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DETAXFICATION
Don't hoodwink grandmothers even if they are dead
WHEN a 93-year old lady dies leaving behind a fortune for the benefit of her three children, and a granddaughter steps in as a trustee to manage the granny's estate, you would normally assume things are properly taken ...
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VIEW POINT
Avoiding policy capers
BY EVERY account, including the initial shock to the stock market by statements made by a couple of Marxist functionaries, there is much to cheer regarding the "functioning" of the United Progressive Alliance ...
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E-DIMENSION
An economics book to help you sleep better
HELLO, howdy, are common greets, and nobody takes the `how' as a serious poser. A majority will have trouble answering "Are you healthy?" because it is not easy to know if one is really healthy. Multiply that hitch a ...
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MICROSCOPE
Ashok Leyland rides industry resurgence
FISCAL 2003-04 was an exceptionally good one for the commercial vehicles industry and Ashok Leyland Ltd's (ALL) results bear that out clearly. The 66 per cent jump in profit before tax and 28 per cent rise in turnover could not have been ...
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Stake sale talk - a wrong call?
AFTER several positive developments in the last few months for telecom major Bharti Tele-Ventures, some negative news is expected soon. If the market talk is to be believed, Warburg Pincus, a big investor in the company, is likely to exit. The ...
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ON THE HEDGE
IOC: Outlook negative, sell June futures
THE following strategies are based on Friday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE: IOC: The stock closed at Rs 384 in the spot market. The outlook appears negative. The downside price target is Rs 355. If selling ...
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SENSOR
Sensex slumps as bears dominate
Even as the news of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) hitting the markets with its initial public offering (IPO) had barely died down, the bear brigade swung into action at the bourses. The Sensex opened the day lower and did attempt to breach its ...
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