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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ABpZU6XZAo0/vernon-silver.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pirelli Holder Sinochem Mulls Bond to Cut Direct Stake: Corriere]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-15/pirelli-holder-sinochem-mulls-bond-to-cut-direct-stake-corriere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-15/pirelli-holder-sinochem-mulls-bond-to-cut-direct-stake-corriere</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:52:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy Probing Fresh ‘Criminal’ Railway Damage During Olympics]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-14/italy-probing-fresh-criminal-railway-damage-during-olympics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-14/italy-probing-fresh-criminal-railway-damage-during-olympics</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:18:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy Likely to Join Trump Board of Peace as Observer, Says Meloni]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-14/italy-likely-to-join-trump-board-of-peace-as-observer-meloni</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-14/italy-likely-to-join-trump-board-of-peace-as-observer-meloni</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:36:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHCJdLRzfXwM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHCJdLRzfXwM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>[Donald Trump with Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office of the White House.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UniCredit Converts Alpha Bank Stake to Direct Holding of 29.8%]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-05/unicredit-converts-alpha-bank-stake-to-direct-holding-of-29-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-05/unicredit-converts-alpha-bank-stake-to-direct-holding-of-29-8</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:11:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stellantis May Fully Exit Comau in Sale to One Equity: Corriere]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-22/stellantis-may-fully-exit-comau-in-sale-to-one-equity-corriere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-22/stellantis-may-fully-exit-comau-in-sale-to-one-equity-corriere</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:04:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EssilorLuxottica Prepared to Buy 5%-10% of Armani: Il Sole]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-22/essilorluxottica-prepared-to-buy-5-to-10-of-armani-il-sole</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-22/essilorluxottica-prepared-to-buy-5-to-10-of-armani-il-sole</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:07:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irYjfO2tk0FU/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irYjfO2tk0FU/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Pairs of Ray-Ban sunglasses, manufactured by EssilorLuxottica SA, on display inside a Ray-Ban store, in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. EssilorLuxottica will go ahead with its planned 7.3 billion-euro ($8.7 billion) purchase of Dutch eyewear retailer GrandVision NV at the previously agreed price, ending a dispute between the two sides after the pandemic laid waste to parts of the consumer industry.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louvre Jewel Thieves Face Tough Sell on the Black Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[As soon as the gems hit the black market they could be much less valuable, and their historic value drops.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-22/louvre-museum-heist-how-much-were-french-crown-jewels-worth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-22/louvre-museum-heist-how-much-were-french-crown-jewels-worth</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gaspard Sebag]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 04:00:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZwhpxhn48tU/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZwhpxhn48tU/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Empress Eugenie&apos;s large corsage bow, stolen on Sunday, was purchased in 2008.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxury Probes Threaten Made-in-Italy Brand, Tod’s Chairman Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/luxury-probes-threaten-made-in-italy-brand-tod-s-chairman-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-10/luxury-probes-threaten-made-in-italy-brand-tod-s-chairman-says</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:28:13 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iU6Gki8KY1MU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iU6Gki8KY1MU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>FLORENCE, ITALY - JANUARY 10: Diego Della Valle attends the Tod&apos;s for Automobili Lamborghini collection presentation during Pitti Immagine Uomo 105 on January 10, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Stefania M. D&apos;Alessandro/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former ECB Chief Says ‘Illusion’ of EU as a Global Power Dashed]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-22/draghi-says-illusion-of-eu-as-a-global-power-dashed-in-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-22/draghi-says-illusion-of-eu-as-a-global-power-dashed-in-2025</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:24:19 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLcFeVDWwcQg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLcFeVDWwcQg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Mario Draghi, former president of the European Central Bank (ECB), during the HSBC Global Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Draghi said Germany&apos;s decision to ramp up defense spending is a &quot;game changer&quot; but warned there are risks when it comes to how its implemented.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mediobanca Investors Tender 13% in Paschi Bid’s First Big Win]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-16/mediobanca-investors-tender-13-in-paschi-bid-s-first-big-win</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-16/mediobanca-investors-tender-13-in-paschi-bid-s-first-big-win</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:15:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/it_1zh9Hg408/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/it_1zh9Hg408/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A Mediobanca SpA bank branch in Milan, Italy, on Monday, July 28, 2025. For almost a year now, Italy has been at the center of a renaissance in European bank takeovers, with at least half a dozen deals proposed.