The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, March 11, 2007

SIMPLE ECONOMICS
Lessons from swarm intelligence
Consider this. A stock brokerage firm my friend does his business with has hit on a novel idea to increase its revenue. The firm displays everyday the top three stocks bought by its clients during the first two hours of trading. It has increased ... More

TAX TALK
TDS, foreign to non-residents
The company in which I work has acquired shares in a foreign outfit from its shareholders who are non-residents under the Income-Tax Act. The consideration has been paid to the non-residents and this has been reflected as investment in the ... More

AUTO FOCUS
Tatas turning a concept into reality
Unlike earlier, the new sedan concept that Tata Motors displayed at the Geneva Auto Show 2007, the Elegante, will most surely make it to the roads. It is based on an all-new platform. More

BOOK VALUE
Towards an ethical form of investing
Till about half a century ago, colonial rule prevailed in several parts of the world. It was only after the end of the colonial period, that many Muslim countries `began to rediscover their identities and manifested the desire to regain the lost ... More

PORTFOLIO MOVES
Sundaram BNP Paribas Select Midcap — Adding to IT
As mid-cap and small-cap stocks once again bear the brunt of market declines, we take a look at the portfolio moves of Sundaram BNP Paribas Select Midcap (Select Midcap) in recent months. Between November and January, the fund gradually enhanced ... More

F & O OUTLOOK
Nifty skewed in favour of bears
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YOUNG INVESTOR
Understanding risk appetite
Risk is the possibility of an adverse situation that each one of us faces daily in our lives. When we walk we may be hit by a vehicle, when we cook we might be injured in the kitchen, when we travel there is the possibility of an accident. If we ... More

SMART MESSAGE
A yen for carry-trades
If you are wondering how the strengthening of the yen vis-à-vis the dollar has anything to do with the the stock market meltdown, read on. Among the many reasons attributed to the slump in the world markets, the yen carry-trade is the ... More

Commodities as building blocks
With rising incomes, there is propensity to spend more on apparel and clothing. The textile industry is poised for a boost in the global market. The phase-out of quotas and the end of the Multi-Fibre Agreement have provided a shot-in-the-arm for the industry. More

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