Levi Strauss sues Italy’s Brunello Cucinelli over trademarked tab
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Levi Strauss has sued Brunello Cucinelli, accusing the Italian luxury fashion brand of infringing its trademarked rectangular pocket tab. In a complaint filed on Tuesday night in…
Italy’s Campari builds up bourbon business with $600 million Kentucky deal
MILAN (Reuters) -Italian spirits group Campari said on Monday it had reached an agreement to buy an initial 70% stake in Wilderness Trail Distillery for $420 million, strengthening its bourbon offer. Under…
Italy’s Meloni under fire over plan to raise cash payments cap
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s new right-wing government is planning to raise a limit on cash payments, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday, amid opposition complaints that the move would benefit…
Italy’s Illycaffe to pay global employee bonus, CEO tells paper
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian premium coffee maker Illycaffe will pay a cash bonus to its employees to help them cope with increasingly stretched finances, its chief executive told Il Corriere della Sera…
Giorgia Meloni: The long climb to Italy’s political summit
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – In 2019, Giorgia Meloni made a speech that has come to define her: “I am a woman, I am a mother, I am Italian, I am…
Italy’s Berlusconi says has exchanged “sweet letters” with Putin
ROME (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday he was back in touch with Russian President Vladimir Putin and had recently exchanged “sweet letters” with him, according to…
Double digit inflation looms as first headache for Italy’s Meloni
By Antonella Cinelli and Valentina Consiglio ROME (Reuters) – When outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi took office 19 months ago Italian inflation was running at 1%. By the time his probable successor…
Italy’s unemployment rate edges down in August but 74,000 jobs lost during month
ROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Italy’s unemployment rate edged down to 7.8% in August from 7.9% in July, data showed on Friday, but only because people gave up the search for work…
Italy’s regulated household electricity prices to rise 59% in Q4 – ARERA
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s regulated household electricity prices will increase by 59% in the fourth quarter, Italy’s energy authority ARERA said in a statement on Thursday, as Russia’s war on Ukraine impacts…
Italy’s election humbles former populist heroes Salvini and Di Maio
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – After Italy’s last election in 2018, two men embodied the populist wave sweeping the country – Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini, respective leaders of the…
Berlusconi bounces back with return to Italy’s parliament
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – The Italian right-wing coalition’s resounding victory in Sunday’s general election marks a return to parliament for former premier Silvio Berlusconi, nine years after he was kicked…
Italy’s right-wing bloc wins election: five questions for markets
MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) – Italy’s right-wing bloc should have a solid majority in both houses of parliament following Sunday’s election, potentially giving the country a rare chance of political stability after years of…
Giorgia Meloni Poised To Become Italy’s Prime Minister
Giorgia Meloni Poised To Become Italy’s Prime Minister Micaela Burrow on September 25, 2022 Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party, has a clear majority to win the prime…
Factbox: Companies potentially affected by Italy’s election
(Reuters) – A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party looks set to win a clear majority in the next parliament, exit polls said on Sunday after voting ended…
Italy’s right-wing parties seen winning power – exit polls
ROME (Reuters) – A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party looks set to win a majority in the next parliament, exit polls said on Sunday after voting ended…
Same-sex parenting not normal, says aide to Italy’s Meloni
ROME (Reuters) – Same-sex parenting is not normal, a senior member of the far-right party expected to win Italy’s election on Sunday has suggested, casting a fresh spotlight on its socially conservative…
Italy’s watchdog asks Facebook for clarification on pre-election activities
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Data Protection Agency has asked Facebook to clarify the activities the social media giant has engaged in ahead of Sunday’s national elections, it said on Thursday. Tech giant…
Old woes and new: business turmoil awaits Italy’s election winner
By Gavin Jones and Angelo Amante TERNI, Italy (Reuters) – Inflation, looming recession and impossibly high energy bills are among the daunting economic problems awaiting whoever wins Italy’s election on Sunday, and…
Italy’s conservative alliance in lockstep, ready to govern, says Meloni
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s right-wing bloc will easily agree on major policy priorities despite recent disagreements if it wins this weekend’s national election, the alliance’s de facto leader, Giorgia…
Italy’s right-wing bloc set for election win: five questions for markets
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s right-wing bloc looks set to win a majority in both houses of parliament in next Sunday’s election, at a time when soaring energy prices and rising interest rates…
Ageing ‘giant’ Berlusconi seeks lead role at Italy’s election
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Shrugging off old age, ill-health, sex scandals and a criminal conviction, Silvio Berlusconi is in the thick of yet another Italian election campaign as the four-times…
Italy’s EU funding plan can be modified – Meloni
By Francesco Zecchini CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) – Italy should not take on more debt to respond to the energy crisis but it should be able to amend its European Union-backed recovery programme…
Twitter removes rape video posted by Italy’s Meloni
ROME (Reuters) – Twitter removed on Tuesday a video of a Ukrainian woman being raped by a migrant in an Italian city that was posted by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who is…
Italy’s PD pledges ‘dowry’ for young people in election manifesto
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party (PD) will offer teenagers a “dowry” of up to 10,000 euros ($10,035) when they turn 18, the party said in its manifesto…
Meloni says would be honour to be Italy’s first female PM
ROME – Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni said it would be a “great honour” if she were the first woman to lead the country, with her Brothers of Italy party topping the…
Italy’s communication authority fines Google over gambling advertising
MILAN – Italy’s communication authority said on Tuesday it had fined tech giant Google, owned by parent company Alphabet, 750,000 euros ($766,350) for allegedly breaching a ban on gambling advertising on its…
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