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• Global shares, euro stabilize, economic data eyed (Reuters)
• S&P, Greece pressure euro zone to boost defenses (Reuters)
• Carnival and cruise sector count cost of disaster (Reuters)
• DB, NYSE stress European nature of deal in EU letter (Reuters)
• Greek creditors bridle at demands, default fears grow (Reuters)
• How the major stock indexes fared on Friday (AP)
• Obama takes on big government: `It has to change' (AP)
• Housing bust still haunts the banks (AP)
• French president: Credit downgrade changes nothing (AP)
• Greece gears up for debt inspectors' return (AP)
• LL Bean celebrates 100th with a boot on wheels (AP)
• Analysis: China developers launch funds to bridge finance gap (Reuters)
• Albanian ex-PM acquitted of corruption charges (AP)
• Paul's flights fly in face of cut-spending theme (AP)

Global shares, euro stabilize, economic data eyed (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:33 AM PST Reuters - European shares and the euro gradually recovered on Monday from early losses triggered by the mass downgrade of euro zone sovereign ratings last week, but they still looked vulnerable amid rising fears of a disorderly Greek debt default.

S&P, Greece pressure euro zone to boost defenses (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jan 2012 04:22 AM PST Reuters - Mass euro zone ratings downgrades are unlikely to shake up investors too much, but with Greek debt talks at an impasse, pressure has been loaded on the bloc to shore up its defenses and glimmers of optimism from last week have been firmly doused.

Carnival and cruise sector count cost of disaster (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jan 2012 05:18 AM PST Reuters - The cruise ship industry faces an uphill task to restore confidence among customers spooked by spectacular images of the stricken Costa Concordia flipped on its side and could suffer a major hit to sales in a key booking period.

DB, NYSE stress European nature of deal in EU letter (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:36 AM PST Reuters - Top executives at Deutsche Boerse (DB1Gne.DE) and NYSE Euronext sent a letter to European Commissioners emphasizing the "European" nature of a combined company, in a bid to salvage their deal after antitrust regulators threatened to block it.

Greek creditors bridle at demands, default fears grow (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:41 AM PST Reuters - Greece must urgently break a deadlock in debt swap talks triggered by "unreasonable" demands from its partners, the head of a group of representing its private sector warned on Monday, as Athens raced against the clock to prevent an unruly default.

How the major stock indexes fared on Friday (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:14 PM PST AP - Banks led the market lower Friday after JPMorgan Chase posted a rare disappointment in its quarterly earnings. Reports that European governments were about to have their credit ratings cut drove the euro down and sent Treasury prices up.

Obama takes on big government: `It has to change' (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2012 10:36 PM PST AP - Seeking more power to shrink the government, President Barack Obama on Friday suggested smashing six economic agencies into one, an election-year idea intended to halt bureaucratic nightmares and force Republicans to back him on one of their own favorite issues.

Housing bust still haunts the banks (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:32 PM PST AP - The economy may be healing, but banks are suffering from a housing hangover.

French president: Credit downgrade changes nothing (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday shrugged off his country's loss of its prized AAA debt rating, saying the downgrade by rating agency Standard & Poor's would change nothing.

Greece gears up for debt inspectors' return (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2012 07:30 AM PST AP - Greece is gearing up for another tough week of negotiations on the country's crucial second bailout as it tries to revive talks with private investors and has its economy scrutinized by a team of international debt inspectors.

LL Bean celebrates 100th with a boot on wheels (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:23 AM PST AP - Back in the days before retailers like Gap, J. Crew or American Outfitters, there were guys like L.L. Bean, Eddie Bauer, David Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch.

Analysis: China developers launch funds to bridge finance gap (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:46 PM PST Reuters - China's fledgling real estate investment fund market could see a surge of activity in 2012 as property developers launch their own vehicles in a desperate bid to bridge an estimated $111 billion financing gap in the year ahead.

Albanian ex-PM acquitted of corruption charges (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2012 07:09 AM PST AP - A court official says Albania's Supreme Court has acquitted a former prime minister of corruption charges regarding a state hydropower station tender.

Paul's flights fly in face of cut-spending theme (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:19 AM PST AP - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has been spending large amounts on airfare as a congressman, flying first class on dozens of taxpayer-funded flights to his home state. The practice conflicts with the image that Paul portrays as the only presidential candidate serious about cutting federal spending.

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