Il Bel Paese visto da fuori

“Italy’s Agnelli family holding company, Exor, said it planned to sell a 4 per cent stake in luxury sports car group Ferrari to pursue new acquisitions and launch a share buyback”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli Link: Agnelli family holding company to sell 4% of luxury-car maker Ferrari

“The Catholic world is gripped with uncertainty as Pope Francis, 88, remains in critical condition in a Rome hospital because of a complex lung infection and other serious ailments”. Fonte: The New York Times Autore: Elisabetta Povoledo and Jason Horowitz Link: Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?

“Travel hotspots around the world are likely to follow Venice in charging entry fees to tourists who often rile locals by driving up prices, the head of one of the world’s leading tourism associations has said”. Fonte: Financial Times Autore: Eri Sugiura Link: Travel hotspots tempted to copy Venice visitor fee

“With a list price of $3.7 million, Ferrari’s new “hypercar” was revealed to the public in October with a twist: It wasn’t available for sale”. Fonte: The Wall Street Journal Autore: Stephen Wilmot Link: The Wild Economics Behind Ferrari’s Domination of the Luxury Car Market  

“Soon after her son, Antonio, was born, Marzia Caccioppoli moved to Casalnuovo di Napoli, a town surrounded by countryside on the outskirts of Naples, to get away from the chaos and pollution of the sprawling southern Italian city”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Angela Giuffrida Link: ‘Triangle of death’: will Italy finally tackle mafia’s toxic waste […]

“Italy’s national union for journalists has submitted a criminal complaint to prosecutors in Rome after Giorgia Meloni’s government shut down questions in parliament over suspicions it had illegally used spyware technology to hack the phones of critics instead of criminals”. Fonte: The Guardian Autore: Angela Giuffrida, Lorenzo Tondo e Stephanie Kirchgaessner Link: Journalists launch legal […]

“Tennis, a sport with such a clear hierarchy of haves and have-nots that it resembles a medieval feudal system, is once again under scrutiny for its approach to fear and favor”. Fonte: The Athletic Autore: Charlie Eccleshare Link: Jannik Sinner’s tennis ban and WADA agreement reopen deep wounds in the sport

“When U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose tariffs on the European Union’s goods earlier this month, the bloc’s response was clear: The EU would respond “firmly.” But Italy’s premier, Giorgia Meloni, chose a more conciliatory stance. “A clash is in nobody’s interest. This is why, understanding the issue [Trump] raised, I believe that dialogue […]

“As the masseuse began my head massage, I took a deep breath and chuckled inwardly about the awkward positions I’d gotten myself into earlier during a one-on-one aerial yoga class. That had come after a six-mile walking tour across the city, visiting churches, hidden garden courtyards and paying homage to Pasquino, one of the Eternal […]

“As a tourist, the only reasonable response to Venice’s all-consuming beauty is to gasp in admiration after rounding every corner. As an economist, another response occurs: once upon a time, this city must have been incredibly wealthy. From Bruges to Kyoto, being eclipsed after making it rich has long been a reliable way for cities […]