The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 23, 2008

OFFHAND
Coping with an ageing population
While the rise in population continues to be a cause for alarm, the burgeoning numbers of the aged are particularly scary. Indeed, they are threatening to push the world into its gravest crisis. A study recently published in More

FINANCIAL SCAN
Bounceback in prospect?
Stock markets, the world over, have gone into a free fall. It wasn’t hard to spot the reasons. Foremost was the increasing risk of a US recession. Second, despite the already large writeoffs and capital injections, global banks are yet ... More

DOWN TO EARTH
Farm sector: Hope lies in futures markets
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Who is the do-gooder?
The market rumour mill never closes shop, but generally spares sacred cows. The RBI is one such hallowed institution, which seldom figures in the Dalal Street talk-circles. However, desperate situation, perhaps, demands desperate ... More

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