Primo Piano

Handelsblatt reports news of a breakthrough in the Commerzbank deal and cites statements from Weidmann acknowledging that the decision is made and opening up to dialogue with Unicredit.

Mbda UK, Mbda Italy, Mitsubishi Electric, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have signed a collaboration agreement to support the Global Combat Air Programme (Gcap), the next-generation fighter jet developed by the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan. All the details.

EU member states have authorized Operation Atalanta, the naval mission launched against piracy in the Horn of Africa, to initiate boardings to verify the flags of ships suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet in the Indian Ocean. All the details.

Poste’s semester closes with new highs in revenue, profitability, and profit. Meanwhile, CEO Del Fante is preparing the group for 2027: new Financial Hub, takeover bid on Tim, artificial intelligence, and reorganization of the office network.

Volkswagen revises its forecasts for 2026: it no longer expects an increase in sales, but a decline. The situation is particularly difficult in China. The company is preparing new cuts and layoffs, but the unions are opposed.

How and why the twenty-first package of sanctions decided by the EU against Russia was somewhat watered down. Excerpt from the European Morning Brief.

OpenAI described the now-famous hack carried out autonomously by one of its AI models as an “unprecedented incident.” However, industry experts point out that it was actually an experiment turned into sensationalistic storytelling to emphasize the offensive capabilities of its systems.

The European Commission claims that Google violated the Digital Markets Act by favoring its services in search results and limiting competition on its app store. The company is considering an appeal. All the details.

The assembly on June 25 approves all resolutions, but amid shareholder dissent over management compensation and the Chinese partner’s renewed rejection of the accounts, tensions in governance remain unresolved. Names, numbers, and details.

In six years, financial wealth has increased by over 1,600 billion. Current accounts and deposits remain the main form of savings, but the weight of stocks, funds, bonds, and insurance policies is growing. All the details of the Fabi report.

What is said and what is not said about Del Vecchio, Descalzi, Lavitola, Ranucci, and more. Press review highlights

What is said and what is not said about Banca Ifis, Benetton, Byd, Ghisleri, Pignataro, Rai, Sallusti, Tronchetti Provera and more. Press review highlights

The assembly approves the accounts without Leonardo Maria del Vecchio but does not unlock the succession. The plan to increase the stake to 37.5% of the holding remains stalled amid the board’s halt, the banking issue, discussions with the other heirs, and alternative scenarios regarding the future of the family’s stronghold.

The move by the group led by Carlo Cimbri intertwines with Intesa Sanpaolo’s takeover bid on Mps and the project to create a new bancassurance hub. From Popolare di Sondrio to Siena, all of Unipol’s ambitions.

The explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket and the investigations into Starship are putting pressure on NASA’s Artemis lunar program. What risks does the American race to the Moon face as China accelerates its own plans?

The next three IPOs (SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic) are different from any previous cases. The size of the companies preparing to go public is unprecedented. However, the fact that they are still operating at a loss and rely on exceptional growth assumptions makes them no less vulnerable to setbacks than less mature companies. Analysis by Wolf von Rotberg, Equity Strategist at J. Safra Sarasin.

Stellantis freezes Italy by stating that it never agreed to the return of national production to one million units as hoped by the government (fewer than 380,000 vehicles were produced in the Peninsula in 2025). This year, the target of 100,000 units at the historic Mirafiori hub might even have been missed (the last was closed at 30,000), which has just “celebrated” 18 years of layoffs.

The Ministry of Labor has allocated 7.2 million euros to support the projects of 13 major national organizations committed to promoting ethical and conscious use of new technologies among young people and Italian families. All the names and amounts received.

Macron uses heartfelt tones to claim European strategic autonomy in the face of the United States’ detachment. But his actions make the EU increasingly weak. The analysis by Manlio Graziano taken from Stefano Feltri’s Notes.

The Irish group Flutter Entertainment has bought Sisal for 1.9 billion. Facts, numbers and scenarios.

Several problematic issues for General Motors at the start of this year, caught while illicitly collecting data. The American manufacturer may also have to recall over 870 thousand vehicles due to the risk of possible engine failures.

A class action lawsuit is looming against WhatsApp, where it is claimed that the end-to-end encryption repeatedly advertised by Meta is actually false, allowing the software house to access user conversations, analyze them, and even archive them. And since the messaging app relies on the Signal protocol, which is particularly widespread because it is considered the reference standard, if the allegations were true, the consequences would go far beyond this specific case.