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• After Cyprus, Is Slovenia Next Euro Zone Domino? Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 10:49 AM ET

  

  Successive Slovenian governments have refused to privatize the country's banks, which made disastrous loans to politically connected business interests and now threaten to drag the country center stage in the euro zone debt crisis.

• Cyprus Sparks Fears of Crunch Time for Spain Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 6:24 AM ET

  

  Spain's banking bailout last year is now a distant memory. But according to one strategist, Spain's fragile economy now faces the possibility of tipping over into a renewed credit crunch.

• Berlusconi Calls for Broad Government or Early Vote Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 8:04 AM ET

  

  Buoyed by new opinion polls showing a lead for his center-right coalition, Berlusconi said on Friday Italy must return to the polls quickly unless the center left agrees to govern with him.

• US Job Creation Plunges, but Rate Drops to 7.6% Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 9:46 AM ET

  

  Job creation slowed to a crawl during March, with the U.S. economy creating just 88,000 positions though the unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent.

• Bitcoin Great for Narco-Dollar Traffickers: Pro Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 7:58 AM ET

  

  Digital currency bitcoin has seen a spike in interest coinciding with a huge rally, but it has divided opinion greatly with analysts differing on whether it's an advancement in the monetary system or just a large ponzi scheme that should be avoided.

• North Korea to Foreign Embassies: 'Consider Evacuating' Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 8:26 AM ET

  

  North Korea has asked embassies in Pyongyang that might wish to get staff out if there is a war to submit plans to it by April 10, Britain said on Friday.

• 'I'm Guilty Too' of Common Investor Pitfall, Says Mobius Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 7:17 AM ET

  

  Investors are starting to "wake-up to the reality" that stocks are the only way for them to get real returns on their money, Tempeton's Mark Mobius told CNBC.

• Markets Fear 'Loose Cannon' Yellen at Fed: Janjuah Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 3:57 AM ET

  

  Janet Yellen, a potential successor to Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve, is seen as a "loose cannon" and could upset the markets, Bob Janjuah of Nomura told CNBC.

• Bank of Cyprus Executives Accused of Deleting Emails Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 1:31 AM ET

  

  Two senior executives at Bank of Cyprus may have deleted crucial e-mail documents last year, according to an investigative report commissioned by the central bank of Cyprus, the NYT reports.

• UK Bank Chiefs Slated as ‘Brash’ and ‘Deluded’ Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 7:01 PM ET

  

  Bank chiefs at HBOS, once one of Britain's biggest banks, were condemned as a "model of self-delusion", in a damming report by Britain's Banking Standards Commission on Friday.

• Italy’s Record Tax Haul Helps Cut Deficit Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 6:35 AM ET

  

  Italy's fiscal deficit narrowed in the final quarter of 2012 to 1.4 percent of gross domestic product, compared with 2.6 percent in the same period of 2011.

• Yen Selling May Become an 'Avalanche,' Soros Says Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 3:00 AM ET

  

  The policy measures taken in Japan to revive economic growth are "quite dangerous," billionaire investor George Soros told CNBC in an interview on Friday.

• Big Inflows Into US Bonds Undercut 'Great Rotation' Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 1:16 AM ET

  

  Fears of a rush for the exits from the U.S. bond market have been greatly exaggerated.

• Hilco Seals Deal to Save UK Music Retailer HMV Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 6:44 AM ET

  

  Restructuring specialist Hilco said on Friday it had bought British entertainment retailer HMV, securing the future of the 92-year-old high street firm and 2,500 jobs.

• France Appeals for German Leniency on Deficit Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 1:13 AM ET

  

  France urged Germany on Thursday to grant it more time to hit its public deficit-cutting target, but denied it was turning into the new "sick man of Europe" even as data pointed to a deepening French downturn.

• Central Bank Efforts May 'End in Tears': El-Erian Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 12:19 PM ET

  

  Global central banks are accelerating mostly ineffective policies because they feel they have no choice but to keep trying, Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC.

• Spain’s Pescanova Goes Bust After Fishy Accounting Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 5:40 AM ET

  

  Spanish fishing company Pescanova said early on Friday it would file for insolvency after failing to reach an agreement with its creditors.

• It's Official, Chinese Tourists Now the Biggest Spenders Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 12:11 AM ET

  

  Chinese tourists have overtaken Germans as the world's biggest-spending travelers after a decade of robust growth in the number of Chinese holidaying abroad, reports the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).

• Airbus Beats Boeing to Top Spot in Jet Orders Friday, 5 Apr 2013 | 3:30 AM ET

  

  Airbus recaptured the aircraft industry's top spot in the first quarter as U.S. rival Boeing fell behind on orders and grappled with the grounding of its newest jet.

• High-End Golf Extravagances Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 11:14 AM ET

  

  Golfers with extravagant tastes are vital to the game’s culture, and upmarket brands have the goods to sell them at top dollar. CNBC.com presents a list of 10 extravagances for the golfer who demands--and can pay for--the best. Read ahead to see what they are and what they cost.