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banco BPM Appeals Italy Regulator’s Delay of UniCredit Bid]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-25/banco-bpm-appeals-italy-regulator-s-delay-of-unicredit-bid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-25/banco-bpm-appeals-italy-regulator-s-delay-of-unicredit-bid</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonia Sirletti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 18:18:58 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ijzR4a_pBIFM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ijzR4a_pBIFM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A Banco BPM SpA bank branch in Milan, Italy, on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. The Italian government is examining ways to counter UniCredit SpA’s unsolicited takeover bid for smaller Italian rival Banco BPM.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy’s Railway Says It Might Test Musk’s Starlink for Projects]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-24/italy-s-railway-says-it-might-test-musk-s-starlink-for-projects</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-24/italy-s-railway-says-it-might-test-musk-s-starlink-for-projects</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 14:10:16 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iR0oBYArjWNQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iR0oBYArjWNQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A Trenitalia SpA train at a platform in Roma Termini train station in Rome, Italy, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Italy is preparing to sell a minority stake in rail operator Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA as the government looks to dispose of assets to cut debt.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis in Stable Condition Two Days After Breathing Crisis]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-02/pope-francis-in-stable-condition-two-days-after-breathing-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-02/pope-francis-in-stable-condition-two-days-after-breathing-crisis</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 08:20:39 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibMMWlTK1Mt8/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibMMWlTK1Mt8/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Pope Francis arrives to celebrate the mass for the Jubilee of the Armed Forces at St. Peter&apos;s square in the Vatican on Feb. 9, 2025.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy’s Meloni Spoke With Trump Ahead of London Security Summit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-02/italy-s-meloni-spoke-with-trump-ahead-of-london-security-summit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-02/italy-s-meloni-spoke-with-trump-ahead-of-london-security-summit</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 04:42:35 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6x6yUUGQnPA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6x6yUUGQnPA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Giorgia Meloni, Italy&apos;s prime minister, during the 2024 year-end news conference, in Rome, Italy, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Italy announced plans to sell up to €5.75 billion of bonds next week, after getting record orders in sales Wednesday that raised a combined €18 billion.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Had Tranquil Night After Breathing Crisis, Vatican Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-28/pope-francis-respiratory-condition-worsens-after-airways-spasm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-28/pope-francis-respiratory-condition-worsens-after-airways-spasm</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:06:11 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYLAIXntB4ws/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYLAIXntB4ws/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Pope Francis waves as he arrives on his popemobile to lead his weekly audience in St. Peter&apos;s Square at the Vatican, on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Francis was hospitalized with a pulmonary infection after having difficulty breathing and will remain in treatment for several days, the Vatican said.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope’s Blood Tests Show ‘Slight Improvement,’ Vatican Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-19/pope-s-blood-tests-show-slight-improvement-vatican-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-19/pope-s-blood-tests-show-slight-improvement-vatican-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:46:16 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLKjxDcEWKBM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLKjxDcEWKBM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A candle with a portrait of Pope Francis is set at the bottom of a statue of Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized for tests and treatment for bronchitis in Rome, on February 19, 2025.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salvatore Ferragamo CEO Gobbetti to Exit Luxury Brand Early]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-03/salvatore-ferragamo-ceo-marco-gobbetti-to-exit-luxury-goods-firm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-03/salvatore-ferragamo-ceo-marco-gobbetti-to-exit-luxury-goods-firm</guid><category><![CDATA[pursuits]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:13:56 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6IZac3i5kn4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6IZac3i5kn4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Marco Gobbetti </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Police Say Eggs Were Stolen from IVF Clinic Patients]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-21/greek-police-say-eggs-were-stolen-from-ivf-clinic-patients</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-21/greek-police-say-eggs-were-stolen-from-ivf-clinic-patients</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:03:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian Prime Minister Meloni Heads to US to Meet Trump]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-04/italian-prime-minister-meloni-heads-to-us-to-meet-trump-ansa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-04/italian-prime-minister-meloni-heads-to-us-to-meet-trump-ansa</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vernon Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 20:02:47 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i1M_ul8r084U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i1M_ul8r084U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Giorgia Meloni, Italy&apos;s prime minister, speaks at the Atreju convention in Rome, Italy, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. 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