Berlusconi Is $2 Billion Richer as He Makes a Political Comeback

The tide may be turning for Silvio Berlusconi. A year ago, the 81-year-old billionaire politician was out of power and locked in battle. Banned from public office after a 2013 conviction for tax fraud, the former four-time prime minister was campaigning against then-Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s proposed reforms while his fortune languished near a five-year low. …