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Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Connecting the dots: Trump, Greenland, Taylor Swift, India Budget

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Connecting the dots: Trump, Greenland, Taylor Swift, India Budget

India's budget needs to be a response to a global order where economics is warfare by other means

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The New World Order

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The New World Order

A seismic shift to an era of open geopolitical predation is unfolding, with profound implications for nations and markets

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Looking Ahead: Key Themes For 2026

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Looking Ahead: Key Themes For 2026

A softening dollar, declining oil prices, easing inflation, and dovish Fed stance created positive conditions in 2025 that should continue into 2026

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | A not-so-quick recipe for investing

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | A not-so-quick recipe for investing

The new year will see a new quick commerce company list, raising stakes in a corner of the economy that's seeing high growth rates

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The Year the Old Order Shattered

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The Year the Old Order Shattered

The year witnessed the deliberate dismantling of the post-Cold War order, replaced by a volatile new era of transactional power politics

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Decoding India's Q2 Growth Stunner

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Decoding India's Q2 Growth Stunner

India's economy just posted growth in Q2 that beat every forecast, but the real story is messier than the headline

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Siren Song

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Siren Song

Nvidia's blockbuster earnings weren't a victory lap -- they were the siren song luring global markets towards a capital reallocation to AI so massive, concentrated and fragile that even a small crack could capsize everything

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Beyond Q2: Will India Inc's robust ROCE translate into capex?

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Beyond Q2: Will India Inc's robust ROCE translate into capex?

In November 17 edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Bihar's landslide verdict cements bullish case for India's politics, why global sentiment stays strong despite economic uncertainty, China answers Trump with a blitz of innovation, and more

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Green Shoots for the Second Half

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Green Shoots for the Second Half

With the EPS downgrade cycle over and a confluence of positive factors emerging, the seeds for a market upswing may finally be sprouting

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | What's Driving Indian Stocks Into Year-End

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | What's Driving Indian Stocks Into Year-End

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Kicking Multiple Cans Down the Road

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Kicking Multiple Cans Down the Road

A shaky US–China truce, a cautious Fed, and an underperforming India—markets may have dodged a bullet, but the pressure is far from over

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | From PMI to ‘Political Science’

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | From PMI to ‘Political Science’

While India's growth indicators remain strong, October's softer PMI and persistent trade uncertainties raise uncomfortable questions

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Samvat 2082: The Will to Rise

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Samvat 2082: The Will to Rise

After a turbulent Samvat 2081, the markets step into the new year not with fireworks but with quiet resolve and the will to rise

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | India Earnings Season: Why Q2 doesn't matter, and the rusty nail of US tariffs

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | India Earnings Season: Why Q2 doesn't matter, and the rusty nail of US tariffs

The September quarter results may be largely irrelevant--sandwiched between export front-loading before Trump's tariff deadline and consumer spending deferred for the GST cuts. Much depends on how soon we can pull out the rusty nail of Trump's tariffs

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | When the Ground Shifts

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | When the Ground Shifts

In a week where the fault lines of markets, technology, and policy all seemed to move at once, the only certainty is that change is now a constant

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Fed cuts rates, but projections tell a murkier story

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Fed cuts rates, but projections tell a murkier story

The Fed's latest 25 basis point cut met expectations, but the mixed economic forecasts and market reactions point to an environment that remains highly uncertain

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Blood Moon Rising: A Week That Exposed the Cracks in the Global System

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Blood Moon Rising: A Week That Exposed the Cracks in the Global System

This week's convergence of protests, conflict and economic strain are symptoms of the unravelling of the global order

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | GST in Gloriously Silly Terms

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | GST in Gloriously Silly Terms

GST saw a Glorious Structural Turnaround this week and many other acronyms

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Bulletproof Growth: India’s Titanium economy stuns with 7.8 percent GDP growth

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Bulletproof Growth: India’s Titanium economy stuns with 7.8 percent GDP growth

India's economy delivered a titanium-grade performance in Q1, FY 26, clocking a stunning 7.8 percent growth that defied forecasts and showcased its resilience in the face of global headwinds

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | India gets S&P upgrade after 18 years -- But can It Trump the tariff storm?

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | India gets S&P upgrade after 18 years -- But can It Trump the tariff storm?

India's rating upgrade arrives precisely when Trump's tariffs test the nation's ability to balance economic growth with strategic independence

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Tariffs and Tensions: Has the US-India bond fractured?

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Tariffs and Tensions: Has the US-India bond fractured?

The latest trade move may mark the most serious test of the India-US relationship in decades

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Looking for structural winners in disrupted markets

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Looking for structural winners in disrupted markets

In a world reeling under economic headwinds and tech upheaval, investors need to bet on resilience and reinvention

Weekend Wild Card: What Harshvardhan Jain's Ghaziabad Fake Embassy tells us about ourselves

INDIA

Weekend Wild Card: What Harshvardhan Jain's Ghaziabad Fake Embassy tells us about ourselves

In an era where deepfakes win elections, influencers invent themselves, and credentials are just a blue tick away, who’s to say he didn’t simply echo the spirit of the age?

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | GENIUS Act: Why US stablecoin regulation could reshape global finance

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | GENIUS Act: Why US stablecoin regulation could reshape global finance

For Moneycontrol's Pro Panorama July 21 edition: IT sector's weak results should worry investors, can Trump turn the G20 clock back, e-commerce reinforces stranglehold in metro FMCG markets, new CEOs are driving stock surge across India Inc, and more

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