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The Corner has a team of on-the-ground reporters in capital cities ranging from New York to Beijing. Their stories are edited by the teams at the Spanish magazine Consejeros (for members of companies’ boards of directors) and at the stock market news site Consenso Del Mercado (market consensus). They have worked in economics and communication for over 25 years.

Companies, Relevant News Item 13th August 2025

Banco Santander teams up with OpenAI to accelerate Artificial Intelligence and Data strategy

Link Securities | Banco Santander (SAN) has redoubled its commitment to technology and has teamed up with OpenAI to accelerate its Artificial Intelligence and Data strategy, according to Expansión newspaper. Santander has signed a collaboration agreement with the company that created ChatGPT with a view to becoming an ‘AI-native bank’ in which ‘every decision, process and interaction is driven by data and intelligent technology,’ explained Ricardo Martín Manjón, SAN’s Director…

Companies, Ibex 13th August 2025

Aena exceeds 32 million passengers; year-to-date traffic rises 4.1%

Intermoney | Aena (AENA) (Hold, Target Price €24) announced its passenger traffic figures for July 2025 on Tuesday after the market closed. The figures for Spain showed an increase of 2.7% last month, exceeding 32 million passengers, of which nearly 12 million were distributed between Barajas and El Prat, which increased their figures by slightly less than 1% and almost 3%, respectively. Among the other major airports, Malaga (8%) and…

Companies, Relevant News Item 13th August 2025

Talgo receives technical approval for its long-distance trains to begin operating in Germany

Renta 4 | The Spanish train manufacturer has announced that it has just received technical approval from the European Railway Agency (ERA) and the German Federal Railway Agency (EBA) for its 230 model long-distance trains to begin operating in Germany before the end of the year, although with a delay of more than a year. The approval is the final step in a process that began in 2019 with the…

In the World, World economy 12th August 2025

Prices in China remain positive for second consecutive month

Bankinter | CPI (July): +0.0% year-on-year versus -0.1% expected versus +0.1% previously. Bankinter analysis team’s view: prices remain positive for the second consecutive month. The underlying rate reached +0.8% compared to +0.7% previously. It seems that the government measures to moderate excessive competition in some sectors are beginning to have some effect, despite the fact that industrial prices continue to exert downward pressure (-3.6% year-on-year in July compared to -3.3%…

In the World, World economy 12th August 2025

US imposes tariffs on imports of one-kilogram gold bars

Link Securities | The United States has imposed tariffs on imports of one-kilogram gold bars, a move that threatens to disrupt the global bullion market and deal a further blow to Switzerland, the world’s largest precious metals refining centre, according to Expansión. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency stated that one-kilogram and 100-ounce gold bars should be classified under a customs code subject to duties, according to a letter…

Companies 12th August 2025

AXA, likely winner of process to acquire stake in Fiberpass, Telefónica and Vodafone Spain’s fibre optic wholesale company

Link Securities | French insurance company AXA appears to be the likely winner of the process to acquire a stake in Fiberpass, the fibre optic wholesale company created by Telefónica (TEF) and Vodafone Spain, according to Expansión. AXA Investment Management is in advanced negotiations to take a significant minority stake in Fiberpass, a joint venture between Telefónica and Vodafone Spain to offer wholesale fibre optic broadband connectivity services, i.e. what…

Companies, Relevant News Item 12th August 2025

BBVA decides to press ahead with Sabadell bid

Renta 4 | BBVA (BBVA) has confirmed in a significant event, following the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held by Sabadell at which the sale of TSB and the distribution of an extraordinary dividend of 50 cents were approved, that it has decided to press ahead with its takeover bid for Sabadell. Assessment: We believe that this decision to go ahead is in line with expectations. Currently, the exchange ratio puts…

Companies 12th August 2025

Airbus delivers 373 aircraft so far this year, remains below 2024

Banc Sabadell | Airbus (AIR) announced on Thursday (07/08), after the market closed, the delivery of 67 aircraft during the month of July (compared to 77 in July 2024 and 63 in June 2025), bringing the total number of deliveries in 2025 to 373 (compared to 400 in the same period in 2024; down 7%). On the other hand, a total of seven new orders were recorded during the month,…

In the World 11th August 2025

Bank of England cuts interest rates by 25 basis points to 4%, but maintains cautious approach

Bankinter | The Bank of England (BoE) cuts interest rates by 25 basis points to 4%, in line with expectations, but maintains a cautious approach. The process of lowering rates continues, accumulating -125 basis points since it began at the August 2024 meeting. The decision was not unanimous and was very close, requiring a second vote for the first time in its history. In the first vote, four members of…

Companies 11th August 2025

Banco Santander, through Uro Property, assumes costs of €120 million to settle lawsuit ongoing since 2022 with its investee company’s creditors

Link Securities | Banco Santander (SAN), through its office subsidiary Uro Property, has assumed costs of €120 million to settle the lawsuit it had been involved in since 2022 with the creditors of its subsidiary, according to the newspaper Expansión. In 2020, the bank took control of Uro and contributed more than €1 billion to cancel the debt of the real estate company. Following this, Uro’s former bondholders also claimed…

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