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Google was sued for alleged monopoly

A coalition of 37 attorneys general in the United States filed a lawsuit against Google in California for alleged monopolistic conduct in relation to its application Google Play Store. The lawsuit is led by the Utah attorney general. It…

Ibero-America is a strategic priority for Spain

Arancha González Laya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, highlighted, during her participation in the dinner of the Annual Assembly of Partners 2021 of the Business Council Alliance for Ibero-America (CEAPI), the…

BBVA completed the sale of its US subsidiary

BBVA completed the sale of its subsidiary in the United States to PNC for 11,500 million dollars, after having obtained the necessary regulatory authorizations, as reported to the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV). The results…

US wants patent exemption to help poor countries

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, supported on Wednesday that the nation will begin negotiations with the World Trade Organization (WTO) to take the exemption of intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines as a way to…

Apple reports profits soar of 56 %

The technology giant, Apple, announced on Wednesday a profit of 52,385 million dollars in the first half of its fiscal year, after the company increased the sale of its products, especially the iPhone. The figure that translates into 56 %…

German economy contracts 1.7 % in 2021

Germany's gross domestic product (GDP) declined 1.7 % year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced today. The figure stops the growth trend registered in the last two quarters, taking into…