News – Eric Reguly

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Volkswagen’s mass layoffs are a sign that European car makers have lost the plot

Declining demand, soaring prices spell trouble for EU car makers and could hand an open invitation to Chinese brands...

Published on: 02 Jul 2026

Venice protests planned for billionaire U.S. ambassador’s megayacht visit in July

Tilman Fertitta is planning to visit 13 Italian coastal regions aboard his 117-metre yacht Boardwalk...

Published on: 29 Jun 2026

European energy policy is yet another blunder in the making

The Hormuz energy crisis seems to be ending, but the European Union is adept at creating new crises to replace old ones...

Published on: 26 Jun 2026

In the savage Roman heat, Italians are cooler than tourists

Staying out of the midday heat is the key to enduring Europe’s increasingly hot summers...

Published on: 24 Jun 2026

Canada in talks to buy about 30 Italian M-346 trainer jets for RCAF, sources say

Twin-engine aircraft made by Leonardo SpA would be used to train pilots for the next generation of fighter-bombers...

Published on: 23 Jun 2026

The Trump-Meloni alliance looks over, costing the U.S. its best ally in Europe

Italian Prime Minister tells the U.S. President that being his friend is simply not worth the trouble...

Published on: 22 Jun 2026

AI data centres’ voracious thirst for water makes their environmental footprint even bigger

The world’s fastest-growing industry is also turning into one of the biggest threats to natural resources...

Published on: 19 Jun 2026

The U.S.-Iran peace deal is crisis management, not resolution. Oil’s fall could be temporary

Renewed fighting in Lebanon, an Israeli attack on Iran or failure on Iran’s uranium enrichment terms could scupper Trump’s peace agreement...

Published on: 16 Jun 2026

Oil falls after U.S. and Iran agree to extend ceasefire and open Strait of Hormuz

Tentative agreement to be signed in Geneva on Friday, leaves nuclear question open...

Published on: 15 Jun 2026

The market party is on. What could spoil it?

A larger war, chaotic midterms and investor overwhelm are all potential risks...

Published on: 12 Jun 2026

Italy’s shame: The Azzurri, four-time World Cup winners, are watching the 2026 edition on TV

This is the third consecutive time that Italy has failed to qualify for the tournament...

Published on: 11 Jun 2026

Iran and Israel trade strikes as two-month ceasefire unravels, sending oil prices higher

Newly rising energy prices threaten to stoke inflation as the Israel Defense Forces said it was preparing for ‘at least several days of conflict’...

Published on: 08 Jun 2026

Rome’s Isola Sacra fights a cruise ship port that locals say will destroy their lost-in-time way of life

Developers face rising resistance to a port project that would transform the waterfront and threaten protected archaeological and ecological sites...

Published on: 06 Jun 2026

Carmakers are suddenly treating Chinese electric vehicle companies as friends, not enemies

The attitude in Europe seems to be if you can’t beat them, join forces with them...

Published on: 05 Jun 2026

Ferrari’s new EV is a lesson on how to vandalize a glorious global brand

There may be a market for an Ferrari EV, but it’s sure not one that looks like a drab family sedan...

Published on: 29 May 2026

Italy’s Leonardo sells advanced military trainer aircraft to ITPS Canada as demand for combat pilots rises

The purchase of a dozen M-346 planes could be worth more than US$350-million...

Published on: 27 May 2026

U.S. warplanes renew strikes on Iran even as Trump says peace talks continue

Latest attacks reverse the course of oil prices, sending the Brent benchmark higher...

Published on: 26 May 2026

The oil price shock is far from over even if the U.S.-Iran ceasefire holds

Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens, vanishing stockpiles and damaged refineries mean there is more pain ahead...

Published on: 22 May 2026

Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran to make peace deal as oil climbs and bonds sell off

Some economists predict a global recession unless Strait of Hormuz opens soon...

Published on: 18 May 2026

With Italian planes and Canadian VR, this elite flight school trains pilots in the art of combat

In Sardinia, Canada’s CAE and Italy’s Leonardo build a model for advanced teaching that they hope to export globally...

By Eric Reguly, Photography and video by Fabrizio Troccoli

Published on: 16 May 2026

Carney’s Canada Strong Fund is an idea that does not disguise lack of a strategy

The new sovereign wealth fund won’t move the needle on domestic investments for many years...

Published on: 15 May 2026

In an age of upheaval, these nine exhibits make sense of a world turned upside down

A collection of moments, places and objects to define and make sense of an uncertain time – and understand what may lie ahead...

By Janice Dickson, James Griffiths, Mark MacKinnon, Adrian Morrow, Eric Reguly, Nathan VanderKlippe, Paul Waldie, Patrick White, Geoffrey York

Published on: 14 May 2026