Current Issue
Nov 13, 2009
Regulars
Beyond DCF
Foreign investors hold back on investing too much in India owing to governance issue concerns
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"So all this while, be it an easy policy, accommodating policy or a hawkish one, the local policies have been dictated largely by the US."
Cover Story
India’s most financially stable and capital efficient companies
Profit Call
BNP Paribas has raised a red flag over Unitech’s execution intent, but overall the Street maintains its faith in the stock
Polaris’ decision to remain a niche player in banking and financial services could work to its advantage as the sector leads the recovery in tech spending
The onslaught of DTH and intense competition within the cable TV market leave Den Networks’ business model with little room for error
Market Maven
Interview
In the past few weeks, perhaps too much speculative money has flowed into the oil markets
Global Markets
IT spending will be back on track next year, according to Forrester and Gartner, the IT research majors. But the recovery will be slow due to reduced budgets
Hale and Arty
Dark thoughts, when filtered through the lens of art, herald the dawn of consciousness
Top Down
After the robust gains this year, experts say metal prices have factored in the ongoing global recovery. Further gains will hinge on a sustained recovery, especially in the US and Europe
Profit Guru
Century Management’s Arnold Van Den Berg has built a spectacular track record of performance over the past 40 years, by placing his bets based on the fair value of stocks, relative to bonds and historic valuation bands
Momentum
Except for a few sectors, India Inc’s second quarter earnings fail to sizzle
Market Voices
The backdrop: The markets are showing signs of flagging as quarterly results have not turned in any positive surprises
Weakness in index heavyweights indicates that the markets will continue to be in a corrective phase
Negative divergence on charts indicate a correction is due for world markets
Gold is making new highs in dollar terms but that is no reason to cheer for Indian investors or for that matter, any investor outside the US
Economy Watch
He’s been saying he would, and he’s finally done it. RBI Governor D Subbarao has taken the first step to withdraw the monetary stimulus injected last year. For sure, there’ll be more to follow
With six key regional general entertainment channels moving out of the Zee News’ portfolio to Zee Entertainment, the former’s loss could be the latter’s gain
A mild recovery in demand from global banking and financial services improves the outlook for IT companies, but markets seem to have already factored this in
Infrastructure stocks may come off, as second-quarter results fail to meet Street expectations
Margins of auto players could come under pressure as commodity contracts are renewed at higher rates
Tardy credit off-take weighs heavy on bank stocks despite sound Q2 numbers
HUL’s marketing blitzkrieg to hit FMCG major‘s bottom line in the second quarter, feel analysts
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