Vodafone increased its 12-months earnings guidance, following improved organic growth in two of its most challenging markets such as Spain and Italy. The world’s second largest mobile operator reported an organic growth of 0.3% in its service revenue in the… Read More ›
Italy
Italy’s biggest bank will need to take extraordinary measures to boost share performance
Fondazione Cariverona, UniCredit’s biggest Italian shareholder with a stake of 1.8% has called upon UniCredit to take measures to boost the share’s performance. On Friday, the head of a leading shareholder in UniCredit, he hoped Italy’s biggest bank would take… Read More ›
U.S. escalates trade row with the EU: imposes 25% tariffs on alcohol products, Italian cheese, etc
These new tariffs are likely to significantly impact numerous U.S. small and medium sized family businesses which import these European goods into the United States. In a significant development that sees a further escalation of the U.S.-EU trade war, the… Read More ›
Relocation of FCA from Italy to Netherlands will significantly impact state revenues
Italy’s antitrust watchdog has complained that with more companies following FCA’s trail, the Italian state will see severe loss of state revenues. Italy’s national competition watchdog has stated, the decision by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to move its financial and… Read More ›
Bayer hires law firm Sidley Austin for investigating pan-Europe influence scheme by Monsanto
Bayer has its hands full due to U.S. class-action lawsuits revolving around Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer which has glyphosate which causes cancer. In a statement, Bayer AG said it has hired Sidley Austin, a law firm to investigate a Europe-wide… Read More ›
Intesa rulls out leading consortium for rescue effort for Carige
Intesa’s CEO has ruled out leading a rescue effort for Carige. On Wednesday, Intesa Sanpaolo’s Chief Executive Carlo Messina stated, it will not invest any more into an industry fund that could come to the rescue of struggling regional lender… Read More ›
U.S. to further choke Iran’s oil exports
The shortfall in the global oil pool as a result of this potential fall in supply from Iran, is likely to be met by increased production from Saudi Arabia. On Monday, oil prices surged to $74 a barrel, their highest… Read More ›
Italy’s antitrust regulator launches probe into 5 amazon businesses
Italy’s antitrust body has launched a probe into Amazon Services Europe, Amazon Europe Core, Amazon EU, Amazon Italia Services and Amazon Italia Logistica. On Tuesday, in a significant development, Italy’s antitrust authority disclosed it has begun a probe into five… Read More ›
No certainty that Italy will join China’s “Belt and Road” vanity project
The European Union and the United States have raised concerns on China’s “Belt and Road” venture. On Monday, Italy’s Junior Minister Michele Geraci stated, reports that Italy will join China’s giant “Belt and Road” initiative only after satisfying itself of… Read More ›
Stopping work on high speed France-Italy rail line would cost Rome $3.36 billion
The 5-Star Movement, a coalition partner of Italy’s ruling party is fiercely opposed to the rail link. On Friday, Italy’s junior minister for infrastructure Armando Siri told Corriere della Sera, an Italian news daily that if work on the high-speed… Read More ›