BRIEF-Poste Italiane To Start Bubyack Programme For Up To EUR 56 Mln May 31 (Reuters) - Poste Italiane SpA PST.MI : TO START BUBYACK PROGRAMME FOR UP TO 3.5 MILLION SHARES, REPRESENTING ABOUT 0.27% OF SHARE CAPITAL, FOR TOTAL OF UP TO EUR 56 MILLION Further company coverage: PST.MI (Gdansk Newsroom)

Italy - Factors to watch on May 31 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . ECONOMY ISTAT releases Q1 GDP final data (0800 GMT); CPI May flash data (0900 GMT); March industry sales data (1000 GMT).

UPDATE 2-Italy scales back plans to sell stake in Poste Adds unions, detail and background By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, May 30 (Reuters) - Italy will retain 51% of Poste Italiane PST.MI , the Treasury told unions on Thursday, scaling back a previous plan to cut the state's stake in the postal service to as low as 35% from 64% currently. The move highlights the government's difficulties in respecting its pledge to use asset sales to rein in Italy's massive public debt.

Italy scales back plans to sell stake in Poste MILANO, May 30 (Reuters) - Italy will adopt a decree within three weeks establishing it should retain a 51% stake in Poste Italiane PST.MI , Economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti told unions. "The final decree will be published in three weeks and will set a 51% threshold for the state holding", a union representative said on Thursday.

Top exec Sforza to be appointed Benetton CEO - sources MILAN, May 28 (Reuters) - Italian executive Claudio Sforza has been chosen as chief executive of loss-making clothing group Benetton, replacing outgoing Massimo Renon, two sources close to the matter said on Tuesday. Italy's Benetton family is readying plans to address mounting losses at the fashion retailer, as the group known for its colourful jumpers and provocative advertising has struggled in recent years to keep up with growing competi

Italy - Factors to watch on May 28 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . ENERGY Italy's solar power capacity rose by 1.7 gigawatts (GW) in the first quarter to 32 GW thanks to a jump in the development of large projects, the country's association for the photovoltaic sector said on Monday

Italy - Factors to watch on May 27 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Monday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . POLITICS The G7 will explore ways to use the future income from frozen Russian assets to boost funding for war-torn Ukraine, finance chiefs from the Group of Seven industrial democracies said on Saturday, but offered

UPDATE 1-Italy PM says no decision yet on Poste Italiane stake sale Adds background; adds PM quotes at paras 2,5,6 TRENTO, Italy, May 24 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday that her government has not yet taken any decision regarding the possible sale of further stakes in Poste Italiane PST.MI , adding that the company would in any case remain under state control.

REFILE-Italy PM says no decision yet on Poste Italiane stake sale Changes erroneous dateline from Stresa to Trento TRENTO, Italy, May 24 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday that her government has not yet taken any decision regarding the possible sale of further stakes in Poste Italiane PST.MI , adding that the company would in any case remain under state control.

Italy - Factors to watch on May 23 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . POLITICS G7 finance chiefs meeting in Italy this week will attempt to find common ground over how to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine's war effort and how to address China's growing export strength in key m

Italy - Factors to watch on May 23 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . POLITICS G7 finance chiefs meeting in Italy this week will attempt to find common ground over how to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine's war effort and how to address China's growing export strength in key m

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP- Britvic, Energean, Pandora May 16 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Britvic, Energean and Pandora, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Britvic Plc BVIC.L : Peel Hunt raises target price to 1100p from 1000p * Energean Plc ENOG.L : Jefferies raises target price to 1,350p from 1,250p * Pandora PNDORA.CO : Citigroup raises target price to DKK 1330 from DKK 1255 * Surgical Science Sweden AB SUSW.ST : Berenbe

RPT-UPDATE 3-Italy cuts Eni stake, raises 1.4 bln euros Repeats story transmitted on Wednesday, with no change to text Italy sold shares offering 1.7% discount Government to retain control of energy group Italy's debt on upward trend through 2026 By Giuseppe Fonte and Francesca Landini ROME, May 15 (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury sold a 2.8% stake in energy group Eni ENI.MI on Wednesday, pocketing around 1.4 billion euros ($1.52 billion) in its drive to raise cash to bolster the country's creaking

Italy - Factors to watch on May 16 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Thursday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . ECONOMY ISTAT releases April CPI final data (0800 GMT); March foreign trade data (0900 GMT).

UPDATE 3-Italy cuts Eni stake, raises 1.4 bln euros Italy sold shares offering 1.7% discount Government to retain control of energy group Italy's debt on upward trend through 2026 Updates with outcome of share placement By Giuseppe Fonte and Francesca Landini ROME, May 15 (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury on Wednesday sold a 2.8% stake in energy group Eni ENI.MI , pocketing around 1.4 billion euros ($1.52 billion) in its drive to raise cash to bolster the country's creaking public finances.

UPDATE 2-Italy's Poste sees profit drop after bond-driven gains Adds size of government bond portfolio in paragraph 6 MILAN, May 15 (Reuters) - Operating profit at Poste Italiane PST.MI fell 8% in the first quarter despite slightly higher revenues, due to the sharp gains the postal service pocketed a year ago when it sold some of its Italian government bonds.

CORRECTED-Italy's Poste operating profit takes bond management hit Corrects figure in second paragraph to 706 million euros MILAN, May 15 (Reuters) - Poste Italiane PST.MI reported an 8% decline in its first-quarter operating profit as a positive start for its diversified business segments was dented by the effects of active portfolio management of Italian government bonds.

BRIEF-Poste Italiane, CDP Approve Key Terms Of New Postal Savings Agreement May 15 (Reuters) - Poste Italiane SpA PST.MI : CASSA DEPOSITI E PRESTITI AND POSTE ITALIANE APPROVE KEY TERMS OF THE NEW POSTAL SAVINGS AGREEMENT ANNUAL REMUNERATION FOR POSTE ITALIANE'S SERVICE OF GATHERING AND MANAGING POSTAL SAVING BOOKS, POSTAL BONDS WILL RANGE FROM EUR

BRIEF-Poste Italiane Q1 EBIT Down To EUR 706 Mln May 15 (Reuters) - Poste Italiane SpA PST.MI : Q1 REVENUE EUR 3.05 BILLION VERSUS EUR 3.02 BILLION YEAR AGO Q1 EBIT EUR 706 MILLION VERSUS EUR 767 MILLION YEAR AGO Q1 NET PROFIT EUR 501 MILLION VERSUS EUR 540 MILLION YEAR AGO Further company coverage: PST.MI (Gdansk Newsroom)

Italy - Factors to watch on May 15 The following factors could affect Italian markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the newspaper reports, and cannot vouch for their accuracy. New items are marked with (*). For a complete list of diary events in Italy please click on IT/DIA . POLITICS The Group of Seven (G7) major democracies meeting in Italy next week will discuss the risk of fragmentation in global trade after "very tough" tariffs imposed by the United States against China, Italian Ec