Alcoa to Curtail Operations in Italy, Spain

 Hours before kicking off earnings season, Alcoa (AA: 9.44, +0.02, +0.16%) said on Monday it plans to scale down

Santander Chairman Botin, Brother Lose Appeal in Spain Tax Case

 Banco Santander SA Chairman Emilio Botin lost a bid at Spain’s National Court to block three groups’ ability to

Spanish Home Sales Decline for the Ninth Straight Month as Economy Shrinks

 Spanish home sales declined in November for a ninth month as the economy contracted and unemployment surged. The number