16 November 2007

About : Warren Buffet, George Soros

Warren Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett (b. August 30, 1930, Omaha, Nebraska), often called the "Sage of Omaha" or the "Oracle of Omaha"[2], is an American investor, businessperson and philanthropist.Buffett has amassed an enormous fortune from astute investments managed through the holding company Berkshire Hathaway, of which he is the largest shareholder and CEO. With an estimated current net worth of around US$52 billion,[1] he was ranked by Forbes as the third-richest person in the world as of September 2007, behind Carlos Slim and Bill Gates.[3]

For More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffet



George Soros

George Soros (pronounced [ˈʃoroʃ]) (born August 12, 1930, in Budapest, Hungary, as György Schwartz) is an American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political activist.[2] He has also promoted democracy in Eastern Europe.Currently, he is the chairman of Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Institute and is also a former member of the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations.

For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros



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Economic Times Headlines

India to buy 400 firms in US, EU after 2010: Assocham
Indian students dominate Harvard Business School
Indians now wear Asia's wealth crown too

Essar Oil to invest Rs 24,000 cr to expand Vadinar refinery
KEC International bags Rs 637 cr worth power transmission projects
Ranbaxy recalls 73 million pills from US mkt
Ranbaxy recall may hit Indian generic companies' reputation
TRAI norms for telecom firms on collection of dues

BoB to foray into life insurance with UK firm and Andhra Bank
FMCG, fertilizer up as mkt ends down
Essar Steel applies for delisting
Forex reserves cross $270 bn
Rs 2000 cr for Rajasthan irrigation
Indian annual inflation at 3.11%

Fuel shock: Big 5 face the flak for record oil price
Maruti tops customer satisfaction survey
RBI to circulate new Re 1 non-ferritic stainless steel coins
Tata Tea launches Tetley green tea leaf packet
ICICI Venture seen in talks to buy out Shalimar
Mukesh, Mayawati & Montek can reduce India's poverty

ICICI Venture, Baring PE set to buy 32% in Karvy for Rs 500 cr
Tamil Nadu fixes sugarcane MSP at Rs 1,034 per tonne
Essar Steel reverse book building price
Air India's IPO only after integration
Pratibha Ind eyes urban infra projects
Online coaching business being driven by small towns

RCom's ad campaign wins international award
UTI Ventures invests $8 mn in Pesco Beam
Reliance Comm adds 1.5 mn users in Oct
Dhanus Techonologies to sell international SIM cards in India
256 kbps to remain broadband in India
Spice, IndiGo close in on Jet, Air India market share

'Economy on way to 9% growth'
Blackstone's India PiE: A billion dollars in next 2 years
PTC may sell 40% in fin services arm to PE firms
NBCC, CSEB set to sign Rs 4,000-cr JV
Refex Refrigerants to raise up to Rs 200 cr via FCCBs
JP Associates signs F1 track deal: Report

Prajay Engineers ties up $36 mn in FDI
Franklin Asian Equity Fund to open on Monday
DLF mall to house 130 global brands; launch pad for many
Parliament to debate N-deal on Nov 27


International News

Google up for wireless spectrum bid: Report
Advertising key to putting Internet in every cellphone
East Asian economies to remain robust despite subprime crisis
China back as net coal exporter as global prices soar
Barclays takes 1.3 billion-pound hit in credit crunch
China's fixed asset investment up 26.9 per cent
'European banks face bigger risks'
China's economy may be 40% smaller than estimated


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Rediff Stories

India 16th most expensive retail spot
Myth of the fastest supercomputer
India's largest cos
K P Singh: World's richest realty developer

20 ventures you can start with Rs 5 lakh
Which MFs can get you maximum profits
Markets booming: Which stocks to buy now
Money lending: 'The brighter side of life'
Success story: A $250,000 business, aged 25

Showcase your business model in GSV Competition

For more: http://www.rediff.com/money/index.html

Information You Can Use

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TISS: PG in social work
CMC admission: PG courses
MNIT: PhD programmes
Web designers needed
Commission with Indian Navy
Scholarship to Japan
Commonwealth Scholarship
Education UK Exhibition
PhD prog, IBS Hyderabad
Master of Law Degree, TN
MBA prog at Symbiosis
XLRI: PG programmes


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Digital Versions of Business Today, MoneyToday

India's Leading Business Magazine


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Sensex loses 87 pts at close


NIFTY
5906.85
-5.25
SENSEX
19698.36
-86.53

The market opened on a weak note this morning, and, despite recovering swiftly and staging a smart rally, remained sluggish right till the end of the session as participants chose to stay away from a majority of blue chip stocks due to lack of triggers. Finally, following a fairly strong round of selling in some front line stocks, the benchmark indices Sensex and the Nifty closed in the red today.

