The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 27, 2004

OFFHAND
Right to ignorance
THE angry protest of civil society organisations represented on the National Advisory Council (NAC), presided over by the Congress(I) President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, and intended to keep a close watch on the implementation ... More

ON THE MOVE
Civil aviation spreading wings
With more and more domestic travellers opting for air travel, the internal flights are overbooked; the low-cost no-frills airlines are trying to ride a buoyant market; the domestic private sector carriers have been permitted to fly outside the countr y; and both private and public sector airlines are on an acquisition spree. More

A RINGSIDE VIEW
Reliance proposal may set the tone
The expiry of derivatives contract on Thursday is another crucial event for the market. More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Booking profits may be a wise thing
Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game - Donald Trump (`Trump: Art of the Deal') IS the rising stock market tempting you to invest more in your favourite ... More

ADR WATCH
Infotech counters end weak
US stocks rose to three-year highs, thanks to the gains in semiconductor stocks. Government reports showing that the US economy growing faster-than-expected and an increase consumer spending also aided the US markets to race ahead. As a result ... More

VISION 2020
Why the meek must inherit
Slums might be urban eyesores. In reality, however, they reflect on the acute myopia that afflicts the powerful sections of society. The draconian Rent Control Act, for example, is supposedly meant to protect the "welfare of the poor". It does just t he opposite, as a recent public interest investigation in Mumbai has shown. P. V. Indiresan thinks that force is the only solution even at the risk of angering arbiters of social and economic justice. More

AMERICAN PERISCOPE
Airlines: The turbulence can be jolting
MAJOR airlines in the US are going through some tough times. The recent round of reports on their performance has left most investors fairly gloomy about a revival of fortunes in the near future. High fuel prices seems ... More

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