The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, March 19, 2005

Battle of the bottles
BOTTLES come in all shapes and sizes. And a few were even seen being tossed about in courtrooms recently. Take the case of Hindustan National Glass and Industries Ltd. It manufactured various types of glass bottles for ... More

VIEW POINT

Progress: Importance of the big picture
The "big picture" must be given precedence in matters of economic development, the justification being the premise that no development, especially in a poor country, can be painless. More

E-DIMENSION

Around the world on a T-shirt trail
YEAR 1999. Georgetown University, US. A young woman seizes the microphone and asks the crowd of WTO-protesters: "Who made your T-shirt?" Without waiting for answers, she proceeds to throw more posers: "Was it a child in ... More

FOCUS

Jet fuel prices will singe, but traffic growth may reduce sting
Indian carriers may have to trim their profit projections for the year, if fuel prices hold at the current levels. More

ON MINT STREET

Missing the wood for the trees
The Interim Report reads more like a political leaflet from the Left (with a mandatory reference to China as that country can do no wrong even if it has one of the frailest banking systems) than an analysis of the financial system. More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Spirited gains
THE stock of McDowell, which has been on an upswing with the news of its subsidiary Phipson Distilleries acquiring 49 per cent stake in Herbertsons, continues to gain ground. Analysts say that this acquisition lends faith to the theory that UB ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Outlook may turn positive for Bank of Baroda, BHEL
THE following strategies are based on Friday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE: BoB: The March futures contract closed at 225. The outlook may turn positive if futures contract trades above 226. The upside target is 245. ... More

SENSOR

Indices up, end five-day losing streak
POWERED by a surge in buying that commenced in the post-afternoon session, the benchmark BSE Sensex snapped a five-day losing streak to post a gain of 30.82 points on Friday. The Sensex closed at 6,700.34 points. The Nifty gained 10.65 points ... More

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