Italy preparing measures to rescue Popolare di Bari - sources
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ROME (Reuters) - Italy is preparing a decree for the rescue of Banca Popolare di Bari, and regulators have called in the bank's board, sources said, after the unlisted cooperative lender revealed a capital shortfall of up to 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion).Like thousands of ordinary Italians who invested their savings in the shares and bonds of local banks, Popolare di Bari's 69,000 shareholders stand to lose their money in a rescue, making it a politically sensitive issue.The bank is the biggest..