LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The entertainment industry in Hollywood has not escaped the economic turmoil in the United States, industry officials say.

PARIS, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The mandate to increase credit to customers built into the French government's financial bailout plan could be problematic for banks, a noted economist said.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The consortium for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline from the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea will pick a financial overseer next week, officials said.

By MARTIN WALKER
UPI Editor Emeritus ZURICH, Switzerland, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Exposed European and Chinese banks could spread the U.S. financial crisis much wider as Congress hesitates over the $700 billion rescue plan.