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OFFHAND
Saving Iraq
THE Americans are realising that no illegitimate conqueror, however powerful, can keep a spirited people under heel. Almost from the moment of their unlawful occupation of Iraq, they have been grappling with growing ...
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FINANCIAL SCAN
Securitisation: Potential and pitfalls
AMONG the most prominent of the new-fangled gadgets of high finance is securitisation. The concept is simple. Apart from investments, assets of a bank are mostly loans given to corporates, small businesses and individuals. The major ...
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REFLECTIONS
The growing up pangs
A Rs 10 Cheetos pack of tangy loops and a story every day are a must for Utsav, the grand-daughter of my friend Lachman Singh. Cheetos, manufactured by Pepsi Foods for Frito-Lay India is a hit with under-10 girls and boys in Borivili and Lachman ...
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MICROSCOPE
Infosys: Bonus points for taking the stock
IN a striking vote of confidence, Infosys Technologies has announced a 3:1 bonus and a special one-time dividend of Rs 100 per share. By announcing this in a year in which it crossed a historic milestone of $1 billion in revenues, the Infosys ...
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Powered by commodity prices
WITH commodity prices looking up and growing interest in power sector stocks, market players are looking at DCM Shriram Consolidated stock, a good pick up having mixture of both. Dealers said the stock is being accumulated by a section of the ...
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ON THE HEDGE
Positive outlook for NIIT, M&M
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE: NIIT: The stock closed at Rs 204 in the spot market. The near-term outlook appears positive. The upside price target is Rs ...
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SENSOR
IT gains suggest tech boom revisits
IT was quite an eventful trading day at the stock market. The frenzied activity in technology sector stocks along with a sharp recovery in indices from the day's low was the highlight of the day's trading. After dropping to a low of 5743.58, the ...
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