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Some stuff I am reading today morning:

M&M to launch hatchback (ET)

Vijay Mallya set to lose more assets (Mint)

Equity MF managers would like to forget FY 2013 (BS)

How to spot and deal with fake insurance agents (Firstpost)

Annus horribilis for car makers (Hindu)

Honda overtakes Bajaj to become # 2 in two wheeler market (Bloomberg)

Is Jeff Gundlach a leading indicator? (InvestmentNews) (Hattip LordLudus)

Does momentum investing work? (Morningstar)

Goldman Sachs:Short Gold (BusinessInsider)

A smart way to look at a dumb investing strategy (CapitalSpectator)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Close knit circles hold sway over Asia’s largest onion market at Nashik (Mint)

Cognizant leases mega office space in Navi Mumbai (ET)

Bank FD investors may exit on falling rates (BS)

Are we in a bear market already?(Moneycontrol)

Cairn India shares gain on crude oil discovery (Bloomberg)

Thats so random (RPSeaWright)

In Silicon Valley, its good to be king (PandoDaily)

The new great rotation:From commodities to bonds (BigPicture)

Rick Rule’s favorite new thesis (DailyReckoning)

Japan’s currency war has just begun (MacroBusiness)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Pizzas at Rs.44, Burgers at Rs.25 (BusinessLine)

Key stocks where LIC trimmed exposure in Q4 2013 (MoneyControl)

SBI wages war on wilful defaulters (Mint)

Retired bankers in demand as India Inc looks for license (BS)

The financial services distributor and his fate (Subramoney)

HK broker fined for using newspaper columns to pump up stocks (Dealbook)

Make peace with not catching every move (HighChartPatterns)

Trust in Gold not Bernanke (Bloomberg)

Billionaire Mittal in legal spat adds to investor unease (Bloomberg)

Las Vegas Magic Act:Making Russian’s money disappear (Barrons)

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Nearly 30% stocks trading below 2008 trading lows (Moneycontrol)

Sugar decontrol gears for surge (ET)

FIIs bet big on oil sector (BS)

India’s fledging startup sector sees exodus (Mint)

New intel wing to check service tax evasion (FE)

Who says mutual funds can’t make you rich?(TRB)

Research:Absolute momentum strategy (SSRN)

Interview with George Soros (SCMP)

Michael Burry Commencement Speech at UCLA (ScionCapital)

Why it pays to sell in May (MarketWatch)

Some interesting off beat reads for the weekend:

Do our politicians think power is poison? (UnrealTimes)

Travelogues:Mystical Borong (TeamBHP)

7 habits of highly effective idiots on Indian roads (TeamBHP)

The Opening ceremony of IPL (GreatBong)

Movie Review:Himmatwala (VigilIdiot)

What’s the most ass kicking advice you got for your startup? (Rodinhoods)

Election night in Peru’s largest prison (Harpers)

The divorce from hell (TampaBay)

What is the business of literature? (Vgronline)

A nightmare in real life (WashingtonPost)

Rahul Speaks (Economist)

Where have all the secretaries gone? (Businessweek)

How the chess set got its look and feel (Smithsonian)

How Iran won the war on drugs (ForeignAffairs)

Obituary:Roger Ebert, legendary movie critic (Slate)

North Korea’s nuclear game theory (NewYorker)

Mom and Pop:The world’s worst investors (MarketWatch)

Cougar night in Silicon Valley (VanityFair)

What four decades of marriage taught a grateful husband (Atlantic)

Watch the throne:Nawaz Sharif on the cusp of power (Caravan)

Narendra Modi:From Hermitude to Holography (Outlook)