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12 Apr 2008

Technology has various advantages and disadvantages. In the modern era, man has made innumerous inventions and discoveries. It has helped man in many ways. But it has got serious disadvantages too. We should utilize technological progress in such a way that would not be detrimental to us in the long-run. No country can progree without [...]

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Stock Market Myths

In: Investing| Stock Market

10 Apr 2008

Every person who invests in the market has his individual experiences to share; nevertheless there are few common misconceptions. To become a successful market player one must be well aware of the truth behind these. For instance, very often we hear people saying that the elderly are not supposed to take risks. They must be [...]

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Microsoft’s Windows 2008 .Net Framework Libraries

In: Microsoft

9 Apr 2008

As a web developer, it is important to look for anything that helps boost productivity. One potential boost would be to have access to the source code that makes up the .NET Framework libraries. Luckily for developers, this has arrived and has made Windows Server 2008 the platform of choice.
Back in October 2007, Scott [...]

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Interpretation Of Yield Curves

In: Banking

8 Apr 2008

What is a Yield? Yield is the interest paid by the bond expressed as a % of its current market price. E.g. the yield of 7.99% 2017 G Sec at market price of INR 100 will be 7.99%, at INR 90 will be 8.87% and at INR 110 will be 7.26%. [...]

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Mutual Fund Analysis – ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund

In: Mutual Funds

7 Apr 2008

Fund Manager: S Naren

Type & Investment Objective
An open-ended equity fund with a focus on capturing the opportunity presented by the long term growth potential of the Indian Infrastructure Sector. To invest across infrastructure sectors such as Cement, Power, Telecom, Oil and Gas, Construction, Banking etc.

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Stock Talk – Punj Lloyd Limited

In: Investing| Stock Market

6 Apr 2008

Punj Lloyd Ltd. is one of the largest engineering construction companies in India providing services to energy and infrastructure sector projects. PLL provides engineering construction services for onshore and offshore pipelines, gas gathering systems, oil and gas tanks and terminals including cryogenic LNG and LPG storage terminals, process facilities in the oil and gas industry [...]

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Inflation Numbers Shoot Up To 6.68%

In: Banking

4 Apr 2008

For the week ended 15th March’08 inflation numbers came in at a high of 6.68% as compared to 4.89% on 16th February’08. Inflation is the rate in change in the Wholesale price Index (WPI). The three major components of the WPI index are a) Primary Articles with a weightage of 22.02%, b) Fuel, Power, Light [...]