Gold and Silver prices fall after US employment data and IPC

The prices of gold and silver fell on Thursday , as investors are awaiting important U.S. data later in the day for indications about the strength of the economy and need for stimulation .
Gold and silver fall before U.S. jobs data and IPC
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ( Nymex ) , gold maturing in June fell 0.21 % , or $ 2.80, and was trading at U.S. $ 1,303.10 a troy ounce in U.S. trade morning .
The prices were in a range between U.S. $ 1,301.50 a troy ounce to U.S. $ 1,307.30 a troy ounce . On Wednesday , gold rose to U.S. $ 1,309.20 an ounce , the highest level since May 7 , before getting U.S. $ 1305.90 , advancing 0.86 % , or $ 11.10.
It is expected that gold futures find support at U.S. $ 1,289.10 per ounce , the low of May 13 and resistance at U.S. $ 1,315.00 , the high of May 7.
Also on the Comex , silver maturing in July fell 0.44 % , or 8.7 cents to $ 19.68 per ounce . On Wednesday , the futures recovered to $ 20.00 per ounce, the highest level since April 15 , before becoming U.S. $ 19.77 , advancing 1.17 % , or 22.8 cents .
It is expected that the silver futures find support at U.S. $ 19.36 per ounce , the low of May 13 and resistance at $ 20.00, the high of May 14 .
At the end of the day , the U.S. was to release data on new claims for unemployment insurance , consumer inflation and industrial production as well as a report on manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region.
The dollar index , which tracks the performance of the U.S. dollar against a basket of six major currencies , rose 0.2 % to 80.28 .
A stronger U.S. dollar typically weighs on gold, because the currency diminishes the appeal of the metal as an alternative asset and makes commodities traded in dollars more expensive for holders of other currencies .
In metals trading , copper maturing in July rose 0.18 % , or 0.6 cents to $ 3.166 per pound .
In the euro zone , data released earlier showed that growth in the region grew less than expected in the first three months of the year , while the growth of the French economy stagnated .
Eurostat reported that the gross domestic product ( GDP ) in the euro zone grew by seasonally adjusted 0.2 % in the first quarter , below expectations of a 0.4% increase .
The prices of the red metal recovered for a ten-week high yesterday, amid speculation that demand in China , the biggest consumer of the commodity , gain strength in the short term . The Asian nation is the world's largest copper consumer , accounting for almost 40 % of world consumption last year .

Source: invest.com

STOCK MARKET UPDATES AROUND THE WORLD

Mexico City 9 Mai (EFE) -. The main indicator of the Mexican Stock Exchange, the Price and Quotations Index (IPC), closed on Friday at a low of 0.05%, to 41,641.11 points.
Bag Mexico: IPC closes at low of 0.05%
During the session, were 233 million shares traded in local and global markets, with trading volume of 7.7 billion pesos ($ 596 million).]

Bogota 9 Mai (EFE) -. Colcap What, benchmark Stock Exchange of Colombia (BVC), closed on Friday with no percentage change, to 1674.22 points.
Bolsa Colombia: Colcap closes without percentage change
The trading volume of trading was 167.2 billion pesos ($ 87.9 million) in 2,879 operations.

Why would someone go to a Business school?

A profession that ensures more employability according to demand.
The Federal Board of directors in national survey in 2003 , Profile , education, experience and job opportunities Administrator shows that the teaching of Management in Brazil is considered the highest student demand for higher education. There are around 1500 undergraduate degrees in Business Administration , with more than 500,000 students enrolled , representing more than 14 % of the population of students at this grade level .

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Best Administration Graduation Schools in São Paulo - Brazil

Administration is the manegement of human resources, materials and finances of an organization. The administrator is the proessional responsable for the strategies plannig and the day-by-day manegement of an enterprise.
In general, the first two years of the course are ocuppied with basic discipines, as matemathics, estatistics, law, sociology, contability and informatics. In the third year start the specifics classes, like logistics, finances, marketing and human resources.
A profession that ensures more employability according to demand.
The Federal Board of directors in national survey in 2003 , Profile , education, experience and job opportunities Administrator shows that the teaching of Management in Brazil is considered the highest student demand for higher education. There are around 1500 undergraduate degrees in Business Administration , with more than 500,000 students enrolled , representing more than 14 % of the population of students at this grade level . Only 14% of respondents chose to attend Administrators Administration by vocation , and 27 % stated that the predominant reason was the nature of your professional project ( now open , expand business, career , etc. . ) While 15 % were aimed at a better placing on the market job. It can be said that the biggest concern of the Directors, today , is centered on the issue of employability .




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Best MBA's in the World

Much more practical and management oriented than the usual masters , but also more expensive, Master in Business Administration ( MBA ) has gained fame among the Portuguese , especially those who move in the area of business management. National schools have been adding role out there today and compete with the best international examples of success in the field of executive education .

