The FINANCIAL -- China's imports of Iranian crude oil recovered from February and March levels but still fell from a year earlier in April, after China International United Petroleum & Chemical Co., known as Unipec, resolved a commercial dispute with National Iranian Oil Co. in mid-February.

The FINANCIAL -- If the euro zone fails to come up with a plan to tackle its crisis soon nationalistic, extremist, xenophobic and populist movements will increase across Europe, U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said in comments published Monday.

The FINANCIAL -- Interdealer broker ICAP on Monday appointed Andrew Coyne as chief executive officer of its trade-processing firm Traiana, replacing Gil Mandelzis, who moved two months ago to head EBS, another ICAP-owned trading system.

The FINANCIAL -- Wells Fargo & Company announced dividends on two series of preferred stock.