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MADRID (AP) -- Lionel Messi scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 3-1 win over Deportivo La Coruna in the Spanish league on Saturday, and Real Madrid rallied to beat Almeria 4-2 after late goals from Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo.
(AP:MADRID) Rating agency Standard & Poor's said Wednesday it had cut its outlook on Spain's government finances to negative because of lagging growth and a lack of aggressive efforts to control budget deficits.
Madrid - Concern was mounting in Spain on Wednesday over a hunger strike drama at a Canary Islands airport where the iron will of an increasingly frail woman was defying Spain and Morocco. Doctors said award-winning Western Sahara activist Aminatou H...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Spain won its second straight Davis Cup and showed that its tennis talent extends beyond Rafael Nadal.
Spain is likely to play two international friendlies in the run-up to the World Cup in conditions that would emulate the altitude in South Africa. According to the Spanish football federation's Web site, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque would like to play one game at sea level in Spain and one in a Central European country to match the altitude the European champions will face in the group...
Raul Gonzalez said he isn't worried about his place with Real Madrid despite his dwindling playing time. The Madrid captain has gone from starter to substitute in coach Manuel Pellegrini's first season in charge but believes his role with the club remains as important as ever. "Since I arrived at 17, my role in the club has always been important and will continue being (that...
MADRID (AP) -- Spain's prime minister has honored the Davis Cup-winning team in a ceremony at his official residence.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Spain had the outlook on its debt grade lowered by Standard & Poor’s as its public finances worsen, one day after Greece’s government bonds tumbled following a downgrade by Fitch Ratings.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks fell for a third day as Standard & Poor’s cut Spain’s outlook to negative, Fitch Ratings reduced its rating on five Greek banks and the economy of Japan grew less than estimated.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks rose for the second day this week as tax cuts and plans by the nation’s largest utility to pay overdue dividends overshadowed Spain’s lowered credit-rating outlook at Standard & Poor’s.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Copper prices fell in New York after Standard & Poor’s cut Spain’s credit-rating to “negative,” fueling concerns that the global economic recovery will stall.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market stocks fell for a fourth day, their longest losing streak in more than two months, as Dubai struggled to restructure debt, Greece’s bonds faced a further downgrade and Standard & Poor’s lowered its outlook on Spain to negative.
Shares in Spain fell sharply on Wednesday after Standard & Poor’s revised down its outlook on the country to negative from stable, saying it now expects a longer and deeper downturn here, just two days after warning Greece and Portugal over their own fiscal woes.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks fluctuated after Standard & Poor’s cut the credit-rating outlook for Spain, offsetting tax cuts and plans by the nation’s largest utility to pay overdue dividends.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar pared its drop against several of its major counterparts as Standard & Poor’s cut Spain’s credit rating outlook, discouraging demand for higher- yielding assets such as stocks.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks fell for a third day after Standard & Poor’s cut the credit outlook for Spain to “negative,” spurring speculation that defaults will spread through the global economy.
