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FINANCIAL MARKETS
Emerging Markets : Return of the Bears
-- Rakesh Gupta
Based on past experiences, it appears that emerging markets are entering a bear phase that may last for a long period of time.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
China's Monetary Policy : Moderately Loose
-- Amit Singh Sisodiya and Siba Prasad Pothal
China's central bank looks at implementing a `moderately loose' monetary policy in an effort to fend off slowdown fears in the wake of the global financial crisis.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
World Trade : In Free Fall
-- T Jyotsna
With the global economy facing the worst recession and the resultant risk of protectionism, global trade could be the next casualty.
COVER STORY
Overseas Acquisitions : A Dying Breed?
-- Y Bala Bharathi and Sanjoy De
In recent months, outbound deals from India Inc. have somewhat evaporated due to acute liquidity crunch and poor run of the equity markets across the globe as well as in India. But once these adverse conditions turn positive, the outbound deal activities are likely to bounce back with renewed vigor.
INDUSTRY
Global Mobile Handset Makers : Dial S for Slowdown
-- Amit Singh Sisodiya and Ratna V
After years of rapid expansion, the global mobile handset makers for the first time face the specter of a slowdown in 2009, amidst global credit crisis and lower consumer demand in the crucial emerging markets like India and China.
CORPORATE STRATEGY
The Christian Science Monitor : The Web Shift
-- Amit Singh Sisodiya and Sudesh Gonela
The Christian Science Monitor is abandoning its century-old daily print format to embrace a Web-based strategy to curb continued losses and stay competitive.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Sports Economics : The UK Perspective
-- Themis Kokolakakis
Some sectors such as sports clothing and footwear, boats, and health and fitness may continue to grow. Most others are likely to face a degree of decline.
MUTUAL FUNDS
Indian Mutual Fund Industry : Facing Tough Times
-- AN Sridhar
The global financial crisis, coupled with the liquidity crunch in India, has brought a sudden reversal in the fortunes of Indian mutual fund industry, as one can see from the steep fall in the AUM figures.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Russia : Boom to Gloom
-- Y Bala Bharathi and Sanjoy De
Russian economy, which even a few months ago was performing exceedingly well, has now fallen into serious crisis, courtesy declining global commodities and oil prices.
FINANCIAL MARKETS
Hedge Funds : In Times of Downturn
-- Sunil George Kuruvilla
The Indian stock market declines in recent times, especially the one in October last year, were spurred by hedge funds selling to meet redemption pressures.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Sports During Great Depression : History Lessons
-- Mark Dyreson
During the Great Depression, the ability to keep promoting demand even as profit margin shrank served the sports industry well in weathering the slump. Certainly that historical lesson should provide a guidepost for contemporary athletic entrepreneurs.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Global Recession : All Work and No Sports?
-- Simon Chadwick
Though the global economy is in the grip of recession, there are grounds in sport for optimism, for sport, as a product, offers something to fans, customers, commercial partners and broadcasters that other products cannot.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
The Economy of Sports : Are Sports Recession-Proof?
-- David Legg
As business sponsors and patrons are fast vanishing from the sporting arena, sports may have to usher in a host of changes to attract more eyeballs in these times of recession.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
US Financial Tsunami : Hitting Asian Shores
-- Y Bala Bharathi and GP Mrudhula
The US financial crisis has started to take its toll on Asia too. Nevertheless, with the Asian policy makers taking necessary steps to boost up the economies, their revival may be sooner than expected.
BANKING
Consolidation : A Prerequisite to Survival
-- Manoranjan Sharma
Banks in emerging economies have been consolidating to exploit core competence, reduce operating cost, and leverage large business volume.
PERSPECTIVE
Reva : Powered to Vroom
-- R Venkatesan Iyengar
The future of the automotive industry hinges on cars that run on zero-emission fuels, come in small sizes, and are suitable for city mobility. Reva is one such.
APOLITICAL
Barack Obama : Journey to `Remake' America
-- grk
"We are here to mark the beginning of our journey to Washington and this is fitting, because it was here in this city that our American journey began," declared Barack Obama, the President-elect of the US, commencing his journey to walk the talk from the historical city of Philadelphia.
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