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Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Top newspaper headlines on Monday, 2 February

Lisbon, Feb. 2, 2026 (Lusa) - The effects of Storm Kristin, the continued bad weather with heavy rain and power cuts and next weekend's second round of the presidential elections all feature on the front pages this Monday.

 

Diário de Notícias: 

- ‘Calamity “Kristin”. Report. “The state is capable of helping, but only the wealthy”

- ’Ana Abrunhosa. The idea that the government has to rush to the rescue doesn't always make much sense‘

- ’Communication. People don't know how to react to a Red Alert‘

- ’Government measures. Support worth €2.5 billion. Army reinforces presence on the ground‘

- ’Ban on mobile phones in schools has reduced bullying‘

- ’Presidential elections. Seguro against electoral demobilisation, Ventura against everything and everyone‘

- ’Middle East. Iran threatens regional war but wants to negotiate with the US"

- ‘Venezuela. What has changed one month after Maduro's fall’

- ‘Federal Reserve. Kevin Warsh, next Fed leader, pleases Trump on interest rates but is isolated’

- ‘Brazil. “Mensalão” prisoners, Ciro Gomes and Dilma's executioners in the elections’

- "European Futsal Championship. Pany Varela: We are here to counter French irreverence‘

- ’Modern Art Centre. Benjamim Weil: The main mission of the collection is to be out there, not to stay here‘

 

Correio da Manhã:

- ’Daughter of actress Delfina Cruz. Drawn to death and buried in the sand"

- ‘CCTV catches Maria Custódia Amaral's murderer’

- ‘New civil protection alert. Support of up to €10,000 to rebuild homes’

- ‘Tondela 0 Benfica 0. Benfica further away from the title’

- ‘Sporting 2 Nacional 1. Suárez keeps the dream of the “tri” alive’

- ‘Casa Pia-FC Porto. “Focus on the next game”, without thinking about the classic, says Farioli’

- ‘Presidential elections. 1.5 million voters in the storm-hit municipalities’

- ‘134 caught. More than 6,000 pickpocketing attacks’

- ‘1,226 more deaths. Mortality skyrockets in January’

- ‘Auction. State puts 8 million home up for sale’

- ‘Bolsonaro and Lula in the Epstein files’

 

Público:

- ‘Dams release water equivalent to Lisbon's consumption in three years’

- ‘Storm. After the wind, Soure fears floods: We're going to need a miracle’

- ‘Government announces 2.5 billion in aid and “task force” for reconstruction’

- ‘State of emergency extended until the 8th’

- ‘Presidential elections. Seguro calls for more votes for enhanced legitimacy’

- ‘Business. Textile, clothing and footwear industries criticise agreement with India’

- ‘Pedro Fernández. Portuguese-Venezuelan doctor and political prisoner’

- ‘Health. Is Donald Trump well? The question being asked inside and outside the US’

- ‘Tennis. Carlos Alcaraz, the youngest ever to win four majors’

- ‘Football. Sporting's last-minute victory puts them even further ahead of Benfica, who draw’

 

Jornal de Notícias:

- ‘Ten thousand euro support for those whose homes were destroyed by the storm’

- ‘Report. Heavy rain leaves Águeda in shock’

- ‘Vila Nova de Gaia. Vila d'Este residents criticise lack of parking’

- ‘Poll. A quarter of Cotrim's supporters vote blank’

- ‘Lisbon. They pretended to be nurses to steal from the elderly’

- ‘Interview. António Nunes, president of the Firefighters' League. If the government wants to, it can have national control of the fire service as early as this month’

- ‘Tondela 0 - Benfica 0. Sporting 2 - Nacional 1. Fall and Euphoria’

 

Negócios:

- ‘House sales quadruple IMT revenue in a decade’

- ‘Capital conversation. Luís Gomes. Nothing that is known about Galp“jeopardises the national interest’

- ‘Private investor. Gold is becoming increasingly expensive. Is it still worth buying?’

- "36 billion contracts in China halt the Violeta line. Brussels investigation into the Loures-Odivelas light rail tender finds three indications of foreign subsidies‘

- ’Storm Kristin. Government moves forward with measures worth 2.5 billion‘

- ’Stock markets. Positive January almost makes adage immune to geopolitics‘

- ’Economic situation. Economy ended 2025 more dependent on foreign trade‘

 

O Jornal Económico:

- ’Government responds to calamity and criticism with 2.5 billion‘

- ’Business leaders confident that 2026 will be better than last year‘

- ’Who is Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's choice to chair the Fed"

- ‘Ana Botín: Isabel Guerreiro is a proven leader’

- ‘Markets. SAP and Microsoft declines sow doubt among investors’

- ‘Private hospitals. Collaboration with the public is essential to combat the crisis’

- ‘Portuguese clubs have already won 145 million in UEFA’

- ‘Emerald Resources and LVC Global Holdings create global player’

ADB // ADB.

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