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• Hollande Promises Change After Minister Probed Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 7:04 AM ET

  

  French President Francois Hollande announced new measures to prevent corruption in public office after a former budget minister was investigated for tax evasion.

• Bitcoin Showing ‘Aggressive Bubble’ Behavior: SocGen Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 10:02 AM ET

  

  Online currency bitcoin has surged in value since the Cyprus bailout saga sparked global interest in alternatives.

• Rate Cut Coming? Euro Zone Inflation Falls Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 5:52 AM ET

  

  The rate of consumer price inflation in the 17 countries using the euro fell to an annual rate of 1.7 percent in March. It could provide a rationale for an interest rate cut when central bankers meet on Thursday.

• Spaniards Fight Evictions by Embarrassing Politicians Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 8:58 AM ET

  

  Spanish protesters seeking to stop a wave of evictions have resorted to embarrassing politicians at their homes over harsh mortgage laws that have multiplied the pain of a property crash in the recession-hit country.

• Barclays Urged to Pay Bankers 'Realistically' Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 6:28 AM ET

  Barclays needs to further rein in pay for top staff if it wants to repair its reputation, a report commissioned by the bank said on Wednesday.

• 'Like a Funeral': Cyprus Bank Counted Down Brutal Death Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 5:41 AM ET

  

  The death of Laiki, also known as Cyprus Popular Bank, was brutal. Board members said they had fought to the bitter end.

• Cyprus President Invites Probe of His Family Firm Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 4:31 AM ET

  

  Cyprus president Nicos Anastasiades has urged judges looking into the country's banking disaster to examine transactions handled by his family law firm as "a priority" in a bid to defuse public anger, the FT reports

• China's Bling Shoppers Choose Asia Over Europe Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 3:06 AM ET

  

  Rich Chinese tourists are now looking to spend their mega bucks closer home, choosing Hong Kong and Singapore over London and New York to get their luxury fix, according to an HSBC report.

• Liverpool FC Chief: Owners Are Here for the Long Term Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 5:08 AM ET

  

  U.K.'s Liverpool Football Club may not be enjoying the success it has become accustomed to but Ian Ayre, the club's managing director told CNBC that U.S. owners Fenway Sports respect the club's history and are in it to invest for the long term.

• EU Data Watchdogs Take Aim at Google Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 10:38 PM ET

  

  Europe's largest data-protection authorities have launched a joint action against Google to force it to remedy alleged breaches of EU privacy rules by the search giant. The Financial Times reports.

• Putin Demands Officials Close Foreign Accounts Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 12:01 AM ET

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has given the country's top-level bureaucrats and state employees a three-month deadline to close their foreign bank accounts - or get sacked.

• Moleskine CEO on IPO: Investors Have Nothing to Fear Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 4:41 AM ET

  

  The chief executive of upmarket notebook maker Moleskine told CNBC that the company was robust enough to withstand political instability in Italy and the digital age as it launched its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday.

• UK Benefit Culture: Is It Time to Adapt? Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 2:18 AM ET

  

  From Wednesday there are a number of welfare changes coming into effect that will have significant impact on large parts of UK society. Is it time to adapt and accept these changes?

• Zynga Takes Plunge Into Internet Gambling in UK Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 10:11 PM ET

  

  Zynga will take the plunge into real-money gambling and begin offering poker and casino-style games in Britain in partnership with Bwin.party Digital Entertainment.

• Britain’s Queen Gets Extra $7.6 million Amid Austerity Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 4:10 AM ET

  

  Queen Elizabeth II has received a 5 million-pound ($7.6 million) boost in annual funds the British monarch receives from taxpayers to carry out official duties.

• How BP Is Joining Big Oil Retreat From Renewals Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 5:21 AM ET

  

  BP has put its U.S. wind farm operation, one of the largest in the country, up for sale, marking the continued retreat of big oil companies from renewable energy investments.

• Kyrgyzstan Fights Over Gold at Top of the World Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 4:19 AM ET

  

  Nationalists in Kyrgyzstan are threatening to return to the streets to topple another government unless it expropriates the Kumtor goldmine, a treasure they say was sold off too cheaply to foreigners.

• Cyprus Will Happen Everywhere: Marc Faber Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 11:33 AM ET

  

  Events like those in Cyprus will happen in more countries all over the world, said Marc Faber, contrarian investor and publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report.

• Italy's Bersani Says Bid to Form Government Over Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 11:17 AM ET

  

  Italy's center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani said on Tuesday his bid to form a government after last month's deadlocked election was over, after his failure to gather enough support.

• Cyprus Finance Minister Quits After Bailout Concludes Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 11:26 AM ET

  

  Cyprus's finance minister resigned on Tuesday after concluding a 10 billion euro bailout deal with international lenders in which the country slashed its dominant banking sector and hit depositors with losses.