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Bonus-Mode-d'emploi

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:39:08 GMT

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Bonus des traders,
mode d’emploi

Le principe - Les bonus sont nés à la fin des années 1980, au sein des grandes banques anglo-saxonnes avant de s’étendre en France. D’après Olivier Godechot, auteur de «Working Rich. Salaires, bonus et appropriation du profit dans l’industrie financière», les bonus sont des primes salariales, essentiellement en «cash» même si la part en actions a tendance à s’accroître ces dernières années. Ils sont versés en début d’année en fonction de l’appréciation par le supérieur des résultats passés du salarié, mais aussi de son importance stratégique pour l’année suivante.

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CERES in my mind

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:59:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: nao sai da minha cabeça que poderia estar arrebendando a boca do balao agora e estou em casa esperando a morte da bezerra....

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CERES : Nada mal ate agora...

Este nome tem todo um significado pra mim....

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Do speculators really affect commodity prices?

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:45:06 GMT

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John Dizard: Do speculators really affect commodity prices?

Among the summer re-runs trying to break our lassitude are the hearings in Washington on proposed limits on speculative positions in commodities.

Last year they did much better in terms of audience attention, what with oil prices peaking at just over $147 for the US West Texas Intermediate contract. But, with a Republican administration and the rapid fall in prices from July on, the noise was not going to result in any action.

The demonisation of speculators is one of the oldest political traditions worldwide, and has, historically, been particularly strong in America. Overspeculation, which everyone opposes, is, as we know, what the other person does. What we do is investment.

You cannot force up the price of a futures contract without control of the deliverable physical product.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis caught in silhouette against the Sun

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:18:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Astronauts on the space shuttle Atlantis are preparing to begin the second of five spacewalks today to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, after successfully fitting it with a new camera and computer yesterday.

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Oil price: A turning tide?

Thu, 14 May 2009 13:36:58 GMT

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A turning tide?
May 13th 2009
From Economist.com

The oil price rises amid hints of economic recovery

THE price of oil reached over $60 a barrel during intraday trading on Wednesday May 13th, its highest point since November. Glimmers of economic recovery, such as an increase in imports from China, together with a weak dollar and tight supply forecasts have pushed up the prices of many commodities. Coffee, sugar and wheat have all hit modest peaks this week. Exporters of commodities would welcome an upturn in prices for food and other raw materials and those worried by deflation might also cheer rising prices. But consumers already battered by the economic slump, especially in poor countries, will not be pleased by rising costs.

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Bon vivants

Mon, 11 May 2009 19:46:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Where people spend most time on simple pleasures

ENJOYING a leisurely meal or just getting enough sleep can seem like luxuries. But not so in France, where people spend more time dining, imbibing and snoozing than anywhere else in the mostly-rich countries of the OECD. Americans also get a lot of shut-eye, but (fond of fast food) probably suffer indigestion along with neighbouring Mexicans and Canadians. South Koreans and Japanese reportedly survive on an hour's less sleep than the French.

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World: Most pop museums

Mon, 04 May 2009 19:32:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: FOR many tourists, a city break would be incomplete without visiting a musem or gallery to take in some culture. Last year, the Louvre in Paris attracted the highest number of visitors—8.5m people streamed through to peer at the Mona Lisa and the other treasures within. The French capital punches above its weight with another three museums high up on a list of favourites compiled by the Art Newspaper. Galleries in New York, London and Rome reap the benefits of high numbers of tourists. Free entry at London's galleries has also boosted visitors.

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Obama: " Lula is THE guy!!!"

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:33:41 GMT

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"Esse é o cara!", diz Obama sobre Lula

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Cartoon: Gordon Brown and Brazil

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:53:15 GMT

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KRUGMAN: Running Out of Planet to Exploit

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:08:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/opinion/21krugman.html

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Running Out of Planet to Exploit

Nine years ago The Economist ran a big story on oil, which was then selling for $10 a barrel. The magazine warned that this might not last. Instead, it suggested, oil might well fall to $5 a barrel.

