
Berlusconi Plays Last Cards, Denies He Will Resign
By Paolo Biondi and Barry Moody http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/07/us-berlusconi-idUSTRE7A61GR20111107 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, under huge pressure from international markets and rebels in his party, tried to play his last cards on Monday…

Italy May Be the Next Greece
Italy government borrowing rates hit euro-era high BBC News, 7 November 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15617132 The Italian government’s borrowing cost has risen as fears grow over political uncertainty in Rome. The yield on Italian 10-year…