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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Tuesday, 24 March

Lisboa, March 24, 2026 (Lusa) – Record-breaking real estate prices, the escalation and diplomatic shifts in the Iran-Trump conflict, and critical public health and education challenges in Portugal and abroad feature heavily on most front pages.

  

Correio da Manhã:

- "Manager under investigation appointed to hospital. Chosen by the government despite suspicions"

- "Miguel Paiva takes charge of Sao José Hospital"

- "Public prosecutor’s office launches inquiry into hospital management in the northern region"

- "War in the Middle East. Trump’s announcement sends oil prices down and boosts stock markets"

- "State does not pay for children’s funerals"

- "Braga district. Chega candidate arrested for child abuse"

- "Business booming. House prices hit new record"

- "Kidnapped in the Algarve. Bank cards used in Lisbon"

- "Salvaterra de Magos. Estate agent steals €60,000"

- "Care homes. 300 long-term care beds closed"

- "Benfica. Otamendi opens the exit door"

- "Santa Clara look ahead. Sporting fear no ghosts"

- "FC Porto. Dragão hits the mark with signings"

 

Público:

- "Companies buy one in eight houses and pay 6% more than families"

- "Gender identity. Law reversal pits son against mother, a Chega municipal councillor"

- "Health service. Starting tuberculosis treatment takes two months"

- "Livre. Internal opposition to Rui Tavares' leadership grows"

- "Athletics. How Portugal became a powerhouse in the long jump"

- "Municipal elections. 'Right-wing wave' sweeps France, even as the left holds major cities"

- "War in Iran. Trump's goal is now to unblock Hormuz"

- "In 2025. Online betting and gambling revenue hit record highs"

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Sexually transmitted infections are increasing and also affect the elderly"

- "4,000 families ask to pay electricity bills in installments"

- "Football league. Mathematics favours FC Porto with a margin of error"

- "Athletics. President Seguro highlights where the champions came from and what they sacrificed"

- "Porto doctor convicted of abusing stepdaughter"

- "Matosinhos. School focuses on technology with an eye on the future"

- "Iran. Trump postpones ultimatum and reveals negotiations that Tehran denies"

- "Well-being. Celebrities break taboos and speak about mental health"

 

Diário de Notícias:

- "Portugal recorded its lowest number of tuberculosis cases ever in 2024"

- "Trump suspends Iran ultimatum: a retreat or an opening for the end of the war?"

- "Pro-life march. Movement points the finger at Isabel Moreira and Joana Mortágua"

- "Education. Higher education students demand free and quality teaching"

- "Denmark. Frederiksen waits for the Greenland crisis to give her a new mandate"

- "Ana Jacinto, Hotels and restaurants association (AHRESP) secretary-general: 'Restaurants are facing many problems. Any breeze is enough to shake the structure'"

- "Exhibition. Anna Maria Maiolino at Lisbon's art, architecture and technology museum (MAAT): Living works 'made of small gestures'"

- "Football. António Conceição and the dispute with Cameroon: 'I won in every instance, but lost three years of my career'"

 

Negócios:

- "War in Iran. Trump hints at a deal on a nervous day for the markets"

- "Home sales at a 16-year high. Average prices already exceed €240,000, more than double that recorded 10 years ago"

- "Dismissals, vacations, and schedules: where does the labour law stand?"

- "Traffic on toll roads (SCUTS) rises by double digits with the end of tolls"

- "Secil yields 400 million in capital gains and opens doors to new business"

 

O Jornal Económico:

- "House prices increased 17.6%. Absolute record"

- "Trump takes markets to hell and back in a day"

- "Tavares goes to court over the refusal of the Azores Airlines purchase"

- "ChatGPT and Claude compete for funds to accelerate technology"

- "Gold prices. Fall continues after the worst week in 43 years"

- "Galp increases dividends and buys more shares back"

- "2027 Presidential elections. Municipal elections in France give a boost to the far-right"

- "Trading platform. Logista Strator invests €250,000 to enter Portugal"

RYOL // AYLS

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