Italy - Factors to watch on July 24 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 Prosecutors in the city of Crotone have informed six police and coastguard officers that they may face trial over alleged failures to avoid a migrant shipwreck that killed at least 94 people, angering Ita

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds Bunge, Aramco, Fnac Darty, Gulf Energy Development, Delen July 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1 930 GMT on Tuesday: * * U.S. grains merchant Bunge BG.N has offered to sell Glencore-backed GLEN.L Viterra's crush and refining plants for oilseeds in Hungary and Poland in order to secure EU antitrust approval for the $34 billion merger, a person close to the deal said.

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds: JinkoSolar, Montage Gold, Poste Italiane, Alphabet July 16 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Tuesday: China-based JinkoSolar JKS.N said it would form a joint venture with Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and a privately owned Saudi renewable firm to build a solar cell and module manufacturing facility.

Italy delays approval of Poste stake sale, sources say Stake sale would be part of revenue hunt to rein in debt Politicians resist loosening grip on key public service The government had already scaled back its plans in May By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, July 16 (Reuters) - Italy has held off approval of a decree to sell a stake in Poste Italiane PST.MI , people familiar with the matter told Reuters, following resistance from ruling and opposition parties to loosen the state's grip on key public servic

Italy - Factors to watch on July 16 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 . ECONOMY ISTAT releases June CPI final data (0800 GMT) and May foreign trade data (0900 GMT).

Scannapieco wins second term as head of Italy's state lender CDP ROME, July 15 (Reuters) - The Italian government appointed Dario Scannapieco on Monday for a second term as chief executive of the state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP). Founded 173 years ago, the CDP plays a key role in keeping strategic assets in national hands. Its equity portfolio includes energy group Eni ENI.MI , motorway operator Autostrade per l'Italia (ASPI) and shipbuilder Fincantieri FCT.MI .

Italy - Factors to watch on July 2 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 . ECONOMY ISTAT releases May unemployment rate date (0800 GMT) and Q1 deficit/GDP ratio data (0900 GMT).

Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions Adds BlackRock, Boeing, Poste Italiane and Robinhood Markets July 1 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2 000 GMT on Monday: * * Italy's Treasury has picked accounting firm KPMG to put a price tag on PagoPA, a company handling digital payments to the public administration, as it prepares to sell the business to the state mint and postal service Poste Italiane PST.MI , people close to the matter said.

Italy picks KPMG to value digital payment platform PagoPA, sources say By Giuseppe Fonte and Valentina Za ROME, July 1 (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury has picked accounting firm KPMG to put a price tag on PagoPA, a company handling digital payments to the public administration, as it prepares to sell the business to the state mint and postal service Poste Italiane PST.MI , people close to the matter said.

PayPal Ventures-backed fintech Mesh partners with Italy's crypto wallet Conio MILAN, July 1 (Reuters) - Mesh, a U.S. fintech whose investors include PayPal Ventures, will provide customers of Italian digital asset wallet Conio access to several leading crypto exchanges, such as Binance or Coinbase, the two companies said on Monday. The partnership will allow Conio's 430,000 Italian customers to access 10 leading crypto currency trading platforms through the Conio App, the companies said.

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Abrdn Plc, Crest Nicholson Holdings, Paragon Banking June 13 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Abrdn Plc, Crest Nicholson Holdings and Paragon Banking, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Abrdn Plc ABDN.L : Jefferies assumes coverage with hold rating; price target 155p vs 180p * Crest Nicholson Holdings Plc CRST.L : Jefferies raises target price to 265p from 237p * Frontier Developments Plc FDEV.L : Deut

Italy - Factors to watch on June 11 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 . DEBT Italy's Treasury said on Monday it would sell up to 9 billion euros in bonds at a June 13 auction, including a new three-year BTP.

BRIEF-Saccheria Franceschetti Wins EUR 0.5 Mln Order By Poste Italiane June 7 (Reuters) - Poste Italiane SpA PST.MI : WINS SECOND LOT OF TENDER BY POSTE ITALIANE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR EUR 0.5 MILLION, TO LAST 24 MONTHS Further company coverage: PST.MI (Gdansk Newsroom)

EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP-4Imprint, AstraZeneca, Bellway June 5 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including 4Imprint, AstraZeneca and Bellway, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * 4Imprint FOUR.L : HSBC raises target price to 6370p from 6060p * AstraZeneca AZN.L : HSBC raises target price to 14070p from 12950p * Bellway Plc BWY.L : Berenberg raises target price to 2900p from 2500p * Berkeley Group BKGH.L : Berenberg raises target price to

ANALYSIS-Asset sales are no panacea for Italy's debt malady Rome's public debt seen around 140% of GDP in 2026 Stakes in postal service, railways earmarked for sale Rome unwilling to lose control of strategic companies Has already scaled back plans to sell stake in Poste By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME, June 5 (Reuters) - Italy's plan to raise around 20 billion euros ($22 billion) over three years by selling state assets to rein in debt is almost certain to fall short of its targets due

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