Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, August 18, 2008
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Business Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, August 18, 2008 ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version | Audio |
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COLUMNS S VENKITARAMANAN: The inflation debate The news is that the index of industrial production (IIP) has registered a decline to 5.4 per cent for the latest period compared to 8.4 per cent for the corresponding period of last year. The decline is inevitable considering that the monetary ... A RINGSIDE VIEW: Dalal Street stays tuned into global cues Select stocks in mid-cap space could turn active. This week, Indian Equity Street may find itself in a jam; opportunity of advances in blue chips is limited. However, in the mid-cap space, selective smart moves are on the cards, largely ... AMERICAN PERISCOPE: Flush out the bureaucratic mindset A friend had just visited the corporation office in his locality in an Indian city to ask that his water meter be replaced as it was defective. The clerk looked at the application and noted that it was not complete. “You have to provide the ... VISION 2020: Visits to bring down walls I am writing this article in Pakistan where I have met thoughtful experts and have enjoyed unexpected hospitality from utter strangers. It is always interesting to see how others see us and how they see themselves, particularly when their and our ... WIDE CANVAS: Where are we headed? We have just entered our 62nd year of Independence from British rule, and it is perhaps one of those occasions which comes around periodically when it is time to take stock of what has been achieved and to think about where we are headed. To some ... RANDOM WALK: Pageantry amidst hardship Last Sunday marked the beginning of the Chingam month of the Malayalam calendar, which heralds the harvest season in Kerala and is generally believed to be a harbinger of prosperity and good times. The Chingam month, coming in the wake of ... OFFHAND: Economic downturn The normal tendency of economic players during periods of economic downturn is to slide into a mood of despondency. Their mood is tinged with fatalism if they have to grapple with an external or internal environment that is apparently out of ... ADR WATCH: Most counters end on weak note ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank see sharp fall. Thanks to weakening crude oil prices and better-than-estimated results from J.C. Penney Co. and Kohl's Corp, the US stocks ended on a positive note. While the S&P 500 stock climbed 0.2 per cent, the tech ... Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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