Chris Lawrence

29/12/2021 – 10:34 Updated: 12:30 – 12/29/21 New Balance will close in the coming weeks, probably before the end of the Christmas campaign, its physical stores in Spain and Portugal, which add up to a total of 22 stores, it indicates Servimedia. The liquidation of the stores will mean that during the next few days … Read more

7:00 – 29/12/2021 Updated: 09:31 – 12/29/21 The fine print of the draft of the labor reform that the Council of Ministers approved yesterday, and to which you have had access the Economist, contains surprises for companies. This is especially the case with Article 16 dedicated to the discontinuous indefinite contract, whose new provisions will … Read more

Warren Buffett has earned his own merits to be a benchmark in the investment world. His calm temperament and long-term analytical gamble have made him a beacon for many investors. And although it seemed that in recent years the owners of technological giants had been able to pass him on the right, in 2021 Buffett … Read more

The labor reform approved yesterday by the Council of Ministers does not imply a repeal of its predecessor in 2012. However, it will cause important changes that mark a before and after in collective bargaining, temporary contracts and the creation of the RED mechanism. The main modifications are listed below: Collective agreements Before: The 2012 … Read more

The energy crisis that Europe is suffering seems to give a truce. Natural gas freighters from the United States bound for Europe increased by a third over the weekend. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, a total of 20 tankers left the United States for the Old Continent, compared to the 15 ships that did … Read more

For the most part, Bill Gates is optimistic about 2022. He said this a few days ago on his blog, where he made a general review of what 2021 had been and his outlook for the upcoming year. But the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft still has some concerns for the next course. Gates is betting … Read more

One of the main obstacles to cryptocurrency finance is separation from traditional financial markets. To operate with bitcoins or ether, you have to go to highly specialized services, without the regulation or investment facilities offered by current exchanges. But the Valereum firm, one of the many that allows to operate and invest with ‘cryptos’, wants … Read more

The European Commission has opened the door to the application of a reduced VAT of 5% for self-consumption for residential use with the intention of increasing its use to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal. Self-consumption has had a reduced rate of 10% since last April in Spain as long as it is … Read more

27/12/2021 – 15:52 Updated: 11:25 – 12/28/21 Telefónica Spain has signed a social pact for employment on Tuesday backed by the majority unions that will lead to the estimated departure of some 2,700 workers, which would mean an approximate expense of 1,500 million euros before taxes, a figure that the company will count in the … Read more

New York 27/12/2021 – 21:22 In the final stretch of the year, the economic recovery in the United States continues to gain momentum. After the setback suffered in the third quarter, when the GDP slowed down to grow at a rate of 2.3% (annualized), the GDPNow indicator of the Atlanta Federal Reserve considers a growth … Read more