The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 10, 2005

Turnaround traits
AMONG the most sought after heroes of the corporate world are those — the likes of Lee Iacocca and Jack Welch abroad and V. Krishnamurthy and M. Damodaran in India — who willingly take on themselves what others would spurn as a ... More

WIDE CANVAS

FDI: Pointers for the future
Generally, the prospects for FDI appear to be brighter than in the past mainly because of the growth phase the international economy is currently in. Also, sectorally, there are a number of indicators such as the increase in commodity as well as crud e prices which, in the normal course, should lead to higher FDI in the shape of heightened cross-border production activity by transnational corporations. More

ON THE MOVE

Enhanced freight target: Can the Railways carry it off?
Will the Railways be able to achieve a higher rate of traffic growth in the second half this year compared to the similar previous period, given the current state of various sectors of the economy? More

A RINGSIDE VIEW

It's now consolidation phase
Certain quarters also have begun to speculate about chances of reinforcement of political stability conducive to accelerated liberalisation process. More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE

Be brave enough to stomach volatility
DO screaming headlines in newspapers, proclaiming sudden loss of market capitalisation, freefalling indices, redemption pressure and lots more, scare you? Are you perpetually terrified that NAVs will decline and won't revive in a hurry? Do you ... More

ADR WATCH

ICICI Bank slips sharply
THE increased decibel on interest rates (hike plans) to fight inflation by the US Federal Reserve coupled with lower-than-expected forecasts from companies such as Lexmark International Inc and Clorox Co affected the sentiment for US equity ... More

ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED

Dragged to court for not paying Rs 1.61
A PENNY saved is a penny earned, said Benjamin Franklin. Penny is mighty, according to Samuel Grafton who said, "A penny will hide the biggest star in the Universe if you hold it close enough to your eye." Which is what, it appears, the taxman ... More

CHAT

Witnessing correction after strong bull charge
Jogin was searching market chronicles to check if indices too responded to Richter scale. Khan sat glumly watching visuals of Hurricane Stan destroying a Mayan Indian village. Dakshinamoorthy kept plugging Q2 results in his spreadsheet. And ... More

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