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Italy's trucker protests halt buffalo mozzarella production, cost producers €3m

Italy's trucker protests halt buffalo mozzarella production, cost producers €3m
France 24 Thursday 22 October 2026, 20:54 UTC By Charlotte Lam 1 min read
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Italy's trucker protests halt buffalo mozzarella production, cost producers €3m Issued on: A daily update on the latest business and economic news. Italy's diesel-price protest halts buffalo mozzarella production, with producers estimating €3 million in losses in just 24 hours as milk fails to reach dairies and finished cheeses cannot reach customers. In banking, Barclays announced Thursday it would cut about 5,000 jobs - roughly 5% of its workforce - as it uses AI to reduce costs.

Italy's trucker protests halt buffalo mozzarella production, cost producers €3m Issued on: A daily update on the latest business and economic news. Italy's diesel-price protest halts buffalo mozzarella production, with producers estimating €3 million in losses in just 24 hours as milk fails to reach dairies and finished cheeses cannot reach customers. In banking, Barclays announced Thursday it would cut about 5,000 jobs - roughly 5% of its workforce - as it uses AI to reduce costs. This comes as Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang urged “responsible optimism” on AI in Berlin, even as AI-exposed stocks slide. Related keywords
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