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India is the Biggest Banana Republic !…Surely Vodaphone and Ratan Tata would agree !

4 Comments / Chuckle !, Controversies, Corporate Governance, INVESTOR MISTAKES, Origin of a Word or Phrase, Reflections, When My Mind Meanders..., When the Heart Explodes through the helpless Mind / By

At the outset let me disclose that this Postย has been provoked by Vodaphone….Our Government giving a Clarification with retrospective effect ,effectively overturning the Supreme Court order that agreed withย Vodaphoneย  not being subject to Billion of Dollars of tax in India ย and Ratan Tata…..he expressed his frustrationย that India is headed towards becoming a Banana Republic …..but […]

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Laundered by the Sensex and Nifty !…and Infosys !

3 Comments / Chuckle !, Corporate Governance, Derivatives Strategies, INVESTOR MISTAKES, Nifty, Reflections, Sensex, STOCKS, VALUATION, When My Mind Meanders..., When the Heart Explodes through the helpless Mind / By

This Invitation Board at a Dry Cleaners in Bangkok could well be put at the entrance of ย BSE and NSE ! ” Drop Your Trousers Here For The Best Results ” Quick Service…Same Day Delivery….Promise to wipe you clean and getย neatly ironed and laundered by our Sensex and Nifty !…or if you prefer exclusive one

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“Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs”….Greg Smith,Executive Director and Head of Equity Derivatives Business in Europe,Middle East and Africa

2 Comments / Controversies, Corporate Governance, Derivatives Strategies, Foreign Institutional Investors, Global Economic Crisis, Insider Trading, Inspiring and Motivating, Interesting News Sightings, INVESTOR MISTAKES, Reflections, When the Heart Explodes through the helpless Mind / By

Wall Street or Dalal Street…This egrerious culture and mindset of making money…anyhow….is the common factorย  Goldman Sachs always remains in the news ~ and this time ,like again and again in recent years, for the wrong reasons “Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs”….Greg Smith,Executive Director and Head of Equity Derivatives Business in Europe,Middle East and

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ONGC 5% Stake Disinvestment ~ Government’s ‘On The Road’ Campaign with LIC the Sole Listener !

2 Comments / Chuckle !, Controversies, Corporate Governance, Economy, Insider Trading, Interesting News Sightings, INVESTOR MISTAKES, IPOs, Oil & Gas Exploration, Open Offers & Buy Backs, Reflections, SEBI, Sectors, STOCKS, Union Budget 2011/12, When the Heart Explodes through the helpless Mind / By

ONGC 5% Stake Disinvestment ~ Government’s ‘On The Road’ Campaign with LIC the Sole Listener ! The Congress led UPA Government had announced a Disinvestment target of Rs 40000 crs in the FY 12 Union Budget…..It simply was a Non Starter Now with the Union Budget Address scheduled for March 16,2012,the government hurriedly ordered a

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Tch ! Tch! Sterlite merges into Sesa to create Sesa Sterlite and then Vedanta Aluminium and Madras Aluminium merge into Sesa Sterlite !…This was Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal’s Plan all along !

3 Comments / Controversies, Corporate Governance, Insider Trading, Interesting News Sightings, INVESTOR MISTAKES, Mineral Resources, Reflections, Sectors, STOCKS, VALUATION, When the Heart Explodes through the helpless Mind / By

Tch ! Tch! Sterlite merges into Sesa to create Sesa Sterlite…and then Vedanta Aluminiuma nd Madras Aluminium merge into Sesa Sterlite ย !…This was Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal’s Plan all along ! http://www.bseindia.com/stockinfo/anndet.aspx?newsid=31c0c994-76b9-40b0-b0aa-ff7915cf7876 On August 17,2010 I had voiced serious concern when Vedanta involved cash rich Sesa Goa to invest in the takeover of Cairn Sesa Goa

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MCX IPO in the Price Band of Rs 860 to Rs 1032…Any Gains on Listing ?…is MCX a Long Term Wealth Creator ?

6 Comments / Controversies, Corporate Governance, Financial & Stock Exchanges, Foreign Institutional Investors, Interesting News Sightings, Investing Approaches, Investing Themes, INVESTOR MISTAKES, IPOs, Reflections, Sectors, STOCKS, VALUATION / By

MCX IPO in the Price Band of Rs 860 to Rs 1032…The Issue closes tomorrow and has already been oversubscribed today Interestingly,and I’m sure it’s just a coincidence and not deliberate that the MCX IPO is being handled by Morgan,Citi and Edelweiss…Got it !? ….MCX and MC(E)X ! So should you Apply ?…You will not

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