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We bring you the exclusive first edition of Expansion. Credit Suiz, committed to personalized service, offers suitable solutions to its clients throughout Spain. Good morning. Sandra Sánchez, finance editor of Expansion, will tell us what else the CEO of the world's largest asset manager has said and done in Spain.
We will also talk about tax inspectors. Margarita Castillo, editor of Expansion, will explain how they work. We will analyze the extraordinary profits that commodity intermediaries are making due to the war in Ukraine. We bring you the results of Tesla and IBM and we will talk about the latest clash between Disney and Ron de Santis.
We start today with Larry, the CEO of the world's largest asset manager, who has been in Spain to meet with Spanish investors and companies and has assured that Spain is a great investment opportunity. Sandra Sánchez, finance editor of Expansion, good morning. What else has Larry said? Good morning Amaia.
As you say, the CEO of the world's largest fund manager has assured that he is very optimistic about Spain and that BlackRock will maintain its commitment to Spanish companies. Larry Fink has been in Spain this This week in Madrid at an event organized by his asset management firm with Spanish companies and investors, and in addition to delivering these messages of optimism, FINC took the opportunity to meet with senior executives of companies in which he holds significant stakes.
He met with Carlos Torres, president of BBVA; Johnny Maf, CEO of Repsol; José María Álvarez Payette, CEO of Telefónica; and Antonio Huertas, president of Mapfre, to learn about the insurer's strategic plans. We are in the middle of tax season, as you know, and today we want to tell you how tax inspectors work.
There are about 2,000 in Spain, and they are among the most prestigious and highest-paid civil servants. Their salary can reach an average of between 50,000 and 60,000 euros, although those in higher ranks can have a gross annual salary of up to 90,000 euros. Margarita Castillo, editor of Expansión, tells us more details.
Given the wide variety of jobs one can pursue after becoming an inspector, there are n't many opportunities outside the public administration. Brain drain. Compared to other high-ranking civil service bodies, barely 5% of accident inspectors work outside the public administration, and most of those who do work in tax offices or IBEX companies.
Some have also pursued or are pursuing political careers at the highest levels; examples include Miguel Ferré and Marta Fernández Gurras. The war in Ukraine has had very damaging consequences for the global economy and consumers' wallets, but it has also boosted the profits of the world's largest intermediaries in the raw materials trade.
The profits of these firms have skyrocketed by 60% in the last year, reaching $115 billion, according to a report by Oliver Wayman. This is the first time these intermediaries have surpassed the $100 billion mark in profits; their earnings have tripled since 2018. Today we also tell you that with the new housing law, there are 73,000 large property owners in Spain, defined as those who own more than five properties, according to Fotocasa calculations.
We also reveal that Coca-Cola is... Warren Buffett's favorite began buying shares of the soft drink company in 1988 and hasn't stopped investing in it since. Since then, Coca-Cola's value has increased by 2,500% in the last 35 years, and this morning we learned that Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, has appointed a new state tourism oversight district board.
This new board will have authority over the land where the Disney theme park is located. It's another step in the ongoing power struggle between DeSantis and the entertainment company. Also from the United States, we've received Tesla's results: its profits fell 34% in the first quarter of the year.
IBM, however, earned 26% more. Today, the full Congress votes on the " Yes Means Yes" law and the housing rights bill. Additionally, the CIS publishes its April barometer, and on the stock market, the IBEX 35 rose 0.77% yesterday and closed just shy of 9,500 points. tells us that Google will use generative artificial intelligence in Its advertising division in the coming months and also analyzes what Bloomberg will be like without its founder Michael Bloomberg, who is 81 years old and is preparing his succession at the head of the company.
These are some of the issues that will mark the economic, business and financial news of this Thursday, April 20. I am Maichea, and you have heard the first edition of Expansion. You can follow us from Monday to Friday through expansion.com, our social networks and the Spotify, iBox and Apple platforms. We have brought you the key news of the day, always close to you.
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