LS 2009: The 100 people who matter in the Congress

They are Congress President Sonia Gandhi's field marshals -- the 100 men and women who will drive the party's campaign in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. The "war team" announced on Thursday night......

Sensex rise: Why you need to be cautious

The phrase most experts use to describe the current rally in the markets is: "Probably, this time will be different." On Tuesday, the Sensex closed over the physiologically important 20,000-mark,......

Markets expect FM to focus on deficit, stimulus

Every year, as the Union finance minister prepares the Budget, the market expects the world from him - reduction in taxes, sops for industry, and so on - and begins discounting these expectations.......

Global financial sector worries, flu batter market

The domestic stock markets witnessed their biggest fall in over a month as investors booked profits on fresh concerns about the financial sector and fears of a flu pandemic dampening sentiment......

'Market volatility may last a year'

Ved Prakash Chaturvedi, managing director, Tata Asset Management, believes that India may be experiencing a slowdown, going by the industrial production numbers announced on Wednesday. Chaturvedi,......