The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 09, 2005

Pricey wheat
ERUPTION OF A bullish fervour in the domestic wheat market right at the end of the crop marketing and procurement period is a cause for concern for consumers and policymakers alike. The timing and the rapidity of the price spike are rather ... More

ECONOMY

Some questions about inflation
There is much talk of inflation but it is not understood fully, especially its measurement. For various reasons the WPI is the preferred choice, though now with services occupying an important role, inflation on this count has been rising, as in the US. If the services inflation continues to rise and the commodity prices persists at the current levels, the very notion of price stability would be called into question, says A. Vasudevan. More

ACCOUNTANCY

Bean counters vs business sense
K. Srinivasan on the likely tussles between audit committee and management More

Trade crosses every border and touches every wallet in every nation
ART is like a border of flowers along the course of civilisation, said Lincoln Steffens, the author of The Shame of the Cities. Artful traders crossed borders long ago, and business now is anything but local. The gamut of global trade ... More

It is a very mixed blessing to be brought back from the dead
DON'T go to the grave with life unused, advises Bobby Bowden, and professional firms normally don't end their life unsued, which is what happened in the case of Arthur Andersen. The firm got shuttered after a US court ... More

The challenge of turning a concept into reality
Kaushik Dutta and Kshama V. Kaushik analyse the Irani Committee Report More

FOREIGN TRADE

Reduce FDI to control trade deficit
The Finance Minister clearly sees foreign direct investment as a solution to the problem of rising trade deficit, rather than its cause. But, paradoxically, as foreign investment inflows stall the adjustment that should take place through the movemen t of exchange rates, the high trade deficit is sustained. One solution would be to opt for a "low trade deficit-low foreign investment" regime. More

ECONOMICS

Merton Miller's valuation theory
IT was received wisdom until Merton Miller in his M&M theorem (along with Franco Modigliani)expounded that the valuation of a company depended largely on the right mix of debt and equity. A financial theory stating "the market value of a ... More

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