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KRUGMAN: Fuels on the Hill

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:59:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/opinion/27krugman.html?_r=1

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Fuels on the Hill

Many economists scoffed: Mr. Masters was making the bizarre claim that betting on a higher price of oil — for that is what it means to buy a futures contract — is equivalent to actually burning the stuff.

Jobless rate jumps to 8.1% as 651,000 jobs slashed

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:02:31 GMT

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Jobless rate jumps to 8.1% as 651,000 jobs slashed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers axed 651,000 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate to its highest in 25 years, as companies buckled under the strain of a recession that is showing no signs of ending, according to a government report.

While that figure was near economists' expectations for a 648,000 drop in non-farm payrolls, January and December job losses were revised sharply higher.

The Labor Department on Friday said the unemployment rate surged to 8.1% in February, the highest level since December 1983. That was above market forecasts for a rise to 7.9 from January's 7.6%.

About 3.6 million jobs have disappeared so far in a deepening recession, which is shaping up as the biggest job killer in the post-World War II period.

"This is basically cleaning house for a lot of firms," said John Silvia, chief economist at Wachovia. "They are using the first quarter to cut back employment and figure out what they want."

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Jobless claims jump, durable goods orders plunge

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:29:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Two closely watched economic reports delivered more bad news Thursday: New claims for unemployment insurance jumped, pushing the number of people on benefit rolls over 5 million, and orders to factories for durable goods plunged a bigger-than-expected 5.2% in January.
The government says orders for big-ticket goods expected to last at least 3 years plunged as global economic troubles cut into demand from customers both in the United States and abroad.

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Jobless claims jump, durable goods orders plunge

That's the highest level of initial claims since October 1982, though the labor force has grown by about half since then.

The department's report showed that orders for autos dropped 6.4% in January from the previous month. Orders for primary metals — which includes steel — fell 4.6%. Demand for fabricated metal products declined 1.1%.

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The water needed to produce everyday goods and beverages

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:55:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: WATER is a precious commodity, as any farmer in drought-besieged parts of China, America or Kenya knows only too well. Consumers may already be aware of the environmental impact of producing goods in terms of energy or pollution, but they might be surprised to learn how much water is needed to create some daily goods. A cup of coffee, for example, needs a great deal more water than that poured into the pot. According to a new book on the subject, 1,120 litres of water go into producing a single litre of the beverage, once growing the beans, packaging and so on are measured. Only 120 litres go into making the same amount of tea. As many as four litres of water are used to make a litre of the bottled stuff. Household items are even thirstier. Thousands of litres are needed to make shoes, hamburgers and microchips.

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Life satisfaction

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:24:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Self-satisfied?
Feb 16th 2009
From Economist.com

A poll of middle-class attitudes in emerging economies

ECONOMIC studies of the middle classes are plentiful, but opinion-poll research is thin on the ground. So The Economist asked the Pew Research Center to trawl through its Global Attitudes database. Pew looked at 13 middle-income countries where the middle class is large or growing and classified their responses on various issues according to income. “Middle class” is defined as a self-reported income of at least $4,286 a year in 2007 PPP dollars. (The rich were included but the numbers were statistically insignificant.) Latin American countries report high levels of “life satisfaction” among both middle- and low-income groups. Generally the middle classes tend to be happier with their lives than those on lower incomes, apart from in Venezuela, where Hugo Chávez's socialist revolution has taken its toll.

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Bonus-Mode-d'emploi

Bonus des traders, mode d’emploi

CERES in my mind

CERES : Nada mal ate agora...

Do speculators really affect commodity prices?

John Dizard: Do speculators really affect commodity prices?

Space Shuttle Atlantis caught in silhouette against the Sun

Oil price: A turning tide?

Bon vivants

World: Most pop museums

Obama: " Lula is THE guy!!!"

"Esse é o cara!", diz Obama sobre Lula

Cartoon: Gordon Brown and Brazil

KRUGMAN: Running Out of Planet to Exploit

Running Out of Planet to Exploit

KRUGMAN: Fuels on the Hill

Fuels on the Hill

Jobless rate jumps to 8.1% as 651,000 jobs slashed

Jobless claims jump, durable goods orders plunge

The water needed to produce everyday goods and beverages

Life satisfaction

Bonus des traders,
mode d’emploi