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Is it a good idea to issue sovereign bonds now?

Desperate times do call for desperate measures, but such an issuance may put sovereign rating at risk

L&T unlikely to meet FY14 sales guidance

Operating margins decline 56 bps to 8.5% on poor execution and high costs

Axis Bank: Retail biz shines in Q1

Margin expansion and higher treasury gains drive profit beat

Quality of Reliance Industries' earnings disappoints

Revival in the petchem cycle expected to be delayed by a few quarters

Quality of RIL earnings disappoints

Revival in the petchem cycle expected to be delayed by a few quarters

Are RBI's measures to save the rupee enough?

Measures will widen gap between US and Indian bond yields, but won't defend the rupee for long

Ashok Leyland's margins crash to 1% in first quarter

Increased supply in the second-hand market may keep demand depressed in coming quarters

Weak inflation provides no reason to cheer

Downside risks to GDP growth emerge as factory output weakens, domestic consumption and exports fall

Q1 performance to help Infy beat FY14 guidance

Sticks to full-year dollar growth guidance

Infosys conf call: Constant currency revenue growth guidance of 7-11%

Infosys does not change its guidance officially and says will take measures to maintain margins

Analysis: "Enthused and energised" Infosys puts the brake on flow of bad news

Lodestone helps bump up sequential revenue growth to 2.7%, operating margins may fall by 300 bps in Q2 on wage hikes

Investors should look at global IT companies, too

Companies like Accenture and Cognizant should have a place in an IT sector portfolio along with TCS & Infosys

Consumer goods sector: Good place to hide in volatile times

ITC, Godrej Consumer, Emami & GSK Consumer look attractive for their high earnings visibility & valuations

Do Indian equities deserve to trade at a premium?

Strategists believe stability and superior returns profile of Indian companies warrant a premium

Did the markets over-react to Bernanke's plan to unwind QE?

Downside risk to Asian equities from QE3 tapering looks limited but economic growth will be the key trigger

Refreshed passenger portfolio unlikely to help Tata Motors

Strategy might not help revive volume growth in passenger vehicle sales

Competition eyeing Maruti Suzuki's sweet spot

Honda's Amaze has received 22,000 bookings, nearly 30% of Maruti's annual sales of Dzire

Regulatory environment improving for telcos

Trai lowering of roaming tariffs likely to have negligible impact on financials as existing headline tariffs are lower

RBI opts for a strategic timeout on rate cuts

From inflation, central bank shifts focus to rupee stability and capital flows

Gold loan companies set to lose sheen in FY14

The sharp increase in the prices of the yellow metal over the last decade helped spawn a thriving gold finance business