The Economic Times Weekend Platter

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The ET Weekend Platter offers the round up of the news that you missed during the week. We bring to you the most-read news, investment corner, stock wrap-up, issue that hogged headlines, editor's picks and the most happening trend stories from across sectors, for you to savour at your conveniance. Happy reading. Gold prices likely to dip more, no immediate triggers to push it up: BofA-ML According to BofA-ML, Cyprus' announcement to sell gold was a key trigger behind the meltdown, as it raised concerns that other nations may follow suit. TCS and HCL Tech set to maintain lead over Infosys in FY14 The gap between the likes of TCS and HCL Technologies and industry veteran Infosys is widening as far as financial performance is concerned. Is Infosys now an acquisition target? The larger proportion of cash aggregating over Rs 22k cr reduces the enterprise value of cos such as Infy, thus making them attractive takeover targets. Story of the Week Boston bomb suspect captured, mayor tweets 'we got him' A 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed. Stock Round up Sensex reclaims 19,000 levels as rate-cut hopes gather pace Falling commodity prices such as gold and crude oil added to market optimism as the govt is seen better equipped to curb record CAD and fiscal deficit. ET Features Ex-Microsoft Chairman Ravi Venkatesan on the fear of being a nobody Don't make money the reason for not doing what you really love. If you manage your needs reasonably, many professionals ought to be able to create the space to explore. Why the best mentor-protege relationships so often end in a break up Some amount of conflict is actually healthy for a mentor-mentee relationship, as long as things don't get ugly. Personal Finance Gold prices fall: Lock in your money in fixed deposits now Fall in gold prices and oil prices have made many experts speculate on a possible fall in bank fixed deposit rates in near future. Conservative investor? Invest in balanced funds If you are a conservative investor venturing into equity, balanced funds can be your first choice. Corporate Trends Maneesh Dhir, Sanjay Kaul: The men behind Apple’s sudden surge in India Apple has become the country’s second-largest smartphone supplier in the last quarter on 2012 with a 15.6% share in revenue. TCS, HCL lift IT sector out of Infosys hole; robust order books propel revenues HCL's growth was also driven by enterprise software-related work, where it built strong capabilities by acquiring the UK's Axon few years ago.		Visual Treat Editor's Pick Wipro's margins stable, but where’s growth? Boston blasts: NRI surgeon emerges as hero Buying house in auction? Take care of 'costs' RIL beats expectations, but key Nos decline Most Read Stories Is it time to dump gold from your portfolio? TCS to hire 45k, hike salary by 5-10% this yr PM must be secular, not just popular: Pawar Cognizant asks underperformers to go Tips to manage your investments online Offbeat Out of the box, into the wild Fans of Harry Potter have adopted the fictional sport of Quidditch as ‘Muggle Quidditch’ and play it in nearly 200 American universities. Letter to the editor Why RBI should lend gold to jewellers Theory is fine, but offloading such reserves with jewellers is an unhealthy measure.

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