Colnago, the sprint of Made in Italy bikes with Pogacar and the Abu Dhabi bottom

Export is no longer enough to draw production in Italy, you need an internal market that you return to consume. Dario Di Vico’s analysis on the economy on newsstands on Monday 31 March with Corriere della Sera starts from this consideration. « At the supermarket – Di Vico writes – the consumer adopts the defensive tactic of the short laborer and in fact the retail sales of January dropped by 0.4% in value and 0.6% in volumes despite discounts and promotions by distribution. Istat data tell us that the climate of trust of families, measured in March 2025, has dropped from 98.5 to 95 (and that of companies from 94.7 to 93.3) and in particular the reduction applies to what concerns the economic climate and the future « 
The data on the guidelines of families and businesses therefore reveal a sudden retreat of expectations on the next few months. And the duties of Donald Trump the uncertainty have not yet been taken – fueled by geopolitics – it will be the queen of public and private behaviors and according to economists and sociologists we will witness forms of « arbitrage » between the different expenses: perhaps we will not renounce gyms, physiotherapies and trips out of town, but it is not said that we will return to buy cars, appliances and other durable goods. Between stagnant wages and contracts to be renewed for millions of workers, the industry could still suffer.

The challenge of the banks

The cover of this number is hosted by the Finanza section and dedicated to the duel between Unicredit and Intesa Sanpaolo. Unicredit in September 2024 put Commerzbank in the sight, then the Ban Bpm and then took a share in Generali. An activism that puts the primacy of understanding at risk. Today the two groups are almost equivalent to the stock exchange.
The roundup of the Company section starts from Alberto Zanatta: « The USA is our main market and it will be the American consumer to pay more with the duties: we will not get back on profits », assures the president of the 517 million in turnover.
Diversification for Marcegaglia, the Siderurgy Group is also committed to tourism. The tip of diamond is the estate of Castel Monastero in the Sienese: the bet on wine, well -being and starry catering. The growth project involves the renovation of other villas.

In the Professionals section, the reform of the union colleges that makes accountants happy: more balance between compensation and damage.
Like every last Monday of the month, innovation returns, 16 pages on digital, artificial intelligence and science. In this issue, the theme of European rearmament is deepened with the intervention of the teacher of Oxford Mariarosaria Taddeo, a philosopher of digital and defense expert, in addition to the new strategies for Leonardo’s front and the story of the digital conflict in Ukrainian. But there is also talk of space, with the new project of the Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak.
Finally in the patrimony section, the focus is on the bags: six long -term mega trends to follow to beat the uncertainty and volatility of the markets.