But beware , the time to invest in MBA , some factors you should consider . After a thorough analysis of their real motivations to undertake an MBA tries to know the background that will attend the school , its faculty , the seniority of the course and associated companies . This first screening is the best filter to test the quality of each of the options you are considering . Especially because as important as performing an MBA is to achieve it in good school with good teachers and content and diversity of courses among students.

The Catholic Lisbon School of Business & Economics appearing in the Financial Times ranking as one of the 50 best schools in the world for executive education , occupying the 43th position. In the British newspaper table also contained two other national schools : the New School of Business and Economics ( Nova SBE ) which occupies the 58th position and Porto Business School that went directly to the 68th place .

In the world of MBA there are options for all tastes and budgets . You can perform training in full-or part -time , at national or international territory , or to enjoy the best of both worlds and attend the program , dividing between two schools of management in Portugal and in another country .

But even choosing not to leave Portugal , contact with international component is more than right. Is that Portuguese schools have been gaining an increasing number of international students . The The Magellan MBA from Porto Business School is an example .

" The Porto Business School emphasizes the diversity of students' previous training in order to maximize the experience of interaction between students . The added factor that , in the case of full-time MBA , the interest to also join the cultural diversity that is present in shows like The Magellan MBA , where two-thirds of the students are foreigners, " explains Fernando Teixeira dos Santos , coordinator of the program . The person recognizes that diversity enriches the experience , even indoors .

To foster this internationalization , The Lisbon MBA , an initiative of the New School of Business & Economics and Catholic - Lisbon School of Business & Economics and MIT Sloan School of Management , established a partnership with the Institute of Education and Research ( Insper ) of São Paulo , and Fudan University in Shanghai , in order to stimulate coorperação between students and teachers MBA Portuguese , Brazilians and Chinese who , under the International Labs , develop consulting projects in a real work environment . At first sight the teams perform fieldwork in Brazil or China and then go to monitor firms in the distance .

With the internationalization increasingly present in companies , business schools are shaping their MBA 's to increasingly global models . The choice between Portuguese and foreign universities is wide and is not made easier by the increasing quality of these courses ( see " From Portugal to the world " ) .

But whether it decides to head abroad or stick around to accomplish this training , expect a fully focused on internationalization photo , either by colleagues of different nationalities or the bet in periods of immersion in increasingly common foreign schools among Portuguese courses .

1ª	Harvard Business School	EUA
2ª	Stanford Graduate School of Business	EUA
3ª	University of Pennsylvania: Wharton	EUA
4ª	London Business School	Reino Unido
5ª	Columbia Business School	EUA
6ª	Insead	França/Singapura
7ª	Iese Business School	Espanha
8ª	Hong Kong UST Business School	China
9ª	MIT: Sloan	EUA
10ª	University of Chicago: Booth	EUA
11ª	IE Business School	Espanha
12ª	University of California at Berkeley: Haas	EUA
13ª	Northwestern University: Kellogg	EUA
14ª	Yale School of Management	EUA
15ª	Ceibs	China
16ª	Dartmouth College: Tuck	EUA
17ª	University of Cambridge: Judge	Reino Unido
18ª	Duke University: Fuqua	EUA
19ª	IMD	Suíça
20ª	New York University: Stern	EUA
21ª	HEC Paris	França
22ª	Esade Business School	Espanha
23ª	UCLA: Anderson	EUA
24ª	University of Oxford: Saïd	Reino Unido
25ª	Cornell University: Johnson	EUA
26ª	Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad	Índia
27ª	CUHK Business School	China
28ª	Warwick Business School	Reino Unido
29ª	Manchester Business School	Reino Unido
30ª	University of Michigan: Ross	Reino Unido
31ª	University of Hong Kong	China
32ª	Nanyang Business School	Singapura
33ª	Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University	Países baixos
34ª	Indian School of Business	Índia
35ª	University of Virginia: Darden	Reino Unido
36ª	National University of Singapore Business School	Singapura
37ª	Rice University: Jones	Reino Unido
38ª	Cranfield School of Management	Reino Unido
39ª	SDA Bocconi	Itália
40ª	City University: Cass	Reino Unido
41ª	Georgetown University: McDonough	EUA
42ª	Imperial College Business School	Reino Unido
43ª	Carnegie Mellon: Tepper	EUA
44ª	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	EUA
45ª	University of North Carolina: Kenan-Flagler	EUA
46ª	University of Toronto: Rotman	Canadá
47ª	University of Texas at Austin: McCombs	EUA
48ª	Australian School of Business (AGSM)	Austrália
49ª	Emory University: Goizueta	EUA
50ª	University of Maryland: Smith	EUA

What is CEX.IO ?

