The Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, Vicent Marzà, has assured this Monday that the school year has started well in the Valencian Community, with fewer students and more teachers, although he has asked for “prudence”, as -as he has said- ” the pandemic is still there. ” Marzà has made a balance of the beginning of the course during the press conference that he has offered together with the territorial delegate of the IVC, Alfonso Ribes, to present the new program of the Institut Valencià de Cultura in Castelló. Thus, he has ensured that the course has begun with…
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Lenovo’s new laptops are lighter than ever, with major new features like OLED displays and Windows 11 support. The star of the range is the new Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon, which the company presents as the lightest 14-inch OLED laptop in the world, weighing only 1.1 kg. The key is in the name: “Carbon” refers to its carbon fiber and magnesium alloy chassis , which is what has allowed it to achieve such low weight, even in such a complete model. It’s tough too, as evidenced by its MIL-STD 810H military certificate, which means it has passed nine tests…
There are currently more than 272,000 workers within a Temporary Employment Regulation File (Erte), a figure very far from those of mid-2020, a period in which 3.6 million were counted. In this large group, it could be the case that a person wishing, before the Erte, to begin the procedures to retire early was included. These workers, if they want to take early retirement while being in an Erte, must follow a specific path, both as if their working hours have been reduced or if, directly, they do not work while waiting to be re-entered into the company. The key…
Back to school, work and bank fees. As analyzed by the commission-free account comparator HelpMyCash.com, this September, several banks in Spain coincide again by charging the maintenance commission of their accounts to less connected clients. BBVA (40 euros), Banco Sabadell (30 euros), Unicaja (30 euros), Banco Santander (up to 20 euros), Bankia (up to 14 euros) and ING (10 euros) are the banks that will apply expenses this month to customers that do not enter a salary or meet the requirements that they demand to operate for free. The good news is that these expenses can be avoided in a…
The Community of Madrid has taken another step to increase the rate of vaccination in its territory and, taking advantage of the beginning of the school year, will administer doses in up to 13 centers in the region. In collaboration with the Red Cross , for what will be done in campaigns similar to those of blood donations, the objective is to finish inoculating the more than 300,000 university students that populate the Capitoline classrooms. With immunization over 70% of all young people in Madrid in the first dose, and about 60% complete pattern , the government led Isabel Diaz…
China made an unprecedented intervention in the oil market, releasing for the first time part of its strategic reserve, with the explicit aim of lowering prices. China’s move joins the US public request to OPEC to increase production. The world’s two largest oil consumers are unwilling to tolerate prices much higher than $ 70 a barrel. Despite the efforts to maintain control, prices are recovering from yesterday’s losses. China begins a war against inflation and the rise in energy prices that hits all the economies of the planet. China announced yesterday (local time) yesterday through the National Food and Strategic…
The end of several toll road concessions on September 1 will have a direct effect on public budgets to be able to meet their maintenance costs. The Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, assured yesterday that the Government is studying that it be financed by means of a formula whereby this payment is generalized, instead of by the use of some section of the infrastructures, as is the case with the model of the tolls. The Minister of Finance defended the decision of the Executive of Pedro Sánchez not to renew the concessions of the current tolls. “It is regressive…
Tressis Cartera Eco30 , the first investment fund advised by a media outlet in Spain, has already accumulated a return of 16.64% so far this year, with data at the end of August. After drawing a new historical maximum in the middle of the month, the net asset value of this vehicle is now somewhat lower, at 122.87 euros. In August, where the good market performance has prevailed despite the specific tensions caused by the increase in regulatory pressure in China, the rise in infections caused by Covid or the uncertainty due to tapering, the fund advised by elEconomista has…
Two of the most profitable dividends of the EuroStoxx 50 are due soon : they are that of BNP Paribas (which is already confirmed for this month) and that of Intesa Sanpaolo (scheduled for October). Both companies, together with the oil company Eni, will be in charge of launching the European remuneration calendar after the summer break. Check here the calendar of the next dividends. Analysts recommend buying the BNP Paribas securities, which receives the second best recommendation from European banks (only improved by Austrian bank Erste). The market consensus collected by FactSet has been giving this advice to the…
In Spain electricity has never been paid so expensively, and although there is still an autumn ahead, winter is approaching. The electricity bill has reached historic heights this week, reaching over 140 euros per MW / h on Thursday. It is a worrying fact, which collides with the prices that were paid last year, close to 1 euro per MW / h at the cheapest times of the year, and close to 55 euros at the most expensive. But, even more worrying, is that the outlook is not good for the next few months. The relationship between the price of…