Berlusconi Cabinet to Call Confidence Vote on Austerity Plan

Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi called a Cabinet meeting today to authorize a confidence vote in Parliament on an amended 45.5 billion-euro ($64.5 billion) austerity…


Berlusconi under pressure as markets lose patience

(Reuters) - Bond markets may be succeeding where political opponents have failed, pushing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi closer to the exit and opening up fresh uncertainties as Italystruggles to…