, around 16% of the workforce.

Choosing life insurance is usually a decision made at very specific moments in life: when signing a mortgage, when a child is born, when starting a business, or when wanting to organize an inheritance. In all these cases, the important question is not only how much the policy costs, but what level of protection it offers and whether it will truly cover the beneficiaries in the event of death, disability, or a serious illness.

Mortgagors with loans indexed to the Euribor who have their review with the July data will notice an increase in their installments. The indicator will close with the highest monthly average since September 2024, as the provisional data, with one day left to conclude the month, stands at 2.85%, three-quarters of a percentage point higher than a year ago. The figure is also slightly higher than that of June.

Europe faces a structural challenge in its bet on hyperconnectivity. The expansion of next-generation networks, the need to strengthen the resilience of infrastructures, and the investment pressure required by technological deployment place the telecommunications sector at the center of the economic debate. In this scenario, digital infrastructure ceases to be a support element to become a strategic lever for competitiveness, productivity, and technological autonomy.

With thousands of people evacuated and more than 150,000 hectares burned this year in Spain, one of the main questions among those affected is who pays for the damages and what aid they can receive. While the Government prepares the declaration of a severely affected area and new measures to protect workers affected by the fires, compensation depends on a combination of private insurance and public aid.

Repsol obtained a net profit of 2,201 million euros in the first half of the year, which represents an increase of 265% compared to the 603 million euros of the same period of the previous year. The geopolitical environment derived from the war in Iran and the escalation of crude oil prices have boosted the value of its inventories, which has had a positive equity effect of 823 million euros, according to the information the company submitted this Thursday to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV).

Spanish gas grid operator Enagás announced this Wednesday the acquisition of 20% of Osaka Gas in the Saggas regasification plant for 31 million euros. Specifically, it has acquired the Sagunto plant, in the Valencian Community, which has a liquefied natural gas storage capacity ⁠of 600,000 cubic meters and a regasification capacity of 1 million normal cubic meters per hour. This is equivalent to 18% and 15% of Spain’s total, respectively. The operation would raise Enagás’ stake in Saggas to 92.5%, while Oman Oil ⁠Holdings Spain would retain 7.5%. The operation is expected to close before the end of 2026, as announced by the company during the presentation of its first-half results.

The battle to dominate the global market for obesity drugs has moved from laboratories to courts. Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has sued Eli Lilly in the U.S. for alleged misleading advertising, claiming that its promotional campaigns present “false and materially misleading” comparisons between the treatments of both companies, to make it appear that its product yielded better results.

Europe is entering the era of hyperconnectivity driven by artificial intelligence, but this transformation will only be possible if investments are made in solid, resilient, and high-quality infrastructures. That is the central message of Cellnex’s new videopodcast, Ready to Connect, a series of strategic conversations specifically designed for investors and analysts in the digital infrastructure sector.