https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's Ibex 35 stock market index suffered a steep fall as trading opened on Monday morning, losing 3.2 percent of its value to fall below 10,000 points - its lowest level since January. https://www.thelocal.es/20150824/spains-stock-exchange-takes-a-plunge-over-asia Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:01:09 +0200 spains-stock-exchange-takes-a-plunge-over-asia Just weeks ago, the head of Spanish Wi-Fi firm Let's Gowex was being hailed as a business visionary. Now he's facing court after it emerged he cooked the company books. Meet the disgraced founder of Let's Gowex Jenaro García. https://www.thelocal.es/20140710/from-hero-to-zero-tech-boss-fall-from-grace Thu, 10 Jul 2014 20:20:00 +0200 from-hero-to-zero-tech-boss-fall-from-grace The spectacular collapse of Spanish Wi-Fi provider Let's Gowex has led to fears that a perception of poorly regulated markets in Spain will see foreign investment dry up just as the country begins to fight its way out of recession. https://www.thelocal.es/20140709/fears-over-spanish-markets-after-tech-company-folds Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:30:00 +0200 fears-over-spanish-markets-after-tech-company-folds Spanish free Wi-Fi provider Let's Gowex revealed Sunday its accounts have been falsified for at least four years and said it is filing for bankruptcy protection. https://www.thelocal.es/20140707/broke-wi-fi-provider-lets-gowex-admits-to-cooking-books Mon, 07 Jul 2014 11:45:00 +0200 broke-wi-fi-provider-lets-gowex-admits-to-cooking-books Spanish market authorities have halted trading in Let's Gowex, the Spanish Wi-Fi provider which has lost over $1 billion in market value in just two days after a mystery report said shares in the company were worthless. https://www.thelocal.es/20140703/madrid-trading-suspended-in-lets-gowex-after-share-price-tumble Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:52:00 +0200 madrid-trading-suspended-in-lets-gowex-after-share-price-tumble