Dow Jones ended in Red, but just, 24 minus. Asian Markets are also a little down.
Yesterday, Telecom and IT and Telecom Minister met the Prime Minister. The points of discussion were regarding two agendas:
Firstly, the Extension of the Tax Benefit under STPI to the IT industry and Secondly, the Fast implementation of the 3G Spectrum Auctions.
If the Extension of the Tax benefits under STPI is done the IT industry will get a huge relief from the down going Software Exports, which may continue for a little longer.
The IT stocks ralied yesterday on the News. Once this is through the IT sector stocks might see a rally once again.
I dont know how much benefit Bharti and RCOM will get from the 3G Auction News. But I am sure accumulating RCOM and Bharti at lower levels and on falls will definitely be handy.
Tata Teleservices yesterday announced to enter the GSM markets as well. It will be the second to do so after RCOM. However, Tata Teleservices has made a tie-up with Japanese Telecom Giant NTT Do Co Mo to rellish the GSM markets in India. The Services will be provide under the Banner Name - Tata Do Co Mo. Watch out for Tata Communications - Might go up on the News.
Finance Minister meets PSU Banks : How the Markets will react
Today, The Finance Minister is going to meet the important people from the
PSU Banks. Yesterday, the Markets reacted positively to the Prime Minister's Statement of 8-9% growth rate can be attainable if the people spend more.
The Finance Minister's meeting with the PSU Banks is another very important chapter as far as the Markets are concerned.
The Finance Minister and the Government is not happy with the fact that the Banks are lending at a very high rate of over 15% for the Infrastructure Projects.
Nor are they providing Loans easily. The Finance Minister is in a mood to relax the stringent policies that the Banks are following for lending purpose.
Today's FM's meeting with the PSU Banks is imperative. Markets can react once again Positively to this.
Two Sectors to Track are Banking and Infrastructure once again.
In Banking ICICI Bank and Axis Bank can once again gain some amount.
State Bank of India, is looking rock solid, as the Bank is all set to show Rs 10000 Crore in Net Profit. It is also looking for acquiring an undisclosed Bank. Well a PSU bank looking
for Acquisition, thats Tremendous.
In Infrastructure though DLF rose by more than 10% yesterday and once again trading above Rs 400, still there's is scope in it to lead the Charts. Unitech is also a good bet, I think it will go beyond Rs 100 soon.
HDIL and IDFC are looking good.
The Positive outcome of the Meeting will definitely result in much more Euphoria in the Markets. Yesterday the US Markets ended Flat, but FIIs are more bullish about India and some money is pouring into Indian Markets. FIIs have a great role, after all no Domestic Institution can counter them when they are in full flow.
So are we heading towards 16000 ?
Hmmm Just Wait n Watch or Be a Participant.
PSU Banks. Yesterday, the Markets reacted positively to the Prime Minister's Statement of 8-9% growth rate can be attainable if the people spend more.
The Finance Minister's meeting with the PSU Banks is another very important chapter as far as the Markets are concerned.
The Finance Minister and the Government is not happy with the fact that the Banks are lending at a very high rate of over 15% for the Infrastructure Projects.
Nor are they providing Loans easily. The Finance Minister is in a mood to relax the stringent policies that the Banks are following for lending purpose.
Today's FM's meeting with the PSU Banks is imperative. Markets can react once again Positively to this.
Two Sectors to Track are Banking and Infrastructure once again.
In Banking ICICI Bank and Axis Bank can once again gain some amount.
State Bank of India, is looking rock solid, as the Bank is all set to show Rs 10000 Crore in Net Profit. It is also looking for acquiring an undisclosed Bank. Well a PSU bank looking
for Acquisition, thats Tremendous.
In Infrastructure though DLF rose by more than 10% yesterday and once again trading above Rs 400, still there's is scope in it to lead the Charts. Unitech is also a good bet, I think it will go beyond Rs 100 soon.
HDIL and IDFC are looking good.
The Positive outcome of the Meeting will definitely result in much more Euphoria in the Markets. Yesterday the US Markets ended Flat, but FIIs are more bullish about India and some money is pouring into Indian Markets. FIIs have a great role, after all no Domestic Institution can counter them when they are in full flow.
So are we heading towards 16000 ?
Hmmm Just Wait n Watch or Be a Participant.
IIMs' Marketing Concepts
1. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very
rich. "Marry me!" - That's Direct Marketing
2. You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of
your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says: "He's very rich.
"Marry him." -That's Advertising
3. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her
telephone number. The next day, you call and say: "Hi, I'm very rich. "Marry
me - That's Telemarketing
4. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your
tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink, you open the door (of the car)
for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her ride and then say:
"By the way, I'm rich. Will you "Marry Me?" - That's Public Relations
5. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and
says:"You are very rich! "Can you marry ! me?" - That's Brand Recognition
6. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very
rich. Marry me!" She gives you a nice hard slap on your face. - That's Customer Feedback
7. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very
rich. Marry me!" And she introduces you to her husband. - That's Demand and Supply Gap
8. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say
anything, another person come and tell her: "I'm rich. Will you marry me?"
and she goes with him - That's Competition Eating into your Market Share
9. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say:
"I'm rich, Marry me!" your wife arrives. - That's Restriction for Entering New Markets
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General Motors : Another "Veteran" Down
Monday, June 1, 2009
General Motors Corporation, filed for a government-assisted Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Global Auto Giant was founded in September 27, 1908 with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. It is the world's second-largestautomaker after Toyota, as per Global Units Sold in the Year 2008. GM was the global sales leader for 77 consecutive calendar years from 1931 to 2007. It manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries.
