The stock index futures increased with commodities

listed Stock index futures a higher open on Wall Street Monday, with futures for the S & P 500 rose by 0.4%, Dow Jones 0.32 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures future up 0.56% at 0917 GMT.

On the earnings front, investors are waiting for the results of AES Corp. (AES.)(N), Sempra Energy (SRE).(N), SYSCO Corp (SYY)(N) and Tyson Foods (TSN)(N).

Oil futures increased by 3% to above $ 100 a barrel, helped by hunting to negotiate with traders and investors after the cliff last week.

European stocks were down in morning trade as the return of fears about the crisis of the debt of the region has attracted a liquidation in the stock markets of euro area as of Madrid IBEX (.)(IBEX), fell by 1.8%. (.(EUROPEAN UNION)

Investors have been made by rumors that the Greece affected by the debt could leave the euro zone, rumours denied Saturday by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou.

The euro rebounded against the dollar some sovereign investors given its late bond of last week on concerns about excessive Greek debt given still favorable interest rate differentials, even if the technical indicators suggest gains could be temporary.

Tokyo stocks fell for a second session straight Monday, dragged down by a plunge in Chubu Electric (9502.T) after the Prime Minister Naoto Kan called for the closure of its plant nuclear because of concerns that a large earthquake could trigger another nuclear crisis. (.(T)

Apple (AAPL).(O) has exceeded Google (GOOG).(O) as the most valuable brand in the world, ending a reign of four years by the Internet search leader, according to a new study conducted by the Office of global brands Millward Brown.

An unexpectedly strong report on the U.S. Payroll helped equities bounce Friday, four days of losses, temper concerns that stocks could suffer sharp declines seen this week in commodities.

The Dow Jones industrial average (.)(DJI) has acquired 54.64 points, or 0.43%, to 12,638.81. The Standard & Poor 500 (.)(SPX) added 5.10 points, or 0.38 per cent, to 1,340.20. The Nasdaq Composite (.)(IXIC) increased $ 12.84 points, or 0.46%, to 2,827.56. For the week, the Dow Jones index lost 1.3%, the S & P fell by 1.7% and the Nasdaq Composite fell by 1.6%.

Freeport-McMoran CEO compensation increased 76 percent (AP)

DENVER - jumped for the remuneration of the CEO of Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. 76 per cent last year as the improvement of the global economy has been robust demand and higher prices of metals, according to an analysis of the Associated Press.

Richard c. Adkerson gets $ 35.3 million, mainly in stock awards grants and options, valued at $ 21.2 million when they were awarded, according to the calculations of AP based on a company filing made Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

That is compared with its system of remuneration of 20.1 million for 2009, when mining giant of Phoenix was still struggling against the effects of the recession.

Adkerson, who is also President of Freeport-McMoran, has been rewarded for the improvement of the year last in the financial performance of the company, led by higher gold and copper and stronger demand prices, especially in fast-growing countries such as China.

For the year, net income of Freeport-McMoRan was 4.3 billion dollars, or $9.14 per share, compared with 2.5 billion dollars, or $5.86 per share in 2009. Income increased by 28% to 1,003.00 billion.

Adkerson, 64, received a $ 2.5 million base salary and cash bonus based on performance of 10 million in 2010.

He received 1.77 million in benefits company and other personal benefits, including advice and financial a value of $20,000, the corporate aircraft use a value of $242,279, security and cars, a value of $179,771 and $ 1 million in contributions to a savings tax plan.

In 2009, Adkerson received a base salary of $, options price 2.5 million value 6.78 million dollars, a bonus of $ 10 million, $813,223 in other compensation and no stock grants.

The Associated Press formula calculates the total remuneration of the leader in the last year by adding the salary, bonuses, benefits, interest above the market, the company pays the deferred compensation and the estimated stock and stock options granted during the year.

The formula for the AP ignores changes in the present value of pension benefits. That is slightly different AP total in most cases the total reported by the companies of the sec.

The value that a company assigned to an Executive stock and option awards for 2010 has been the current value of that society expects prices worth the Executive over time. Companies use one of several formulas to calculate this value. However, the number is just an estimate and what leader receives ultimately will depend on the performance of the shares of the company in the years after the awards are granted. Most stock compensation programs require an Executive waiting time to receive shares or exercise options specified.