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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on - Monday, 23 March

Lisbon, March 23, 2026 (Lusa) – The crisis in the Middle East and its economic impact, Portugal's historic success in world athletics, and ongoing labour and judicial reforms feature heavily on most front pages.

 

Correio da Manhã:

- "Algarve: Children photographed naked in luxury daycare"

- "Assistant caught with images on phone, charged with 36 crimes"

- "Alverca 1 Sporting 4: European Lion is unstoppable"

- "Sp Braga 1 FC Porto 2: Dragon leaves the 'Pedreira' alive"

- "Benfica: Ríos ready for the seven finals"

- "World Championships: Gold for Agate and Baldé"

- "Only 25% of workers earn more than €1000"

- "Middle East: Iran intensifies attacks on Israel"

- "Politics: 'Tutti Frutti' network takes over PSD"

- "Scammer couple: 218 thousand taken with 'Hi Dad, Hi Mom'"

- "Lisbon: Prostitutes saw 90 clients per night"

 

Público:

- "Families seek illegal homeschooling; inspection opens enquiries"

- "Athletics: Agate de Sousa and Gerson Baldé give double gold to Portugal at World Champoinships"

- "United States: War in Iran threatens fragile peace between Vance and Rubio in Trump succession race"

- "Gulf Crisis: Escalation sparks fear of new 'Black Monday' in markets"

- "Health: AI in the SNS frees doctors from bureaucracy"

- "Commerce: How the parcel business arrived in force at neighbourhood shops"

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Judges order €500 thousand returned to trafficker"

- "Braga 1-2 F.C. Porto: Heart and head"

- "Alverca 1-4 Sporting: Lions shift into fourth gear and stay in the race"

- "Athletics: Two flights to gold. Agate Sousa and Gerson Baldé become World Champions in long jump. Isaac Nader takes silver in the 1500m"

- "Environment: Fee unable to stop increase in plastic bag consumption"

- "Porto: Million-euro investigation, from oceans to space"

- "Mobility: Portuguese are walking less and cars gain ground"

- "Spain: New rental limits contain prices in Barcelona"

 

Diário de Notícias:

- "Middle East: War enters a new phase with Trump's ultimatum and Iran's threat to Gulf countries"

- "Portuguese bet €63 million per day in online casinos"

- "'Operation Lumen': Lisbon City Council Secretary-General released but suspended from duties"

- "Shock: ECB predicts war will devastate the 2026 Budget macro scenario"

- "Mental Health: Hormones and diet can help treat depression"

- "José Manuel Anes: Criminologist says attack on the 'March for Life' could be considered 'terrorism'"

- "Athletics: Portugal: Two gold medals and one silver at the Short Track Worlds"

- "#LisbonListens: In the 'Rap' School, the future is 'Tuga'!"

 

Negócios:

- "Capital Conversation: Álvaro Mendonça e Moura. Food baskets could have a 'brutal impact'. CAP President says 'there is no reason not to have an agreement' in Social Dialogue regarding labour law"

- "Lisbon Stock Market goes to war with historic profits"

- "Private Investor: Interest rates will rise again. What does it mean for credit and savings?"

- "Commerce: High-tech exports reach new record"

- "Four interested in the race to buy Caixa’s bank in Brazil"

- "Infrastructure manager to debut unprecedented mechanism in TGV tender between Oiã and Soure"

- "Adolfo Mesquita Nunes: 'AI is the first revolution where those involved are afraid'"

 

O Jornal Económico:

- "Government maintains TAP sale despite crisis"

- "Decisive or fatal days in the Middle East War"

- "Krugman warns of stagflation risk"

- "Tourism: War takes €550 million daily from Gulf countries"

- "Cost of containers skyrockets: between 300% and 400%"

- "Saudis say oil could reach US$180"

- "Social partners are more in agreement on the right to disconnect. Labor reform"

- "Teleworking to save energy? Bosses say it is premature"

- "Moody's states Portugal is an anchor of credibility. Public accounts"

- "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac try to calm the mortgage market"

RYOL // ADB.

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