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PSU exchange-traded fund a weak bet for investors

Putting money in key PSUs a better option

Navy helps public sector shipyards beat slowdown

Barring one, three debt-free and sitting on large cash reserves

Better days ahead for India Inc

IT, pharma and auto likely to drive earnings growth in the third quarter; banking, oil & gas and capital goods to be a drag

One stock at a time

Markets lack the fuel for a broader rally but you can still make money in 2014, if you select the right stocks and hold on to these for some time

We can grab a much larger share of global generic drug market: Dilip Shanghvi

Interview with Founder & Managing Director Sun Pharmaceutical

Cyrus Mistry scores faster than Sensex

Tata group's market value is up 38% against the 9% rise in the Sensex in the past 12 months

Cyrus Mistry's to-fix list widens

Many investments failed to generate projected returns and hit the company

When you are not sure about market direction, buy quality: Anoop Bhaskar

Interview with Head Equity, UTI Asset Management

40% of dividend-paying firms have cash deficits

In all, 434 dividend-paying firms had negative free cash flows last year. The number would rise further if dividend outgo is taken into account

Exports account for 70% of GDP growth in Q2

Exports of goods and services at 2004-05 prices rose 16.3% year-on-year; imports rose just 0.4%

Sensex beats Nifty hands-down in 2013

Sensex rose 5.8% this year, against a 3.2% rise in Nifty; Axis Bank inclusion may blunt Sensex edge

Corporate profitability has slid 27% from March 2011 peak

But analysts see silver lining in healthy revenue growth numbers

Pfizer-Wyeth merger may lead to re-rating of entity

They are currently among the cheapest MNC pharma stocks and trade at a discount to larger peers

Tyre stocks on a high

BS Tyre Index is up 21% since October this year, against a 7% rise in the Sensex during the period

Mid-cap rally likely to continue

Many are still trading 40-50% below their peaks, indicating the extent of opportunity left for investors

Growth without profits

While net sales of non-oil and finance companies have grown the fastest in the last five quarters, net profit has declined by 11.2%; the picture looks worse if IT is excluded

Liquidity, not earnings growth, driving stock rally

Sensex up 18% from late-August lows against 6% rise in underlying earnings during the period

Consumer goods firms see buying bonanza ahead

Rural households continue to splurge on branded products, say analysts

Timing the tide right, GE Shipping sails past SCI

Stock now two and a half times more valuable than state giant, an outcome of smarter strategic decisions

Mobile telephony becomes a three-horse game

Market share of Airtel, Vodafone & Idea rises to 70% from 60% in 2010 and 50% in 2008