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The reigning champion has been dethroned. The star of the new economy in India, software behemoth Tata Consultancy Services, beat RIL, though by a whisker. Does this herald the start of a new kind of rivalry between these two giants?
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Invest in commodities, as their demand usually rises as the big festivals arrive.
What a fortnight it has been. We have plumbed new depths in animus and
acrimony. Not a day goes by without a shrieking melee, either at a press
conference or on the streets, writes Business Today Editor Chaitanya Kalbag.
US-based Chemtura Corporation, a maker of specialty chemicals and
agrochemicals, acquired the bromine assets of Solaris ChemTech
Industries Ltd.
The enduring mystique of the late Steve Jobs prompts yet another book on him.
People who made news last fortnight, featuring Vikram Pandit, Charles Bernard, Kumud Srinivasan and more.
Bharti AXA General Insurance CEO Amarnath Ananthanarayanan admires JRD Tata the most.
With tax collections likely to fall short of targets, disinvestment
receipts will be key to keeping the govt's fiscal deficit under
control. Also, achieving the target of raising Rs 30,000 crore in 2012/13 through stake sales will establish the govt's willingness to push through reforms.
India's 'job-based hopelessness' has nearly tripled since 2007. Unless this is turned around, India could be the next big country to experience serious instability and chaos.
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Data science and analytics are as old as the 1940s. From just numbers, data analysts now deal with social media, pictures and videos. They are the next big thing on the global jobs radar and Indian companies are grooming many of them.
The government decision to raise the cap on foreign ownership in
multi-brand retail and aviation businesses comes in the backdrop of an
alarming drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) early this financial
year.
Events of the fortnight that you may have missed: Featuring Maruti Suzuki's launch of Maruti Alto 800, fresh troubles facing Kingfisher Airlines, Suzlon's Tulsi Tanti deals with FCCB trouble and more.
Bipolar disorder can be of many kinds, but in its most severe form -
also known as manic depression - it causes wild mood swings from
extreme elation to complete despair, which can last for days to months.
