diff --git a/recipes/economist.recipe b/recipes/economist.recipe
index d7af32a243..9511d828b9 100644
--- a/recipes/economist.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist.recipe
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .headline {font-size: x-large;}
         h2 { font-size: small;  }
         h1 { font-size: medium;  }
+        em.Bold {font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;}
+        em.Italic {font-style:italic;}
+        p.xhead {font-weight:bold;}
         .pullquote {
             float: right;
             font-size: larger;
diff --git a/recipes/economist_free.recipe b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
index d7af32a243..9511d828b9 100644
--- a/recipes/economist_free.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
         .headline {font-size: x-large;}
         h2 { font-size: small;  }
         h1 { font-size: medium;  }
+        em.Bold {font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;}
+        em.Italic {font-style:italic;}
+        p.xhead {font-weight:bold;}
         .pullquote {
             float: right;
             font-size: larger;