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• It's an American Gold Rush! Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 4:23 PM ET

  

  Gold fever is gripping the nation. Americans once again chose gold as their top investment choice in the CNBC All-America Economic Survey.

• Relax, China Creates a Cyprus Every Week: LSE Chief Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 9:39 AM ET

  

  The resurgence in the initial public offerings (IPO) market is a sign that investors are once again growing more optimistic despite flare-ups in the euro zone debt crisis, according to the CEO of the London Stock Exchange.

• BOJ's Kuroda to Target Longer-Dated Bonds Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 10:12 PM ET

  

  Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will seek to push down yields across the curve by purchasing longer-dated government bonds, underscoring its resolve to aggressively beat deflation.

• Singapore Industrial Output Drops More Than Expected Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 1:32 AM ET

  

  Singapore's industrial output fell 16.6 percent in February from a year earlier, worse than a median forecast of a contraction of 10.5 percent according to Reuters.

• Australia, Japan to Sanction North Korean Bank Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 2:51 AM ET

  

  Japan and Australia plan to sanction North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank as part of U.S.-led efforts targeting Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank for the role Washington says it has in funding the country's nuclear program.

• Japan’s Courts Press Abe on Electoral Reform Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 12:01 AM ET

  

  Japanese courts are stepping up pressure on the government to reform the country's electoral system or risk having the results of last year's general election invalidated. The Financial Times reports.

• Caterpillar CEO Hopes 'Sun Will Rise' on Europe Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 11:06 PM ET

  

  While concerned about the tough business environment in Europe, Douglas Oberhelman, the CEO of Caterpillar, hopes the "sun will rise" over the continent.

• Galaxy's Profit More Than Doubles to a Record Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 3:02 AM ET

  

  Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group more than doubled its net profit in 2012 to a record high, lifted by spending from mainland Chinese visitors to its flagship property in Macau.

• South Korea Revises Down Fourth Quarter Growth Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 9:40 PM ET

  

  South Korea's economy grew a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent in the October-December period from the previous quarter and by 1.5 percent from a year before, revised data showed on Tuesday.

• Hanlong Faces Deadline for $1.4 Billion Sundance Bid Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 10:42 PM ET

  

  Australia's Sundance Resources said its suitor Hanlong would fail to meet a deadline on Tuesday to supply credit approval for its long-delayed $1.4 billion takeover offer.

• Scenes From the Cyprus Crisis Thursday, 21 Mar 2013 | 2:53 PM ET

  

  For Cyprus—and for Europe—the clock is ticking, with the prospect of the eastern Mediterranean island exiting the euro zone or defaulting on its debt looming ever larger. Click ahead to see how the crisis has unfolded.

• US Shale No Panacea for Japan's Crippling Energy Bills Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 11:21 PM ET

  

  U.S. shale gas may not be the panacea being touted by Japan's politicians and companies to sharply reduce the country's crippling energy bills.

• Dreamliner Takes To Sky in First Flight Check Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 5:19 PM ET

  

  A Boeing 787 Dreamliner took to the sky on Monday in the first of two flights aimed at showing that the plane's new lithium-ion battery system meets regulatory safety standards.

• China's New President Offers Africa 'No Strings' Aid Tuesday, 26 Mar 2013 | 4:39 PM ET

  

  Only 11 days since taking over as Chinese president, Xi Jinping is already in Africa offering goodies with "no political strings." GlobalPost reports.

• Asia's Top Investor in Africa? Not China Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 7:34 PM ET

  

  A smaller Asian country is ahead of China in terms of the size of its direct foreign investment into Africa and the gap is widening, according to United Nations data published Monday.

• World Benefits From Fed's Cheap Money Policy: Bernanke Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 11:13 AM ET

  

  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday defended the central bank's aggressive easing of monetary policy, saying while it was aimed at bolstering the U.S. economic recovery, it was helping other countries as well.

• China's 'Internationalization' Won't Be Painless: WTO Sunday, 24 Mar 2013 | 10:48 PM ET

  

  The full globalization of the Chinese economy will not be painless Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization, tells CNBC.

• Singapore Inflation Spikes on Surge in Transport Costs Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 1:49 AM ET

  

  Singapore's consumer price index rose by a stronger-than-expected 4.9 percent in February from a year earlier, mainly because of a spike in private road transport costs.

• Former Woodside Adviser Joins Australia's Cabinet Monday, 25 Mar 2013 | 1:16 AM ET

  

  Australia's prime minister appointed Gary Gray, a former adviser to the country's largest oil and gas firm Woodside Petroleum, as resources minister on Monday.

• The End of Indian IT Staffing as We Know It Sunday, 24 Mar 2013 | 7:56 PM ET

  

  India's IT outsourcers are promoting "mini CEOs" capable of running businesses on their own, while trimming down on the entry-level computer coders they normally hire.