Tired of being a slave to your smartphone? Heineken and Bodega launch the Boring Phone, a "dumb" cell phone inspired by the phones of the 90s, without internet and with only the essential functions for calls and photos. The target? Reduce digital distractions…
The group also expects a decline of 40-45% in the current operating result of the first half of 2024 compared to the first half of 2023
Morselli's nomination as president of Pininfarina offends common sense. Evidently the shareholders of Mahindra, who control the company famous for its design and futuristic cutting-edge car models, do not know the true history of the family that…
Commercial agreements for joint offers are multiplying. But there is much more on the horizon. Technology, artificial intelligence and marketing accelerate convergence. And Franco Tatò's visionary multi-utility strategy is ready to take off
Bitcoin's fourth halving arrives on April 20th, bringing the reward for miners to 3,125 btc. What to expect next? cryptocurrency collapse or rally?
Tire group Michelin has announced the introduction of a "decent wage" for its 132 employees. A universal protection base is also on the way. Here's everything you need to know
Salvatore Carollo, an energy trading expert, says that the problem is not the level of crude oil production which continues to be adequate. However, downstream in the supply chain, deficiencies emerge in refining and it is this that causes prices to rise...
Change of course on nuclear energy. A SWG survey changes Italians' perception of the much discussed but zero-emission energy source.
Yet another massacre at work requires serious reflection and concrete interventions but the preliminary controversies on contracts and subcontracts raised by the secretary of the CGIL are misleading and do not help to resolve safety problems
Saturday 13 April on FIRSTonline the new edition of Lancette dell'economia, the monthly economic analysis column edited by Fabrizio Galimberti and Luca Paolazzi
The former English colony, bordering Venezuela which claims sovereignty over part of its territory, has been experiencing an economic miracle since 2019 thanks to offshore oil extraction and mining activities: 2022 GDP +63% and now comes Silica City
It is a public company entirely owned by the MEF and subject to "similar control" of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Here are the details
Like Plenitude, Enilive will also strengthen abroad. The approval for the biorefinery in Korea is awaited. The production of sustainable fuel for aircraft is central
"Don't take them first" is this football slogan that pushes savers to prefer insurance products that protect capital from sudden and significant losses. What is in the 6 insurance branches of the Life market. Because two years ago the surge…
The EU Court ruled in favor of Lidl in a dispute with LVMH over Veuve Clicquot's orange brand. The color is not considered distinctive enough to be a valid trademark in all European countries. The ruling opens the…
56 years ago, the leader of the movement for African American rights was killed with a rifle shot but after many years his message of peace is still relevant
According to a report from the Economist, the consultancy sector is going through a period of transformation and adaptation, with large firms such as McKinsey, Deloitte, EY and PwC facing internal and external challenges to remain relevant and competitive
Industry awakens, pushing the economy. Gold and oil are also advancing
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for one of the largest financial frauds in US history which led to the collapse of FTX. The judge established confiscations and compensation. The fears of the investors involved: in…
4 billion dollar deal. The other competitors were beaten. Liberty Media aims to relaunch the world championship as already done with the Formula 1 championship. But there is the Antitrust obstacle to overcome
From 16 to 21 April, Milan will host the main international event of the design industry at the premises of the Rho Fair. A great show of style, innovation and trends
The Meloni Government's haste to shelve the wedding project between ITA Airways with Delta and Air France to favor the Germans of Lufthansa and mark a turning point compared to the Draghi Government in air transport has so far not led...
Intesa Sanpaolo's plan promotes investments, supports the competitiveness of businesses and favors more sustainable and innovative models. Stefano Barrese (Intesa): “Investing today for future competitive advantages”
Professor Susanna Terracini, international mathematician and scientist from the University of Turin, was the only voice of the Piedmontese academic Senate to oppose a motion that supported the boycott of scientific collaborations with universities and research institutes of…
"Lost illusions. Banks, businesses, ruling class in Italy after privatizations" is the book with which the economist Marco Onado and the banker Pietro Modiano point the finger at the negative responsibility of the political and managerial classes, both…
Italian BTPs enjoy the interest of investors and the Treasury continues to break collection records. About a third of the collection needs for 2024 have already been put into the farm
It was the former founder Hai Ka Yan who organized the fraud. The manager was banned from Chinese financial markets for life
In her new book "The Free Lunch", published by Mondadori, the economist Veronica De Romanis explains, with an abundance of data and reasoning, how easy spending is a vice and a deception of Italian politics that comes from afar but which…
Surprise in the European car market: diesel cars will overtake electric cars in January 2024. Costs, end of German incentives and resistance to change and geographical differences. What is the future of green mobility?
