Contes inferno: political crisis in Italy

Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 11:30 a.m.

The president is scrambling to pull together a workable government following Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte\u2019s resignation\u2014and the instability has big implications for Europe\u2019s post-pandemic plans. We examine the staggering rise of shares in GameStop and the day traders trying to stick it to the hedge-funders. And the sport of back-country skiing gets a lift in America.

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