The U.S. Treasury added Iran-owned, German-based European-Iranian Trade Bank to its key blacklist , saying the bank has provided a financial lifeline to Iranian companies involved in weapons proliferation.

Australia's Labor Party secured a second term, allowing it to form a government and end a deadlock, but the narrow victory threatens to stall key legislation.

Chinese leaders accentuated the positive in meetings with visiting White House officials, signaling Beijing's concern that tensions over currency and other issues threaten U.S.-China ties.

A U.K. index of hiring for permanent jobs in August showed the slowest growth pace in 10 months, KPMG LLP and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said.

Turkey's tightly contested referendum on constitutional reform Sunday will be a test of support for a government eager to secure a third term and push through changes to strengthen its case for EU membership.

Pope Benedict XVI plans to meet with victims of clerical abuse during his visit to the U.K., but the Vatican faces criticism from victims' supporters about the secrecy surrounding such gatherings.

EU finance ministers remained divided after a debate on a bloc-wide bank levy and a fresh tax on financial transactions, indicating that neither measure is likely to materialize in the coming months.

The electric-power company should benefit from a debt-reduction campaign.

The software giant's chief operating officer sends a bearish signal by selling shares worth $3.4 million.

Oracle and Biovail rose. Barclays and Live Nation fell.

Shares of Fifth Third, U.S. Bancorp, PNC Financial, and BB&T should hold up in a climate of low long-term interest rates, writes J.P. Morgan.

Rumors swirl that the ousted HP chief will become Oracle's CEO. An intriguing idea, but there's a stumbling block.

Kaufman Brothers argues that the world's leading search engine will get a big boost from travel-related Web surfing.

Online brokers use the end-of-summer trading lull to release new investing and analysis tools for their customers. This year there's lots to choose from, and some customer-friendly pricing to boot.

Oracle's decision to hire ex-HP chief executive Mark Hurd as president should pay off for investors.

A car bomb ripped through a police compound in a northwestern Pakistani city, killing 12, the latest in a string of attacks proving that Islamist militants remain a potent force in the country.

Talking with Kevin Landis and Han Lee, co-managers of Firsthand Technology Opportunities Fund.

Withdrawals from beleaguered Kabul Bank dropped sharply, a day after the country's central banker said the bank would get a bailout if it needed one.

Lawmakers exchanged kicks and punches in Ukraine's parliament over the government's plans to increase to gas prices and raise the retirement age.

French unions struck nationwide as lawmakers began debating President Nicolas Sarkozy’s bill to raise the retirement age.