It’s a new milestone, all right, but is there room for more?

Tuesday 31 October '06

If the Sensex was a standalone stock trading at 13,024, valued at a PE 21.6 on its trailing 12-month earnings per share of Rs 601, will you buy the stock?

Growth to continue, markets may stay cool

Wednesday 11 October '06

Rockets and anaars, not bombs, are likely to be the highlights of corporate India this Diwali. Beginning with Infosys’ results today, as the second quarter earnings season gets under way over the next three weeks

Performing assets

Tuesday 3 October '06

As businesses go, banking is largely a commodity business banks borrow money from those who have excess of it and lend it to those who need it, and try to earn a spread.

Is bigger better ?

Tuesday 3 October '06

At around $780 billion, India’s GDP is comparable to that of South Korea, yet Korean banks have seven times more banking assets than Indian banks.

Fewer NFOs due to tough Sebi stand on duplication

Saturday 30 September '06

The Securities and Exchange Board of India's stance on duplicating existing schemes has forced mutual funds...

Still charged up

Saturday 22 July '06

The short history of the Bharti Airtel stock could well be the coming of age story of the Indian telecom industry.

No liquidity constraint, credit demand healthy: Kamath

Saturday 10 June '06

“So far we have not seen a slowdown at all. If there was a liquidity constraint, then I would have said that clearly the bias is upwards”...

Home owners feel the pinch

Friday 9 June '06

When Sandip More, 31, took a floating rate Rs 25-lakh home loan 18 months ago at 8%, he reckoned that the 20-year repayment schedule would be a breeze.

Mid- and small-cap stocks buck Sensex trend

Tuesday 25 April '06

The stock market has been prone to mood swings, but then looking solely at the Sensex can give an incomplete picture.

Property dreams pinched as EMIs raise the bar

Saturday 15 April '06

The steep rise in housing prices in metros has forced thousands of salaried people to postpone or downgrade plans ...

Short term no Long term yes

Friday 10 March '06

If it’s next year you’re investing for, just flip a coin. But if you’re thinking 10-15 years, and you build well, you should rake in big bucks