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TCS is now second among world's most valuable IT firms

With a market cap of $60 billion, exceeds Accenture and HP but trails IBM

Rising US bond yield may put pressure on RBI to hike rates

Bond yields in US are now up 136 bps from their lows in May this year

As bond yields rise in the US, RBI under pressure to raise rates in India

The central bank will have to raise rates to maintain the spread between the bond yield in India and US

Kaveri Seeds banks on research to reap success

Increasing competition & supply glut seen as key challenges for one of the largest seed companies in India

Outperformer Bajaj Corp shows FMCG companies the power of one

A single-minded focus on its most successful brand, Almond Drops, is the core theme of one of India's most profitable and fastest growing in its sector

2004 once more: IT back as market bellwether

The stock market comes full circle; pharma also gains prominence, courtesy rupee depreciation

Market gravity moving towards defensive stocks

IT and pharma account for a fifth of the Nifty, against about 15% at the beginning of the year

Rating downgrade threat: What does it mean?

Passage of the food bill has led to speculation on the prospects of a rating downgrade for India

Govt banks will find it difficult to raise equity

Seven banks are trading at a third of their book value. Another 11 are trading at less than half of their book value, indicating investors' pessimism about the sector

Upward pressure on interest rates

Else, more capital outflow and pressure on rupee likely

RBI diktat to be no sweat for India Inc's big boys

Top firms will have enough firepower to go for foreign M&As, given their balance sheet growth, say bankers

A third of India's top firms face severe debt crisis

M-cap of 35% of BSE-500 companies, excluding financial ones, is below their debt or just a shade above

Pitfalls of investing in commodities

A commodity is not an investment product that you buy and hold for the long term

Leveraging PSU balance sheets may prove a zero-sum game for govt

Move could fetch about $30 billion but might also trigger de-rating of PSU stocks

Govt can raise up to 30 bn by leveraging non financial PSUs balance sheet

Move is however likely to trigger a de-rating in PSU stocks, could be a zero sum game for govt

Government's dash for cash triggers meltdown in PSU stocks

In the last two months, these stocks have lost nearly a quarter of their market cap

Bourses won't have to pay for India Inc's debt

Companies with no or little debt account for three-fourths of m-cap of BSE 200, excluding financial firms

Time for India Inc to go on a diet

Slowdown and liquidity squeeze by RBI have put India's top 10 indebted firms in a tight spot. But they have a few options

Gain for exporters, pain for the rest

Results of early birds suggest demand growth remains anaemic and the stress has now spread to the private-sector banking space

BoP: Not a 1991 relapse yet, but India faces daunting road back to glory

Crisis of growth is worsened by the challenging global environment and policy missteps. Returning to 9% growth trajectory will be a tall order