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NOVEMBER 7, 2004

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	The Value Chronicles More stories behind the numbers of the BT 500. BT 500 In Numbers The right kind of numbers show more than they hide. Read More BT 500 A ranking of the top 500 companies in India Inc. Read More India's Most Valuable PSUs A ranking of the top 500 PSUs in India. Read More The Other 500 A ranking of those companies that could not make it in the top 500 (501-1000). Read More BT 500 Index

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
Beware, Steep
Drop Ahead!

Down from its all time
high, continuing
economic uncertainty will
surely push BT-IRICS
even further down
in the months to come.
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60 Minutes
Jack Trout, President of
Trout & Partners, speaks
on differentiation, in-film advertising and
brand India. Read More





	#1, But Still Undervalued Reliance is India's most valued company in the private sector. But if you sneak a peak at its growth plans, there's plenty more value that's on the verge of being unleashed. more...		Coming In From The Cold Sexy it isn't but as far as steadiness and solidity go, TCS, Asia's largest IT services firm, is right up there. more...




	Fissures In The Pipeline From #10 last year, Dr. Reddy's has slipped to #25. This is not without reason: the company has suffered severe setbacks on both the generics and the R&D front. more...		Will The Wheels Turn? It has doubled its market value in just one year, notwithstanding the price pressures in the industry. more...




	In Quest Of Leverage Hindustan Lever dropped from #2 to #5, but has finally got its act together. And this time around, it's taking no prisoners. more...		Don't Follow The Leaders The BT 500 survey is a list of big companies and in most cases represents the industry leaders. more...







	10 Best Stocks Under Rs 50 On the lookout for low-priced stock picks? Here are some of the best. more...		Risk And The Law Legal compliance audit services offer good business value. They just need a warmer reception from businesses. more...

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Voice Of Bibliographica Audio books didn't kill paper books. Then came the internet, and web books were supposed to be giving book publishers nightmares—till Amazon turned out to be the top website, and its chief effect was to send paper book sales soaring. So why is anyone still excited about audio book releases? Depends on the book's context. More Web Exclusives More Net Specials



The iPod Effect Now you see it, now you don't. All sub-visible phenomena have this mysterious quality to them. Sub-visible not just because Apple's hot new sensation, the handy little iPod, makes its physical presence felt so discreetly. But also because it's an audio wonder more than anything else. Expect more and more handheld gizmos to turn musical.

Panasonic What route other than musical would Panasonic take, even for a phone handset, into consumer mindspace?

If Know Them Better You Must... Go online for detailed profiles of The 25 Most Powerful Women In Indian Business. For that's the odd thing about power. No matter how well you think you've understood it, there's always something more that you would want to know. Do log on.







	Internet Age Lead The modern leader's 21st century agenda, and how to get the money in. more...		Power Lunch Fundamentals It's a hard job running a business. It's even harder to run a business and manage to eat right at the same time. more...




	People Starring the tax-specialist trio Bobby Parikh, Mukesh Butani and Rajeev Dimri, Levi Strauss' Shumone Jaya Chatterjee, Nissan Motors' Carlos Ghosn, The Spanish ceramics company Lladro's David Lladro and retired US Senator Larry Pressler. more...		Leadership Secrets by Vivek Gupta





	City Under Siege Bangalore's horror story shows how misguided politicos can wreak havoc with the best laid plans of evolved corporates and concerned citizens. more... Q&A: Kari Tuutti The VP (Communications Multimedia), Nokia Corp. speaks to BT on design and entertainment being the future of mobile telephony. more... Is This An Investment Boom? The signs are positive but don't bet on a boom yet, says India Today's panel of economists. more... Still An Emerging Story Developing markets continue to be the flavour of the US mutual fund industry. more...		Hardwired Hardhats Regular engineers are back in demand, thanks to the infrastructure boom. Help, Tarun! Sell-Out Nerves Media Projection more...


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