Summer time, “190 million saved in 7 months”

In the 7 months of summer time, the Italian electricity system benefited from lower consumption of 420 million kWh, equal to the average annual requirement value of approximately 150 thousand households, with a consequent economic saving of approximately 190 million euros. This is what emerges from the data released by Terna, the company that manages … Read more

Inflation soars in October: + 11.9%, at the top since 1984

Hike in inflation in October, a record that had not been recorded since March 1984. According to preliminary estimates, the national consumer price index for the entire community, before tobacco, recorded an increase of 3.5% on monthly basis and 11.9% on an annual basis (from + 8.9% in the previous month). This is what emerges … Read more

Because Elon Musk says he freed Twitter

Words are never causal. All the more so in this case. Elon Musk announced the acquisition of Twitter, obviously in a tweet, with an expression “The bird is freed”, in Italian it sounds bad but the translation is “the bird is freed”, which wants to summarize its objectives and intention to change the social network, … Read more

Cash ceiling, political debate ignites

The cash ceiling animates the political debate after the proposed law presented by the league to raise the threshold to 10 thousand euros. After days of controversy even within the majority, the mediation of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives: “The compromise point could be a threshold of 5 thousand euros”.

Dear energy, Pistorio (Fipe Confcommercio): ” In Sicily 5 thousand companies at risk ”

The realistic situation is still very difficult even if the European energy markets are falling. To give some examples, here in Catania many ‘big’ pastry shops have received bills of twenty thousand, thirty thousand even forty thousand euros “. This was stated in a video interview with AdnKronos by the President of Fipe Confcommercio Sicilia, … Read more

Bilanci d’Acciaio, five Italian companies awarded for growth and profitability

On the occasion of Bilanci d’Acciaio, Siderweb awarded the companies in the steel industry that have distinguished themselves for the best rates of growth and profitability. The jury, chaired by Claudio Teodori, full professor at the University of Brescia and composed of Gianfranco Tosini and Stefano Ferrari from the Siderweb research office, took into consideration … Read more

Fuels, petrol and diesel prices slightly down

Second day of calm on the recommended fuel price lists, while the effects of the declines of recent days continue to reverberate on the national averages for petrol and diesel. These are the averages of the prices communicated by the managers to the Price Observatory of the Ministry of Economic Development and processed by the … Read more

Climate, Aie: the peak of energy-related CO2 emissions in 2025

Global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions are expected to reach a “peak” in 2025. This was stated by the International Energy Agency in its annual report 2022. For the Agency since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, energy markets and public policies have changed for decades to come with some countries looking to increase or diversify their … Read more

Musk buys Twitter and fires four top managers: “The bird is free”

Elon Musk completed the $ 44 billion purchase of Twitter. “The bird is free”, posted the billionaire referring to the logo of the social platform. According to foreign media reports, chief executive Parag Agrawal, chief financial officer Ned Segal, were fired and escorted out of the headquarters. Other people torpedoed include head of legal affairs … Read more

Barilla, Gianluca Di Tondo appointed as the new CEO of the Group

Change at the top of the Barilla Group, from April 2023, after more than 10 years at the helm, “Claudio Colzani will leave the position of CEO to pursue other professional developments. After a scrupulous selection process, the position will be taken on by Gianluca Di Tondo , former Group Chief Marketing Officer of the … Read more

Rdc, Confimpreseitori: “Forced to hire illegally”

“In the name of the 370,000 associates that Confimprenditori represents, I must announce that, without rapid interventions on citizenship income, we will soon have to self-report. Today it is in fact increasingly difficult to hire people and put them in good standing, because the majority of those who receive the Rdc do not he wants … Read more

Piazza Affari up after the ECB, good utilities and banks

The ECB is not surprising. As expected, the board of the European Central Bank has set a 75 basis point intervention on interest rates. The benchmark rate rose to 2%, while that on deposits went from 0.75% to 1.5%. The Bank, however, explained that there will almost certainly be new interventions in the future to … Read more

‘Edufin Index’ Observatory, insufficient Italian financial and insurance education

Italians do not reach the sufficiency for financial and insurance awareness and behavior. This is what emerges from ‘Edufin Index’, the observatory of Alleanza Assicurazioni, the Gasbarri Foundation and SDA Bocconi. The result obtained by the Italians is 55 out of 100, when the sufficiency is set at 60 out of 100. The observatory, presented … Read more

Banks, Zanettin (Fi) presents bill for a new Commission of inquiry

A bill for the “Establishment of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the Banking, Financial and Insurance System” was presented today by Senator Pierantonio Zanettin (Fi). According to what is learned, in the presentation of the provision Zanettin recalls that “already in the two previous legislatures the parliament recognized the need to set up a … Read more

Lagarde speaks (also) to Meloni: ECB does its job, reduce debt

Like any president of the ECB, Christine Lagarde also hardly expresses herself on individual countries and individual governments, despite the questions. But when you talk about public debt and measures to support the economy, you also talk to Italy and the new premier Giorgia Meloni. And when you say “I do not comment on the … Read more

Lease 2022 closes its doors, the sector asks for an actor role in the implementation of Pnrr projects

Lease 2022 ended in Milan. The fifth edition of the Salone del Leasing organized by Newton and Assilea was characterized by a high profile of contents and panelists. The final appointment was dedicated to “Support for businesses: guarantees and pnrr”, with Stefano Firpo – former Head of Cabinet of the Minister of Digital Transformation and … Read more

ECB, rates go up and will go up again: the effects on mortgages

The reference rates are still rising. The ECB has announced a new hike of 75 points and basis and confirmed its intention not to stop there. The cost of money becomes more expensive and the most immediate consequences are those concerning new and variable rate mortgages. Read also No surprise, therefore, from the meeting of … Read more

Digital, #HackCultura for students is back

The fifth edition of # hackCultura2023, the hackathon of female students for “cultural ownership and taking charge of the cultural heritage of the territories”, promoted in the wake and spirit of the Faro Convention, the digital Ventotene Manifesto, is starting. and in the vision of the New European Bauhaus, of which #DiCultHer is an official … Read more

Lucca Comics opens to the metaverse

For the 2022 edition of Lucca Comics & Games, which will be held from 28 October to 1 November, the organization has announced that the festival will open to the world of the Metaverse, NFTs, blockchain and web 3.0. These will be the focus of the Communityverse, the new project based on technological innovation. Lucca … Read more