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Ricardo Chocarro, Talgo’s new CEO

Reported by the Consejeros Editorial Team Talgo’s Board of Directors has appointed Ricardo Chocarro Melgosa as the company’s new chief executive officer. He has been associated with the company since February 2026 as an independent director, replacing Rafael Sterling. According to the company, Ricardo Chocarro joined Talgo’s board as an independent director following the change in shareholding structure and the arrival of new shareholders from the Basque consortium led by…


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Amodio family acquires 7.22% of OHLA’s share capital for €43.96 million

Yesterday, JP Morgan carried out an accelerated placement of 83 million shares, representing 6% of the Spanish construction company’s share capital, at a discount of 9.26%. Report by Link Securities Yesterday, Forjar Capital, S.L. and Solid Rock Capital, S.L. – entities controlled by Mr Luis Amodio Herrera and Mr Mauricio Amodio Herrera, respectively, and major shareholders of OHLA – signed an agreement to increase their stake in the company. The…


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Ibex 35 ends session virtually unchanged (up 0.1%) after falling more than 1% during morning

Report by Singular Bank European stock markets closed virtually flat after a session that was split in two. The escalation between the US and Iran sent Brent prices soaring once again and pushed up the energy risk premium, but US inflation figures were more benign than expected, allowing the market to recoup its initial losses. The IBEX 35 finished virtually flat (up 0.1%), having fallen by more than 1% during…


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Entrecanales family allow their pre-emptive right agreement regarding company’s shares to lapse

Report by Bankinter The two branches of the Entrecanales family, which jointly own 55 per cent of Acciona’s share capital through various companies, will allow the agreement relating to pre-emptive rights over the company’s shares to lapse. Tussen de Grachten BV, the company through which the Entrecanales Franco branch controls 29.02 per cent of Acciona, announced in January last year – one and a half years in advance, in accordance…


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Earnings season getting underway, and will be key to validating stock market valuation multiples

Report by Renta 4 European markets opened lower (Eurostoxx 50 futures down 0.4%), reflecting yesterday’s declines on Wall Street, which were centred on the technology sector (Nasdaq down 1.9%) and against a backdrop of a deteriorating geopolitical situation in the Middle East. US futures are rebounding slightly (S&P up 0.1%, Nasdaq up 0.4%). Of particular note is yesterday’s sharp rise in Brent crude – up 10% – to $83 per…


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In session characterised by recalibration rather than panic, Ibex 35 falls just 0.3%

Report by Singular Bank European stock markets managed to stabilise with minor declines despite the latest episode of tension between the US and Iran and the rise in Brent crude above $79. The session was one of recalibration, not panic: the energy sector provided support, whilst the technology sector once again bore the brunt of selling. The IBEX 35 fell by 0.3%. In Europe, the Euro Stoxx 50 remains stable….


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South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix’s IPO on Nasdaq becomes largest by foreign company on Wall Street

Reported by Consejeros Editorial Team SK Hynix’s ADRs began trading on Friday on the Nasdaq through an offering valued at 40.02 trillion won, equivalent to approximately 26,507 million dollars (around 2.45 per cent of the share capital) at a price of $149 per share. With these figures, the deal becomes the largest IPO by a foreign company on Wall Street since Alibaba’s in 2014, and the third-largest of any kind…


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Abanca, Cecabank, Ibercaja, Kutxabank and Unicaja complete Spain’s first multi-bank trial of tokenised deposits

Reported by Consejeros Editorial Team The five financial institutions have successfully carried out the first multi-bank proof of concept for tokenised deposits. This trial has demonstrated that it is feasible to carry out interbank money transfers using blockchain technology. The process was carried out without the need to issue any cryptocurrency and without altering the legal or financial nature of customers’ deposits, which continue to be regarded as traditional bank…


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CNMV records highest number of complaints in 10 years in 2025

The complaints were primarily directed against credit institutions, in particular banks, as opposed to investment services firms and other entities. Reported by Consejeros Editorial Team The Complaints Service of the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) recorded the highest volume of complaints in the last 10 years in 2025. According to the annual report published this week, the regulator received 1,398 written submissions and closed 1,273 cases, which, according to the…


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This week marks start of earnings season in US: EPS growth of 23.6 per cent year-on-year expected

Report by Renta 4 European markets opened lower (Eurostoxx 50 futures down 0.9%, S&P 500 down 0.6%, Nasdaq 100 down 1.3%) and there were sharp falls in Asia (Nikkei down 2%, South Korea’s Kospi down 8%). On the geopolitical front, another weekend of escalation in the Middle East, with fresh Iranian attacks on merchant ships, to which the United States has responded with its fourth round of strikes in a…