Business Information

Archive for June, 2010

The cost of oil spill response in the Gulf of Mexico reached U.S. $ 2 billion, 105 million of which were compensation for 32 000 applicants, said BP.

These two billion dollars correspond to oil recovery efforts, grants to states bordering the Gulf States, compensation for damages and payments to federal authorities.

The British oil company agreed last week to establish a fund of 20 billion dollars to compensate victims of the disaster in the southern U.S. coast.

To date, BP has received 65 000 claims for damages and has responded to 32 000 of them.

“Other parties, in addition to BP, may be responsible for costs and charges arising from the oil spill and we hope that these parties comply with their obligations,” said executive director Tony Hawyard, in a statement.

“However, how to distribute those costs and burdens between the parties does not affect our unchangeable promise to move forward to clean up the spill and pay all legitimate compensation in a fair and efficient.”

On Friday, Anadarko Petroleum, which owns 25 percent of the well and was a partner without operating tasks, said BP is responsible for any damage caused by gross negligence or intentionally wrong conduct.

BP said in a statement that rejected Anadarko claims that there had been negligence in the way they operated the well.

The British company also indicated that it collected or burned since Saturday, a total 21 000 40 barrels of oil through the devices placed above the leak in the damaged well. These devices are allowed to collect a total of about 249 000 500 barrels.

The work continues to install new oil recovery devices, especially the drilling of two wells of derivation, which is expected to be ready in August.

On the morning of Monday, BP shares lost 3.57 percent on the London Stock Exchange.

Individuals without a bank account able to change dollars to 300 dollars a day, with a limit of 500 thousand.

The Ministry of Finance denied that the measures implemented for the transaction in cash is generated a black market. It also announced that further measures be established.

“No (it creates a black market). When we speak of a ‘black market’ refers to an illegal market in which it is bought or sold something that is prohibited, which is not the case with the dollars in Mexico.

“The measures do not prevent in any way that a person buys and sells dollars to another person, an exchange office or bank. What these transactions may vary, depending on where you perform, is the exchange rate, which does not imply a ‘black market’, “explains the reliance on a document.

According to Treasury, travelers can buy pesos with dollars without problems.

It is estimated, the Secretariat said that those who arrive in Mexico made in cash expenditures in a range that goes from 282 to $ 830 per visit, depending on the tourist.

“This amount is fully covered with the $ 500 billion that are allowed to change in a month,” he says.

In addition, the SHCP said that financial institutions will extend the existing network of ATMs in areas of high tourist activity with cash.

“In a complementary way, through the figure of banking correspondents exchange transactions may be made at airports and points of entry to the country, while the hotels have the opportunity to offer exchange dollars for pesos to its guests,” explains.

Among the measures introduced by the Treasury points out that bank customers have a monthly limit to change to weights up to $ 4,000 in cash.

Viral Marketing as a strategy to attract attention and create excitement has proliferated to become a growing trend as usual. But beyond its foundation as a publicity comes a new look associated with this type of action that could lead to unexpected side effects.

Internet has certainly been an “average driver” ideal for the propagation of such campaigns, viral messages and actions have sometimes gone from the anticipation and excitement to the alarm and even become a real “concern” temporary. We say temporary because eventually discover their always, the real objectives and goals of them. But until then, its effects remain the “chaos” in the form of a “viral transmission,” which sometimes spreads rapidly and unstoppable.

The fundamental objective to cause excitement certainly requires that the viral message meets certain indispensable elements. Including those aspects that lead to awakening our true interest and attracted all kinds of feelings into a false echo or unusual event or expectant.

They are not written or defined the moral boundaries or limits that should not be exceeded when trying to build this great expectation by using the viral marketing. But sometimes generated effects have caused real panic-induced psychosis and with messages and actions that have stood the true reality directly attacking the collective consciousness.

The first evidence of this dates back to the year 1938 when Orson Wells radio broadcast by the news of a supposed alien invasion, which actually corresponded to the narration of an adaptation of The War of the Worlds, which caused a real panic among more one million people.

Decades later, a November 17, 2009 a similar case occurred in Italy after the disclosure by some means the appearance of a UFO over the town of Cagliari, causing panic among more than 2,000 people and more curious, detected more than 70 cases of people who claimed to have witnessed that “absent event” that finally correspondent an aggressive viral marketing campaign.

Similarly, jumped to the forefront of the news media the testimony of a boat from Galicia who managed the filming of a supposed UFO at sea. The video certainly generated quite a stir and expectation due in part to its spread as a real event that was eventually denied, explaining its intricacies and production.

The formulas to generate such effects are multiple and not confined to the mere dissemination of radio messages or video recordings. In the U.S., last year 2009, the responsibility for promoting the film “District 9″ viral campaign devised a completely unusual and innovative consisted in the distribution and placement of signs warning of the presence of aliens, claiming the reporting of evidence or suspicion on the part of humans. After this “popular appeal” received over 33,000 calls and over 2,500 messages warning of the presence of such beings.

Before it can recommend only to control your panic and excitement, as many popular magician mentalist said Anthony Blake, “Remember … do not give him more laps, all they have seen, has been the product of his imagination

Although there are many horrors personal finances, I leave you with 9 “horrors” essential that we avoid if we want to achieve financial peace:

1. No Planning

More than 2,000 years ago a man named Sun Tzu said: “He who is always prepared and expect the unexpected will be victorious.” The General and war strategist knew that preparation was important.

How many of us find ourselves in the situation of not having enough money to meet our demands? Or those who find that the debts are to the clouds. In the absence of a financial plan we are not aware of available resources we have, we need and do not need to achieve the financial goals you want.

2. Risk is Bought and Paid Work

With that attitude we take the portfolio just frivolous to spend. We work to spend. We assume that the work there until eternity and the day has 25 hours just to spend. Thus we consumerist reckless and less cautious. Read the rest of this entry »