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Software technology company SAP Ariba has helped modernize the supply chain of Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia by digitalizing the purchasing and procurement sections of its logistics. In its statement, SAP Ariba claimed that technological intervention had led Navantia to increase the...

Nearly four out of every five coal plants in the EU are running at a loss, research published by London-based think tank Carbon Tracker on Thursday suggested. What Happened The research has estimated that 84% of lignite and 76% of hard coal generators in the union are running at a loss. According...

In Madrid, a partnership between leading Spanish bank Banco Santander and blockchain certification startup Vottun will soon allow the city transport users to pay for their transit using a single unified digital payment system powered by blockchain. Vottun develops interoperable platforms over which...

German logistics startup sennder had acquired Spanish competitor Innroute, expanding its  European digital freight-forwarding platform after raising more than $100 million in 2019.  The Berlin-based firm announced the acquisition on Linkedin on September 25. Terms were not disclosed. "We are...

The conflict between Spain and Catalonia secessionists reached a boiling point this week when Spain declared it will be invoking Article 55 of its constitution for the first time, allowing Madrid to take over direct rule of the autonomous region. Catalonia is the wealthly northeastern-most region...

Somewhat lost in the scuttlebutt regarding resurgent Europe exchange-traded funds this year is the iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF (NYSE: EWP). The iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF, the largest U.S.-listed ETF dedicated to Spanish stocks, is up nearly 26.6 percent year to date and resides just half a...

The iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF (NYSE: EWP), the largest exchange-traded fund tracking stocks in the eurozone's fourth-largest economy, is down 8.2 percent this year. Financials As is the case with other members of the PIIGS group, there have been lingering concerns about the health of...

On a year-to-date basis, the Global X MSCI Greece ETF (Global X Funds (NYSE: GREK)) is the only single-country exchange-traded fund tracking a PIIGS economy that is trending upward. Then again, none of those ETFs have been nearly has bad as the iShares MSCI Italy Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWI). The...

The iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF (NYSE: EWP), the largest exchange-traded fund tracking stocks in the eurozone's fourth-largest economy is off 2.9 percent year-to-date. That does not sound too shabby, but it lags the year-to-date showings by the Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (NYSE: VGK) and the...

The iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF (NYSE: EWP), the largest U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund tracking Spanish equities, is down about 2.6 percent year-to-date. Among developed Europe single-country ETFs, investors could find better-performing options, but they can also find plenty of funds lagging...

The solar power industry got some good news from Spain this week, as the Spanish parliament agreed to remove the controversial “sun tax” on solar energy self-consumption. Shareholders of SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY) and Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) are counting the decision as a...

Among the five single-country exchange-traded funds tracking PIIGS nations, the iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF (NYSE: EWP) has not been all that bad this year. What that means is EWP is down 4.6 percent, making it the best of the PIIGS ETFs on a year-to-date basis. So EWP has really been less bad, a...

In a new report, HSBC analyst Fredrik Nerbrand named the firm’s top 10 market risks for 2016. Here’s a breakdown of the list. 2016's Top 10 Risks 1. U.S. Capex Recovery In this scenario, U.S. labor markets will continue to improve leading to strong profits, higher capital spending, wage...

There are still pockets of weakness among the PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain), the countries previously and some still known as Europe's problem children, but investors should not outright shun opportunity with the PIIGS. These Little PIIGS Went To Market Entering Tuesday,...

Over the weekend, Spanish citizens headed to the polls for regional elections, where they voiced their disappointment with the nation's direction under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and the Popular Party by casting a large volume of votes for small, upstart parties. The elections sent a powerful...