The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, October 01, 2006

SIMPLE ECONOMICS
Risk of ruin
All of you may be aware of how Amaranth Advisors, a US hedge fund, recently lost 65 per cent of its capital betting on the price movements in natural gas. Some experts contend that Amaranth ignored the "risk of ... More

TAX TALK
Gaining a fortune
I am a 75-year-old doctor. I stopped practising three years ago. My only source of income is a State government pension of Rs 8,000 per month. I have been furnishing my tax returns every year though I do not have any tax payable. I have an ... More

BOOK VALUE
Financials to flip through
Targeted at investors who can look at the numbers at leisure, away from computer screens. More

QUESTION 'N' AUTO
Baleno: A value for money
I have been using an LML Trendy for the last eight years. But now the parts for this scooterette are not so easy to come by and so I have decided to buy a new two-wheeler. I like the new-look Kinetic Blaze, part of the Italiano Series, with ... More

AUTO TECH
Chassis — the starting point
The types and technologies used in developing vehicular chassis over the last few decades have changed based on the demands of consumers, the urge to cut costs, and produce in mass scale. More

PORTFOLIO MOVES
ING Vysya Midcap Fund — Splintered assets
ING Vysya Midcap Fund was launched in mid-2005, when mid-caps were still in favour and turned in good returns within the first few months. In the correction in mid-caps that followed, the fund met with redemption pressure. Against the Rs 182 ... More

F & O OUTLOOK
Bullish trend in Nifty likely
Satyam may seek lower levels More

THE BIG DEAL
The march towards 3-G
The war of letters between GSM and CDMA operators — the two technology camps vying for valuable frequency spectrum — broke out in right earnest once the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India announced the third generation (3-G) mobile ... More

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