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• SPÉCULATION — Il n’est pas aisé de situer la spéculation dans l’ensemble des activités économiques. L’idée même de spéculation provoque la méfiance: les gains des spéculateurs s’apparentent toujours quelque peu à de l’escroquerie. Ensuite, parce qu’elle… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Speculation — Spec u*la tion, n. [L. speculatio a spying out, observation: cf. F. sp[ e]culation.] 1. The act of speculating. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Examination by the eye; view. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] (b) Mental view of anything in its various… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Speculation — • A term used with reference to business transactions to signify the investing of money at a risk of loss on the chance of unusual gain Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Speculation     Speculation …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Speculation — Speculator redirects here. For the village, see Speculator, New York. For the Montana mining incident, see Speculator Mine disaster. This article is about the financial term. For other uses, see Speculation (disambiguation). Financial market… …   Wikipedia

• speculation — The purchase or sale of something for the sole purpose of making a capital gain. For professional speculators the security, commodity, and foreign exchange markets are natural venues as they cater for speculation as well as investment and trading …   Big dictionary of business and management

• speculation — spec·u·la·tion || ‚spekjÉ™ leɪʃn / jÊŠ l n. contemplation, deliberation; conjecture, hypothesis; act of engaging in risky business transactions; buying and selling of commodities in order to profit from market fluctuations …   English contemporary dictionary

• speculation — spec•u•la•tion [[t]ˌspɛk yəˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the contemplation or consideration of some subject 2) a single instance or process of consideration 3) a conclusion or opinion reached by such contemplation 4) conjectural consideration of a matter;… …   From formal English to slang

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• Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium

• BOURSE — Bien que le terme générique de Bourse puisse désigner tout marché public organisé où se négocient toutes sortes de produits ou de services – il existe des Bourses du commerce, des marchandises ou du travail –, l’expression a pris peu à peu la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium