Italian economy ends two years of contraction: Official data

MILAN: The troubled Italian economy, the third-biggest in the eurozone, stagnated in the third quarter, ending two years of contraction, revised data showed on Thursday.

Italians hope new government can save their nation

ROME – Even in a country where an inept, unstable and bickering government is nothing new, Italians say they are nervous about the future."What will be next if the Italian economy goes bankrupt?" asked Giacomo Levy, a 33-year-old psychologist. "It's something hard to imagine. People or business can go bankrupt. But the government?"