Biz Watch

Capital Punishment
After all the the spilt milk, Italian business may be about to start crying even harder over the Parmalat scandal. Stung by the €7 billion alleged fraud at the dairy firm, Italian banks are looking to tighten restrictions and raise risk premiums on loans to companies. And the domestic corporate-bond market has all but dried up to

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