un penny à "watcher" MOTR

Icahn now owns 31%. Took part in exercising subscription rights to aquire more equity

19:14:54	Q	0.4601	0.0301	5,000
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une claque et une bottine...le Qc s'amuse avec votre cash

Épargnes Québec du Caca ? Oui mais ils en veulent...encore et encore....le monde est fou!...Fou raide !

Malgré des rendements faméliques, les obligations offertes par l'organisme Épargne Placements Québec s'avèrent de plus en plus populaires auprès des petits épargnants du Québec, ce qui enrichit le gouvernement.

Quelque 4,5% de la dette consolidée du Québec, qui s'élevait à 147,7 G$ en mars 2011, est financée à partir de ces titres, révèle le rapport annuel.

Sur son site internet, l'organisme indique les taux d'intérêt en vigueur pour chaque gamme de produits, lesquels sont la plupart du temps inférieurs au taux d'inflation au Québec.

À l'heure actuelle, les obligations d'épargne du Québec, le produit phare d'Épargne Placements Québec, offrent un rendement de 1,3% pour la première année de détention, et le taux est ensuite révisé « par le ministre des Finances selon les conditions du marché ».

Les obligations Sécuri+ du Québec sont moins généreuses et procurent un rendement annuel de 1,1% pour les six premiers mois de détention.

Le produit d'épargne Flexi-Plus offre 0,85% sur un an.

Sur un placement de 1000$, cela représente concrètement après un an un gain de 8,50$ pour l'épargnant, soit le prix d'un repas individuel dans une chaîne de restauration rapide.

BRIC + i

As India fails to deliver on its promise of growth, a smaller Asian country Indonesia, finds itself in a position to lure investors away from the third largest economy in the region with higher stock market returns, better fiscal management and lower inflation.

“Indonesia looks like it has hit the sweet spot, whereas India is nursing a headache from its latest boom,” says Frederic Neumann, Co-Head of Asian Economic Research at HSBC. 
 India, according to Goldman Sachs’ Jim O’Neill, the Bric that has disappointed. Late last year O'Neill said that India’s poor record on productivity, foreign direct investment (FDI) and policy reform had made it the most disappointing among the four biggest developing economies – Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Credit Suisse’s Wandesford says Indonesia reminds him of India three to four years ago, when there was a huge euphoria over the growth opportunity it offered foreign investors and companies. “In 2005-2008 India could do no wrong, now it is Indonesia.”

IDX et EIDO ...2 etf se dirigent vers la lune.

8 " Stars " :)

After six seasons , MTV's reality show Jersey Shore is finally coming to an end.

But with job skills like binge drinking, dancing, fist-pumping, brawling, smooshing, attempting to hook up and getting arrested, how will this group of Jersey girls and gorillas make ends meet once the final curtain falls?

After three years of hard-partying, the stagnant job market doesn't seem to offer them much promise.

But fear not, each of the cast members must have a plan to cash in on their newfound notoriety, right? Their plans better work or they're in for one hell of a hangover.

Il y a $ûrement quelque$  Jersey clown$ qui vont avoir une 2em carrière...?

Voir l'effet Romney ici sur mon blog

http://gerrypizza.blogspot.ca/2012/10/coal-leffet-romney.html

James River Coal Soars On Pure Faith

Shares of James River Coal JRCC.q have gained over 55 percent in the last five trading days. Trade volume is six times its three-month average. After posting year to date losses of over 62 percent through October 1, this recent rally is a welcome break for a stock that dipped below $2 in July. Shares closed up another 23.2 percent on October 15.

Other coal stocks have shared in the recent surge, but not to the same extent. Alpha Natural Resources ANR.nyse closed up 7.61 percent, and have gained over 20 percent in the last five trading days. Arch Coal ACI.nyse has posted much more modest gains, only closing 2.23 percent on the same day, but is still up over 16 percent over the last five days.

The coal industry has taken a widely publicized — and criticized — beating over the past few years. Regulation regarding mining practices and emissions have been particularly rough, and the advent of apparently infinite natural gas reserves in North America have driven prices into the ground. However, natural gas prices have hit a new high recently, and word on the street is that international demand for coal will remain strong, or increase.

Peabody Energy BTU.nyse, up over 11 percent in the last 5 trading days, closed slightly down on October 15. Coal stocks got their first cross-board bump on October 3 when candidate Mitt Romney addressed the industry in the first presidential debate. A Republican victory could mean enhanced clean coal initiatives but many companies are saddled with debt and face steep competition from the natural gas industry, which is powered by giants like Exxon Mobil XOM.nyse.

