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Most infra projects have hit a road block due to high cost of funds.
US-based Apollo Global has picked up stake in Indian firms which are not doing that well financially.
Going forward, Vinita Bali, outgoing MD, Britannia wants to do other things in life which she was unable to pursue.
The Aditya Birla group has slammed rating firm Moody's for placing Novelis, the group's aluminium products subsidiary, in line for a possible downgrade to default.
India has more service companies, such as IT and healthcaresectors, which always trade at a premium to the overall market.
Mistry's strategy appears to be the opposite of the group's stance in the heady days of 2007
More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.
Analysts say Tatas could sustain their current pace of growth, provided the group's "cash cows", such as TCS and Tata Motors, continue to deliver.
In five years, royalty payments have grown 31.1% yearly, much faster than rise in revenue and profit.
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Barring one, three are debt-free and sitting on large cash reserves.
Putting money in key PSUs a better option
Worried over the fallout of the Supreme Court's observations on allocation of coal blocks, India Inc wants the apex court to consider a reprieve for those allotted to genuine companies that have invested billions.
Year 2013 saw business leaders facing the ire of hostile investigative agencies.
Lenders to Kingfisher Airlines, led by State Bank of India, had moved courts to get residual rights over these shares after Srei recovered the collateral from the defunct Kingfisher Airlines, making it difficult for Srei to sell the shares, said a legal source.
No one can fault India Inc for not taking care of shareholders; in fact, it has been extra generous.
Sensex rose 5.8% this year, against a 3.2% rise in Nifty; Axis Bank inclusion may blunt Sensex edge
In the quarter ended September, the company's employee costs rose to an all-time high of Rs 1,580 crore (Rs 15.8 billion), even as company's margins took a beating.
Bankers claim they have received good response to the roadshows held abroad for Coal India, IndianOil and PowerGrid.
Many members of ministry panel give dissent note on clause; no clarity yet on whether it will apply to existing shares or new ones.
The agency would probe whether Sibal had shown undue favour to RIL.
