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Boards as bulwark
SCANDALS involving corporates which enjoyed the implicit trust of the investors and were taken to be the last word in business ethics and sound management have raised disturbing questions about the quality of control and supervision exercised by ... More

GLOBAL FINANCE & OVERVIEW


Of sluggish economies, stubborn Wall Street
After 12 interest rate cuts and two rounds of fiscal expansion, the US economy presents a picture of sluggishness. The difficulties of pulling an economy — coming off an asset bubble — out of its doldrums have been consistently understat ed by Wall Street, says V. Anantha-Nageswaran. More

ON THE MOVE


As foreign firms play truant...: Indian dredging cos deliver the goods
WITH bulging briefcases, senior people from the port and shipping sector, Dredging Corporation of India, and technical institutes like IIT Chennai, the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa; NIT, Suratkal; and State maritime boards and other ... More

A RINGSIDE VIEW


Bank, pharma sectors may lead
THE equity market is likely to see further consolidation this week, forming a base for a rally. However, the tech stocks are likely to remain subdued and yield the leader's place to banking, pharma and some of the commodity counters. The rosy ... More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE


Debt funds: The bigger the better
OUR last column looked at the recent performance of equity funds and it is time now to shift our gaze to their debt counterparts. Debt funds in general are known to have furnished safer returns when compared to certain other investments. A ... More

ADR WATCH


Rediff rolls on
NOT impressed by the outlook given by the computer majors such as Microsoft Corp and International Business Machines Corp, the US market witnessed a sharp slide during the last week. In fact, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index had its biggest weekly ... More

STOCKS TO WATCH


Banking on numbers
A number of banking companies such as Canara Bank, Corporation Bank, Karur Vysya Bank and Punjab National Bank are expected to announce their financial performance for the quarter ended December this week. Many are expected to announce sizeable ... More
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