COLUMNS
OFFHAND
Nasty trends
THE United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at New Delhi seems to be carrying out some sort of a cleansing operation with reference to the appointees of the previous National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government. ...
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A RINGSIDE VIEW
Osama, China factors may weaken sentiment
THIS week, global financial and commodities markets are likely to feel the aftershocks of the two powerful blows from the People's Bank of China and Osama bin Laden's video tape. The impact could be much more pronounced than the crude oil shock ...
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MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Tottering in high-risk zone?
Here's a witticism that investors in mutual funds must remember at all times, especially now that a number of negative factors are raising their ugly head, threatening to crush the buoyant sentiments that were evident till some time ago. We ...
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ADR WATCH
Better show by all; Infy maintains momentum
THANKS to the cooling down in oil prices the US stocks gained last week. For the domestic bourses, FIIs buying helped the end in positive territory. The Indian ADRs also sailed along with the US markets by scoring sharp gains. In fact, none of ...
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VISION 2020
Unemployment: The seven sins of perception
Listing the seven problems of perception vis-à-vis the unemployment scene in the country, and suggesting a seven-point solution, P. V. Indiresan says that the aim must be to create employment over a wide range of the economy and for all person s, not merely in rural crafts and for the poor alone. Policy-makers need to take tough decisions for dramatic changes.
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SAY CHEEK
The rumble in the jungle
BEFORE you start grumbling, let me explain that the topic for discussion is not about a bandit of all times who got fatally boxed in only recently but about an iconic boxer. Thirty years ago, it was on October 30 that `The Rumble in the ...
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AMERICAN PERISCOPE
Altruism and economic behaviour
A SIGN I see in a local grocery store encourages me to buy bananas at a higher price because it is a `fair trade' product. Similar signs are also found near the shelves selling some brands of coffee. Here is a chance ...
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