[AP] - The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered Enbridge Energy Partners to stop the flow of oil from its leaking pipeline outside of Chicago by noon Monday.

[AP] - Regulators on Friday shut down a small Florida bank, bringing to 119 the number of U.S. bank failures this year amid mounting loan defaults.

[AP] - Federal regulators on Friday expanded the number of stocks covered by new "circuit breakers" that can pause volatile trading, a program in response to the panicked May 6 market plunge.

[AP] - A key U.S. government official said Friday the moratorium on deepwater oil drilling likely won't be extended past Nov. 30, but whether it is cut short will be entirely up to the industry.

[AP] - Facing big Democratic losses in November, President Barack Obama blamed Republicans and election-year politics Friday for thwarting his efforts to do more to spur a listless national economy.

[AP] - A study about consumer attitudes toward 3-D television found many who were less interested in the technology after they actually experienced it.

[AP] - Oil prices surged Friday after a pipeline that delivered oil to Midwest refineries was shut down, raising questions about how long the supply may be disrupted.

[AP] - Inventories held by wholesalers surged in July by the largest amount in two years while sales rebounded after two straight declines.

[AP] - Inventories held by wholesalers surged in July by the largest amount in two years while sales rebounded after two straight declines.

[AP] - U.S. investigators have widened their probe of alleged kickbacks paid to Russian authorities by employees of a Hewlett-Packard Co. subsidiary in Germany.

[AP] - Nokia Corp. is replacing CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with Microsoft executive Stephen Elop as the world's top maker of mobile phones aims to regain lost ground in the fiercely competitive smart phone market.

[AP] - Stocks edged higher Friday, extending a rally that began nearly two weeks ago, as investors hold on to their newfound optimism about the economy.

[AP] - Shares of Deutsche Bank AG have dropped sharply on reports that Germany's biggest lender is considering a stock issue worth as much as euro9 billion .

[AP] - Nokia Corp. is replacing CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with Microsoft executive Stephen Elop as the world's top maker of mobile phones aims to regain lost ground in the fiercely competitive smart phone market.

[AP] - Dubai World said Friday it has won over nearly all its creditors to a $24.9 billion debt restructuring plan, bringing the struggling conglomerate a key step closer to resolving a financial crisis that has dragged on for months.

[AP] - It may take a while yet to phase out the special credit support that was given to banks in the wake of the financial crisis, the European Central Bank's president has said.

[AP] - Oil prices climbed to near $76 a barrel Friday after a pipeline in the US shut down and as better economic indicators from Japan to the U.S. boosted confidence that demand for fuel will improve.

[AP] - The euro is a little lower against the dollar after U.S. data showed a drop in the number of people signing up for jobless benefits and as jitters about the European banking sector persist.

[AP] - German stocks led European markets modestly lower Friday following reports that Deutsche Bank AG is planning to raise as much as euro9 billion to lift its stake in Deutsche Postbank AG and shore up its capital base.

[AP] - Australia's competition regulator on Friday gave a thumbs down to a proposed airline alliance on flights between Australia and New Zealand.