Swine Flu vaccine update: WHO raises alert level to 5

New swine flu cases continue to emerge, and its not clear who exactly is the patient zero in this case, and when it really started. For now, we will continue to go with the proposed name of a Mexican boy.
This is a new strain of the flu virus and currently there is no tested/proven Swine [...]

Tech Mahindra Acquisition of Satyam and Next Steps

Here’s an update on the Satyam corporate incident from Dec-Jan, on which we had shared our thoughts. Tech Mahindra has emerged as the winning bidder for the 51% equity stake sale in Satyam. Tech Mahindra is also an IT outsourcing services company, and this development is a relief for Satyam’s employees and customers worldwide.
Kiran [...]

Temasek Holdings Reveals $39 Billion Loss

Temasek Holdings, the Singapore state owned investment company, has revealed today that it has lost $39 billion, or 31 percent of its holdings, in eight months last year.Temasek Holdings portfolio went down from SG$ 185 billion to SG$ 127 billion Singapore dollars ($85 billion) as of November 30.
The revelation comes just days after Temasek said [...]

Lessons from Satyam Episode

Rather unique set of events have happened with Satyam, which is India’s 4th largest IT services company, having $2.1 billion annual revenue in FY 2007-2008.
There is much to learn for any business, whether it is privately held or a public-listed.
Read the specific analysis here: Lessons From Satyam Investor Issues 

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