Weak global markets rendered the mood somewhat negative. Fresh concerns over US credit worries and surge in inflation weighed down the sentiment to a notable extent.
While the Sensex, which plunged to 19,472.51, losing more than 300 points in early trade, ended the day with a loss of 86.53 points or 0.44% at 19,698.36, the Nifty closed with a small loss of 0.09% or 5.25 points at 5906.82. In intra-day trades today, the Nifty touched a low of 5817.40 and a high of 5948.05. The Sensex hit a high of 19,838.03 in early afternoon trade.

Oil stocks had another fine run in the positive territory. Select FMCG stocks, led by heavyweight ITC, posted smart gains. Auto and PSU sectors witnessed selective buying. Consumer durables stocks, which had missed out on the rally on Wednesday, were among the notable gainers today.

Information technology and capital goods stocks eased to lower levels on selling pressure. Though a few bank stocks firmed up to higher levels, not much buying was seen in that space today. Some realty stocks gained smart ground. Even as a number of large cap stocks struggled to hold on at higher levels, several stocks from midcap and smallcap segments rallied higher on strong buying interest.

ITC ended stronger by as much as 8.2% today. Grasim Industries closed with a big gain of 7.5%. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (3.4%), Mahindra & Mahindra (1.9%), Maruti Suzuki (1.35%) and Bharti Airtel (1.3%) also closed with smart gains.

State Bank of India gained 0.8%. Hindustan Unilever moved up by a little over half a per cent. Wipro, Cipla, ONGC and Tata Consultancy Services posted modest gains while Ambuja Cements, Reliance Industries and Bajaj Auto ended marginally higher than their previous closing levels.
Hindalco (down 5.5%) was the biggest loser from the Sensex today. Larsen & Toubro (down 2.85%), Ranbaxy Laboratories (down 2.8%), ICICI Bank (down 2.3%), Reliance Communications (down 2.3%), Tata Steel (down 2%), Infosys Technologies (down 1.75%), Reliance Energy (down 1.5%) and BHEL (down 1.3%) also declined sharply.

HDFC, which moved in a tight band today, closed with a loss of 0.7%. HDFC Bank also went down by around the same margin as HDFC. ACC lost 0.45%. Tata Motors and Satyam Computer Services ended with very small losses. Nalco, HCL Technologies, Zee Entertainment, Sun Pharmaceuticals and SAIL were among the major losers in the Nifty index.

Hindustan Petroleum (6.05%), VSNL (5.45%), ABB (2.3%), MTNL (2.15%), BPCL (1.85%), Hero Honda (1.8%), Suzlon Energy (1.7%), Punjab National Bank (1.55%) and GlaxoSmithKline Pharma (1.05%) closed with sharp gains. Hinduja TMT vaulted 28.65% to Rs 556.10. Chambal Fertilizers zoomed 28.3%. Essar Oil closed with a hefty gain of 21.6%. Mirc Electronics gained 16.1%. Escorts spurted 14.65%.

HTMT Global, Ballarpur Industries, National Fertilizers, Fertilizers & Chemicals, Nirma and Chennai Petroleum Corporation moved up by 9% - 11%. Lanco Infratech, FDC, Finolex Industries, Gujarat Narmada, Jindal Saw, Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers, Indian Oil Corporation, Tata Tea, India Cements, Kotak Bank, Cummins India and Tata Chemicals also surged higher.

Midcap stocks Nagarjuna Fertilizers, S Kumar's Nationwide, Bombay Rayon Fashions, Dabur Pharma, Eicher Motors, Berger Paints, Kirloskar Oil Engines, Simplex Infrastructure, Binani Cements, SpiceJet and Development Credit Bank closed on a high note.

Though the indices ended in the red, the market breadth remained positive again thanks to hectic buying in several midcap and smallcap stocks. Out of 2865 stocks traded on BSE today, 1909 stocks closed on a winning note. 912 stocks ended with losses and 44 stocks finished at their previous closing levels.

Sensex loses 87 pts at close



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Corporate/Personailty of the Day

Victor Menezes

Victor J. Menezes (May 14, 1949 - ) is an engineer and banker, who acts as a top official in international financial organizations. He is originally from India and received his degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1970. He received a Master's degree in Management (M.B.A.) from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1972. In the same year, he joined Citicorp in Corporate Banking. Later, he was posted in "practically every continent" -- as one bio-sketch put it. Displaying exemplary banking skills throughout, he rose to the post of Chief Financial Officer in 1995.