K-cup festival

Starbucks Corp's  U.S. stores on Tuesday will begin selling the coffee chain's new Verismo coffee and espresso brewer, which aims to grab a piece of the fast-growing single-serve market dominated by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc  and Nestle SA .

Shares of Green Mountain tumbled when Starbucks first announced plans for the Verismo in March.

Green Mountain's Keurig single-cup coffee machines control more than three-quarters of the U.S. market. Nestle's  Nespresso espresso makers hold a 35 percent share globally, with a heavy concentration in Europe.

Starbucks' Verismo machine, which sells for $199 or $399 depending on size and functions, will be offered in about 4,300 company stores beginning on Wednesday. It already is being sold online and through other U.S. retailers.

Brewers from Green Mountain and Nestle, the dominant players in the $8 billion single-serve coffee market, are similarly priced.

Green Mountain's new Keurig Vue coffee brewer sells for around $250, while Nespresso machines can cost anywhere from $130 to $700.

Under a partnership with Green Mountain, Starbucks provides coffee-filled K-cups for use in Green Mountain's Keurig machines. Starbucks has 15 percent share of the K-cup market.

demain

Ce vendredi sur www.radiopirate.com avec Jeff Fillion et sa gang...

Coal \ l'effet Romney

http://www.alphanr.com

Shares of a number of coal mining companies rose after presidential candidate Mitt Romney voiced his support for the coal industry during the first debate leading up to the November elections.

Un bon support solide à 6.85$
Résistance 8.40$ et 9.25$
Après c'est la lune

Pousser le problème par en avant....très loin

Australia  plans to sell 16 1/2-year debt tomorrow, the longest-maturity bonds on record in government data stretching back three decades.

The 3.25 percent April 2029 issue is expected to yield around 17 to 20 basis points more than the April 2027 security, currently Australia’s longest-dated note, according to an e- mailed statement from the Australian Office of Financial Management. The funding arm said the syndicated issue will be of benchmark size, without providing further details.

OR / goldeux je vous aime

est-il temps de mettre tout notre fric dans les stocks 'gold' ? 

K.to Soon?

Les requins

http://www.clinton.com

Le Clinton group , une firme d'investissement privé a réussis à entrer sur le board et semble vouloir mettre de la pression sur la direction de la  chaîne de 550 magasins pour jeune filles et ados Wet Seal. Les dernier résultats ont annoncé des ventes en baisse de 13% mais la rumeur parle que les "requins" y croient et veulent redevenir n1 dans le marché

Les principaux compétiteurs sont les privées Charlotte Russe, Forever 21...et sûrement GAP

Specialty retailer The Wet Seal Inc. WTSLA.nasdaq announced this morning that it had reached an agreement with equity firm Clinton Group that resulted in four of the retailer’s directors resigning from the company’s board.

The Clinton Group had initiated a consent solicitation effort with Wet Seal’s shareholders, a kind of proxy proposal that does not require a shareholder meeting. A Clinton Group executive told Bloomberg that it had counted votes totaling more than 60% of outstanding shares supporting removal of board members.
Clinton Group owns about 6.9% of Wet Seal’s common stock and four of its nominees have been added to Wet Seal’s board. Three of Wet Seal’s directors will remain.

Mark Zuckerberg l'a dit !

Le réseau de socialisation en ligne Facebook a franchi la barre du milliard d’utilisateurs actifs, a annoncé ce matin son PDG Mark Zuckerberg. «Ce matin, il y a plus d’un milliard de gens utilisant Facebook activement chaque mois», a-t-il indiqué dans un communiqué publié sur le site internet du groupe.

«Aider un milliard de gens à être en contact est incroyable, cela rend humble et c’est de loin la chose dont je suis le plus fier dans ma vie», a-t-il commenté. Facebook précise que sur ce total, 600 millions de membres accèdent au site depuis un appareil mobile.

Les cinq pays où les connexions au site sont les plus nombreuses actuellement sont le Brésil, l’Inde, l’Indonésie, le Mexique et les Etats-Unis, et l'âge médian des nouveaux membres du réseau est de 22 ans, a encore indiqué le groupe.

.....«merci d’avoir donné, à moi et à ma petite équipe, l’honneur de vous servir», a encore indiqué Mark Zuckerberg dans son message, se disant «engagé à travailler chaque jour pour rendre Facebook meilleur pour vous, en espérant qu’un jour nous pourrons mettre en contact le reste du monde également».

Navigon

Map Apps to Bypass the Rivalry of Google and Apple.

