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Image for Italy's Meloni joins rapper's podcast to sway justice referendumFinance

Italy's Meloni Joins Rapper's Podcast to Sway Justice Referendum

Image for Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait after year‑long talksHeadlines

Italy Buys Rare Caravaggio Portrait After Year‑long Talks

Image for Italy weighs fuel-tax cuts as firms warn of energy price surge from Middle East warFinance

Italy Weighs Fuel-Tax Cuts as Firms Warn of Energy Price Surge From Middle East War

Image for Rugby-Borthwick blames more ill-discipline after England's first-ever loss to ItalyHeadlines

Rugby-Borthwick Blames More Ill-Discipline After England's First-Ever Loss to Italy

Image for Italy Q4 GDP confirmed at +0.3% q/q, +0.8% y/y

Italy Q4 GDP Confirmed at +0.3% Q/q, +0.8% Y/y

Date: March 4, 2026

ROME, March 4 (Reuters) - Italy's economy grew by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of last year from the previous three months thanks to inventory accumulation and firm investments, national statistics...

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Italian Service Sector Growth Slows in February, Survey Shows

Date: March 4, 2026

ROME, March 4 (Reuters) - Italy's service sector expanded in February but at a slower pace than the previous month, a business survey showed on Wednesday, pointing to ongoing modest growth in the euro...

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Italy's Fineco Says Will Use AI to Boost New Client Growth Under Plan to 2029

Date: March 4, 2026

MILAN, March 4 (Reuters) - Italian digital bank and money manager Fineco said on Wednesday it would use artificial intelligence to expand its client base and cut costs under a strategy through 2029,...

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Notorious Sicilian Mafia Boss Nitto Santapaola Dies in Prison at 87

Date: March 2, 2026

ROME, March 2 (Reuters) - Benedetto "Nitto" Santapaola, a notorious Sicilian mafia boss who has been in prison for more than three decades, has died at the age of 87, two sources close to the matter...

Image for EDF presses ahead with Edison stake sale after Italian energy decree, sources say

Edf Presses Ahead With Edison Stake Sale After Italian Energy Decree, Sources Say

Date: February 28, 2026

By Francesca Landini and Elvira Pollina MILAN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - France's EDF is moving ahead with a possible listing or sale of a stake in Italian unit Edison, three sources with knowledge of the...

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Shares in Mps, Mediobanca Slide on Strategy Day as Italy Flags Exit Prospect

Date: February 27, 2026

By Andrea Mandala, Valentina Za and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Shares in Monte dei Paschi di Siena and Mediobanca fell sharply on Friday after the Tuscan bank presented a multi-year...