I have just arrived in Geneva after an exhausting but hugely successful few days in Ljubljana, quaint capital of Slovenia. It is rather difficult to write proper posts while on the road, but I will do my best to feed interesting snippets through - that is when not investigating how the gnomes see the future of Swiss banking.

Gold hit a new peak after a drop in the US dollar to a 15-month trough, resulting in the precious metal recording an eight-day winning streak. According to Bespoke, the current run represents the seventh time since 1980 that gold has had a streak of eight or more consecutive days with a gain. The report said: “As shown below, the only time one of these streaks went for more than eight days was back in 1982 when the ninth day was also positive (on the tenth day it fell 5.7%, or

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Apparently U.N. inspectors have found 'nothing to be worried about' upon their first examination of the formerly clandestine uranium enrichment site in Qom in Iran.  'The [Obama] administration must consider whether it makes sense to grant the regime two more months of grace' says an op-ed in the Washington Post.  'Prospects for a breakthrough with Iran have narrowed dramatically since a high-level meeting in Geneva on Oct. 1', the paper adds, quoting a senior European diplomat.  Good news for Nord Stream - after considerable environmental concerns, it has received approval from both Finland and Sweden.  The construction of the Russia-Germany pipeline could spell the demise of Ukraine as a transit country, suggests the Wall Street Journal.   Lukoil has lost out on initial rights to develop Iraq's much-coveted West Qurna field, with an an Exxon ...

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Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CVAT) announced recently that it has signed Miura Engineering Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan (www.miura21.co.jp) as its new agent to serve markets in Japan for CTI’s Nano-Cavitation Process Systems. Miura is a leading Engineering Company specialized in Edible Oil Processing Plants in the Far East. Last week CVAT reported a 3-for-1 forward stock split.

At the 2nd Asia Pacific Contact Center Association Leaders and CCAM Expo this week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Convergys

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is hosting today's Vienna meeting between Russia, France, the U.S, and Iran, which will attempt to finalise an agreement on sending Iranian uranium abroad for enrichment.  Iran says it will enrich the uranium itself, if talks fail.  Nuclear talks have uncovered differing opinions on sanctions for Iran from Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.  Russia-U.S. talks on a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1) are being held today in Geneva, with Medvedev saying that he aims to complete negotiations by December.  Russia, Venezuela and Iran have proposed replacing the dollar as the currency for oil transactions.  Russian oil major Lukoil says its partner ConocoPhillips has no plans to sell its stake.  Nigerian and Serbian companies have both announced new joint ventures with Gazprom.  Alexander Lebedev's Timan Oil and ...

Today we are featuring top-performing "European" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of companies based in Europe.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of Zacks #1 Rank European Equity Funds.

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Henderson European Focus A (HFEAX), which was founded in August 2001, seeks long-term capital appreciation.

The fund normally invests at least 80% its net assets in equity securities of European companies. It invests in companies of any size and in "growth" stocks.

Unit holders have to make a minimum initial investment of $500 to enter this Zacks #1 Rank ("Strong Buy") fund. It has an expense ratio of 1.62%.

Stephen Peak has been lead manager of the fund since August 2001. He is a well known authority on Continental European Investment.

Eastern Europe Equity Fund A (VEEEX) seeks capital appreciation by investing in equity securities, such as common stocks and securities that

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Through a recent press release, Equinix Inc. (EQIX) announced that the company, in collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), is developing an enhanced solution for the exchange of data traffic between carriers providing Ethernet services.  Equinix will use Alcatel-Lucent’s service router to equip the Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange platform in order to deliver high performance global Ethernet services. Equinix is looking to apply its expertise in interconnection for resolving the challenges faced by different carriers planning to enhance their Ethernet services.  Ethernet connection generally provides quality, cost advantage and speed, but is generally provided within a geographical region. The Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange platform is different in the sense that it will focus on developing a multi-provider carrier Ethernet interconnection that meets Metro Ethernet Forum standards.  This solution will be delivered through Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers located across the globe. Additionally, the company ...

Through a recent press release, Equinix Inc. (EQIX) announced that the company, in collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), is developing an enhanced solution for the exchange of data traffic between carriers providing Ethernet services. Equinix will use Alcatel-Lucent’s service router to equip the Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange platform in order to deliver high performance global Ethernet services.  Equinix is looking to apply its expertise in interconnection for resolving the challenges faced by different carriers with a plan to enhance their Ethernet services. Ethernet connection generally provides quality, cost advantage and speed, but is generally provided within a geographical region. The Equinix Carrier Ethernet Exchange platform is different in the sense that it will focus on developing a multi-provider carrier Ethernet interconnection that meets Metro Ethernet Forum standards. This solution will be delivered through Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers located across the globe.   Additionally, the company is ...

At a recent press release, Equinix Inc. (EQIX) unveiled its plan to set up a 4,500 square meter or 48,400 square foot data center in Geneva , Switzerland . The company is in the process of expanding its global data center network to meet the global demand for data center services. This second data center in Geneva falls within the company’s $1.4 billion expansion plan to be executed within 2007 – 2010 in which the company expects to expand its operation in 15 out of 18 markets.  This new GV2 data center will be completed in phases. The first phase is scheduled to open in December 2009, increasing the company’s cabinet capacity by 380. The data center will have a total capacity of 780 cabinets after completion. This GV2 data center will run on the services of the company’s existing data center (GV1) which supports functions of ...

The DJIA has now gained 47.6% and the S&P500 54.4% from 12-year lows of March 9. The NASDAQ currently has advanced 64.8% from its 6-year low.  After reaching annual highs on Tuesday, equities moved lower the remainder of the week, as the DJIA shed 155 points for a 1.6% drop to 9665, the NASDAQ declined 2% to finish at 2090, and the S&P500 dropped 2.2% for a 1044 finish.

This week begins with Iran's report of a long-range missile firing this morning in front of Geneva talks over the newly-revealed uranium enrichment facility near Qom.  This week combines quarter end portfolio adjustments with several key economic posts, including the Employment Situation for September to be released on Friday, where the nonfarm payrolls number is likely to show the 21st consecutive month of job losses, but with a slowing pace of declines.

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In order to meet the growing global demand for accessing digital terrestrial television services, STMicroelectronics NV (STM) recently introduced a single-chip DVB-T silicon tuner that enables manufacturers to simplify product assembly and supply-chain management.

As consumers switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, the demand for digital set-top boxes and integrated digital televisions (iDTVs) is on the rise. This transition has already taken place in nine countries, including the USA, parts of Europe and Scandinavia, and is underway in other nations.

With its STV4100, the company offers complete chipsets for digital-terrestrial receivers, including the tuner and a choice of demodulators, MPEG decoders and combined demodulator/decoder ICs.

Silicon tuners are replacing those supplied by third-party providers, which combine multiple discrete components in a metal enclosure and must be individually adjusted for optimum performance. STMicroelectronics’ new device saves up to 30 separate components, has a compact QFN 5 x 5mm

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