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Chart of the Day: India Inc’s sales growth at inflation crossroads

BUSINESS

Chart of the Day: India Inc’s sales growth at inflation crossroads

Real sales growth is falling in recent quarters as falling inflation reveals the truth about volume growth

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Where’s the import threat?

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Where’s the import threat?

In today’s edition of Panorama: Global food inflation brings good tidings, Musk joins chorus against US's China policy, India's recycling policy needs revamp, investments key driver of GDP growth, and more

Steel: Rising capex and softer prices not hurting credit outlook, yet

BUSINESS

Steel: Rising capex and softer prices not hurting credit outlook, yet

Rating agencies appear to be unperturbed by softening steel prices, as healthy balance sheets and rational capex support industry outlook

What’s behind Patanjali Foods’ ESOP gambit?

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What’s behind Patanjali Foods’ ESOP gambit?

As Patanjali Foods readies to make inroads in the competitive FMCG market it has armed itself with an important weapon

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Another challenge for capex revival

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Another challenge for capex revival

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: China’s attempt to assert dominance won’t succeed, another military dictatorship on for Pakistan, investors must opt for shorter duration, cost factors make it hard for RBI to pivot, and more

Chart of the Day | India Inc’s debt indicators under strain?

BUSINESS

Chart of the Day | India Inc’s debt indicators under strain?

The IMF has flagged a deterioration of Asian economies’ interest cover ratios and India is among them. What listed company data shows on this front 

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Rural gets a second wind

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Rural gets a second wind

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Can PM Modi help clinch deal with Australia, steel output is losing its glint, sooner AFSPA in Assam is lifted the better, more unbearably hot conditions likely ahead, and more

Aircraft Lessors Vs Go Airlines: Implications of the NCLAT order

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Aircraft Lessors Vs Go Airlines: Implications of the NCLAT order

NCLAT upheld Go Airlines' admission to the insolvency process but on other crucial questions raised by aircraft lessors the NCLT will first decide

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | When economics collides with geopolitics

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | When economics collides with geopolitics

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: SEBI seeks new law reversing the onus of proof, cracks appear at opposition's plan at unity, fate of apparel makers hangs in the balance, Rs 2000 notes will die unsung, and more

Why DMart’s low margin problem may be nearing a bottom

BUSINESS

Why DMart’s low margin problem may be nearing a bottom

Dmart’s value proposition has got caught in an inflationary quagmire, but relief may be near. The bigger worry is what’s afflicting margins is not inflation but something else

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Karnataka verdict: Jumping to the wrong conclusions

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Karnataka verdict: Jumping to the wrong conclusions

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: The ups and downs of startups, China keenly watches Pakistan’s political crisis, Kaladan project and its strategic importance, Tata Motors' double-engine growth story, and more

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Will GoAir’s manoeuvre end in a safe landing?

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Will GoAir’s manoeuvre end in a safe landing?

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: DGCA needs to strictly monitor airline business, can ONDC compete with Swiggy and Zomato, exit polls predict close race in Karnataka, India fairly new to the incubator game, and more

FMCG shares may benefit from fall in commodity prices

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FMCG shares may benefit from fall in commodity prices

A downward trend in prices of inputs of FMCG companies opens up the possibility of a shift in how investors view these stocks

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | The credit angle to a rural slowdown

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | The credit angle to a rural slowdown

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Sugar price pushes global food inflation up, deposits in US banks decline, Russia upends rupee’s global ambition, foreign brands in China on target, and more

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | A two-speed Chinese economy

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | A two-speed Chinese economy

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: RBI hints at a greener India, market analysis counsels patience, new US bill favours Indian pharma, decoding macroeconomic data on recession, and more

Sugar mills face uncertain times again as export ban looms

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Sugar mills face uncertain times again as export ban looms

A shortfall in sugar output may see exports banned and it promises to be a testing time for ethanol policy as well

Godrej Consumer’s price tag for Raymond’s FMCG brands leaves little room for error

BUSINESS

Godrej Consumer’s price tag for Raymond’s FMCG brands leaves little room for error

Justifying the Rs 2825 crore it is paying to Raymond to acquire these brands depends on Godrej Consumer executing its plan to perfection

HUL is finding it difficult to get off the inflation tiger

BUSINESS

HUL is finding it difficult to get off the inflation tiger

Lower prices are not seeing growth bounceback. One explanation is that it’s a really weak demand environment. But HUL may also be partly to blame 

Nestle’s March quarter results sparkle, but more disclosures, please

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Nestle’s March quarter results sparkle, but more disclosures, please

Not giving basic information such as volume growth or segment-wise performance numbers leaves investors grappling with information gaps

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | A capital idea whose time is coming

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | A capital idea whose time is coming

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: IT sector in middle of perfect storm, SEBI clarifies issue on insider trading, demand-pull inflation gaining traction, census reflects poorly on the country, and more

What China’s rocking GDP numbers mean for India’s steel producers

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What China’s rocking GDP numbers mean for India’s steel producers

The fall in China’s steel and iron ore prices in recent months raises a question of whether the headline 4.5 percent GDP number automatically signals good times ahead for steel stocks

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | First flush of results disappoint investors: Reading the tea leaves

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | First flush of results disappoint investors: Reading the tea leaves

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India concerned about Bhutan and China bonhomie, Indian jails severely overcrowded, states put their shoulder to capex wheel, can BJP change corruption narrative in Tamil Nadu, and more

Global sugar price spike may mean little for India’s sugar mills

BUSINESS

Global sugar price spike may mean little for India’s sugar mills

Global sugar prices are on a tear as the tail end of India’s sugar season is seeing output slump, with the season’s output expected to fall short of estimates

FMCG earnings updates signal healthier margins, but sales growth a mixed bag

BUSINESS

FMCG earnings updates signal healthier margins, but sales growth a mixed bag

Falling raw material costs are leading to better gross margins but not all categories are seeing sales growth recover. Much depends on how companies use price cuts, to improve margins or spur sales growth

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