The president of the Generalitat Aragonés dissolves the Catalan parliament and calls early elections for May 12. The Sànchez Government is also wobbling: here are the causes and consequences
The oil giant Petrobras has published disappointing accounts for 2023, waiving the extra coupon under pressure from the government (which is its main shareholder). The stock burns almost 13 billion euros on the stock market, but the president: "Petrobras invests in the transition...
Technological evolution, AI for defense and growth of the space segment are the three drivers of the new plan to 2028 which beats the consensus on cash flows and ebit. The stock is trading on the stock exchange
Compared to the results achieved in the Abruzzo regional elections five years ago, Salvini and Conte's performance on Sunday was terrible. Has the decline begun for extreme populism?
Mexico has overtaken China as the United States' largest trading partner, while the EU has finalized the agreement with Chile on trade and investment liberalization
Cantone in the Antimafia hearing on spied on politicians and VIPs talks about "disturbing numbers" and on Striano he says: "He downloaded 33.528 files from the Antimafia database". Then he quotes Falcone: "Sacred institution for me"
However, he maintains his role as president of ESPO, the European Sea Ports Organization based in Brussels, representing Assotrasporti of which he was president. The Port Authority will remain without a president as of June 1
Marco De Poli, who in the 1977s contributed to changing Italian customs by publishing the famous investigation into girls and sex in the student newspaper "La zanzara" of the Parini high school in Milan, was Paolo's assistant director in XNUMX...
Interview with Riccardo Chiaberge, journalist and writer, author of the new book "The formula for longevity. Lives that have lengthened ours" where he tells us who the protagonists of the greatest revolution of the last two centuries are, the one that…
Investigations conducted by Congress revealed the existence of the "Watergate Seven", Nixon advisors directly involved in organizing and covering up events related to the scandal. All of them were all convicted. The scandal put Nixon in a corner and to avoid impeachment…
The request of the Prosecutor's Office was accepted. Pogba, who is 31 years old, will have to stay away from the pitch for 4 years. He had been found positive for testosterone after Udinese-Juve
After Evergrande, another Chinese real estate giant collapses. The company has debts of more than $200 billion
Renault's new proposal is designed to revolutionize the European electric car market. Produced entirely in France, it combines the iconic style of the historic R5 with modern technology at a competitive price. Here are all the details
Profit almost doubled for Sogefi in 2022, but the sale of the US bottom filter division at a price higher than the entire capitalization of the company is giving the stock wings
The board of directors will propose a record dividend at the meeting on April 17. In 2023 Ferrari saw record profits over one billion. The stock on the stock exchange has gained over 25% in one month
The historic tower in the City's West End was sold by the BT Group to the American group Mcr Hotels. The tower, 189 meters high with its antenna, had lost its role as a center for transporting signals from…
The farmers' protest in Europe has led the EU Commission to take a step back, albeit temporarily, on agri-environmental policies. The agreement with South America, however, provides for the strict observance of rules against deforestation, which our producers are not entitled to...
From the sparks of the 90s to the collapse and accusations of 10 years ago, up to the new rise: in the last year Abercrombie tripled its share price and closed with its best performance since it was…
For the former Ilva we are at a turning point: a move by Invitalia and a counter-move by ArcelorMittal but the slope is that which leads to the administration of the largest European steel factory, which has been in a pre-agonistic state for months due to the responsibility of the private partner but also...
