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26.These 'lawbreakers' demand a 3-fold hike in pay (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Retail investors to get a bigger share in IPO pie.
Absence of land acquisition law killing India's infra dreams
Global economy recovering? The barometer definitely says yes.
Home finance companies not in a rush to raise rates.
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27.The most encouraging sign for Indian stockmarkets (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Financials of Indian political parties
The second largest private sector employer is not Indian
US, UK's AAA ratings in danger
Why US government bonds are a bad bet?
...and more!!... [Read On]
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28.The biggest investing blunder investors make (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
India has adequate import cover
MFs using all means to get new accounts
China more bullish on Euro than dollar
India to become the world's fastest growing economy
...and more!!... [Read On]
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29.Of reckless CEOs and losing investors (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Who'll lead Infosys after Mr. Murthy retires?
Where do rich Indians invest their wealth?
More Indians buying gold as investment than jewellery
After 64 years of independence, challenges lie ahead of India
...and more!!... [Read On]
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30.Its raining greenbacks, hallelujah (www.equitymaster.com)
Gerri Halliwell may have sung 'its raining men, hallelujah, but Gerry Corrigan, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Bank, would be thanking the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, for the Greenspan-like loose monetary policy that allows greenbacks ...
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31.Shareholders' interest more important than family ties (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Tata group's succession efforts sets the right example
SEBI can hold auditors accountable
Food inflation back to double digits
Bonuses are back on Wall Street
...and more!!... [Read On]
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32.One big risk that the numbers don't capture (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Ultra-rich and poor share the same space in Mumbai
Indian IPO makes staggering Nasdaq debut
China prefers Japanese debt over American
Rural India a treasure trove for companies that get it right
...and more!!... [Read On]
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33.We may not see a bubble in India in next 50 years (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
4 Indian companies get higher than sovereign rating
Half of rural India still lives in darkness
Speculation affecting food prices
Chinese housing prices may see 60% slump
...and more!!... [Read On]
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34.Missing the target, getting the trend (www.equitymaster.com)
The BSE-30 Index did not reach the "target" of 19,000 and nor did it - with the help of enthusiastically strong foreign money flows - hit the 21,000 level by July 2010.... [Read More]
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35.Are we living in a 'shadow economy'? (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Indo-US social security pact
Buffett ready for inflationary bout
A new price index to reflect consumer behaviour
Chinese banks seeing red
...and more!!... [Read On]
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36.FIIs are outdated, here come FRIs (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Food production in FY11 set to improve
Global trade seems to be recovering
Reforms have not really helped the poor
Banks will have to lend more, says FM
...and more!!... [Read On]
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37.This bubble can be bigger than the one of 2008 (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Next crisis can come before the financial system is prepared
There is no asset bubble in India, says CLSA's Wood
SEBI chief's honesty irks the wrongdoers
75% of company boards in India do not discuss succession
...and more!!... [Read On]
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38.Uncommon wealth shames (www.equitymaster.com)
It is an abject failure of governance that despite several allegations of brazen loot the Government has not asked the Organising Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games to step down until investigations are over.... [Read More]
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39.http://www.equitymaster.com/5minwrapup/detail.asp?date=8/7/2010&story=2 (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Indian IT hit by US visa bill
The biggest hurdle to FDI in India
A homegrown competition to Visa, Mastercard
Berkshire Hathaway's tryst with derivatives
...and more!!... [Read On]
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40.Is this a good time to buy stocks? (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Russia bans grain exports, price surge expected
Chinese growth expected to slowdown to 8%
Will it be inflation or deflation for the US?
Obama to fight India, China for new jobs
...and more!!... [Read On]
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41.Can India 'whistle blow' its way into the future? (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Where is housing most unaffordable in India?
Where do Indians invest most of their savings?
The Chinese are buying their third homes!
Rich Americans give US$ 60 bn to Buffett
...and more!!... [Read On]
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42.The magic formula of one of India's best fund managers (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
One of India's best fund managers shares his secret
Indian cities need massive capital injections
If FIIs didn't do it, capex will
Deflation demystified by a Nobel Laureate
...and more!!... [Read On]
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43.Is India staring at low growth plus high inflation? (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Rising wheat prices - India partly to blame
China could crash, says Marc Faber
Global factory output is witnessing a slowdown
SEBI wants to check price rigging
...and more!!... [Read On]
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44.India Inc.'s 'get-rich-quick' scheme (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Greed in real estate is back!
India faces grim risk of a structural shift in rainfall pattern
Time to pull off the stimuli in India, says Dr. Raghuram Rajan
Is the US economy really recovering?
...and more!!... [Read On]
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45.India argues, China moves ahead (www.equitymaster.com)
The evidence speaks for itself. In 1990, India�s GDP was, at $ 314b., 80% of China's GDP of $ 390b. Five years later, it was 49%, another 5 years later, it was 39%, yet another at 35% and now, in 2010, it is only 25%. Our GDP in 2010 is $ 1.3b whilst C...
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46.High risk=High return: A myth! (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
Narayana Murthy on India's poor social infrastructure
How most Indian billionaires became billionaires
Jim Rogers scolds CNBC - on CNBC!
India underperforms key global markets
...and more!!... [Read On]
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47.Here's how your biggest investment is placed (www.equitymaster.com)
In this issue:
India Inc. has leveraged downwards
Cheap labour in China may not remain cheap for long
India's BPO industry could grow to US$ 225 bn by 2020
US consumers may slow down further in their spending
...and more!!... [Read On]
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48.New direct tax code fails to connect the infrastructure dots (www.equitymaster.com)
Not only do the armchair Planners - or the more active implementers of the unplanned Plan - have yet to prove to us that they have vision of the India they wish to build, but the men in power have also shown themselves to be clueless about how they wis...
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49.Buttonwood: Paying the price (www.economist.com)
Time to reassess how fund managers are rewardedFUND managers have been some of the biggest beneficiaries of the financial sector’s growth over the past 30 years. Bankers may routinely earn million-pound bonuses but some hedge-fund and private-equ...
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50.SKS comes to market: Microfight (www.economist.com)
Can microlenders serve shareholders and the poor?THE loans that microfinance companies make may be tiny but their ambitions can be vaulting. Take SKS Microfinance. Already India’s biggest microlender, with 6.8m clients and 5.8m active borrowers i...