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3000 feed readers. Thank you.

This blog now has 3000 feed readers, according to Feedburner. Thank you very much for reading. While I don’t like the concept of rating someone by pure ...

The Stuff That Worries Us

Lately, as the stock market refuses to give a rat’s ass, we have been inundated with major concerns about the global economy. Some of these offer comfort to ...

Why are we so bearish?

It’s a very early start to the week for me. At 6 AM on Monday, I’m going to groggily wish you all a very good morning. The stock market is just going up. ...

Call Money at 8.5%, one trade at 75%

Business Standard: (HT: @soulucky) In spite of banks parking nearly Rs 40,000 crore surplus cash with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), at least one player ...

What’s with the DIIs?

From data on the NSE, the last month or so has seen continuous selling in the cash market by Dmestic Istitutional Inestors (DIIs) and continuous buying by the ...

Frank Partnoy on Off-Balance-Sheet Transactions

A video definitely worth watching. Frank Partnoy – who wrote the excellent book “Infectious Greed” which I will review on another day – talks about how ...

The Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Household

A story about the (almost) billionaire talks about all of the stuff beyond the trading room. His children, an 18,000 sq. ft. holiday home, how his wife had to ...

Salmon on Buffett

Felix Salmon’s article on Buffett talks a fair lot on how important is what Buffett DOESN’T say as much as what he does. Buffett, in his annual letter said ...

How much tax do you save in Budget 2010?

How much do you save in Income tax with the new slabs? Enter your taxable income (net of all deductions like 80C, medical insurance etc.) and hit the ...

Bharti-Zain Deal Analysis

The Bharti Zain deal is old news now. A quick look at the Zain September 2009 data – nine months of the year only – gives us a view of what Bharti is ...