MILAN, Italy -- Juventus' charge towards the Serie A title gathered pace with a 2-1 win over third-placed Udinese in ...

28 January 2012, 2:19 pm

Alessandro Matri scored either side of Antonio Floro Flores' equalizer to help unbeaten leader Juventus move four points clear of second-placed AC Milan, which faces Cagliari on Sunday.... Read More »

Italy bill sale success boosts mood ahead of Monday

27 January 2012, 8:30 am

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's six-month funding costs fell sharply on Friday to levels last seen before the country came to the fore of the euro zone debt crisis last summer, helping power a rally in its bonds ahead of Monday's more challenging sale of longer-dated debt. The successful 11 billio... Read More »

Italy roundup-Milan give City final Tevez deadline

27 January 2012, 4:01 am

Brief news on Friday ahead of this weekend's Serie A soccer matches (times GMT):... Read More »

AC Milan, Valencia reach semis in domestic cups

26 January 2012, 2:52 pm

AC Milan midfielder Alexander Merkel, right, challenges for the ball with Lazio's De Carvalho Viana Lima, of Brazil, during the Italian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between AC Milan and Lazio, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.... Read More »

Italy sells top amount at bond sale, yields fall

26 January 2012, 4:00 am

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's borrowing costs dropped sharply as it sold the maximum amount of 5 billion euros at an auction of short-term debt on Thursday, helping drive down yields on its longer-dated bonds ahead of a crucial sale of five- and 10-year paper on Monday. At the first auction since cr... Read More »

Italy sees borrowing costs drop sharply as it raises €5 billion from markets

26 January 2012, 3:34 am

MILAN - Italy easily raised €5 billion ($6.47 billion) from the markets Thursday in a pair of bond auctions that saw a sharp dropping in borrowing rates.... Read More »

Rating agency Fitch's office searched in Italy

24 January 2012, 11:25 pm

Milan (Italy), Jan 25 (IANS) The police in Milan carried out checks at a local office of international rating agency Fitch, media reported Tuesday.... Read More »

Italy planning 50b-euro asset sale

23 January 2012, 2:11 am

MILAN: Italy's government is planning to sell assets worth up to 50 billion euros ($65 billion) to the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to reduce the country's huge public debt, an Italian daily reported on Monday.... Read More »

Analysis: Italy refunding ordeal looks a little less daunting

20 January 2012, 1:33 am

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's goal of refinancing some 90 billion euros of long-term debt by the end of April is beginning to look within reach after months when the weight of its debt burden looked likely to tip the euro zone even deeper into crisis. In spite of this month's mass downgrade of m... Read More »

Italy's Eni sets eye on Barents Sea

19 January 2012, 5:54 am

MILAN, Italy, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Italian energy company Eni announced it secured a license from the Norwegian government to explore new acreage in the Barents Sea.... Read More »