Skip navigation

Spain's former PM Aznar suggests may challenge Rajoy

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar suggested on Tuesday he may seek to make a political comeback by mounting a challenge to his party mate and political heir Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.Full story

Struggling Spain offers engineers to Brazil

Spain's development minister is urging Brazil to hire some of the engineers that her own economy doesn't have room for. Full story

Hunt for those at fault for Spain's bank crisis gains pace

MADRID (Reuters) - The arrest of a prominent former Spanish banker is raising hopes among campaigners that the hunt for those responsible for the problems inherited by Bankia <BKIA.MC> and other failed lenders will deliver results. Full story

Sponsored Links

Articles

Junk rating risk casts shadow over Spanish bonds

Coetzee tells Spain: Drop pro-bullfighting law

EU regulators to investigate Spanish aid for Ford

Spain feeds eager market with government and corporate debt

Spain, Portugal demand quick action on bank union

Ryan Seacrest becoming Telemundo kingmaker

Spain banks' cleanup to enter new phase as 'delay and pray' ends

Quad City Community Colleges See An Increase In GED Students

Factbox: Spain's rules on refinanced loans

British Airways owner's losses grow on Iberia hit

Video

  Violence in Spain as jobless rate rises

Riot police try to break up a crowd of protesters outside Spain's parliament angry about austerity cuts and rising unemployment. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Natalie Morales is cover girl for ‘Siempre Mujer’

TODAY’s Natalie Morales is featured in the April cover story of Hispanic women’s magazine “Siempre Mujer,” where she opens up about overcoming adversity, being told she doesn’t look Latina enough, and how it wasn’t exactly love at first sight for her and her husband.

  5 homes you can get for under $300,000

Real estate contributor Barbara Corcoran shows off five houses across the country that can be yours for $300,000 or less, from a Massachusetts home built in 1678 to a Spanish colonial in Arizona.

  Cyprus Fears Overblown?

What happened in Cyprus is a one-time situation, says John Ryding, RDQ Economics. "You couldn't do that on a country like Spain or Portugal or Ireland," he says. Jeff Solomon, Accounting Company, also offers his thoughts on earnings.

  Global Markets Update: European Shares Flat

CNBC's Kelly Evans reports European markets opened flat on Tuesday, ahead of bond auctions from both Spain and Italy.

advertisement | ad info

Related Photos

Activists of the PAH gather at the property of Borras as they wait for the judicial commission to carry out the eviction, which was later postponed, in Alboraia
Activists of the PAH gather at the property of Borras as they wait for the judicial commission to carry out the eviction, which was later postponed, in Alboraia

Activists of the Mortgage Victims' Platform gather at the property of Vicente Borras, a 70-year-old farmer, as they wait for the judicial commission to carry out the eviction, which was later postponed, in Alboraia near Valencia May 22, 2013. The signs read: "Stop evictions". REUTERS/Heino Kalis (S

Activists of the PAH negotiate with members of the judicial commission at the property of Borras to avoid the eviction, which was later postponed, in Alboraia
Activists of the PAH negotiate with members of the judicial commission at the property of Borras to avoid the eviction, which was later postponed, in Alboraia

Activists of the Mortgage Victims' Platform negotiate with members of the judicial commission at the property of Vicente Borras, a 70-year-old farmer, to avoid the eviction, which was later postponed, in Alboraia near Valencia May 22, 2013. The signs read: "Stop evictions". REUTERS/Heino Kalis (SP

Activist Perez of the PAH gives instructions to other members at the property of Borras as they wait for the judicial commission to carry out the eviction in Alboraia
Activist Perez of the PAH gives instructions to other members at the property of Borras as they wait for the judicial commission to carry out the eviction in Alboraia

Activist Miguel Perez of the Mortgage Victims' Platform gives instructions to other members at the property of Vicente Borras, a 70-year-old farmer, as they wait for the judicial commission to carry out the eviction, which was later postponed, in Alboraia near Valencia May 22, 2013. The signs read:

Spain's centre-right People's Party leader Rajoy and Former Spanish prime minister Aznar talk before a national executive committee in Madrid
Spain's centre-right People's Party leader Rajoy and Former Spanish prime minister Aznar talk before a national executive committee in Madrid

Spain's centre-right People's Party leader Mariano Rajoy and Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar talk before a national executive committee in Madrid November 21, 2011. REUTERS/Juan Medina