Italians say no to referendum on euro membership: poll

(Reuters) - A large majority of Italians are in favor of staying in the euro zone and are also against holding a referendum on membership, an opinion poll in Corriere della Sera newspaper showed on Sunday.

Europe takes key role in Italy's elections

ROME: The European Union -- for better or worse -- has taken a key role in the campaign ahead of Italy's elections this month, which are being closely watched across Europe for signs of instability.

Italy Sells Bonds as Borrowing Costs Hold Near Two-Year Low

Italy sold 5.9 billion euros ($7.8 billion) of bonds today with rates holding near the lowest in two years amid optimism caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti will play a role in the next government.

Global shares fall, euro slides as Monti deepens Italy uncertainty

(Reuters) - The euro slipped towards a two-week low on Monday while shares and Italian bond prices also fell after Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's decision to resign deepened euro zone uncertainty.

Italian consumer confidence falls to record low in Nov

ROME (Reuters) - Italian consumer confidence has hit a record low this month, battered by a bleak economic outlook and squeezed family finances, data showed on Monday.

Italy doesn't need German cash, Prime Minister Mario Monti tells Germans

BERLIN: Italy needs moral support from Germany but not its cash, Prime Minister Mario Monti said in an interview published on Sunday as German conservatives renewed calls for Greece to leave the euro zone.

Leaders of Spain, Italy meet as markets drop

MADRID (AP) -- Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti said his country will not seek a sovereign bailout, though Spanish Premier Mariano Rajoy, whom he met with on Thursday, dodged the question altogether as financial markets dropped sharply.

Debt crisis: Germany's Angela Merkel and Italian PM Mario Monti vow to protect euro

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti have agreed to do everything to protect the euro zone and swiftly implement measures agreed by EU leaders in June.

Italy's economy to shrink at least 2.4% this year

ROME: Italy's economy will contract by 2.4 percent or more this year, the head of the employers federation Giorgio Squinzi said on Thursday, doubling the official government forecast of a 1.2 percent shrinkage.

Europe's reform drive risks running out of steam

PARIS: European leaders are caught between former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel's injunction "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste" and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker's admission that "We all know what to do. We just don't know how to get re-elected after we've done it."