Finanzas

El Gobierno pretende recaudar 150 millones más con una modificación en la lista de deudores con la Agencia Tributaria

IN A fascinating new piece at the Chronicle of Higher Education, Marc Parry examines an intense, ongoing debate between historians and economists on the role American slavery played in the industrial revolution. A number of recent books by historians (including Edward Baptist’s The Half Has Never Been Told, with which The Economist has an unfortunate history) argue that growth in output in American cotton, made possible by America’s slave economy (and rising brutality within it), was crucial in fostering the nascent industrial revolution, which had its beginnings in the mechanisation of textile industries. The conclusions of these historians stand in stark contrast to the general view among economists and economic historians, that in the absence of slavery, industrialisation would have occurred more or less as it actually…Continue reading

Muhtar Kent será sustituido en mayo por James Quincey, que ha dirigido el negocio de la multinacional en Europa y México

AS A rule, when Gulliver first arrives at a hotel, he would prefer not to have to deal with another human. There are three main reasons for this. The first is that he is, by nature, cantankerous. The forced jollity of the initial exchange with a receptionist does not come easily after an exhausting trip. The second, perhaps not unrelated, is the fear that a porter might latch on to him and insist on showing him to his room. What is it about Gulliver’s demeanour that suggests he is incapable of counting room numbers sequentially, or is unable to identify which of the two chambers in his room is the toilet? (If in doubt, it is usually the smaller one.) Being pressured to tip a porter whose sole purpose seems to be to point out which of the Gulliver-length objects in the room is for sleeping in, and which he might fill with bubble bath, is always riling. Finally there is the annoyance of having to hang around at the front desk, with the heating on full blast, while the receptionist deals with a queue of other people. At that point all he really wants to do is head to his room and peel off a few of the layers that have been protecting him from the arctic conditions…Continue reading

La entidad necesita ampliar su capital en 5.000 millones antes del domingo

En el conjunto de los Veintiocho, las transferencias a países de fuera de la Unión aumentaron un 4,5% hasta los 31.339 millones de euros

El plan presupuestario que el Ejecutivo envía a Bruselas incluye nuevos tributos medioambientales para cumplir la recomendación de Bruselas

El organismo prorroga durante todo 2017 el programa de estímulos, pero rebajará el importe en abril

España e Irlanda han sido las economías más beneficiadas por la compra de deuda

La multinacional justifica el cambio por la nueva estructura de su negocio global