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Linkfest:Sept 04,2013

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

Sensex dives 651 points on panic selling (Moneycontrol)

One cheers and two boos for Subbarao as he bows out (Firstpost)

Lanco group sacks 4000 employees (FE)

Microsoft and Nokia:When dinosaurs mate (Mint)

So you want to buy  a house? (Subramoney)

Lumpens in the media (Mediacrooks)

India through western eyes (SandeepWeb)

Research:Predicting financial markets using Google Trends (SSRN)

Chart of the day:Microsoft edition (Felix)

Don’t cry for the little guy on Wall Street (Felix)

Should you read analyst’s views? (Prashant)

 

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Linkfest:Sept 03,2013

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

IRCTC Tatkal:Practical tips to beat others in the race (MoneyYoga)

Expert Networks:Thriving in Asia (ET)

The housing market:Pop goes the bubble (Mint)

Businessworld on the block (BS)

Mallya blames all but himself for Kingfisher woes (Moneycontrol)

In search of a honest journalist (SandeepWeb)

With stocks overstated 85%,NSEL in trouble (BL)

20 insights from Peter Lynch (StockTwits)

Emerging market economic policy is hard (WSJ)

15 biases that makes you do dumb things with your money (Fool)

For Investors, no need to duck.Just diversify (NYTimes)

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Linkfest:Sept 02,2013

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Why Sri Lanka is losing sleep over the rupee (ET)

Gold smuggling zooms (BS)

UPA seeks one final push on reforms (Mint)

Charlie Munger’s secret (TRB)

What trade hurts the most people (RPSeaWright)

Do online business models matter (Felix)

Eroding institutions (Mediacrooks)

Egypt crumbling:The biggest event of the 21st century so far (DailyReckoning)

5 lessons my father taught me about money (Monevator)

Significance of 90% down days (TRB)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest:Aug 30,2013

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The saint and his taint (Tehelka)

Lets share the cock (Open)

Sex Crimes noone cares about (Newslaundry)

Ratnakar Bank is amongst India’s top lenders (Forbes)

Land acquisition in India to become costly (Moneylife)

City of the lost (NewYorker)

12 Cover letter mistakes to avoid (Slate)

Great cocktail moments in great literature (Smithsonian)

Attacking Syria (Economist)

Why is Vladimir Putin acting so crazy (BusinessWeek)

What Syria teaches us about hyperinflation (Atlantic)

460 Days of captivity in Somalia (NYTimes)

Bobby Riggs, the Mafia and the battle of the sexes (ESPN)

Spoof:What is secularism? (UnrealTimes)

Can Mumbai call itself a great food city? (MumbaiBoss)

Sher-E-Bengal (GreatBong)

Thailand 101:Advice, Tips,Planning etc (TeamBHP)

 

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Linkfest:Aug 30,2013

Some stuff that I am reading today morning:

More borrowers behind 24 players who raised 5,600 Crores from NSEL (ET)

Chidambaram will say one day “Thank God RBI exists” (FE)

Nifty Firms:Almost half the sales in foreign exchange (Mint)

Land Bill gets India Inc red flag (BS)

5 Years of leading the Reserve Bank (RBI)

Looking after aging parents (Subramoney)

Why low CNBC ratings are a bullish sign (Schaeffer)

Nasdaq halt and index fund investors (RickFerri)

Proof that the US Bond bull is over (BigPicture)

Can Brazil’s currency be saved? (Bloomberg)