The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 01, 2005

Being a hedgehog
PROF Jim Collins' book Good to Great has been making waves on the management circuit for some time now. And for good reason. In his book, the former professor of the Stanford Business School evokes the imagery of ... More

ON MINT STREET

Welcome initiative on urban co-ops
BETWEEN 1991 and 2004, the number of urban co-operative banks has moved up from 1,307 to 2,105 with deposits rising by over 1,100 per cent from Rs 8,600 crore to over Rs 1,00,000 crore and advances by 733 per cent from Rs 7,800 crore to over Rs ... More

ZERO BASE

Non-executive directors in their twilight years
THE Tatas have added five more years to the retirement age of non-executive directors. But if you wonder who a non-executive director or NED is, you may not find a definition in the Companies Act. The legendary ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Transchem up on de-merger plan
THE counter of Transchem Ltd, a company in pharma and agro businesses, was active on Thursday for its de-merger plan. The company intends to hive-off its agribusiness into a separate company and focus more on high yield medicinal plants and ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Small reversal likely in ITC, HPCL
THE following strategies are based on Thursday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE. These strategies are constructed to take advantage of small reversal in futures prices. The positions may run counter to the primary trend. Protective ... More

SENSOR

Media stocks up on FDI announcement
THE bull-run continued on the bourses as the markets ended the day with strong gains. Sustained buying in the index heavyweights, continued inflow of FIIs, fall in crude oil prices and approval of overseas investment in private radio FM stations ... More

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