Corporate India's borrowings have more than doubled in the past four years. Its debt woes in the midst of a slowing domestic economy have far-reaching consequences.

Quick look at people who made news this past fortnight.

The financial services sector has emerged as the most favoured since May this year by attracting Rs 11,024 crore till October 15 as against an outflow of Rs 5,666 crore in this period previous year.

After the initial run (till 10:15 am), when the Sensex crossed 25,000-mark, the market has seen profit booking and is currently range bound around 24,700.

Maruti has bounced back by focusing on little villages, small customers and tiny gains in factories. The big things are a cleansing of the workforce, capacity building and R&D.

Next set of quarterly earnings, trend of foreign institutional investors (FIIs), the rupee's movement and global events will set trend in the truncated week.

Scotts Garments has extended its initial public offering (IPO) till May 3 and lowered the price band by nearly 10 per cent amid lukewarm investor response.

Mirroring strong investor interest, rating agency CARE's Rs 540-crore initial public offer (IPO) has got a total subscription worth over Rs 17,500 crore or nearly 41 times on the last day of the public issue on Tuesday.

The company has fixed the price band at Rs 700-750 per share and proposes to raise Rs 504 crore at the lower end and Rs 540 crore at the top end from the issue.

The company has fixed the price band at Rs 700-750 per share and proposes to raise Rs 504 crore at the lower end and Rs 540 crore at the top end from the issue.

Rating agency Care's Rs 504-540-crore initial public offering (IPO) will open for subscription on December 7 and close on December 11, the company said.

With the Reserve Bank of India reducing the repo rate and hope of reforms and huge investments, the infrastructure sector looks ripe for a turnaround.

If you are among those who do not want the hassle of investing in a basket of products that needs to be rebalanced at regular intervals, you can opt for hybrid funds. They allow you to invest in a combination of equity and debt.

The banking sector may not be the hottest spot at present, but watch out for cues on when to invest in it.

The banking sector may not be the hot spot to be in right now, but watch out for cues on when to get in.

In this section, we feature fund managers who have managed to ride through good and bad market conditions with their right calls and timely decision making.

Indian markets opened lower Wednesday, following a fall in Asian stocks. Metals were the worst hit, followed by weakness in realty, consumer durables, FMCG, banking, capital goods, oil & gas, power, and auto.

Despite the rumours, Indian banks are unlikely to suffer much in this shakedown, thanks to ruthless regulations, says R. Sree Ram.

The stock market may be an unpredictable place, but this is one reversal of fortune that is too sudden even for those who did not blink at Dalal Street’s crazy plunge.

It was to be the year of initial public offerings (IPOs) with public issues worth Rs 70,000 crore supposedly lined up for 2008. The year started off with a bang for investors.