Avec désastre du dernier GPS map d'Apple et le Google map App qui ne sera plus disponible sur l'iPhone , les gens recherchent une solution solide pour l'Amérique et l'Europe.

Apple’s new system may offer free turn-by-turn instructions, and Google’s Android maps app is pretty powerful. But neither is as good as a dedicated mapping and navigation app.

For a high-end navigation solution, my family relies on Navigon’s app after a lot of experimentation. It’s $40 for United States maps on iOS and Android . The app is a lot like the experience you would get from a high-end dedicated GPS unit.

Once you’ve downloaded your area’s maps data from the company’s servers, it works offline and offers the usual navigation routing and text-to-speech turn-by-turn instructions. It also advises on lane choice on the freeway and even shows you a representation of street signs. The app alerts you to speed limits and speed camera positions; there’s also an extensive list of “points of interest” like pharmacies, hotels, gas stations and so on. This means that you can navigate to a city you don’t know and find services that you’ll need while you’re staying there without needing mobile data.

The Navigon app has recently been improved for pedestrian navigation, so it can help you across parts of a city that cars can’t reach. It also uses this mode as part of its Last Mile system that helps you navigate back to where you parked your car. There is also a Public Transport mode, which helps you use alternative forms of transportation, though this and a couple of other extras are in-app purchases.

L'américain Garmin, numéro un mondial du GPS autonome, a annoncé en juin 2011 le rachat de son concurrent européen Navigon grâce auquel il compte concurrencer TomTom.

cartes

Credit card customers are more responsible than they've been in over a decade.

Delinquencies on credit cards issued by banks dropped to the lowest level since 2001 during the second quarter, according to a report from the American Bankers Association released Thursday.

Only 2.93% of all bank card accounts were considered delinquent, meaning they were 30 days or more overdue. That's down from 3.08% in the first quarter and significantly lower than the 15-year average of 3.91%.

"Consumers are saving more and borrowing less as they work to pay down debt at a faster rate," said James Chessen, a chief economist at the American Bankers Association. "Economic uncertainty has made consumers hesitant to take on new debt, and building a stronger financial base has become a priority."

Un de mes sujets du 28 septembre dernier

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TAIWAN NEWS

TAIPEI—Apple Inc.'s Asian component suppliers have started mass production of a new tablet computer smaller than the current iPad, people with knowledge of the situation said, as the Silicon Valley company tries to stay competitive against rivals such as Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. that are offering smaller, less-expensive alternatives to the iPad.

Two of the people said the smaller tablet will have a 7.85-inch liquid-crystal display with a lower resolution compared with the latest iPad model that came out in March.

CLIQUEZ POUR AGRANDIR

Selon les sources d'un blog spécialisé, la commande d'Apple en fibre de carbone indiquerait que la production de nouvel iPad MINI aurait commencé.

A general consensus among analysts reveals that 2013 will be a particularly trying year for livestock producers, with higher feed prices expected to pressure producer returns. Already U.S. farmers are rushing to reduce their herds in an attempt to offset the imminent losses from sky-high feed costs. And as the industry continues to consolidate, the effects of the country’s worst drought since the 1950′s will quickly work their way onto supermarket shelves as livestock producers hike up their prices.

Makin’ The Bacon

Recently, the chief executive officer of Smithfield Food, Inc warned the masses: “If you got sticker shock on pork, you’ll have a heart attack when you look at beef.” And although everyone is preparing to empty their pockets at the grocery store next year, there is, of course, an opportunity to make a profit on Wall Street. Investors should keep a close eye on these ETFs in 2013, as the imminent increase in livestock prices may provide some lucrative returns:

• DJ-UBS Livestock Total Return Sub-Index ETN (COW): This fund is composed of two livestock contracts: lean hogs and live cattle. COW currently has over $55 million in total assets and has an average daily trading volume of 40,469, making it the largest and most liquid ETP in its category.
• E-TRACS UBS Bloomberg CMCI Livestock ETN (UBC): This ETN tracks an index that is designed to measure the collateralized returns from a basket of futures contracts representing the livestock sector. Contracts are diversified across two constant maturities of three months and six months.
• Pure Beta Livestock ETN (LSTK): Unlike other products on this list, this fund applies a unique roll methodology to its livestock exposure, which is designed to reduce the impact of contango or backwardation on returns.
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Because these three ETNs are futures-based products, investors should keep a close eye on their positions. Currently, lean hog futures contracts are contagoed up until June of 2013. Live cattle futures are sitting in contango through April of 2013, and a spike in price is also seen in October of 2013. Feeder cattle is also exhibiting contango through August of 2013, as far as contracts are currently offered 

What Is Contango?