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Wall Street rebounded and West Texas Intermediate crude fell below US$100 after Washington and Tehran showed willingness to talk, according to La República.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaThe definition of Colombia's minimum wage increase for next year must begin to take shape in the coming days, according to the local rule that sets deadlines for that discussion. The outlet publishing the information notes that the legislation establishes deadlines to define the minimum wage increase for next year.
Read the flashValora AnalitikA draft decree requiring data centers to use 80% hourly renewable energy would avoid up to 1.95 billion euros a year in electricity overcosts for households and businesses, according to the published information. The rule puts about 2 billion euros a year in electricity bills at stake, based on a modeling of the peninsular electricity system signed by Redeia, the transmission grid operator.
Read the flashmerca2.esMarkets are watching the US elections, while oil prices rise after a reported attack on an island in Iran. According to the report, the reported attack kept traders on alert over the risk of further disruptions to oil flows.
Read the flashValora AnalitikAnthropic's IPO is entering its final stretch: the placement among investors should begin next week and the bell-ringing is expected within fifteen days. In Europe, Trade Republic opens access to Spanish retail investors, according to the outlet. Financial sources consulted suggest the valuation could reach 2 trillion dollars.
Read the flashmerca2.esGold prices fell after previously rising 2%, in a market closely watching the U.S. election and inflation fears, according to La República.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaAnalysts expect inflation in Colombia to have approached 7% in October, according to Valora Analitik. The outlet also notes that inflation would only approach 3% by 2028.
Read the flashValora AnalitikTelefónica faces two setbacks in two of its strategic international markets, according to merca2.es. J.P. Morgan downgraded the company to underweight after the CMA's block on VMO2 in the United Kingdom and amid political uncertainty in Brazil, where the text mentions Lula's victory. The operator retains a solid position in Spain.
Read the flashmerca2.esAs of 2025, around 480,000 people were excluded from Colombia's formal credit system, according to figures cited by La República. 96.5% of the country's adults held at least one deposit product, while 20.3 million had a formal credit product in the system.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaThe EdTech Crack the Code expects to reach more than 45,000 students by 2027, according to statements by its CEO, María del Mar Vélez, sister of David Vélez, founder of Nu Bank. Vélez discussed the impact of artificial intelligence education on the current market.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaTexaco will expand its network in Colombia from 560 to 760 service stations with a US$100 million investment. The outlet La República reported this, citing Alejandro Riveros González, Chevron's corporate affairs manager, who also forecasts that Colombia will import 50% of the gasoline it consumes in 2031.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaThe explanatory memorandum of the Ley de Rescate bill acknowledges that the VAT adjustment could raise inflation by 1.3 percentage points, which would leave the cost of living above 6.4% next year, according to La República.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaNearly 100 countries apply taxes to purchases on platforms such as Temu and Shein, according to La República. Around 40% of countries already tax low-cost packages, and Colombia is evaluating whether to join the removal of exemptions for this type of shipment.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaBMI Seguros Colombia will open new offices in Barranquilla and Cali during the coming term, La República reported. Carlos Sánchez, CEO of the company, said the insurer will rely on technology to facilitate, speed up and optimize internal operating processes.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaFinance Minister Miguel Gómez and Vice President José Manuel Restrepo face a decisive week in Congress and with multilateral lenders to advance the economic rescue plan. The package includes a tax reform, an austerity adjustment and US$5 billion in financing from the International Monetary Fund at a 4% rate.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaThe company Mural received a US$15 million capital investment in an investment round led by Tether. With those funds, the company expects to focus on its expansion in Colombia.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaThe government's Economic Rescue Bill contemplates changes to goods and services excluded and exempt from VAT and would eliminate the 5% rate of that tax. According to La República, under that change some foods would go from paying 5% to 19% VAT.
Read the flashLa RepúblicaWorking for a company in another country no longer surprises anyone in Latin America, but figures from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) indicate the phenomenon is only beginning: about 12% of workers in the region could do their job remotely and only around 4% does. Companies seeking to hire global talent still face barriers, according to the outlet.
Read the flashEnter.coMorgan Stanley analyzes Merlin Properties' bet on data centers, an asset in high demand due to the artificial intelligence boom. The bank estimates this activity could generate 1.2 billion euros by 2032, while warning that regulation threatens the expansion of these plans.
Read the flashmerca2.esSpain's Ibex 35 closed the first session of November at 18,957 points after gaining 1.63%, its best session in three months, driven by banks and tourism-related stocks. The Spanish index came close to the 19,000 mark. Among the stocks mentioned are CaixaBank, Santander, BBVA and Sabadell.
Read the flashmerca2.esOil prices posted their biggest daily drop in months. Brent, the European benchmark, fell 7.67% to $104.62, while WTI lost the $97 level after Tehran's diplomatic signal within the US-Iran gesture. According to the report, the war premium unwound in a single session.
Read the flashmerca2.esAI financing through bonds has become more expensive to the point of stalling. CoreWeave, Nebius and Nscale have gone weeks without placing debt to build data centers, according to merca2.es. CoreWeave now pays more than 15% on its debt versus 9.75% in January, and Nscale has delayed its stock market listing. The outlet describes cheap money for AI as running out.
Read the flashmerca2.esA fintech is joining the Colombian Stock Exchange as a CDT issuer, aiming to raise more than COP 400,000 million with this product in 2026. The company's CDTs can be opened from COP 250,000, according to the report. The funds are intended to provide loans.
Read the flashValora AnalitikPalantir Technologies shares fell in the market even though the data software company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results, driven by strong growth in business-to-business sales and by its U.S. customers.
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