COLUMNS
OFFHAND
Pooling intelligence
WANT of coordination, and willingness to share available intelligence, among government agencies responsible for national security, is a constant refrain in almost all reports of inquiry committees set up in the US and ...
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FINANCIAL SCAN
Bond portfolios go for a toss
THE bond market is fixated on just one statistic - the inflation rate that is released every Friday at noon. And this has been rising, quite sharply in fact, from 5% levels to over 6.5% last week. And quite properly and promptly, traders ...
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REFLECTIONS
A bonding beyond the books
One doubts whether anyone, young or old, protested over the bookstalls cluttering the pavements, as it was always thought a decent way of doing business.
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DOWN TO EARTH
Malady of Yavatmal — Cotton turns a killer
Why are cotton farmers of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, where the annual farm turnover is often in six digits, driven to committing suicide? More than the incidence of spurious pesticides or defective seeds, as in Andhra Pradesh, it is the State mon opoly procurement scheme that has pushed them deep into debt and, now, the harsh process of loan recovery, says Sharad Joshi.
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EAR TO THE GROUND
SC ruling turns sentiment for Kothari Products
THE counter of pan masala maker Kothari Products on Tuesday witnessed increased volumes along with rise in the stock price. The stock gained 4.79 per cent at Rs 215.55 on the BSE with volumes of 19,357 shares. On the NSE, it closed at Rs 216, up ...
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ON THE HEDGE
Outlook positive for 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 396 in the spot market. On the upside, the stock could move to Rs 425. The outlook would turn ...
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SENSOR
Selling pressure grips Sensex in late hour
PROFIT booking among index heavyweights trimmed three successive days of uptrend in the BSE Sensex, with the Sensex closing 7.90 points lower at 5194.63 points on Tuesday. While the improvement in the market sentiment on receding monsoon fears ...
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