Real Madrid edges Getafe 1-0 in Spain

4 February 2012, 8:18 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Real Madrid edged crosstown rival Getafe 1-0 as the league leaders maintained their seven-point cushion over defending champion Barcelona on a Saturday marked by near freezing temperatures across Spain.... Read More »

Spain: Ramos' goal sparks Real Madrid

4 February 2012, 4:54 pm

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Real Madrid maintained its seven-point lead in the Spanish league, winning 1-0 at crosstown rival Getafe on Sergio Ramos' goal in the 18th minute with a header off Mesut Oezil's corner kick,... Read More »

Spain reforms banks to revive economy

3 February 2012, 8:34 pm

MADRID — Spain's new conservative government on Friday imposed sweeping new rules it hopes will flush out bad property loans and foreclosed property from the financial system, restore confidence in banks and set the ailing economy back on track toward recovery.... Read More »

Spain approves bank reforms to clean up real estate mess, revive banks and sick economy

3 February 2012, 9:36 am

By Alan Clendenning,Daniel Woolls, The Associated Press MADRID - Spain's new conservative government on Friday imposed sweeping new rules it hopes will flush out bad property loans and foreclosed property ...... Read More »

Spain launches 50 bn euro bank reform

3 February 2012, 7:41 am

(MADRID ) - Spain's conservative government Friday launched a major clean-up of the country's troubled banks, approving a law that obliges them to set up a financial safety net totalling 50 billion euros ($65 billion).... Read More »

Spain clears bank reforms to revive ailing economy

3 February 2012, 5:28 am

ALAN CLENDENNING Associated Press MADRID Spain's new conservative government on Friday imposed sweeping new rules it hopes will flush out bad property loans and foreclosed property from the financial system, restore confidence in banks and set the ailing economy back on track toward recovery. Th... Read More »

Spain tells banks to cover toxic assets or merge

2 February 2012, 12:37 pm

(02-02) 11:28 PST MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Spanish banks must raise an additional euro50 billion ($65.5 billion) to cover their exposure to toxic real estate loans and assets accumulated during a construction boom that...... Read More »

Spain, France borrowing costs fall

2 February 2012, 8:01 am

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain and France enjoyed a blast of positive investor sentiment on Thursday with borrowing costs falling at debt auctions stoked by cheap cash from Europe's central bank. The sale of ...... Read More »

Spain's jobless claims total up by 177,000 in January for total of 4.6 million

2 February 2012, 1:00 am

MADRID - Spain's Labor Ministry says the number of people filing for unemployment benefits rose by 177,470 in January, taking the overall total to a rounded 4.6 million.... Read More »

Spain's economy contracted by 0.3 per cent in fourth quarter, edging toward new recession

30 January 2012, 3:13 am

MADRID - Spain's economy contracted by 0.3 per cent during the fourth quarter, according to official figures released Wednesday, edging the country closer to a new recession as it deals with huge levels of unemployment and painful austerity cuts.... Read More »