TOP HEADLINES
• Monetary meetings to focus on sick economy
• MSEB not to attend DPC meeting in Houston
• IMF forecasts global recession
• PSU banks savings at Rs 20.25 bn post VRS
• WTO draft was positive for India: Maran
• Govt draws up 7-pt plan to boost tourism
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• Infosys, ICICI in pact to offer financial product
• Heidelberg to distribute Wipro product
• BSE imposes special margin on 2 scrips
• Shyam Tele fixes book closure for dividend
• Strike at packaging & printing factory of ITC
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SPECIAL REPORT
Consolidation new mantra of small IT cos
The depressing economic situation is forcing small and medium IT companies to look at mergers and acquisitions.

MARKET REPORT
Infosys leads Sensex's 67-point rally
Mood in the market is bullish. Infosys hits 10% upper limit. Pharma, cement pivotals are steady.

COLUMN
Time for a one-dollar deal with Enron?
'Maybe it is a good idea for institutions and MSEB to consider a low-priced buyout of the equity from Dynegy and later sell it at a premium to bidders such as BSES and TEC', feels Sucheta Dalal.

STOCK TALK
'The end of the tunnel is in sight'
'The market is headed higher. Indian markets could survive better than the US markets,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for November 19, 2001
Sensex, ITC, Ranbaxy, Rolta, L&T ... check out what you can do on Monday.

INTERVIEW
'UK is the gateway for Indian IT pros to Europe'
UK is well-positioned to provide the ideal platform for Indian firms to tap the European market, says Douglas Alexander, UK's minister of state for e-commerce.

'UTI to focus on good fund managers, better systemic supports'
'This will enable us to translate what clearly is abundant potential into outstanding performance,' says UTI chairman M Damodaran.

SEARCH
Headhunting by the Mouse
Companies, job seekers and professional recruiters are all turning to the Net. With varying degrees of success.

THE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION
What is this trade body, what it does
WTO: Complete coverage

THE BUDGET & GOVT POLICIES
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Economic Survey 2000-2001: Full coverage