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  • Pre-emption or predation?

    WIDE CANVAS


    Disinvestment and the FDI debate
    THE debate on disinvestment of PSUs continues, the only beneficiaries of which are the stock-market players who, not surprisingly, are on their toes to make a killing on the market with every twist and turn of the battle within the Government on ... More

    ON THE MOVE


    Kolkata port raises bars to IWT vessels
    FOR THE past couple of months, there has been a spurt in export of foodgrains by barges to Bangladesh from Kolkata/Haldia. At a time when a lot of emphasis is being laid on the promotion of trade by the inland water transport (IWT) vessels, ... More

    A RINGSIDE VIEW


    Clueless market awaits signals
    "Unless the Sensex manages to get first above 3,130, then cross the 3,200 mark and finally consolidate at that level, the trend will have to be assumed downward." More

    POLICY WATCH


    The cons of IDRs
    AT THE fag end of 1997, an Informal Group on the Primary Market, headed by the then Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), Dr Shankar N. Acharya, had recommended some steps for reviving the moribund primary market. One of the recommendations made by the ... More

    MUTUAL CONFIDENCE


    Balanced funds — in right mix?
    BALANCED funds are nobody's children. Or so it seems from the apparent lack of enthusiasm on the part of fund houses to push them, an attitude that is also displayed by distributors. Most of these have been suffering from a lack of attention from ... More

    ADR WATCH


    Premium dips below 50 pc for Infosys
    GRIM corporate news from companies such as Boeing Co, EMC Corp, Northern Trust Corp and Schering-Plough Corp shook the US markets last week, which tumbled to its lowest in almost five years and ended a sixth straight losing week. For the week, ... More

    VISION 2020


    Vision 2020 — Power of positive thinking
    India can prosper. But first our leaders must concede that past policies have brought ruin. Accept that drastic change is necessary. And, look for novel solutions, if necessary even by borrowing. We can progress even faster than those from whom we bo rrow solutions. Realisation must come that optimism and the will to change are the eye-pieces of vision, says P. V. Indiresan. More

    SAY CHEEK


  • Water on fire

    STOCKS TO WATCH


    Infosys: Cherry guidance?
    INFOSYS Technologies is poised to witness heightened trading activity in the coming week on the expectation of a strong financial performance for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. Citing adverse travel advisories and challenging global ... More

    AMERICAN PERISCOPE


    Another accounting, accountability scandal
    ANYONE, even remotely interested in the business world, is by now familiar with all the accounting gimmickry that so-called world class US companies like Enron, WorldCom, Global Crossing, Tyco and so on have indulged in. The malfeasance has ... More
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