More than a quarter of a century has passed since the IBM 5150 went on sale in August 1981. At that time, IBM made big machines for big businesses, with names like “System/23 Datamaster” or the ominously opaque “8100 Information System” which was so popular that not one but three models came out that year. There was also the grimly efficient “4700 Finance Communication System” which came...

An occasional round-up of some of our recommendations

We had recommended Integra Hindustan Controls in our 7 May 2006 issue. The stock, which was traded at Rs305 then, is currently trading at Rs410, up 34% from our recommended price. Its revenues have grown at an average of 11% over the past five quarters but operating profits, after sliding continuously during the preceding four quarters,...

The second most influential Indian in European financial markets is an Indian who oversees debt sales and trading at Deutsche Bank

On 5 February 2006, the Sunday edition of the largest circulated German newspaper, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, published an article titled “The West Is Becoming Indian”. This long article portrayed five “Mighty Indians”-- steel magnate Lakshmi...