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If Italy’s economy fails, then Europe fails too

Italy’s parliament has approved Mario Draghi’s 261 billion-euro ($315 billion) spending plan to resurrect the euro zone’s third-largest economy from the ruins of the pandemic. Now comes the hard part: Implementing the tough structural reforms Italy needs to drive growth and rebalance public accounts, and convincing Italians it’s the right path. Failure to do so would consign Italy to decline ...

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Tesla on thin ice with China watchdog

Elon Musk has done a better job at selling and making cars in China in just two years than he has in the US over the past decade. As a foreign business, he’s also had a smooth ride with the authorities — until recently. Last Month, a Tesla Inc owner at the Shanghai Auto Show protested the company by jumping ...

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Who pays $24 million to protect Zuckerberg?

Many of us spent the better part of 2020 trapped in our homes — not able to travel, attend a live event, see a movie on a big screen, or get together with friends and family outside of our immediate pods. But judging from corporate disclosures, it seems these restrictions didn’t apply to a small subset of people — specifically, ...

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