![]() Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, June 10, 2002 |
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COLUMNS OFFHAND Managing hospitals HOSPITAL management is a very important and popular academic course in many universities abroad, especially the US which is a forerunner in its sophisticated approach to education. For a long time, it was thought that starting and running a ... More GLOBAL FINANCE & OVERVIEW Gold: The glitter is back AS THE Indo-Pakistan standoff shows few signs of yielding tangible progress as yet and as US equities continue their steady descent into realism, it might seem somewhat odd to begin with a discussion of the monetary policy decision of the ... More WIDE CANVAS A firm straw in the wind IT NOW appears that there is a firm straw in the wind which, if clutched by India and Pakistan, may lead to the subsidence (for some time, at least) of the war fever that has gripped the subcontinent. This straw is in the shape of the concept of ... More ON THE MOVE SPF: On a recovery wave "WISE men never sit and wail about their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms." It is heartening to note that the trustees of the Seamen's Provident Fund (SPF) that suffered a huge loss in the recent securities scam, are sincerely ... More A RINGSIDE VIEW Advisories, more than war fears, to hit mood THOUGH the market has not yet fully discounted war fears evident from last week's nervous sentiment, there has certainly been some dilution of the fears. But what have affected the general sentiment badly are reports of some countries asking ... More POLICY WATCH Wheeling-dealing & policy-making? LAST week, when the spat between the Telecommunications Ministry headed by Mr Pramod Mahajan, and the Tatas threatened to turn ugly, the Disinvestment Minister, Mr Arun Shourie, called the press over and spoke about a corporate war going ... More MUTUAL CONFIDENCE Tracking weighs on index funds INVESTMENT experts of all hues are lauding index funds as a sure way of staying in tune with broad market movements. It could, therefore, be fitting that investors study these funds in greater detail before they part with their money. A look at ... More ADR WATCH Mixed sentiment THE trimming of sales forecast by semiconductor maker Intel Corp sent the US markets nervously down. In fact, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the week at its lowest close since November 12, at 9589.67 over the previous week close of ... More TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Upward trend in cotton futures Cotton futures on the New York Cotton Exchange settled mostly higher Friday in a lacklustre day of consolidation amid mixed activity from the speculative and commercial segments. Market has been following a pattern of buying on dips off late. ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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