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Expected Weak Weekly Sensex Opening….drops @ 300 Points and struggling to stay over 16500…French Connection ?

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Expected Weak Weekly Sensex Opening….drops @ 300 Points and struggling to stay over 16500…French Connection ?  Socialist Francois Hollande has won the French Presidential Elections beating the incumbent Sarkozy….Hollande is against Euro Zone austerity measures and wants to renegotiate the Eurozone Austerity and Bailout Package…seeks to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany right away as […]

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IPO Failure : Samvardhana Motherson Finance Ltd issue closed today with just a shade over 23% subscription…BRLMs Standard Chartered Securities and J P Morgan India and Selling Shareholders decide not to proceed with the Issue

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The Idea of this Blogpost is not to rub salt on the wounds but to again expose the twins Greed and Fear that characterize our markets …either the two BRLMs grossly overestimated their own ability or they grossly underestimated the intelligence of Investors or both ! IPO of Samvardhana Motherson Finance Issue closed today grossly

IPO Failure : Samvardhana Motherson Finance Ltd issue closed today with just a shade over 23% subscription…BRLMs Standard Chartered Securities and J P Morgan India and Selling Shareholders decide not to proceed with the Issue Read More »

President of India must be a Non Political Appointee….never is !

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President of India must be a Non Political Appointee….never is !…note I’ve asserted ‘must’ and not ‘should’ Irony is that we are not asking this question on the criteria above “WHO  MUST become the  President of India after current incumbent finishes her term in July 2012?” but instead speculating on political lines “WHO WILL become the

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Amused…Fake ‘West End’ Defence Deal gets a Bribery Conviction while in the Real ‘Bofors’ Deal the Corrupt get away !

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Amused…Fake ‘WestEnd’ Defence Deal gets a Bribery Conviction while in the Real ‘Bofors’ Deal the Corrupt get away ! A Delhi Court today pronounced the Former BJP President ,Bangaru Laxman guilty for accepting a bribe of  Rs 100000 for a Fake ‘West End ‘Defence Deal…it was a Tehelka Sting Operation of 2001 by Aniruddha Bahal

Amused…Fake ‘West End’ Defence Deal gets a Bribery Conviction while in the Real ‘Bofors’ Deal the Corrupt get away ! Read More »

Dashing Through the Economy…Printing Currency all the Way !…Oh what Fun it is to ride on a one PIIGS Open Sleigh !… Hey ! Warning Bells ! Warning Bells ! Warning all the Way !…Santa Claus is not Coming riding on a Sleigh !

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Sing this to the Tune of Christmas Carol “Jingle Bells” “Dashing Through the Economy…Printing Currency all the Way !…Oh what Fun it is to ride on a one PIIGS Open Sleigh !… Hey ! Warning Bells ! Warning Bells ! Warning all the Way !…Santa Claus is not Coming riding on a Sleigh !” Have

Dashing Through the Economy…Printing Currency all the Way !…Oh what Fun it is to ride on a one PIIGS Open Sleigh !… Hey ! Warning Bells ! Warning Bells ! Warning all the Way !…Santa Claus is not Coming riding on a Sleigh ! Read More »

S & P retains BBB – Rating for India but downgrades Outlook to Negative…I’m finding it difficult to counter as it echoes ground realities !

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S & P retains BBB – Rating for India but downgrades Outlook to Negative from Stable…indicating a possible down rating in the future….BBB- remains the lowest Investment grade Rating,just one notch above BB+ which is the highest Speculative Grade Rating….  I’m finding it difficult to counter as it echoes ground realities of high Current Account

S & P retains BBB – Rating for India but downgrades Outlook to Negative…I’m finding it difficult to counter as it echoes ground realities ! Read More »

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