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• CORRECTED-EXCLUSIVE-Italian vineyard may hold clues in Saipem probe Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013 | 1:40 PM ET

  MILAN, March 6- An Italian investigation into suspected bribery by workers at energy firm Eni and its Saipem unit to secure Algerian oil and gas industry contracts has led prosecutors to a vineyard outside Naples part owned by two central figures in the case, judicial sources say.

• EXCLUSIVE-Italian vineyard may hold clues in Eni bribery probe Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013 | 6:57 AM ET

  MILAN, March 6- An Italian investigation into suspected bribery by workers at energy firm Eni and its Saipem unit to secure Algerian oil and gas industry contracts has led prosecutors to a vineyard outside Naples part owned by two central figures in the case, judicial sources say.

• Italy Court OKs State Loans to World's Oldest Bank Friday, 22 Feb 2013 | 1:12 AM ET

  

  A court in Rome ruled on Thursday the Italian government's plan to lend 3.9 billion euros to troubled lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena can go ahead. The Rome administrative court will make its decision public on Friday.

• Intesa CEO: 20% of Italy’s Firms 'Won’t Make It’ Thursday, 21 Feb 2013 | 7:28 AM ET

  

  Twenty percent of Italian companies are set to fail, Intesa Sanpaolo Chief Executive Enrico Cucchiani, told CNBC on Wednesday.

• Rome Will Burn, Regardless of Italian Election Result Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | 10:56 AM ET

  

  Regardless of who wins next weekend's parliamentary election, Italy's long economic decline is likely to continue because the next government won't be strong enough to pursue the tough reforms needed to make its economy competitive again.

• Monte Paschi Hiked Antonveneta Bid to Ward Off BNP Tuesday, 12 Feb 2013 | 11:41 PM ET

  

  Monte dei Paschi pumped up its bid for Antonveneta to trump a rival offer from France's BNP Paribas, paving the way for an eventual state bailout of the world's oldest bank.

• The Ghost of ABN Amro Haunts Europe's Banks Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | 5:14 AM ET

  

  The Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena and the Dutch lender SNS Reaal have one thing in common with the UK's Royal Bank of Scotland and Belgium's Fortis. They all bought a part of the Dutch bank ABN AMRO in 2007 and suffered from the capital strain and losses caused by that acquisition.

• Sanofi Leads European Shares to 2013 Closing Low Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 9:31 AM ET

  European shares closed lower after choppy trading on Thursday, tracking falls on the U.S. equity markets.

• Europe's Economy Still Weak: ECB's Draghi Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 9:09 AM ET

  

  Economic activity in the euro area will remain weak in early 2013 before gradually recovering later in the year, European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi said on Thursday.

• Monte Paschi Loss Could Be Up to 1 Billion Euros Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 9:20 AM ET

  

  Board members at Monte dei Paschi are expected to say that Italy's third largest bank may have lost up to 1 billion euros on trades, higher than the initial estimate.

• Political Jitters Trigger European Shares Slide Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | 9:34 AM ET

  European shares suffered steep falls on Monday as mounting political uncertainty in the peripheral euro zone prompted investors to lock in profits on indexes trading close to multi-year highs.

• Monte dei Paschi Harbored Bank Within a Bank Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013 | 11:31 PM ET

  

  The secret document at the heart of the Monte dei Paschi banking scandal lay for months in a concealed safe in a 14th century Tuscan palace. Chief Executive Fabrizio Viola said he learnt about the safe's contents only last October, a full 10 months after he had been called in to sort out Italy's third biggest bank.

• Monti Win Likely to Boost Italian Bonds: Coutts Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013 | 12:00 AM ET

  

  Italy's technocrat prime minister, Mario Monti, is likely to lead the country again after the national election in February, Coutts Chief Investment Officer Norman Villamin told CNBC.

• Monte Paschi Seeks New Investor as Storm Deepens Sunday, 27 Jan 2013 | 10:30 PM ET

  

  Monte dei Paschi di Siena said on Sunday it was seeking a financial investor as the political storm over a derivatives scandal at the ailing bank intensified ahead of next month's Italian election.

• Europe Stocks Close Higher; DAX at Multi-Year Highs Friday, 25 Jan 2013 | 11:40 AM ET

  

  Weak GDP data for the U.K. wasn't enough to stop European shares rising on Friday as Germany's DAX Index reached a level not seen since January 2008 after business climate data was released.

• Monte Paschi Stable After Losses: Italy Central Bank Friday, 25 Jan 2013 | 10:59 AM ET

  

  Italy Central Bank Governor Ignazio Visco has told CNBC that there is no question about the stability of Italy's Monte dei Paschi bank after it suffered a $1 billion loss on derivatives trades.

• Europe Shares Inch Up; Banks Hit by Profit Taking Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | 9:15 AM ET

  European shares inched higher on Wednesday, with a key index moving back towards a near two-year high hit recently.

• Monte Paschi Shares Plunge on Derivative Loss Fears Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | 8:05 AM ET

  Shares in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Italy's third-biggest lender, fell more than 5 percent for the second day in a row on Wednesday on worries of mounting losses on some financial derivative positions which it took in 2008 and 2009.

• Tech Sector Tumble Hits European Shares Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 9:34 AM ET

  Technology stocks fell to push European shares lower and send Germany's benchmark DAX index to a 2013 low on Tuesday.

• European Shares Close Lower After Hitting Multi-Year Highs Monday, 7 Jan 2013 | 12:49 PM ET

  European shares finished in negative territory Monday, but financials helped limit losses after global banking regulators announced a watering down of key elements of their plan for banking rules.