Hello and welcome to todays Worldwide Exchange. Im kelly evans and these your headlines from around the world. In italy, the outcome of the elections still remains highly uncertain. Following an hours time by the European Commissions winter Economic Forecast. Alcatel lucent shares trading higher after vodafone executive Michelle Kohn is its new ceo. Announcer youre watching Worldwide Exchange, bringing you Business News tr around the globe. Now, the eco index in germany is expected to rebound in february. It should be crossing the wire any second now and well bring that number to you. Ahead of trade, youre looking at the euro dollar up about 0. 2 . It looks as though the february ifo fund index has risen. In fact, its risen to a level of 107. 4, well above the level of 104. 7 that was expected. Also, depending on the consensus, it was looking for a reading of about 104 105. Current conditions index, 110 versus the expectation of 108. 5. Message here from businesses surveyed by in this
Did you know the Collinsville Catsup Bottle used to be a water tower? It stands as the world's largest catsup bottle, but used to supply water to the company that manufactured the catsup bottles. This bottle even has a dedicated festival to celebrate its uniqueness.