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Banco Bilbao: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 30, 2025 14:37 PM EST

MADRID (AP) — MADRID (AP) — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $2.6 billion. The bank, based in Madrid, said it had earnings of 43 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 44 cents per share. ...

AP PHOTOS: In Spanish village, horses leap through flames in centuries-old ritual

Jan. 17, 2025 08:33 AM EST

SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, Spain (AP) — On a chilly January night, hundreds of people gathered on the steep and narrow cobblestoned streets of San Bartolome de Pinares — population 500 — to watch a dramatic sight: horses galloping through towering flames. It’s a centuries-old...

Barcelona routs Real Madrid again to win Spanish Super Cup final 5-2

Jan. 12, 2025 16:33 PM EST

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid came out looking for some payback in the latest “clasico” against Barcelona but ended up being embarrassed again. Madrid lost 5-2 to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. That followed a 4-0 loss at home to Barcelona in...