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ACCOUNT SPEAK
Will the bully give back toffees or just wrappers?
LONG after sending its views to the Department of Company Affairs, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India has posted on the Web site its `preliminary response' to the CA (Amendment) Bill, 2003. It is a sob ...
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SAY CHEEK
There's no law against feeling good
AMONG the oft-used phrases in recent times, after `scam unearthed' and `case adjourned', is `feel-good-factor'. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction; likewise, for every person who bets on FGF, there is at least another who ...
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BOOKS OF ACCOUNT
Should gatekeepers be shown the door?
BIRD flu is not the only infectious disease around. Scandals are infectious too — such as deceit and risk that corrupted the financial markets. And in Infectious Greed, Frank Partnoy discusses how big ...
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Good chemistry
A COUPLE of domestic mutual funds are said to be quite bullish in the Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertiliser Company. According to a market source, the two funds have been accumulating the stock for a while. The source said the main inspiration for ...
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ON THE HEDGE
Tata Steel: Outlook negative, buy February 440 puts
THE following strategies are based on Wednesday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE: Tata Steel: The stock closed at Rs 450 in the spot market. The outlook appears negative. The downside price target is Rs 440. ...
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SENSOR
HLL leads fall as 3-day rally snaps
DRIVEN primarily by weakness in FMCG major Hindustan Lever, the three-day rally at the markets came to a halt. The Sensex ended the day at 6027.02 points, a drop of 8.78 points compared to its close on Tuesday; the Nifty ended at 1916.45 points, ...
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