UpFront
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Algorithmic Trading: Higher Than Human
Will High Frequency Trading make markets more efficient? Or will it lead to unforeseen problems? In India, the debate is far from over
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Veni, Vidi, Wiki: Wikipedia in Courts
The encyclopaedia that everyone can edit is not just the common man's favourite; now even courts are turning to it to settle legal questions
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Yves Smith: Economics Cons the World
Yves Smith, author of the recently released ECONned, tells Forbes India how neoclassical economics has failed the public
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The Futility of Forecasting In The Stock Market
Most stock market forecasts are hopeless. The investor is better off betting on the fundamentals rather than market direction
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Change the Only Constant
Letter from the Executive Editor: There's only one man who's got the credentials to see Infosys through a gut wrenching transformation K.V. Kamath of ICICI Bank
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Raghu Pillai: Retail Is a Very Local Business
Raghu Pillai, who has quit Reliance Retail to join Future group, tells Forbes India that he still supports the high speed rollout model for retail and that firms that controlled costs during the downturn will reap dividends now
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Gold Assayers See Their Business Boom
High gold prices are giving a boost to gold assayers, who put it through a trial by fire to test for purity
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Gold Still Has Some Shine Left
Why the yellow metal may still be a good investment bet despite the high price levels
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Mining The People's Share
The government wants mining firms to share a quarter of their profit with the people they displaced. The move has sparked off a debate
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Should CPI(M) Raise the Red Flag?
These are hard times for the Communist Party of India (Marxist). After its poor performance in the general elections held in 2009, the party is now on the verge of losing its citadel, West Bengal, where it has been in power since 1977
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The Big Deal About Group Deal Web Sites
Group buying Web sites are the latest online rage. Will they survive?