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Commentary
Buffet Exits Bank Of America
You might think that when Warrent Buffet says "Rule One: Never Lose Money. Rule Two: Never Forget Rule One." it means that he makes money on every ...
Stocks
Money Matters: Trades for Less Than Cash?
A number of mails in a few newsgroups I’ve subscribed to go like this: QIP of 71.7 lakh shares made at Rs 625 per share in October 2010- Rs 448 crore Add ...
Stocks
SBI Will Sell Bonds at 9.95%
State Bank of India has a new bond issue out (Shelf Prospectus). Size: Upto 10,000 crores from retail, but official issue size is 2,000 crores. Listed: Yes, on ...
Mutual Funds
IDFC Infra Fund NFO: Quick Analysis
I had a chat with the IDFC Mutual Fund team recently. They have an infra fund launching between 14th and 20th of this month, and I spoke to members of their ...
Economy
Jan 2011 Monthly Inflation at 8.23%
The Jan Inflation Number went back to 8.23% from the December number of 8.43%. This sounds very bullish but I think the data is crappy. Let’s look at the ...
Foundations
At Yahoo: Losses and Endowments
On Feb 10,2011 I wrote about Losses and Endowments: (Reproduced in full) Given two choices, which one would you take? You have to walk to me, and 1) ...
Commentary
MV Chronicle: LIC Bima Account, Anil Ambani's Woes and More
The Feb 12, 2011 Edition is about LIC Bima Account, Anil Ambani’s Woes, MarketVision Links, Editors Picks and more. (You need to register. It’s ...
Economy
Aditya Puri: Don't Free Savings Rate In Crunch
Latha Venkatesh interviews Aditya Puri of HDFC Bank. He makes some excellent points. (Video, Transcript) Video is embedded below. (The transcript’s all ...
Stocks
The RELIANCE-SEBI Tussle
In 2007, RELIANCE (RIL) sold shares it owned in Reliance Petroleum Limited (RPL) for 223 rupees. The share eventually fell back to 70 in late 2008, and ...
Economy