Mahindra Satyam moved higher after the company signed a contract with the Commonwealth of Kentucky for design and delivery of a document-management system for a child-support system.

The Vodafone decision, as expected, was appealed to the Supreme Court where the Attorney General reportedly wanted Vodafone to deposit 50 per cent of the tax demand of Rs 12,000 crore.

10.06 am: Surya Pharmaceutical Ltd has successfully closed the subscription list of issue of GDR of $25 million. The issue was fully subscribed. On NSE, the company's shares were up 1.07  per cent at Rs 273.60.

Auto, metals and energy stocks contributed the most to the gains in the 30-share BSE barometer, ending the day at 20,339.89, up 0.44 per cent.

In the post-Kamath era, the ICICI Group has a new game plan for growth and a new team to execute it - but will it miss the old guard?

SKS Microfinance founder and executive chairman Vikram Akula talks about the changes at the top of the company.

India's Best B-schools (BT cover, October 3) offers a credible measure of the quality of MBA education at top management institutes.

Organisations need to keep reminding everyone at work, including the top brass, that the office and the bedroom are distinct - and those who attempt to make the twain meet will pay the price.

India and China together account for 32 of the 50 companies in magazine's sixth annual 'Asia's Fabulous 50 listed companies'.

There has been a lot of debate on the pricing of IPOs, with recent offerings inviting poor investor participation because their price bands were perceived to be too high.

Invest in multiple themes, such as consumption, asset creation, financial inclusion and technology.

Moving up the learning curve, Kamya Jaiswal selects a benchmark to evaluate the growth of her portfolio.

Now, keeping track of your finances will be easier as new money management Websites offer a range of services to save you time and effort.

The third quarter results confirm a turnaround in economic activity.With information technology back on track, markets are eagerly waiting for the engineering and banking sectors to climb on to the growth bandwagon.

For the victims of the IPO scams that hit the market between 2003 and 2005, fair redressal seems to be in the offing, given the Rs 149 crore 'compensation' package recommended by the Justice D.P. Wadhwa Committee Report.

Seven equity analysts give their wishlist of promising sectors and stocks for this year and spell out the reasons why they prefer these scrips.

Will the bull run continue or will the bears return to spoil the party in 2010? We look at how the growth in corporate earnings is likely to affect the market direction this year. Tracking sectoral leanings Copy the big daddies How to invest without fear

Ambivalence is always fishy. More so when it comes from the finance minister of India on a subject as critical as the frighteningly high food inflation.

The roller-coaster journey of the stock markets this year has taught the small investor never to give up on this asset class.

The recent regulatory changes, such as no entry loads on mutual fund investments, cap on Ulip charges, draft report on investor awareness and protection, and the proposed direct tax code, have all made the financial services industry buzz with activity.