{
  "id": 461704,
  "title": "Italy Fines Utility €5 Million on 2022 Power Market Manipulation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/italy-fines-utility-5-million-on-2022-power-market-manipulation",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-10T11:21:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/italy-fines-utility-e5-million-on-2022-power-market-manipulation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Italy’s energy regulator fined A2A SpA €5 million ($5.8 million) for market manipulation dating back to Europe’s energy crisis in 2022, finding that the company held back some gas plants from the market, pushing power prices higher.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Italy Fines Utility €5 Million on 2022 Power Market Manipulation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/italy-fines-utility-5-million-on-2022-power-market-manipulation-464034",
        "published": "2026-08-10T10:55:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}