Economía

On December 14, 2024, Isak and Jonathan Andic were not alone on the Montserrat mountain. Father and son parked their vehicles in the Collbató parking lot from which the Les Feixades path starts, a slippery but simple trail that connects the Salnitre caves with the Montserrat monastery. After barely ten minutes, the 71-year-old businessman fell into the void and died from the severe injuries of the impact. The son, who was released on Tuesday after posting a bail of one million euros and is accused of homicide, took four minutes to make the first call and it was to his father’s partner, Estefanía Knuth. Two minutes later he alerted 112 to ask for help. After half an hour, two climbers who had been practicing sport in the massif appeared on the trail and approached Jonathan, alerted by his cries of distress, according to sources familiar with the investigation that La Vanguardia has been able to learn.

The bailout granted during the pandemic by the state holding company SEPI to Plus Ultra as part of the support for strategic companies in trouble is at the center of the plot surrounding José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero investigated by judge José Luis Calama. According to the judge, the executives of this small airline tried to obtain the aid of 53 million granted by SEPI through “mechanisms outside the legally established channels,” either through the mediation of José Luis Ábalos or Zapatero himself, which was the channel used. The former Prime Minister played a “predominant role” and “allowed Plus Ultra to achieve the pursued objectives.” How did this SEPI aid program work? Why was it so decisive for many companies and so controversial in some cases?

Jonathan Andic grew up within Mango long before occupying an office at the top of the group. He was the eldest son of Isak Andic, the founder who built one of the largest European fashion empires from Catalonia, but those who dealt with him in those years remember a discreet executive, more comfortable in creative and product teams than on the corporate front line. He studied Audiovisual Communication in the United States and later completed his training with an MBA at IESE, before formally joining the family business in 2005.

The Mango business has managed to stay out of the investigation into the death of its founder, Isak Andic, in December 2024. The shock caused by the sudden death of the businessman and the subsequent police investigation have not taken a toll on the company’s business. Sales have grown by 13% and are close to 3.8 billion euros, while profit has increased by 11% and now stands at 242 million euros.

The searches carried out this morning by the Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) of the National Police by order of the judge of the National Court José Luis Calama focus on three consulting, institutional relations, and business services companies. One of them is Whathefav S.L., the agency of the daughters of the former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and the other two are Inteligencia Prospectiva S.L., focused on technological foresight oriented to social projects, and Softgestor, a legal advisory and management firm.

From reading Shakira’s sentence, it can be inferred that the singer was somewhat like a tax stateless person in 2011. The ruling of the Court holds that it has not been proven that she was a resident in Spain for 183 days for tax purposes, but her defense also did not claim that she was in another jurisdiction during those days. “She had a tax certificate at her home in the Bahamas. But the truth is that she is not a resident for 183 days anywhere because she is actually on an international tour,” says her lawyer, José Luis Prada.

The so-called trial of the century ended with Sam Altman’s victory over Elon Musk, two old friends and collaborators now at odds in the artificial intelligence ring.

The general assembly of Foment del Treball has renewed Josep Sánchez Llibre as president this Monday, who will continue to lead the Catalan employers’ association until 2030. The leader faced this re-election without competition, as no other candidacy was presented in a process without possible surprises. This will be Sánchez Llibre’s third term, accumulating 12 years in office by the end of the term.

In the latest strategic plan of Criteria, the financial arm of the La Caixa Banking Foundation, the 30% stake in Caixabank came to be considered “foundational.” The reason: that CaixaBank “shares the same historical origin as La Caixa and gives meaning to the nature of…

The sale of homes fell by 2.2% in March compared to the same month in 2025, totaling 61,295 transactions, dragged down by operations on new homes, which fell at a double-digit rate, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported this Monday.