Bankruptcy Filed In: Federal court in
Bankruptcy Chapter Filed: Chapter 11
Assets Reported: US$82.29 billion
Liabilities/Debt Reported: US$172.81 billion
Employees: 266000
Cars and Trucks Manufactured in 2007: 9.35 Million
Cars and Trucks Sales in the U.S (2008): 2,980,688 Units Down − 22.9%
Bankruptcy Rank: 4th after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Washington Mutual, and WorldCom Inc.
Adverse Outcome: On Monday, June 8, 2009, GM would be removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, to be replaced by Cisco Systems.
GM HQ: Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan, United States
HealthCare Services on IVR
Indian Healthcare Service Uses IVR to Ease Payments by Phone
Today – Interactive Voice Response, or “IVR” – that a
That company – HealthcareMagic – is using a new tool from Atom Technologies that eases payment through IVR, according to Pharmabiz, an Indian pharmaceuticals Web site that’s based in Mumbai.
“Patients can now interact with doctors by dialing a landline number to obtain the medical assistance for their illness or a common query,” Pharmabiz reports. “The charges are applicable for the same, ranging between ($3.38) and ($21.16), which can be paid through mobile/landline using credit card in a secured and hassle free manner. This option of paying over the phone for services will be available to the entire base of over 400 million telecom subscribers and over 40 million landline subscribers across operators in
That language is a little garbled, but you get the idea: Patients can use their voices to navigate HealthcareMagic’s billings system and eventually pay for services. The launch of the service – since IVR here is essentially automating a business process – likely coincides with a downsizing in staff at HealthcareMagic’s call center, though we have no evidence of that.
With the IVR solution, customers will dial HealthcareMagic’s contact center, hear about a number of payment packages, then get connected to Atom’s IVR to pay using a credit card over the phone.
Though the company is eyeing an around-the-clock version of the service, it’s available right now from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (in both English and Hindi).
According to Abhilash Thirupathy, HealthcareMagic’s vice president of marketing and business development, providing m-payment facility for customers “will definitely increase our subscriber base as well as smoothe the payment system.”
“As the mobile penetration in
Search Engines : Microsoft Vs Google
:\: Microsoft BING,
Microsoft's probably final hope to trump
Google's Old, Trusted, Reliable and BlockBuster Search Engine
| | :\: An Eye on the Market Share | |
| | 31 May, 2008 | |
| 1 | Google | 73.66 |
| 2 | Yahoo* | 15.55 |
| 3 | Microsoft Bing* | 5.64 |
| 4 | Ask | 3.81 |
| 5 | Others | 1.34 |
* Microsoft, Yahoo Deal now called-off could have given Microsoft nearly 21% Market Share on Search
| | 31 Dec, 2008 | |
| 1 | Google | 72.07 |
| 2 | Yahoo | 17.79 |
| 3 | MSN/Live | 4.1 |
| 4 | Ask | 3.15 |
| 5 | Others | 2.89 |
Bing xRank vs Google Trends
xRank is MS’s answer to Google’s Trends. When heading to bing.com/xrank you will be presented with the most popular and gaining searches performed on Bing. This looks all much familiar to Google Trends.
Bing Shopping vs Google Product Search
Bing Shopping when compared with Google's Product Search, Microsoft's Bing scores a little over Google.
The Reason: Not only you will get the results you want, also will be presented with the data which was gathered in a much easier to read interface.
Bing Video vs You Tube?
An Excellent Feature.
Bing Video is really great because of the new thumbnail video feature. Try searching for Cristiano Ronaldo at Bing Video and you'll quickly see how it works. Simply hover over a video and it starts playing instantly.
Consumer: Fantastic from the consumer's point of view. No need to go to the Video’s Website.
Publisher: What about the publisher? It's almost like Microsoft is stepping on their toes by deploying video search in this manner. Would a user still click on to the site if they can watch the whole video from within the search results?
Experts’ Advice and Legal Issues: Fair use definitely comes into mind here. Perhaps there should be a 30 Seconds limitation on the "Thumbnail Preview".
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G8 Outdated
G8 should be G13 or G16
The Group of Eight major industrialized countries should be doubled to include
Brazil, China and India and other nations to better.
tackle global challenges like climate change and economic stability, a blue chip panel said on Thursday.
The panel, which included European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, former US Secretary of
State Madeleine Albright and former World Bank President James Wolfensohn, argued that the G8 has become "outdated."
The leadership and mandates of key international institutions, from the G8 to the UN Security Council,
have not kept pace with the new powerholders and dynamic threats of a changed world," the Managing
Global Insecurity Project said in a report.
The report recommended expanding the G8, which is comprised of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Russia and the United States, to include Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa.
It also proposed adding Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt or Nigeria to create a Group of 16.
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