COLUMNS
SIMPLE ECONOMICS
`Affective' forecasting
Consider this. My friend recently found a stock trading at Rs 100. He placed a limit order at Rs 97.65. His order was not executed as the stock moved to Rs 115. He refused to buy the stock at that price even ...
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TAX TALK
Double trouble for the software engineer
My daughter is working in a software company in India. From April 2005 to June 2005 and December 2005 to March 2006 she was paid salary in India. For the period from July 2005 to November 2005 she worked in the US. Tax was withheld on the ...
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IN FOCUS
Changing dynamics in steel sector
For Tata Steel, which has put through two acquisitions in the Asian region, the speculated move into Europe may be the next logical step in the value chain.
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FUND WATCH
DSPML launches Small and Midcap Fund
Birla Mutual Fund has announced dividends in two of its schemes Birla Dividend Yield Plus, which has declared an 8 per cent dividend, and Birla FMP Annual Series I a 6.5 per cent dividend. October 10 is the record date. SBI ...
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AUTO FOCUS
Features not featured in Indian models
Advanced features that are part of standard equipment in high-end car models abroad will either not be found in India-spec models or will be disabled before sale here. Read on to find out why.
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BOOK VALUE
The secret is steady learning
Trading and investing are skills one can learn, provided one is willing to do so
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F & O OUTLOOK
Nifty may be confined to narrow range
Tata Steel likely to turn weak
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WHEELS & DEALS
Maruti's October scheme
Maruti has come out with its sales scheme for this month. The automaker's offering includes a bundling of gift cheques and exchange bonuses on most of its models. In Chennai and Mumbai, Maruti is offering to pay insurance premium on the M800 and ...
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Tata Motors plans new model
Tata Motors is set to take on Force Motors' niche offering, the Tempo Traveller. Tata Motors plans to launch a new passenger vehicle, which is said to have been developed and based loosely on Renault's Trafik, by early 2007.The company plans to ...
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Shopping Instincts
J.D. Power Asia has come out with a unique study `India Escaped Shopper'. The study, which is into its second year, dwells on 48 aspects new-car buyers consider when voting with their money. It states that while price and finance-related issues ...
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THE BIG DEAL
Back to Qatar for LNG
The wheel has turned full circle in the country's quest for natural gas. It all began with Qatar in the late-1990s, when the country's first LNG deal for supply of 7.5 million tonnes for 25 years was signed with RasGas, a joint venture of Qatar ...
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