The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Media freedom or Muslim-phobia?
THE entire episode beginning from a Danish newspaper commissioning and publishing outrageous cartoons on Prophet Mohammed to their being subsequently reproduced, as if on cue, sometimes repeatedly, by the media of several European countries, ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN

2006 could see significant yuan revaluation
The yen and Indian rupee too will move up in the wake of the yuan's revaluation. The US dollar is a good sell against Asia. More

REFLECTIONS

Love is in the air...
SOME mornings all of us turn out of bed with a rhyme in the heart. This morning on St. Valentine's Day, one came off the bed twittering with the song of Harry Belafonte, "Down the way where the nights are gay And the sun shines on the ... More

MICROSCOPE

HLL back in the driver's seat
THE numbers that HLL unveiled on Tuesday should pleasantly surprise even those already expecting a revival in the FMCG giant's fortunes. With 11 per cent growth in net sales for 2005, it has gone straight from shrinking sales last year to ... More

ZERO BASE

A jingle called `single brand'
GUIDELINES for FDI in retail trade of `single brand' products are out. These are contained in Press Note 3 (2006 Series) dated February 10, from the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), the Ministry of .. More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Global cues hit metal stocks
Base metal stocks led by Hindustan Zinc, Hindalco, Sterlite Industries and National Aluminium dipped on Tuesday on weak global prices, dealers said. They said that the metals have been witnessing selling pressure at the London Metal Exchange, ... More

BAL gains on revamp buzz
Shares of Bajaj Auto witnessed buying interest from investors on market buzz that the company was going ahead with its restructuring plan by hiving off its investment arm, dealers said. The move is expected to unlock value, resulting in ... More

SENSOR

Metals, IT, healthcare stocks in red
ON Tuesday, markets opened on a weak note, except for momentary breaks into the green the broad market indices moved in the red for most of the day. The BSE Sensex, which dabbled with the 10,200-mark on Monday, failed to make any significant ... More

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