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Italy raises cash easily as Berlusconi vacillates
Silvio Berlusconi's vacillations over whether or not to run for Prime Minister of Italy failed to dent investor demand for the country's debt, leaving ...
Italy raises money at lower rates despite upheaval
Italy successfully sold €6.5 billion ($8.45 billion) in bonds the country's first debt auction since the country's Prime Minister Mario Monti ...
Ruby, key witness in Berlusconi trial, in Mexico
The Moroccan woman at the center of ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's pay-for-sex trial has turned up in Mexico after missing a court date and becoming ...
Italian premier defends austerity measures
Premier Mario Monti on Tuesday defended his government's austerity measures as necessary to restore confidence in Italy's financial future, and warned ...
Stocks edge higher; Dow boosted by McDonald's
Stocks edged higher Monday on Wall Street after a strong sales report from McDonald's offset concerns about the surprise resignation of Italy's prime ...
Italian election means new stress for eurozone
Until last weekend, Europe seemed headed for a quiet Christmas and New Year's. Then Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti unexpectedly announced he was ...
Monti seeks to calm market concerns over Italy
Seeking to calm financial markets, Premier Mario Monti said Monday he will lead Italy until the next government takes power, insisting there will be ...
Stocks opening mixed following disarray in Italy
Stocks are opening mixed on Wall Street after the surprise resignation of Italy's prime minister sent a jolt through European markets. McDonald's rose ...
US futures fall following EU political strife
U.S. futures are lower after the surprise resignation of Italy's prime minister sent a jolt through European markets. A strong sales report from ...
Italy's PM says he intends to quit over crisis
Premier Mario Monti told the Italian president Saturday he is resigning soon, saying he can no longer govern after Silvio Berlusconi's party withdrew ...
Berlusconi in comeback bid to become Italy premier
Billionaire media baron Silvio Berlusconi, who resigned in disgrace with Italy tottering through the European debt crisis, announced Saturday he was ...
Wagner wins over La Scala's ardent Verdi fans
Richard Wagner won over La Scala's ardent Verdi followers during the gala season premiere on Friday with a production of "Lohengrin" that packed ...
Italy's president confident gov't crisis avoided
Although Italy's Silvio Berlusconi resigned in disgrace a year ago, has since been convicted of tax fraud and now faces plunging poll numbers, the ...
Bersani wins Italy primary, heads to general vote
Pier Luigi Bersani, the head of Italy's main center-left Democratic Party, won a runoff primary Sunday to become the main center-left candidate for ...
Italy votes in center-left primary amid recession
Italians voted in a primary for a center-left candidate to run in spring general elections that will in large part determine how Italy's tries to fix ...
6 arrested in extortion plot on Berlusconi
Italian police have arrested six people accused of trying to extort ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi for €35 million ($45 million) in exchange for ...
AP Interview: Muti says culture good for economy
Riccardo Muti, the master conductor, is sounding an ominous note, and it isn't rising from the orchestra pit. The former longtime maestro at Milan's ...
Beating tax cheats key to Italy's recovery plan
Good plumbers may be worth their weight in gold, but when one was spotted zipping around in a bright red Ferrari, Italian tax police were fast on his ...
After conviction, former Italian PM goes to Kenya
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives in Kenya a week after an Italian court convicted him of tax fraud and sentenced him to four ...
Regional elections foretell turmoil in Italy
Italy risks heading into political turmoil after a regional election showed a huge level of voter distrust in mainstream political parties, a result ...
I'm back: Berlusconi's post-conviction about-face
Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has responded to his tax fraud conviction with a full-out attack on the government of Mario Monti, warning his party ...
Silvio Berlusconi convicted in Italy of tax fraud
Just two days after announcing he won't run in spring elections, former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to ...