CEX.IO is the first and leading commodity exchange in the Bitcoin community. Here you can buy or sell GHashes or just trade on the increase or decrease of chip values.
We are the first exchange that offers you an opportunity to buy GHashes and avoid all the usual problems you can face when buying mining equipment, like the frequent delays in delivery, breakage losses, the need for a sufficient power supply or cooling devices, and many other things, that you will probably encounter.

There are at least three aspects to bear in mind when buying or selling with Bitcoins:
Irreversibility
Exchange liability
Volatility

The biggest and most fundamental difference between Bitcoin trading and other types of monetary transactions is that a Bitcoin transaction is irreversible. Once you have send someone a Bitcoin, the transaction cannot be cancelled. The algorithm for such a cancellation does not exist in the blockchain code. However, the seller can make a refund of the same amount either in Bitcoins or any other currency. A reputable seller will probably conduct the refund transaction, but many Bitcoin deals take place on “the dark web”. Nevertheless, you might still get a refund from exchanges that have forums. You must keep in mind that many cash transactions are also irreversible, and have always been that way. One of the trade principles states “Caveat emptor“ which in translation from Latin means “Let the buyer beware”. This phrase indicates that the seller is not obliged to issue a refund to an unsatisfied customer because of an exiting or alleged defect in the purchased product. This historical reality applies to the Bitcoin trading market as well.

Main reasons to invest in Brazil

1. Strategic Location and Market

• 5th biggest country in the world
• More than 190 million of inhabitants
• The Brazilian GDP measured in PPP represents 38% of the whole Latin America GDP alone, reaching more than US$2,4 trillion PPP in 2009.
• The consumption market covers more than 920 million of potential consumers, considering Brazil, Latin America and North America.
• Brazil borders almost all the South America countries. 

2. Growing Sustainably

• Brazil is the world’s in G8
• The Brazilian economy presents a sustainable and strong growth. The Brazilian GDP growth rate reached 5.8 per cent in 2009, with an inflation rate of 4.7 per cent.
• More than 35% of the jobs created in Latin America in 2007 were in Brazil.
• Since 2003, the Brazilian exports have shown a growth rate bigger than that of the world imports, resulting in a higher Brazilian participation on the world trade. 

3. Innovation and technology

• Brazil has the biggest and most diversified yet  science, technology and innovation system of Latin America.
• It has a competitive differential within the sectors of aircraft building, oil exploration in depth water and software development.
• Brazil has internationally consolidated its competence in producing ethanol and biodiesel fuel.
• In 2009, there were 10.396 new graduated students at the doctor’s level and 31.761 at the master’s in Brazil.
• The growth rate in number of personal computers between 2002 and 2010 increased more than 140%, reaching more than 34 million. This number represents 45% of the whole Latin America personal computers during those years.
• The Brazilian Internet users’ number increased more than 270% in the last five years, representing 53 million users. 

4. Infrastructure

• 69 airports with annual flow of 110 million people.
• 49 ports with capacity for over 600 million tons/year.
• 29,596 km of railways – the eleventh world railway mesh.
• 1.7 million km of roads – the third world road mesh.
• 100% digital telephone lines in Brazil.
• Brazil has one of the best communication structures with 125 million mobile lines, at about 42 million fixed lines and more than 1 million public telephones.
• Brazil will, through the Growth Acceleration Program of the Brazilian Government, invest (considering public and private resources) US$16,5 billion in roads, US$ 3,9 billion in railways and US$ 1,3 billion in ports. 

5. Investment profitability

• In the last years the Brazilian return on investment overcame the 26% annual mean.
• The foreign companies settled down in Brazil are free to send their profits to their country of origin.
• Brazil received, in 2007, 30% of the Foreign Direct Investment intended to the Latin America, resulting in a 99% growth rate. 

6. Work Force

• Brazil’s economically active population represents 36% of Latin America total population, having reached 92 million people in 2007.
• 17 million people with higher education level have technical-scientific activities.
• 7 million was the total number of registered students in technical and higher education in 2006.
• There has been an increased growth in the Brazilian work productivity, in the latest years. 

7. Natural resources

• One of the worldwide largest producer and exporter of agricultural products.
• The world’s largest producer of ethanol, with 308 installed production plants, producing 17,7 billion liters per year.
• The world’s largest producer of iron ore.
• The worldwide largest producer and exporter of coffee, sugar cane and fruit juices.
• The world’s largest exporter of soy, meat, chicken and leather.
• Self-sufficient in oil, going from net importer in 2005 to net exporter, representing the sixth exportable sector in the Brazilian foreign trade.

The Brazil’s energetic matrix has 45% of renewable sources whilst for the world this ratio is 14%.