Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, August 19, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, August 19, 2002 |
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COLUMNS OFFHAND CAPITAL VIEW Where cricket gains and society loses THE 1970s' Crazy Boys of the Games was a wonderful Hollywood spoof on the Olympic games of that era. There is a scene in the film, which lampoons the sham nature of the `amateur' status (a pre-requisite in those days) that athletes ... More GLOBAL FINANCE & OVERVIEW 
Fed sings a different tune on economyThe lack of action on the part of the US Federal Reserve in cutting interest rates was mainly due to the need for the Chairman to avoid some blushes for he had boxed himself into a corner last month with an overly upbeat assessment of the economy. Now it agrees there were false notes. Thus, the Fed staying pat, says V. Anantha-Nageswaran, was no surprise. More ON THE MOVE Port trust board appointments — Must fit the bill THERE is nothing wrong in having celebrities or politicians on the boards of major ports as long as they fulfil Major Port Trust Act criteria. Port users may have vested interests to reproach such appointments; more so, if the selections are at ... More A RINGSIDE VIEW Correction may dampen short-term rally THANKS to the positive convergence of indices and the advance/decline ratio, the stock market finally saw a trend reversal last week amid general gloom. The Sensex moved up by around 3 per cent indicating the end of a long bear phase, ... More POLICY WATCH Everyone loves a good drought AS THE country battles to face the worst drought in the last 15 years and with all States seeking major relief from New Delhi, there is one person in the government who has put up his hand to suggest a solution to combat the ... More MUTUAL CONFIDENCE Think twice before mid-cap foray IS the mid-cap story just beginning to shape up or are we in the thick of it already? The question has lately assumed top-of-the-mind status and both investors and fund managers are trying to find the answer. The right answer, however, is simply ... More GLOBAL MONITOR Gold market seen in range GOLD experienced two-way movement last week trading between $312 and $318 an ounce. While fund buying, weaker equity markets, stronger euro against the dollar, gains in gold equity indices and rumours of producer buying supported upward movement, ... More ADR WATCH Silverline trading at 16 pc premium THE US market maintained its upward momentum for the straight fourth week, as investors seemed to have indulged in value buying. Following their optimism, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed last week with a gain of 0.4 per cent at 8778.06 ... More TECHNICAL ANALYSIS NY cotton may be range-bound NYCE cotton futures finished slightly softer on Friday on sideways trading with prices moving in a narrow range, and funds being watched closely on their next move. Though, there have been minor rallies noticed on and off lack of follow through ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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