The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, August 14, 2005

Bubbles, valuation and informed investing
If you invest in stocks enamoured by their earnings generation capacity and have the financial strength to hold through market cycles, you will certainly earn returns. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Neuro economics
YOU might have read about the strike at the Honda Motor Cycle factory in Gurgaon. Production was disrupted for sometime causing losses to the company and, perhaps, to the workers as well. This goes against the basic principle of economics. If the ... More

TAX TALK

Can tax benefit be claimed on the entire EMI when house is jointly owned?
I HAVE taken a housing loan to purchase an apartment. The loan is in my name and I am paying the EMI . The property is, however, in the name of my wife and me. My wife does not have any income. Can I claim tax ... More

IN FOCUS

Oil companies over the barrel
The government's compulsions to maintain retail prices of the two fuels and its inability to foot no more than a small share of the subsidy on LPG and kerosene is costing the oil companies dear. Their finances are under severe strain and major projec ts are being put on hold. It is not surprising that the recent market rally has given oil stocks the go by, and that investors are waiting for better times in the industry. More

FD WATCH

KCP Sugar offers 9% interest
KCP Sugar and Industries: Investors can consider subscribing to the two-year fixed deposit programme from KCP Sugar and Industries Corporation. A cyclical upturn in the sugar industry, coupled with lower interest costs has significantly ... More

FUND WATCH

Sundaram Mutual launches Capex Opportunities Fund

Sundaram Mutual has launched Sundaram Capex Opportunities Fund. The offer will be between August 10 and September 5. This open-end fund will invest in companies that have a presence in the capital goods sector. The universe will ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Swift in race with Getz
QUICK, think of a manufacturer most likely to launch a globally acceptable, dream small car for the masses in India. A car that is technologically superior, feature rich, performance oriented and yet fuel-efficient. If we had posed that question ... More

BOOK VALUE

Seven steps to trading success
IF you are unaware of your blind spots as a trader, you can be run over by a nasty eighteen-wheeler before you know what hit you, warns Price Headley of BigTrends.com in his foreword to a new book by Toni Turner, "Short-term Trading in the New ... More

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