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Heavy AI investment is intensifying competition for capital while driving the earnings growth supporting equities, according to BlackRock’s Bruno Rovelli. The crucial test over the next 12–24 months is whether companies outside technology can turn AI adoption into stronger profits and cash generation.
A union representing 9% of Italy’s family doctors has called a two-day strike over an agreement requiring six hours of work a week in community health centres. The dispute centres on mounting workloads, doctor shortages and whether GPs should become public employees.
The companies are responding to an Italian government appeal to ease costs for households and businesses. Fuel distributors, however, warn of unfair competition and risks to the wider sector.
Spain’s faster growth, stronger family support and assertive foreign policy make it an attractive model for many Italians. But differences in industry, employment and energy complicate the comparison—and strengthen the case for closer Mediterranean cooperation.