# olive oil (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover olive oil. Page: Feed: --- ## [The average Social Security pension is now higher than Spain’s most frequent salary (€1,373)](https://thecorner.eu/news-spain/spain-economy/the-average-social-security-pension-is-now-higher-than-spains-most-frequent-salary-e1373/127409/) _2026-08-26 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner This August, Social Security allocated a record €14.4704 billion to pay the standard monthly contributive pension payroll, a 6.2% increase compared to the same month in 2024, as reported this Tuesday by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration. This payroll includes the pension revaluation approved by the Government for 2026. Generally, the increase reaches 2.7%,… ## [Spain drops one place in activist fund preferences—down to eighth position—with $3.555 billion invested](https://thecorner.eu/54/spain-drops-one-place-in-activist-fund-preferences-down-to-eighth-position-with-3-555-billion-invested/127407/) _2026-08-26 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner Sodali has published its report on activist funds for the second quarter of the year, in which Spain fell from 7th to 8th position and activist investors closed or reduced more positions than they added. They increased or initiated 798 positions and trimmed or exited 1,026. The US is the top market for these funds, with total investments of $242.936 billion, followed at a considerable… ## [Airbus Spain workforce votes in favor of an indefinite strike](https://thecorner.eu/companies/airbus-spain-workforce-votes-in-favor-of-an-indefinite-strike/127405/) _2026-08-25 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner Airbus Spain workers will begin an indefinite strike starting today, Tuesday, August 25. The employees made the decision this Monday in assemblies organized by the CGT, UGT, and ÚTIL trade unions, voting to reject the company’s latest proposal and maintain the initially planned walkout, even though negotiations for an agreement will continue in the coming days. The European aerospace… ## [Spain and five other countries demand an extraordinary tax on oil companies from Brussels](https://thecorner.eu/news-spain/spain-and-five-other-countries-demand-an-extraordinary-tax-on-oil-companies-from-brussels/127403/) _2026-08-25 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner Spain and five other European Union (EU) countries are demanding a debate in September on a windfall tax on oil companies’ extraordinary profits. Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, and Austria have requested that the issue be included on the agenda for the meeting of EU Finance Ministers on September 18 and 19 in Dublin, following the sharp surge in energy prices caused by the… ## [Ceuta Police receive 200 crime reports a day, ten times more than before the assault](https://thecorner.eu/news-spain/ceuta-police-receive-200-crime-reports-a-day-ten-times-more-than-before-the-assault/127399/) _2026-08-24 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner Overwhelming the border, on July 30 and 31, more than 80,000 people from Morocco entered Ceuta—a Spanish city of 83,000 inhabitants. Moroccan and Sub-Saharan nationals, adults and minors, men and women… In a display of helplessness that reflects the Government’s difficulties in enforcing respect for Spanish borders. And which, almost a month later, continues. Against all evidence, the… ## [Santander completes its share buyback program](https://thecorner.eu/companies/santander-completes-its-share-buyback-program/127397/) _2026-08-24 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner Banco Santander has announced that it has completed its share buyback program after reaching the maximum scheduled investment of €5.03 billion. In total, the bank acquired 462,683,139 treasury shares, equivalent to approximately 3.08% of its share capital. The program, regularly reported to the market in accordance with European regulations, aimed to cancel the acquired shares and… ## [Ferrovial awarded a $9.2 billion, 42 km highway project in Tennessee](https://thecorner.eu/companies/ferrovial-awarded-a-9-2-billion-42-km-highway-project-in-tennessee/127395/) _2026-08-21 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner The Drive TN consortium, led by Ferrovial, has been awarded the development of the express lanes on the I-24 Southeast highway in the Nashville metropolitan area (Tennessee). The project involves a total investment of $9.2 billion (around €7.88 billion). The project will cover a 42-kilometer section in both directions of the I-24 highway, running from the I-40 in eastern Nashville to… ## [Brussels approves Spain’s proposal to bid for one of the European AI gigafactories](https://thecorner.eu/news-spain/spain-economy/brussels-approves-spains-proposal-to-bid-for-one-of-the-european-ai-gigafactories/127392/) _2026-08-21 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner The European Commission has approved the creation of a joint venture between ACS, Telefónica, Banco Santander, and SEPI Digital to bid for one of the seven European artificial intelligence (AI) gigafactories that the EU Executive plans to build. The Spanish project, backed by Portugal, features a dual location split between Móra la Nova (Tarragona) and San Fernando de Henares (Madrid).