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• UPDATE 1-Putin faces isolation over Syria as G8 ratchets up pressure Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:16 AM ET

  *Obama, Putin disagreed over Syria in tense meeting. Syria was set to dominate the last day of the meeting in a secluded, heavily guarded golf resort in Northern Ireland, with Putin standing firm on his position that forcing out Assad would be disastrous for Syria and the region.

• G8 pushes to close gaps in opinions on Syria Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 5:41 AM ET

  

  The leaders of the world's richest countries will today try to patch over glaring differences on their approach to Syria, with a G8 declaration that stops short of demanding the removal of President Bashar al-Assad.

• Obama pick for top U.S. telecom regulator to face Senate panel Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 4:59 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 18- President Barack Obama's choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is expected to face questions about his past work within the telecommunications industry at a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

• Obama says Bernanke has 'stayed a lot longer' than he wanted at Fed Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 10:59 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 17- President Barack Obama hinted in an interview aired on Monday that he may be looking for a new chief of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, saying current Chairman Ben Bernanke has stayed a lot longer than he had originally planned.

• NYMEX-Oil inches up, but investors cautious ahead of Fed meeting Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 9:26 PM ET

  *NYMEX crude futures for July delivery had added 21 cents to $97.98 a barrel by 0030 GMT. *Production at Norway's Oseberg field and several adjunct fields in the North Sea was shut early on Monday and it was unclear when it would restart, its operator Statoil said on Monday.

• Putin faces isolation over Syria as G8 ratchets up pressure Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 7:43 PM ET

  *Obama, Putin disagreed over Syria in tense meeting. ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland, June 18- Russian President Vladimir Putin faced further isolation on the second day of a G8 summit on Tuesday as world leaders lined up to pressure him into toning down his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

• Snowden: I Am Not A Spy  Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 7:15 PM ET

  

  NSA leaker Edward Snowden denied that he is a spy for China, reports CNBC's Eamon Javers; and should tech companies have refused the NSA? Keith Boykin, CNBC Contributor; Heather Higgins, Independent Women's Voice; and Peter Brookes, Heritage Foundation, discuss.

• G8 Summit All Talk, No Action?  Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 7:00 PM ET

  

  President Obama and Vladimir Putin are at odds over the U.S. plans to arm Syrian rebels, reports CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera; and Jeffrey Frankel, Harvard Kennedy School professor; Benn Steil, Council on Foreign Relations; and Doug Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum, discuss the agenda at the G8 Summit.

• Reuters World News Highlights at 2045 GMT, Jun 17 Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 6:00 PM ET

  President Barack Obama sparred with Russia's Vladimir Putin over how to end the war in Syria on Monday during an icy encounter at a G8 summit where divisions over the conflict eclipsed the rest of the agenda.

• UPDATE 8-Putin, Obama face off over Syria at tense G8 summit meeting Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 5:53 PM ET

  *Obama, Putin square off over Syria. President Barack Obama sparred with Russia's Vladimir Putin over how to end the war in Syria on Monday during an icy encounter at a G8 summit where divisions over the conflict eclipsed the rest of the agenda.

• UPDATE 2-Activists breach security perimeter during G8 protest Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 5:48 PM ET

  ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland,- Several dozen activists briefly breached a metal security barrier surrounding the G8 summit venue in Northern Ireland on Monday, but withdrew when police threatened to arrest them.

• UK's Cameron wants Syria peace plan, with or without Russia Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 5:05 PM ET

  ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland, June 17- Prime Minister David Cameron wants Russian President Vladimir Putin to sign up to what he hopes will become an international peace plan to end the conflict in Syria but may have to press ahead without him, British officials said on Monday.

• COMMODITIES-Metals, oil down ahead of Fed meeting; natgas jumps Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 4:41 PM ET

  *Gold subdued by equities rally on Wall Street. NEW YORK, June 17- Copper closed a touch lower on Monday on concerns the United States may scale back its monetary stimulus program, and oil prices fell after initially rising on fears of a superpower standoff over Syria and possible disruptions to Middle East crude supplies.

• Tax Avoidance on Agenda at G-8 Summit  Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 4:38 PM ET

  

  Corporations have stored an estimated $8.5 trillion in offshore accounts. CNBC's Steve Sedgewick reports on the ideas to bring it back to countries where the companies are located. From the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland.

• UPDATE 7-Putin, Obama disagree over Syria at tense G8 summit meeting Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 4:29 PM ET

  *Obama, Putin square off over Syria. President Barack Obama sparred with Russia's Vladimir Putin over how to end the war in Syria on Monday during an icy encounter at a G8 summit where divisions over the conflict eclipsed the rest of the agenda.

• UPDATE 3-EU, U.S. leaders launch trade talks, France digs in on culture Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 4:20 PM ET

  ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland, June 17- The United States and the European Union launched talks on Monday to create one of the world's most ambitious free-trade zones, as France again underscored its determination to protect its movies and culture.

• Details on US Data Requests Released  Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 4:20 PM ET

  

  U.S. tech companies are asking for permission to provide some details on how many requests they get from law enforcement, reports CNBC's Eamon Javers. Stephen Ryan, McDermott Will & Emery, and Rainey Reitman, Electronic Frontier Foundation, discuss whether companies who help the NSA fight cyberattacks should get legal immunity.

• UPDATE 7-Brent crude oil dips before U.S. Fed meeting Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 4:11 PM ET

  NEW YORK, June 17- Brent crude oil futures touched a 10- week high close to $107 a barrel on Monday as tensions in the Middle East rose, but prices finished slightly lower on the day after a late sell-off in U.S. gasoline futures. Brent's premium over U.S. crude ended at $7.70, on the narrow end of the $7.50 to $10 range in which it has traded since early May.

• Russia's Putin says disagrees with Obama on Syria Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 3:59 PM ET

  ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland, June 17- Russia and the United States disagree on how to end the conflict in Syria but want the bloodshed to stop and the warring parties brought to the negotiating table, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.

• If Big Brother Isn't Listening, He's Watching Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 3:17 PM ET

  

  One phrase has permeated the discussion about the NSA spying program over and over. "Nobody is listening to your phone calls." But is "watching" your phone calls just as intrusive?