Food inflation is a direct result of the triad of late monsoons, drought and flood in some regions of the country this year.
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In the present day, Insurance sector is the highest paid and highest intake industry in the country...It feeds the maximum households of India.
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For those of you keeping score at home, it’s halftime in the economic contest that is 2010, and the home team is taking it on the chin.
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India never had to face the kind of subprime woes that the US faced. And yet when the fury of the global financial crisis unleashed, India was not spared. While Indian capital markets took a severe beating, the economy also felt the impact of a slowdown.
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If you’re not periodically under fire by your management and peers then your career’s probably not going anywhere.
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If you believe in the law of averages then today's chart of the day has some good news for you. It plots the Sensex/Gold price per 10 gms ratio going back as much as 10 years and throws up some startling information.
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The reticent builders and developers who seemed to be once bitten'- twice shy' after the subprime fiasco, are at it again. They are once again luring buyers to properties in the super luxury category.
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It has been more than a year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered a severe credit crunch across the globe. It has been more than two years since the first signs of the credit crisis began to manifest globally.
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The Indian stock markets have been on a roll. And everyone wants to know: What next? Will the market surge +50%? Or will the market lose -50%?
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A Human Resources Department is a department intended to serve an organization's human capital (pretty obvious definition, I know!).
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Layoffs are one of the most difficult tasks talent managers face today. Organizations are thrilled to hire, grow and expand, and totally disheartened to eliminate positions and lay people off.
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Key learnings: • Impossible-to-get-along-with seniors are a top reason for attrition; But getting along with them is now becoming a professional requirement
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Crooks are crooks. Whether they work for Wall Street firms; global or local banks; or multinationals that bribe to get contracts. Sometimes the crooks work for or become - well connected real estate developers. Or set up investment management and advisory companies.
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Indian real estate industry has witnessed a huge swing in its fortune in recent time. Till December last year it was a darling of both domestic and foreign investors. It received around $10 Billion in funding through FDI, Private Equity and JVs.
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We have a couple of generations that were obsessed with going abroad and convinced about the fact that landing on foreign shores could help them change their destiny.
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When America sneezes, the world catches cold – may sound clichéd. But not every economy can recover from its ailment the way the US can.
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My dear readers, I discussed with you on certain money and economy related issues in my earlier articles. But, today's topic is little interesting and of course very important to become a successful investor. We all invested on one or the thing either directly or indirectly.
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Stock Markets always remember us Bull and Bear. But there are many other people who are not so familiar to common investors. Following is the brief introduction of those special people in the market:
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10/11/2008 In fact the credit crisis has led to the bankruptcy of Lehman, the demise of Merrill Lynch, the bailout of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and AIG by the government and the transformation of the investment banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley into banking entities.
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Gold, the only silver lining in commodities 29 September 2008 Ms. Abhipsa Mishra Personal Finance Desk
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Considering the shivers that the markets are giving to investors (and speculators alike) day after day, the answer to this question for many might be a resounding 'NO'.
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…in power generation, that is! Given the dismal state of power infrastructure in India, alternative means of generating power is beginning to catch on. Solar power is one such area that has begun to generate interest.
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During several months to January 2008, when the Sensex touched highs of 21,000, Indian IPOs were the flavour of the season, with virtually every IPO being oversubscribed many times despite rich valuations. And then the juggernaut slowed.
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Volatility in the movement of the Indian currency continues to hog the limelight. After appreciating by nearly 11% in 2007, Bloomberg reports that JP Morgan Chase & Co, expects the rupee to weaken to Rs 45/US$ by the end of the year, against an earlier forecast of Rs 40/US$.
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Reading the papers these days is depressing. Watching the TV channels is even more depressing. Reading the intelligently-worded reports written by research analysts from global banks is frighteningly depressing. Everywhere there is gloom. The end is here, we are told.
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