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OFFHAND
Vulture culture
WE have all heard of culture vultures, although its connotation is debatable. But there should be no problem making out what vulture culture means. It is the prevalence of a grabbing ethos of greed afflicting a whole ...
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GLOBAL FINANCE & OVERVIEW
2004: Year of risk appetite vs. aversion
For 2004, the name of the game is whether risk appetite wins over risk aversion. If so, it would be another good year for equities. If not, gold, currencies and bonds would end the year strong. The latter is better bet, as the euphoria is unlikely to last the whole year, as it would increasingly militate against peaking economic and earnings growth, says V. Anantha Nageswaran.
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ON THE MOVE
As low-cost airlines take off...
Asian skies readying for the dog fight
THE skies above South and South-East Asia are readying for a dog fight. In India, low-cost carriers or LCCs (the no-frills airlines, that is) seem to be taking off in their droves, thanks to the government liberalising ...
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A RINGSIDE VIEW
Market looks for clue from technicals
The market seems to have factored in all possible positives including better Q3 results. A section of investors has begun taking profit as soon as their price targets in individual stocks were reached.
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MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
New schemes galore in 2004
THESE are interesting times for marketing executives who work for mutual funds. Last year, with the asset management industry rolling out lots of IPOs, they had been an extremely busy. And if the early days of 2004 are any indication, the trend ...
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SAY CHEEK
A tax return with only three boxes?
IF `tax' is a bad word, paying `more tax' could be worse. And if you thought that only the really dumb ones end up enriching the exchequer, giving more than what is due, you could be wrong. A recent survey by TaxChecker in the UK has shown that ...
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ERRORS & OMISSIONS EXPECTED
Disasters could be just a phone call away
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. But what happens when the going is good? Well, that's when smiles turn to grins, optimism is in the air and bad news doesn't simply reach us. Or, even if it did, one tends not to notice. Economy ...
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MARK TO MARKET
Information by the block
SEBI's recent decision requiring brokers to provide information on block trades augurs well for the stock market. The size of the block trades and the names of the buyers and sellers would provide valuable information ...
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