http://fundavalanche.com Hottest news Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:20:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en World stock markets were mixed Monday as fears of a Greek debt default dampened the euphoria from a stronger-than-expected increase in U.S. jobs. Benchmark oil fell to near $97 per barrel while the dollar rose against the euro and the yen. European stocks fell in early trading as Greece's coalition ... http://fundavalanche.com/world-stocks-mixed-amid-greek-debt-fears/ The European Central Bank is considering using its bond holdings to bolster Greece http://fundavalanche.com/ecb-said-to-consider-ways-to-use-bond-holdings-to-bolster-greek-rescue-bloomberg/ Indonesia http://fundavalanche.com/indonesia-growth-probably-exceeded-6-as-domestic-strength-counters-europe-bloomberg/ The frightful images of a sinking Italian cruise ship have scared off some cruise passengers, at least temporarily, during the industry's peak booking season. Travel agents — who book more than two-thirds of cruise passengers worldwide — have been nervously watching bookings since the Costa Concordia, which is owned by ... http://fundavalanche.com/carnival-cruise-bookings-fall-in-wake-of-italian-shipwreck/ Alberici Corp. said today it has bought a Topeka, Kan.-based company that specializes in building water treatment facilities using the design-build method. Terms of Alberici's deal to buy CAS Construction LLC were not released. Mike Burke, executive vice president of Alberici, said in a statement the acquisition provides Alberici with additional design-build capabilities and ... http://fundavalanche.com/alberici-buys-water-treatment-facility-builder/ 1901 • John F. Queeny sets up Monsanto Chemical Works in honor of his wife, Olga Monsanto, and begins making saccharin at a St. Louis plant. 1929 • Monsanto buys two companies to enter the rubber chemicals business. It also buys several other chemical companies. 1997 • Monsanto spins off ... http://fundavalanche.com/solutias-timeline/ European financial chiefs are trying to soothe global CEOs and political leaders, insisting they have a handle on the eurozone's troubles. Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says he's "quite optimistic" about a Greek debt restructuring deal, despite recent strains in the complex talks. He says he doesn't expect Greece to ... http://fundavalanche.com/european-leaders-stress-the-positive-at-davos/ The number of Americans signing contracts to buy previously owned homes in December held near a 19-month high, showing the stabilization in the market that began in late 2011 will extend into the new year. The index of pending home sales decreased 3.5 percent last month after jumping ... http://fundavalanche.com/contracts-to-purchase-existing-us-homes-hold-near-19-month-high-economy-bloomberg/ Japan's central bank said Tuesday it expects the economy to shrink slightly during the fiscal year ending in March instead of expanding as it forecast earlier because of the overseas slowdown. The Bank of Japan kept its key interest rate the same at close to zero percent but downgraded its ... http://fundavalanche.com/japan-central-bank-downgrades-growth-forecast/ OPEC's acting president said the producer group should stay out of political battles, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported Sunday, an apparent bid by the bloc to steer clear of a potential showdown between Tehran and the U.S. over threats to close the vital Strait of Hormuz. Iraqi Oil Minister ... http://fundavalanche.com/report-opec-wants-to-stay-out-of-iran-west-spat/