Page 47 - Krishna Kant

Indian cos repayments to rise on Swiss franc loans

Most of Indian companies, banks have taken adequate cover

Merger of Vedanta companies will create a global giant

Possible amalgamation of group company Sesa Sterlite with Cairn India and Hindustan Zinc will create a $28-billion global colossus but raise much complexity for retail investors

Crude and Sensex move together

Historically, there is a 93 per cent positive correlation between Sensex and global crude oil prices

40 years ago... And now: ACC: From a leader to first among equals

Stay invested but hedge your bets

PSUs sitting on Rs 2 lakh-crore cash

In contrast, pvt sector had Rs 4.6 lakh-cr cash in FY14

India Inc's growing disconnect between profits and dividends

Some big companies such as Infosys hoard cash and others borrow to keep up payments to shareholders

Don't overreact to Sensex movements

The basic reason is simple - a benchmark index does not represent anything other than the stocks in it. Read on to know what this means

JSW Steel catching up fast with Tata Steel

Earlier scale advantage over JSW shrinks with slower capex in India and poor volume growth and other headaches in Europe

India Inc more transparent than global counterparts

Stringent disclosure norms in India force companies to share greater financial and operational information

India Inc high on profit, low on sales growth in second quarter

Profit growth fastest in 3 years; sales growth slowest in 5 quarters

FII stake at 10-year high, but valuations lag 2008 peak

With mutual funds, promoters turning net-buyers, foreign investors may have to bid up prices to raise holdings

Auto the best way to play urban growth: Manish Kumar

Interview with Executive Vice-President & CIO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

BSNL, MTNL manage to become irrelevant

They had the entire field to themselves when the telecom revolution began, with private sector entry, but didn't adapt to the qualities need to stay on top

FIIs lead, others follow

After a brief pause they increased stakes in top companies in the September quarter, taking markets to a new high

Betting on recovery in domestic demand: Pankaj Murarka

Crorepati CEO club grew at a slower pace last year

Group expanded by 42 to 640 members in FY14, versus 87 additions to 598 a year earlier

Sun, Hero lead list of most expensive boards

Small & mid-size firms are far more generous in rewarding their directors

Tide turns for order flows

India Inc gets about Rs 67,000 cr worth of fresh orders in the Sept quarter, a rise of 45% sequentially

Chinese slowdown cheers some, worries many in India Inc

May mean cheaper inputs but also greater competition from imports