I've written in past about the recent rise in popularity of "fortune-telling" services among Americans as our economy has taken a nosedive. These services, whether getting a tarot reading, and astrology chart, or even visiting a psychic or medium, can be costly. And it seems the Italians may have outdone us on this one: a report from the European Consumers Association shows that our Baltic friends now spend £5 billion per year on fortune tellers and astrological services.
Just as more Americans have begun to look toward the metaphysical for answers during times of economic uncertainty, it seems the Italians—now facing their worst recession since the Second World War—are looking