Economía

The Government already has the green light from Brussels for the ambitious operation together with ACS, Telefónica, and Santander to bid for the future European Artificial Intelligence (AI) gigafactory that Brussels plans to build in a Member State very soon. The European Commission has authorized the creation of a joint venture with the participation of all these groups and the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), known as ‘SEPI Digital’, to participate in the European tender that has just been launched and which foresees the creation of these first infrastructures in 2027.

From the peak of China’s great fortunes to spending the rest of his life behind bars. A court in Shenzhen sentenced Xu Jiayin, founder of Evergrande and one of the businessmen who best represented China’s dizzying real estate boom, to life imprisonment this Thursday. This is due to a long list of financial crimes committed during the group’s years of expansion. The sentence, issued in the first instance, also includes the loss of his political rights for life and the confiscation of all his assets.

The Chinese dragon is already here roaring in the European castle. China has advanced in the global production chain and now competes directly with the eurozone in almost 40% of the sectors in which Europe has a comparative advantage, compared to around 25% at the beginning of this century. The alarm comes from the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, who shared the data this Wednesday during a conference in Geneva at the World Economic Forum.

The great economy that Donald Trump promised is not adding up. Public debt in the United States has surpassed 40 trillion dollars, reaching another astonishing debt record, according to the Treasury Department.

They dance, run, do somersaults, and even practice martial arts. Now they also trade on the stock market. Unitree, the company that has turned its humanoid robots and robot dogs into one of the most recognizable images of Chinese technological advancement, debuted this Wednesday on the Shanghai stock exchange and sparked euphoria among investors: its shares soared 629% as soon as they started trading. Why has this frenzy broken out?

The Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda has announced today the imposition of a one million euro fine on the car rental company Avis for engaging in abusive practices.

Renfe has already accepted France’s rejection of its growth plans in the country and is now looking to Portugal as a new internationalization bet. The company has started the process to homologate its Talgo trains of series 106 and 107, with an eye on the high-speed corridor being built between Lisbon and Porto, and later on the one that will connect Lisbon and Madrid.

The Ibex 35 tries this Tuesday to hold on to 20,000 points after four consecutive sessions of declines and on a day again marked by tension between the United States and Iran. The Spanish benchmark started practically flat, with a slight advance of 0.02%, up to 19,985 points, after having lost 0.87% yesterday and saying goodbye to the historic closing high of 20,300 points that it reached just at the beginning of this August.

The major oil companies are sitting on a mountain of money like never before in their history. According to the latest data published by Bloomberg, the five largest international energy firms generated nearly 70 billion dollars in cash flow in the second quarter of 2026, the highest figure ever recorded.

Student apartments are becoming a very attractive asset for investors, as reflected in the price increase in the market. Only Barcelona is containing the prices of rooms for university students compared to last year, according to a study by the consultancy specialized in these rentals Live4Life, with an average of 600 euros both at the start of the 2025-2026 academic year and in the current 2026-2027 year.