The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 15, 2003

Healthy exegesis
OUT of evil cometh good, they say. Out of the terror of 9/11 has emerged an attempt on the part of scholars and savants of different religious persuasions to understand the true nature of Islam. It is an eminently ... More

GLOBAL FINANCE & OVERVIEW

US stocks are fully priced, but who cares?
Though economic activity has gathered momentum in the US, the Federal budget deficit has reached record levels and looks set to rise further. Deficit spending makes bondholders nervous. However, its effect on the equity market is different. The ultr a-easy monetary policy and expansive fiscal policy are boosting the economy and the stock market outlook for now, says V. Anantha Nageswaran. More

A RINGSIDE VIEW

Political issues may have overriding influence
Indecisiveness bred by an air of uncertainty is likely to stall the winning streak in the secondary market this week. More

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE

Correction provides fund managers an opportunity
There is no bubble this time (remember the Nasdaq-led technology boom?) and a huge collapse is not expected to happen right away. More

ADR WATCH

Quiet week for Indian counters
WITH reports on consumer confidence, retail sales and jobless claims casting doubts over US economic growth, investors turned sellers last week and pushed down US stocks for the first time in more than a month. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ... More

ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED

Are we ready for Pucca Cola?
MECCA-COLA, as a query to search, elicits only 15,700 pages in Google, as against 1,040,000 for Coca-Cola and 1,670,000 for Pepsi. But the truth is that the new product that was born towards the end of 2002, is already a case study in business ... More

MARK TO MARKET

Manager-broker nexus must be curbed
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) concern that some portfolio managers may have an arms-length relationship with stockbrokers needs to be promptly addressed. The capital market regulator should take ... More

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