The growth of direct channels, with the opening of new stores, and the success in Asia, especially in China and Japan, have contributed to the positive performance of the group founded by Renzo Rosso. IPO from 2025 based on the market
It's time to change our attitude in the face of populism because one-way openings have not paid off: this is what former DC Marco Follini suggests. Not without reason
According to SumUp's Cashless City Observatory, current data and future projections demonstrate the increase and constant propensity towards cashless payments in Italy. In 2023, cashless transactions increased by 35,5% - Cashless future?
In its "Notes and Studies", Assonime takes stock of the provisional agreement reached in the EU on the reform of the Pact. Here are the most important changes
The agreement has been signed with the oil group at 1,75 euros per share, the same figure for the takeover bid that will be launched: here are all the details of the operation. The agreement values the company at 1,7 billion euros. Massimo Moratti "Sale is the best guarantee for…
Earnings per share are up 10% compared to June and the bank has cut risk-weighted assets by two billion. The interim dividend in May
After the 8 billion in 2022 and the 10 in 2023, the banking institution is making available another 10 billion in additional credit "to support business growth", with a focus on micro businesses, SMEs and the third sector
In 2023 the AI market, dominated by large companies, reached a value of 760 million euros. All Italians know about AI but almost three out of four people are afraid of it. In the next ten years, with the demographic gap…
From Suez to Panama, from Babel Mandeb to the Strait of Malacca, at least seven straits are blocked: the maritime routes of the global logistics of semi-finished products, raw materials and finished products have been disrupted in full chaos
Both the leader of the League Salvini and the leader of the Five Star Movement Conte do not hide their sympathy for Trump and are rooting for his return to the White House but Trump brings with him the alliance with Putin, with good…
National ownership of fiscal policy, case-by-case evaluation, longer horizons for fiscal consolidation and realism about public debt levels well above 60%: these are the reasons that make the new Stability Pact better for…
Btp Value on offer until Friday. Rate cut, eyes on the Milan Fed. Milan black top in the EU, managed savings securities suffer. Oil companies are doing well
The president had presented a package of 664 articles which, however, was harshly contested by the unions with a general strike and partly rejected by the justice system. The announced revolution will not take place: to pass the decree in Parliament they need…
Juve in first place among Italian clubs, ahead of Milan and Inter. New entry Napoli. The top 20 together earned a record 10,5 billion euros. Boom in match receipts. All the details of…
Amendment to the Energy Decree: the majority thinks again and abolishes the 10 euro levy on each kW produced. A rule contested by families and businesses
The multinational ArcelorMittal is certainly the main culprit in the crisis of the former Ilva and the large steel plant in Taranto but the origin of the disaster bears the signature of the Conte 2 Government which in 2020 signed an unfortunate agreement with the Indians...
The arrival on Wall Street has generated enthusiasm but there is a risk that this will have a strong impact on the fight against climate change. Last year emissions amounted to 16 million petrol cars, equal to those of Oman. Because "undermining" generates significant…
Prosecutor Cesar Suarez, in charge of the investigation into the armed assault on an Ecuadorian television station, was assassinated in Guayaquil, the heart of the fight against drug trafficking
For the current year, estimates foresee an increase in dividends of 6,5 percent. In Italy, higher-than-average dividend yields
The Cupertino company is also the only company among the top three to record positive growth year on year, going from 226,3 million units to 234,6 million units
Automotive, mechanics and chemicals will be the first sectors in Italy to suffer from the Red Sea crisis with possible new increases in gas and petrol
Artificial intelligence, sustainability and inclusiveness are the pillars of the Las Vegas technology fair. The most interesting and curious novelties, from the oven backpack to the frying lid
The moment is difficult and uncertain regarding the hypothesis of other suitors. The rumors potentially speak of Vulcan Green Steel, Metinvest or Arvedi
Workers, journalists, judges, CEOs, employees, doctors, teachers, cooks: all with that sacred fire called creativity that pervades them. At the forefront there are poets and painters
In just one day, Eni, Generali and Mediobanca successfully placed bonds worth over 3,5 billion, receiving a flood of orders
Interview with Luca Bortolan, head of Fideuram Direct: "The Fideuram Direct digital platform offers a trading service, autonomous investments on products, funds and management, as well as remote consultancy support" - "The target is customers...
