Calling Italy's banks among the 10 weakest globally, Moody’s has cut its outlook on the European nation’s financial institutions to negative, from stable. The outlook shift follows a change in Italy's sovereign outlook to negative after Italians rejected constitutional reforms in a referendum earlier this month, causing political uncertainty.
Whitney Tilson's latest letter to investors, which was reviewed by ValueWalk, can be found below.
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