The FINANCIAL -- Czech police have charged an opposition leftist lawmaker with abuse of EU funds, a prosecutor said Tuesday, after he was nabbed with over a quarter million euros reportedly stashed in a shoebox.

The FINANCIAL -- Today Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, has released new data showing that Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma and Utah all earned A+'s for their friendliness towards small businesses.

The FINANCIAL -- NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology division of NYSE Euronext, announced the global expansion of its successful Capital Markets Community Platform into Europe.

The FINANCIAL -- The Council adopted a regulation1 amending regulations 883/2004 and 987/2009 on the coordination of social security systems following an agreement at first reading with the European Parliament.

The FINANCIAL -- The poor weather in April hit sales at the biggest pub and restaurant groups, which were down 2% for the month, according to the latest Coffer Peach Tracker.

The FINANCIAL -- On May 16, 2012, Lexus filed a Defect Information Report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicating it will conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 650 – early 2013 model year GS 350 F Sport Rear Wheel Drive vehicles to update the Variable Gear Ratio Steering electronic control unit calibration.