The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 07, 2004

OFFHAND
Jawaharlal's gift
THESE days, I often find myself muttering to myself, "Jawaharlal, thou shouldst be living at this hour!" How elated he would feel at the advances the country is making to the far frontiers of science and technology! How ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN
US economy: Inflexion point for jobs?
TREASURY bondholders had a rough ride last Friday. The monthly non-farm payroll data was an unpleasant shock. The US economy added 3,08,000 jobs in March - close to three times the forecast. Although the unemployment rate rose to 5.7 per ... More

REFLECTIONS
Seeding love for wildlife
"The idea can be tried out if we can get a few corporates to adopt the villages on an experimental basis. The corporates and villagers can split the earnings on a 20:80 basis and also help wildlife." More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Switching calls
THE recent acquisition of Hexacom by Bharti Tele-ventures is acting negatively for MTNL. Though there is no loss of business for MTNL, market players have decided to shift to Bharti Tele-ventures from the public sector telecom company. Dealers ... More

ON THE HEDGE
Buy April futures on Tata Steel
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE: Tata Steel: The stock closed at Rs 397 in the spot market. The primary trend appears positive though the stock could first ... More

SENSOR
Indices close with marginal losses
THE markets witnessed volatile trading on Tuesday. With the absence of a clear trend, the key indices fluctuated within a fairly large band of points. The volatility in the market was amply reflected in the near 100 points band within which the ... More

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