Short-term debt funds have emerged as an attractive investment option for investors.

Focussing on growth when it should have been working on consolidation cost Subhiksha its business. Can it make a comeback?

India’s biggest conglomerates feel the pain after an adventurous bout of mergers & acquisitions in the boom times.

This is among many other suggestions an E&Y study makes to deliver the economy a better fiscal stimulus.

IRB Infrastructure’s focus on the toll road business is keeping its cash registers ringing.

Real estate developers are offering homes within reach of the middle class wallet. But buyers may still feel shortchanged as home sizes get smaller and locations leave a lot to be desired.

The time-bomb of foreign currency-denominated debt has been ticking for some time now and some of India’s best-known companies are at the doorstep of a default.

Despite the challenging business environment, a clutch of companies posted stellar results in the earnings season. BT handpicks 10 outperformers on Dalal Street.

The financial slowdown has set back many households on their debt repayments. BT examines some of the options and how you can bridge the gap.

Plethico Pharma has used acquisitions to foray into new markets—and into a high-growth area of medicine.

United Phosphorus has made 26 acquisitions in 15 years— and in most of them it has recovered the investment made in three years.

Reverse mortgage, a scheme designed for senior citizens to help them tide over their golden years with ease, has not taken off in India. A lack of loan culture is a big reason.

Bharti Airtel says its superior products and services give it an edge over competition. Not all consumers may agree. So, what explains India’s #1 mobile operator’s relentless growth?

The robustness of Larsen & Toubro’s core business of engineering & construction helps it counter the tough times. Plus, it has newer growth engines that are revving up.

By its own admission, the UPA presided over the best 5-year period of the Indian economy. But why doesn’t its financial management reflect this dream run?

No working mechanism to deal with personal insolvencies and bankruptcies exists even though EMIs have replaced MRPs for most big consumables. It’s time India introduces an efficient mechanism to deal with personal bankruptcy cases. Manu Kaushik reports.

The market meltdown that battered the Equity-Linked Savings Scheme funds is now promising to make them winners. Here’s why you should consider investing in them this time.

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BT speaks to 11 of the brightest minds on Dalal Street and gets them to identify their favourite long-term value picks in 2009. These stocks are only for long-term investors.

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