Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, November 18, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, November 18, 2002 |
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COLUMNS OFFHAND China: Enjoying the best of both worlds THE just concluded 16th Communist Party Congress in China has been universally acclaimed as a watershed in that country's evolution into the show-piece of the world, enjoying the best of both worlds of Marxism and free market. The Chinese leaders ... More ON THE MOVE Skilled captain can ensure smooth sail The suggestion of having an experienced person at the helm of the Directorate of Shipping assumes greater significance as it comes from a senior IAS officer known for speaking his mind, and holding the post for more than three years. More A RINGSIDE VIEW Cautious optimism is the mood THOUGH a sense of bullishness has buoyed market sentiments, analysts and brokers are guarded in articulating their views for this week. The BSE Sensex last week stopped short of crossing the critical resistance of 3,040. The benchmark index ... More POLICY WATCH IDBI's smooth transition WELL over five years ago, when the much hyped up `A team' comprising Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Mr N.K. Singh and company were running the show at North Block, a proposal to offer market-linked salary package for IDBI was put up to ... More MUTUAL CONFIDENCE Confusion over classifications INDUSTRY classifications, despite all the attempts at standardisation, are still quite confusing. Confusing, not because of their nature, but because of the diversity that simply refuses to go away. Especially so, one assumes, for ordinary ... More GLOBAL MONITOR Gold volatile on Iraq concerns GOLD bounced up and down last week amid uncertainties over Iraq and gyrations of the US dollar. After surging towards $324 an ounce on concerns arising from report that Iraq had rejected the UN resolution on disarmament, the market crashed on ... More ADR WATCH Infy premium drops — Wipro, Satyam shine REPORTS of rising retail sales, better-than-expected consumer sentiment and falling initial jobless claims seemed to have induced a fresh confidence in the US markets. As the hopes on economy revived, the US markets closed last week in positive ... More VISION 2020 
Vision 2020: Less-taxing proposals to enhance revenuesIf the government does not raise taxes, it will invite economic disaster. If it does, it will invite political disaster. Truly, the government is caught between the devil and the deep sea. It badly requires a formula that will allow it to raise more revenue and, at the same time, increase its popularity. That requires innovation, which alone can make the impossible possible, says P. V. Indiresan. More TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Bull run may continue in NY cotton NYCE cotton futures ended firmly higher on Friday on buying interest from trade and funds together. Trade buying in the back months gave futures an initial lift, which was followed by a wave of buying by funds and lifted the market higher. ... More AMERICAN PERISCOPE 
Patently meaninglessPAPER cups containing hot liquids can be quite hot. A few years ago, an elderly woman filed a case against McDonalds (the fast food chain) in the US for compensatory and punitive damages. She had purchased coffee at the drive-through window of ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
Top Stories In Depth Gender Justice Simple Economics Small Investor Looking back Nov. 10-Nov. 16 The business of gender in business Risk-profile onus falls on banks |
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