In Brazil in 2023, airline tickets have increased by 50%, which is pushing more and more people to travel by road, in the absence of the train alternative. The German group senses the deal and is in step with green parameters
The anxiety of bureaucracy can be faced and neutralized. With the "weapons" of telematics and awareness. Everything, or almost everything, is available to us on the web. Just look a little carefully
Brussels aims to tighten loopholes that allowed Putin to mitigate losses in oil exports – Here's what's happening and how it could impact the global diamond industry
This year, around 4 billion people, around half of the human race, will vote in 62 countries. The Economist Intelligent Unit's annual Democracy Index takes stock. What role will Artificial Intelligence have?
From 1 January, only for 2024, the Irpef brackets will be reduced from 4 to 3, with a single rate of 23% for incomes up to 28.000 euros
The total resources of the Pnrr obtained by Italy amount to approximately 102 billion euros, representing over half of the total resources of the Plan
A new study calculates the costs of abandoning non-electric or old-fuel cars. Will the 2035 established by the EU last?
Less than a year into his third term, the Brazilian president has turned around the oil giant and brought home the long-awaited reform of the tax system. All-time record for the stock market index, above 131.000 points
After the listing on the Mumbai Stock Exchange, Fila retains 30,6% of the Indian subsidiary Doms. A share valued at around 290 million after the buying spree on the Indian market
The tax reform on Irpef brackets has been postponed to the next Council of Ministers "for technical analysis". Decrees on international taxation, obligations, and remote gaming competitions approved
The Observatory on Public Accounts, led by Giampaolo Galli, builds a map of the tax benefits that disappear as income increases, focusing on the level of taxation that weighs on the "taxed" middle class
The decision, which came a few weeks after the signing of an expensive post-strike contract with the Uaw, is also linked to recent cuts in the Cruise subsidiary, which is in difficulty with its robotaxis
According to the Inapp report, real wages in Italy grew by only 1% from 1991 to 2022, unlike OECD countries, which recorded an increase of 32,5%.
In addition to the government's package of changes, those of the rapporteurs on the Budget law - The Bridge over the Strait also affecting Calabria and Sicily are added. The extension of the Superbonus remains out and the text is in strong...
The first version of the 2024 collection will be the Fiat (500e)RED, which was presented by Olivier Francois, CEO of Fiat, and Bono, singer of U2
Among the innovations in the transformations of the agricultural sector, the growth in size of companies and the growing management of the new generations stand out
If the current world of Italian finance is better than that of sixty years ago, no small part of the credit goes to Attilio Ventura, who passed away a few days ago. In the photo with his friend Alberto Foglia at the Ceresio investors headquarters
The EU parliament's vote on the green homes directive is expected on 7 December. Those who want to buy look for those with energy classes from E upwards. Young people are especially interested. Savings with green mortgages
Svimez Report 2023 - In 2023 the South grew by 0,4%, compared to +0,8% in the Centre-North - Employment rises, but also precariousness and poverty - Risk of "unsustainable fragmentation" from differentiated autonomy
The EU Commission includes the Italian hydrogen backbone between Africa and Europe in its priority projects. Snam accelerates its pace and Enea, leader of the European fuel cell project, is also mobilising
Two amendments extending smart working for parents of children under 14 in the private sector have been approved in the Senate with the government's approval. The rules on fragile and super fragile workers have been rejected
Here are all the dates and changes decided by the Ftse Italia Index Committee in December. D'Amico International Shopping enters the Mid Tap category
Since the beginning of the year, Estée Lauder shares have lost almost 50% of their value and in November they again cut their growth forecasts. For HSBC, the Luxury sector will be subdued for another 5-6 months
Electric car registrations are still few in Italy. But now the new models are arriving at economical prices: Renault and Citroen ready, waiting for the electric Panda
Piazza Affari flat despite the drop in oil and gas and the slowdown in prices. Bonds moved little. Waiting for Lagarde's speech
Meeting between Tim leaders and the unions: approximately half of the company's workers will be transferred to the new company controlled by KKR, while another 18 thousand will remain in the service company. Here's how they will be distributed. Tim's note