The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 13, 2002

Macro-difference between US and Australia
ON A day when the US President, Mr George Bush, and his Treasury officials were trying to put a spin on the deteriorating fiscal situation without admitting their own role in the plot, the Australian government announced that it was raising the ... More

WIDE CANVAS

Coping with child labour
THE Global Report on Child Labour, brought out by the International Labour Organisation in terms of the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998, has been called "A Future Without Child Labour". The ... More

ON THE MOVE

Seamen: Between the devil and deep sea?
What is amazing about the Rs 100-crore loss suffered by the Seamen's Provident Fund in gilts trading is that even the government auditors did not verify whether the investments were backed by corresponding securities. The fund's Commissioner was vest ed with the powers to deploy large funds. And, those responsible for overseeing such investments believed him blindly. Result: Huge loss to the fund. More

A RINGSIDE VIEW

All eyes on IPCL disinvestment -- Markets to sustain rally with correction
THE Home Trade monster has not dampened the prevailing positive sentiment. The market seems poised for a sustained rally in the coming week with corrections mid-week. Though political developments are expected to take a backseat for the time ... More

POLICY WATCH

Choosing the `right' regulator
SOMETIME early last year, the Minister for Disinvestment, Mr. Arun Shourie, was invited to a function to launch a book on privatisation. The small gathering included a smattering of senior bureaucrats. During the course of his speech, Mr. ... More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE

Junk funds, good choice during economic upturn
WILL high-yield funds eventually outperform other categories of debt-oriented funds in India? This question, raised recently by some sections of the domestic MF community, has turned the spotlight on the merits of what are commonly known in some ... More

ADR WATCH

Wipro, ICICI Bank close on firm note
THE Cisco-inspired rally on the US markets was short-lived as Dow Jones Industrial Average and the tech-focussed Nasdaq finished the week on a weak note. Nasdaq, which witnessed the best rally in 12 months on last Wednesday after the Cisco's ... More

FOCUS

Centre dragging its feet over IISCO impasse
WHAT next? This now is the most pertinent question against the backdrop of the meeting the Prime Minister had with a delegation comprising about 20 Congress (I) and Left MPs on May 7 on the issue of revival of The Indian Iron & Steel Company Ltd ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Cotton market focus on US, China
COTTON futures on the New York Cotton Exchange settled higher Friday on bullish supply/demand report released earlier by the US Department of Agriculture. On the 2001-02 crop, the USDA left the US production unchanged at 20.3 million ... More

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