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Blair scare
THE Labour Party in the UK which, in the early stages of the current campaign for the general election to be held on May 5, seemed sure of a third term under the leadership of the Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, is running scared. It has begun ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN


Stagflation risk poses dilemma for Greenspan
The possibility of `stagflation' has suddenly started to haunt the US economy and policymakers. More

REFLECTIONS


The new corporate jingle
RECENTLY, one came upon John working in a business process outsourcing unit located in Malad. A college drop out, the fellow earns over Rs 10,000 per month working six days a week, eight hours every night with extra hours put in and paid for to ... More

DOWN TO EARTH


Weather forecast for the farm
MONSOONS follow a complex cycle. Agriculture is a gamble in monsoons and, in consequence, has a number of cycles of its own. The prices of agricultural produce nosedive when the new harvests come to the market and start climbing up till they ... More

ZERO BASE


Should markets dance to guidance?
ON ONE side, we learn that the taxman has slapped a Rs 50-crore notice on Infosys and, on the other, there is the news that the company has raised its guidance under US GAAP for the year ending 2006. More on the positive guidance you'd know from ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND


Sintex gains on growth prospects
THE counter of Sintex Industries gained sharply on Tuesday when there was lacklustre activity in the overall market. The stock price of the company gained 8.84 per cent at Rs 543.10 on the BSE with volume of 86,427 shares and on the NSE it ... More

ON THE HEDGE


Outlook likely to turn positive for Colgate, Nalco
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE: Colgate: The May futures contract closed at 192.05. The outlook may turn positive if the May contract trades above 195. The upside target ... More

SENSOR


Cautious mood prevails in market
THE mood in the market remained cautious on Tuesday, ahead of an expected increase in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve and concerns of slower FII inflows. FIIs were the net sellers to the tune of Rs 654 crore in April. The cautious ... More


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