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CRISIL Buys Back Shares, Gives Them To Employees as ESOPs
You gotta admire the gall. CRISIL – the credit rating agency: decides to buy back shares at a max price of 1,000, for upto 80 cr. on 15 Dec 2011 By 30 ...
Charts & Analysis
Chart: Gujarat Lags AP, TN, Bihar in Per Capita Income Growth
The per-capita income growth in each state from 2004-05 to 2009-10 (data from RBI) brings out an interesting chart. You would have expected Gujarat to top the ...
Foundations
What D’ya Want: Fundamentals Or Technicals?
There is always an argument about whether it’s better to invest using fundamentals or technicals. Fundamentals are about the real deal – the analysis of ...
Charts & Analysis
Indian Outperformance In 2012 Is Under Threat (SA)
I have an article at Seeking Alpha about how India was the best performer in 2012 till recently, and why it will struggle to retain that position. Nearly every ...
Charts & Analysis
Chart: FCCB Redemptions in 2012
I’ve written about the upcoming FCCB problem, where a number of FCCB redemptions were coming around about now, and they were all so far under par that they ...
Charts & Analysis
February PMI at 57.6, Below Jan But High Enough
In what should be good news, the HSBC Markit Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) is at 57.6 in February, down from Jan’s 59.6 but still very strong. Above 50 ...
Charts & Analysis
Nifty Clocks 3.6% for Feb, Now Up 16.5% in 2012
Looking at the monthly returns table shows a fantastic Jan + Feb for the markets, the best since 1994. And we shouldn’t forget the Sensex either: While 1992, ...
Opinion
What We Left On The Table
I write on the “underrecoveries” in the last budget, at Yahoo. As the time closes in for the Budget in mid-March, the question on the mind of everyone is: ...
Commentary
Readings: DLF Overpriced, Greek Default, RE Losses
Subramoney on Losses in Real Estate Deals. (But success stories are equally incredulous. I have seen money doubled between a pre-construction purchase, waiting ...
Economy