It's the age of big fish with big pools
The cellphone business is a game that big boys will dominate. That much is clear from the way this market has been behaving over the last month or so.



S N Roy on tariff traumas
Government and the media are blaming the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) for running away, but the problem is not with them. How can IPPs invest and how can the banks lend them the funds unless they are sure of returns?



IPCL at 52-week low, stock sale may be delayed
The ambitious move of the government to sell part of its stake in Indian Petrochemical Corporation Ltd (IPCL) is likely to be delayed further as the share price of the company has taken a severe beating on the stock exchanges.



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IOC in talks with ELF for stake in Iranian oilfield
History offers lessons about volatile stock market
India to bring down farm tariffs
BMW must help soften Rover fallout, says UK's Byers
HK stocks seen depressed after Taiwan
Petronet deal to be signed soon
Wipro's Azim Premji is third richest person
Different strokes
`In the next year or so, we expect to have 50,000 customers trading online'
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