Italy’s troubles raise risk of euro-zone break-up

The growing recognition that highly indebted economies need more than temporary loans has caused the spotlight to turn on Italy. With EU taxpayers unlikely to stump up enough cash to rescue such a large economy, an Italian crisis might be the trigger for a collapse of the euro-zone.

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