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15 November 2007

About: SandP 500, NASDAQ

S&P 500


The S&P 500 is an index containing the stocks of 500 Large-Cap corporations, most of which are American. The index is the most notable of the many indices owned and maintained by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill. S&P 500 is used in reference not only to the index but also to the 500 actual companies whose stocks are included in the index.
The S&P 500 index forms part of the broader S&P 1500 and S&P Global 1200 stock market indices.
All of the stocks in the index are those of large publicly held companies and trade on the two largest US stock markets, the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. After the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 is the most widely watched index of large-cap US stocks. It is considered to be a bellwether for the US economy and is a component of the Index of Leading Indicators. It is often quoted using the symbol SPX or INX, and may be prefixed with a caret (^) or with a dollar sign ($).

For more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%26P_500
List of companies in the S&P 500

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NASDAQ

The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American stock market. It is the largest electronic screen-based equity securities trading market in the United States. With approximately 3,200 companies, it lists more companies and on average trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market.[1]
It was founded in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), who divested themselves of it in a series of sales in 2000 and 2001. It is owned and operated by The NASDAQ Stock Market, the stock of which was listed on its own stock exchange in 2002, and is monitored by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

For more :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ
NASDAQ Composite
NASDAQ-100




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Other corporate stories from Leading sources

Myiris.Com


Mid-caps will continue to outperform: Vishwas Agarwal
Lanco Infratech secures share in coal mines
Indusind Bank inks pact with Cholamandalam MS
BoB to raise Rs 20 bn by Feb`08
Brokers Outlook: Market to trade flat to positive on Friday
Edelweiss IPO subscribed 5.81 times on day one

BAG Films launches new FM station at Ranchi
Tech Mahindra to pump in Rs 10 bn
Gulshan Sugars net up 2.39 times for Sep`07 qtr
Rajesh Exports board to consider stock split
HDFC MF increases stake in Biocon to 5.15%
Simplex Infra bags two orders worth Rs 6,800 mn

Gati, Air India to start its dedicated freighter service
Marg Const. obtains Rs 520 mn dredger from China
GIC Housing Fin to open 30 more offices
NDTV`s Imagine to go on air in Jan`08
Escorts Const. to set up plants in Haryana, Uttaranchal
IOB to raise investments in Sri Lanka

Aegis buys TeleTech Services for USD 13 mn


Equitybulls.com


Prajay Engineers subsidiary to receive US$ 36 Million FDI
Vishal Retail Ltd Opens Four New Showrooms
Bombay High Court approves merger of Lok Shelters Ltd with Lok Housing
Goldstone Technologies to distribute IPTV services in Malaysia, Thailand
Shree Renuka to list shares issued through QIP

Provogue India acquires majority stake in Pronet Interactive Pvt Ltd
IDOM Inc to Offer Comprehensive Regulatory Reporting Capability for Banks in Partnership with i-flex solutions
i-flex Solutions Integrates Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Compliance Documets into FLEXCUBE Core Banking Platform
D-Link India unveils India's first environment friendly technology for networks

Tide Water Board to consider interim dividend
BAG Films launches Radio Station "Radio Dhamaal" in Ranchi
Granules India Ltd Board to recommend final dividend



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Economic Times Stories

For the fourth year L N Mittal is the richest Indian
Mumbaikars beat Delhiites in new billionaires list

Over 20 Sensex stocks have unnoticed upsides
Talent crunch: PEs bet big on education sector
Iraq threatens to bar RIL from future oil contracts
Praful Patel promises 20 new airports by 2008
Oil regulator proposes bidding for laying city gas networks
T-Series drags YouTube.com to court

Networth on Edeweiss Capital IPO
NSDL cuts transaction fees
Govt plans to raise retirement age
RBI comic books to explain economy
L&T consortium bags Rs 580.74 cr order
Edelweiss IPO subscribed nearly 6 times

GE unit picks stake in Sayi Power Energy
Yatra to open 100 'lounges offices' by 2008
GTL acquires Malaysian network firm for $25 mn
Royal Orchid subsidiary acquires hotel for Rs 82 cr
Refex Refrigerants to raise up to Rs 200 cr via FCCBs
Amtek India in technical tie-up with Italy's Teksid

Bharti Airtel, RCOM pump up telecom sector performance
India, China not responsible for price hike: OPEC
SBI is likely to get approval for rights issue shortly
Essar Oil promoters to hike stake
RIL says contracts for Iraqi oil blocks as per law
Indian hospitals attract corporates, private equity

Tata Steel to raise $2.3 bn in rights issue
MindTree buys Purple Vision for $6.5m
Reliance says retail plan on track, plans $5.5 billion investment
GTL acquires ADA Cellworks for $25mn
India's soaring stocks not overvalued: CLSA
Mid-caps steal the show as large-caps ease off
TCS bags contract in Mexico worth over $200 mn


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