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College notes: Madison Mallards’ Thomas Smart named JUCO All-American

June 3, 2018 at 10:14 a.m.

Oakton freshman infielder Thomas Smart was named a junior college first-team All-American at the Division III level after leading the Owls in batting average (.424), slugging percentage (.667), home runs...

Spain’s recovery gains pace but remains hard sell at home

August 24, 2021 at 11:31 p.m.

MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government raised its 2014 economic growth forecast on Wednesday following a robust start to the year, but is still struggling to persuade voters that a...

Spain tax proposal calls for company rate cuts, VAT hike

August 24, 2021 at 9:58 p.m.

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain must cut individual and business tax rates and increase levies on consumer items from alcohol to fuel to repair one of Europe's lowest tax takes, according...

Spain’s slow recovery yet to be felt in austerity-worn capital

August 24, 2021 at 6:59 p.m.

MADRID (Reuters) - Hundreds of street lamp and traffic light maintenance workers began an open-ended strike in Madrid on Thursday, the latest in a succession of public-sector worker walkouts to...

Spain eyes 50-year bond, longest ever, by early 2014 -source

August 24, 2021 at 3:13 p.m.

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain may issue a 50-year bond, its longest ever, in coming months, an Economy Ministry source said on Tuesday, reflecting growing demand for the country's debt as...

Spain feeds eager market with government and corporate debt

August 24, 2021 at 9:41 a.m.

MADRID/LONDON, May 14 (Reuters/IFR) - Spain's government and some of its top firms tapped into rising interest among domestic and foreign investors for bonds from weaker euro zone economies on...

Madrid’s health workers strike over hospital privatization

August 24, 2021 at 9:18 a.m.

MADRID (Reuters) - Thousands of doctors and nurses went on strike across Spain's Madrid region on Tuesday to protest against plans to spend less public money on health care, the...

Spanish deficit, retail figures deepen economic gloom

August 24, 2021 at 1:38 a.m.

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain revised up its public deficit for 2012 on Wednesday, piling pressure on the government to scale down its budget ambitions for 2013 as data suggested economic...

No sign of fallout in Spain from Cyprus crisis, minister says

August 24, 2021 at 1:29 a.m.

MADRID (Reuters) - The crisis in Cyprus has not prompted any flight of bank-deposits from Spain, the country's economy minister said in an interview on Sunday. Luis de Guindos said...

Tens of thousands in Spain protest economic policy, corruption

August 23, 2021 at 11:52 p.m.

MADRID (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched through cities across the country on Saturday to protest deep austerity, the privatization of public services and political corruption. Gathering under...

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