国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Fallout from Italys tragic bridge collapse jitters investors
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 16-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="of">of</span> 39 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unnerving">unnerving</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>-<span word="strapped">strapped</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span>.</p><p><span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Genoa">Genoa</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Atlantia">Atlantia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="Autostrade">Autostrade</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="l">l</span>'<span word="Italia">Italia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concession">concession</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Morandi">Morandi</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> -- <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="value">value</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (5.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>). <span word="On">On</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="traded">traded</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="Stock">Stock</span> <span word="Exchange">Exchange</span>.</p><p><span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="spooked">spooked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Giuseppe">Giuseppe</span> <span word="Conte">Conte</span>, <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Transportation">Transportation</span> <span word="Danio">Danio</span> <span word="Toninelli">Toninelli</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Luigi">Luigi</span> <span word="Di">Di</span> <span word="Maio">Maio</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="Autostrade">Autostrade</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="l">l</span>'<span word="Italia">Italia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="concessions">concessions</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span>.</p><p><span word="Andrea">Andrea</span> <span word="Ciarini">Ciarini</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sociology">sociology</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Sapienza">Sapienza</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sell">sell</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="premature">premature</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>," <span word="Ciarini">Ciarini</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concession">concession</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="holdings">holdings</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span>."</p>
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