Reuters - Oil rose towards $130 a barrel on Monday after its biggest one-week slide on record as inconclusive talks between Iran and world powers over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme dimmed prospects of ending the row.

Reuters - A raft of concerns about the state of the global economy, corporate earnings and the banking system sent European shares lower on Monday, shrugging off large gains in Asia.

AFP - The European Central Bank is trying to convince people in the eurozone that taking a tough stand on inflation will get them through lean economic times, arguing that long-term gains warrant short-term pain.

Reuters - A judge was right to throw out a jury's securities fraud conviction of a former New York Stock Exchange floor trader because prosecutors did not prove their case, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.

AFP - US President George W. Bush assured Americans Saturday that the battered US economy will "pull through" despite continuing housing woes and a spike in inflation.

AFP - Britain's economic downturn is worse than previously thought and there is no extra money available for public spending, finance minister Alistair Darling said in an interview published Saturday.

Reuters - The first bids for the storied Chicago Cubs baseball team and related assets were submitted on Friday in an auction that could fetch more than $1 billion, according to a source close to the process.

Reuters - The government is considering bringing further criminal charges in the case involving two former Bear Stearns executives indicted last month related to the collapse of two hedge funds they oversaw, a federal prosecutor said on Friday.

Reuters - Freddie Mac won approval from regulators on Friday to sell the stock needed to overcome mounting losses, and the Wall Street Journal said the mortgage finance company may seek $10 billion.