BlackRock warns annual USMCA reviews will cloud investment prospects in Mexico
The world’s largest asset manager considers it unlikely that Mexico will lose its investment-grade sovereign credit rating
Spain’s stock market is in the hands of foreign funds: these are the real owners of the Ibex 35
Global professional investors have largely replaced families as major shareholders in recent decades. BlackRock, Vanguard and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund hold stakes valued at €113 billion
The year 2049, the great dystopia: The world after the fall of Ukraine
The global nightmare scenario: Russia emerges as the hegemonic power in Eurasia after the capitulation of Ukraine; China, transformed into its silent (and superior) partner; the US, normalizing digital referendums on guns and abortion, its population manipulated by algorithmic disinformation; and the EU reduced to a soulless, technocratic bloc. In a work of political fiction, Spain’s former foreign minister Arancha González Laya paints a picture of the world that awaits us if Europe fails to react
Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock and the most powerful man in finance: ‘The global economy will enter a recession if the war in Iran lasts more than a year’
The head of the world’s largest investment firm, with a total of $14 trillion in assets under management, also noted that ‘Spain is a beacon of hope for Europe’ in an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS
Anthropic raises $30 billion in mega‑round, hitting a $380 billion valuation
Strong investor demand pushed the deal well beyond expectations. Earlier estimates suggested Anthropic would raise around $20 billion
World economy in 2026: Three scenarios and a dystopia
Uncertainty is increasingly complicating economic forecasts, but all eyes are on Trump, Ukraine, and AI. Europe’s future hangs in the balance between France and Germany
48 hours in Dubai with the global gurus of digital assets and traditional finance
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao made an appearance following his pardon by Donald Trump, and defended bitcoin over tokenized gold in a heated exchange with skeptic Peter Schiff
Wall Street’s biggest players rake in the profits, beating analysts’ forecasts
JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Blackrock increased their earnings thanks to the stock market boom and corporate dealmaking
From Nestlé to Astronomer: Top executives who lost their jobs over secret workplace romances
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The case of Laurent Freixe, CEO of the multinational chocolate company, adds to the growing list of office relationships that end in sudden dismissal
Francesca Albanese, UN rapporteur: ‘The United States’ intimidation techniques are mafia-style’
The Italian lawyer, who is being targeted with sanctions by the Trump administration over her support for the Palestinian people, rules out resignation and proposes the total end of relations with Israel’s ‘apartheid regime’
Jenny Johnson, one of Wall Street’s most powerful women: ‘It’s a huge risk to the US if China controls the key minerals’
Franklin Templeton’s president and CEO has doubled the investment management organization’s assets in five years through a frenetic acquisition campaign targeting its rivals
No crash, but certainly not skyrocketing: Bitcoin stagnates in the face of tariff uncertainty
Analysts believe the crypto industry won’t be impacted by trade wars in the same way as other sectors
Wall Street wrestles with market volatility amid renewed tariff tensions with China
European markets rise nearly 2.5% after sharp declines, while US indices falter following a 104% tariff announcement on the Asian country
More egalitarian companies perform better than their competitors, says world’s largest fund
A BlackRock study finds that companies with workforces that are balanced between women and men achieve better results
BlackRock, Vanguard and Norges Bank dominate the Spanish banking world
In the last few years, the three funds have jockeyed into privileged positions in listed Spanish banks
Larry Fink, the most powerful person on Wall Street: ‘The world is in transition, and transitions are frightening, messy’
The CEO of BlackRock, the largest money-management firm in the world, talks to EL PAÍS about the U.S. banking crisis, rate rises and why he’s a believer in bitcoin
BlackRock’s Larry Fink does not rule out a liquidity crisis after SVB collapse
The CEO of the world’s largest fund management firm thinks it’s too early to tell whether ‘the consequences of easy money and regulatory changes will cascade throughout the US regional banking sector’
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