'Made in Italy' may not mean what you think it does

Sep 24, 2014
The country on the label may just be the last stop on the assembly line

In Italy, youth unemployment hovers around 35 percent

Dec 19, 2013
Italy is out of recession now, but business leaders there say the recovery will be slow and tough.

Better economic outlook for Italy after Prime Minister wins confidence vote

Oct 2, 2013
Current Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta survived a confidence vote by a wide margin on Wednesday.

You think the U.S. government is a mess? Check out Italy

Oct 1, 2013
The Italian government is in turmoil again, and that could damage the fragile European recovery.

Is Italy headed for a Greece-style bailout?

Jun 25, 2013
Italy might need a bailout within six months. So warns Italy's second largest bank, MedioBanca, according to Britain's Daily Telegraph.

What's up, Europe? In Italy, a new government

Apr 29, 2013
Italians have a new government but can one man reverse the country's financial decline?

New Italy prime minister to move away from austerity

Apr 25, 2013
Enrico Letta, of the center-left Democratic Party, has announced that he intends to fight the move towards austerity in Europe, and investors applauded.

For public good, not for profit.

Chinese refashion Italy's textile industry

Apr 22, 2013
Chinese manufacturers have moved to Italy and set up garment factories. They excel at making garments fast and cheaply, but some Italian manufacturers are unhappy with their presence.

Italy's electoral circus continues, markets unfazed

Apr 9, 2013
No government emerges a month after Italy's last elections, markets seems to approve.

Unemployment claims drop to five-year low

Mar 7, 2013
The Dow is still in record territory in early trading this morning. The surge comes on the heels of strong jobs data from the Labor Department, which show applications for unemployment benefits have fallen to a five-year low.