… ## [Olli Rehn calls for the creation of a “safe and liquid” European asset to deepen and structure the bond market](https://thecorner.eu/news-europe/european-economy/olli-rehn-calls-for-the-creation-of-a-safe-and-liquid-european-asset-to-deepen-and-structure-the-bond-market/127389/) _2026-08-21 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland, has advocated a fresh push to develop European “safe and liquid assets” to support the euro internationally and lower borrowing costs. In his lecture “Back to school: Passing Europe’s triple test” delivered during the OMFIF Nordic SSA forum on 19 August in Helsinki (Finland), Rehn stated that “Europe’s funding needs are large or even huge, and… ## [Tension in US debt: Treasury announces it will double bond buybacks and manages to lower long-term yields](https://thecorner.eu/news-the-world/world-economy/tension-in-us-debt-treasury-announces-it-will-double-bond-buybacks-and-manages-to-lower-long-term-yields/127386/) _2026-08-20 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner The US Department of the Treasury announced yesterday that it will more than double the volume of its public debt buybacks, a move that triggered a sharp drop in bond yields at a time of high market tension. The 30-year yield, which was nearing 5.34%, fell to 5.20%. The 10-year bond yield also dropped by 10 basis points, from 4.75% to 4.65%, driven in large part by the closing of... ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uQOLwzBcB0g3) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Coricelli raises bid for Deoleo to 500 million](https://thecorner.eu/companies/coricelli-raises-bid-for-deoleo-to-500-million/127384/) _2026-08-20 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner Italian group Coricelli counterattacks and raises its offer for Deoleo to 500 million euros, outbidding Dcoop, which made a purchase proposal of 460 million . Deoleo, owner of brands such as Koipe and Carbonell, confirmed yesterday afternoon in a statement to the CNMV that both CVC and Alchemy are studying the sale of their stakes—50.9% and 40.3% respectively—though without yet… ## [Spain generates nearly 200 million in new debt daily](https://thecorner.eu/news-spain/spain-economy/spain-generates-nearly-200-million-in-new-debt-daily/127382/) _2026-08-20 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner Spanish public debt has reached 1.763 trillion, a new record, but the most important thing for the Government is that the Debt-to-GDP ratio has fallen from 103.4% to 101.5% of GDP in one year. It forgets to mention that inflation in the first half of the year stood at 3.2%, meaning GDP is “inflated” by price increases that do nothing but erode Spaniards’ purchasing power. Economic… ## [Dcoop bids €470 million for Deoleo to become the olive oil market leader](https://thecorner.eu/companies/dcoop-bids-e470-million-for-deoleo-to-become-the-olive-oil-market-leader/127380/) _2026-08-19 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner Dcoop takes the initiative to acquire the olive oil group Deoleo. Its €470 million offer is currently the best positioned, with its Italian rivals, Coricelli and New Princess, showing no signs of improving theirs. If Dcoop’s plans come to fruition, the advantages for the cooperative are clear, as it would gain control of iconic brands with a strong presence in Spain and Latin America,… ## [Trade deficit rises 30% in the first half of the year, reaching €32.781 billion](https://thecorner.eu/news-spain/spain-economy/trade-deficit-rises-30-in-the-first-half-of-the-year-reaching-e32-781-billion/127378/) _2026-08-19 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner The trade deficit stood at nearly €32.781 billion in the first six months of the year, representing a 30.5% increase compared to the same period of the previous year, according to data from June’s foreign trade report published this Tuesday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business. This result is the outcome of a 2% increase in exports, which reached €201.1336 billion between… ## [Spain’s ‘Misery Index’ worse than Portugal’s or Greece’s](https://thecorner.eu/news-spain/spains-misery-index-worse-than-portugals-or-greeces/127375/) _2026-08-18 · The Corner · The Corner_ The Corner Spain’s “Misery Index,” as measured by Bloomberg (13.7), is worse than that of Greece (11.4), Portugal (8.64), the European Union (8.9), and the Eurozone (9.2). The Misery Index is a simple economic indicator designed to measure the economic discomfort or stress felt by the average citizen in a country. It was created in the 1970s by American economist Arthur Okun and is calculated by…