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Uncertainties multiply for Tata Steel

BUSINESS

Uncertainties multiply for Tata Steel

Europe’s rescue act may not repeat in forthcoming quarters and India too faces its share of challenges

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Are emerging markets emerging stronger?

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Are emerging markets emerging stronger?

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Infosys in watchful mode, what poured cold water on Kotak Bank, Kissinger red flags US’ China policy, reality does for startups and more

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Domestic investors' faith finally pays off

BUSINESS

Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | Domestic investors' faith finally pays off

​This week clearly saw steady support in the form of net inflows from foreign institutional investors as well

HUL looks past inflation to focus on growth in a weak market

BUSINESS

HUL looks past inflation to focus on growth in a weak market

The FMCG bellwether’s strong growth in a weak market even at the cost of falling margins reflects a possible strategy shift

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Untangling GST knots

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Untangling GST knots

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: A banking midcap gem, HDFC Bank’s fault lines, China’s realty headache, the deficit arithmetic and more

Steel companies singed by export levy

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Steel companies singed by export levy

Tata Steel's steel sales fell by 20 percent sequentially in June quarter after exports suffered due to the levy

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | The looming spectre of price controls

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | The looming spectre of price controls

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: A buy-the-dip star, trade fault lines, small savers at the receiving end, and more

Marico’s Q1 update shows a pathway for FMCG earnings revival

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Marico’s Q1 update shows a pathway for FMCG earnings revival

A reversal in commodity prices from their recent peaks, even as product prices have risen, could lead to a favourable situation for margins eventually

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Oil sizzles, governments bat for the masses

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Oil sizzles, governments bat for the masses

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Fed’s dilemma, BJP’s masterstroke, litmus test awaits ONDC, the Eastern Window and more

Will FMCG companies succeed in building a bridge to better profitability?

BUSINESS

Will FMCG companies succeed in building a bridge to better profitability?

The success of bridge packs is crucial for FMCG companies but depends on their ability to break entrenched consumer habits

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | ​Can somebody call the bottom by now?

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | ​Can somebody call the bottom by now?

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: The bounce in markets, Fintech trouble, Zomato-Blinkit, IT's defensive traits and more

Clouds over steel stocks have darkened

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Clouds over steel stocks have darkened

The after effects of a sharp cut in iron ore prices pose a threat to India’s major steel producers

Stringent export cap for new sugar season raises risk quotient

BUSINESS

Stringent export cap for new sugar season raises risk quotient

News reports say the government is lowering the amount of sugar that can be exported in the new sugar season. Mills won’t be happy

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | WTO lives to fight another day

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | WTO lives to fight another day

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: The lure of BSE, the Eastern Window, banks make merry but, fighting the Agnipath fire, and more    

Prospects for rural FMCG demand revival don’t look bright, yet 

BUSINESS

Prospects for rural FMCG demand revival don’t look bright, yet 

While a good monsoon forecast and higher MSPs are good signs, they may not be sufficient to pull rural demand out of a hole

How inflation is shifting the FMCG landscape

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How inflation is shifting the FMCG landscape

Consumers are adjusting their inflation-singed budgets, hurting FMCG companies’ growth. NielsenIQ data point to some key trends

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Services sport a smile

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Services sport a smile

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Weekly Tactical, auto sales rev up, how to ride interest rate swings, 9:30 straddle trade demystified, and more   

What an activist investor on Unilever’s board means for HUL

BUSINESS

What an activist investor on Unilever’s board means for HUL

Whether Nelson Peltz pushes for radical transformation or a more improved way of doing things at Unilever will determine the impact, if any, on HUL. For the moment, it’s business as usual

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Chinese lockdowns ease, but one unknown remains

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Chinese lockdowns ease, but one unknown remains

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Muthoot Finance’s worryline, what gives RBI a cold, infra boom coming, and more

Sugar export cap raises policy red flag for sugar mills

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Sugar export cap raises policy red flag for sugar mills

The government’s export cap may seem a puzzle when you consider plentiful sugar output but not when you dig deeper. More importantly, what does this mean for the ethanol business?

Moneycontrol Pro​ Panorama | Putting inflation back in the bottle

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Moneycontrol Pro​ Panorama | Putting inflation back in the bottle

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro​ Panorama: PM on why Japan matters to India, Paytm’s valuation shock, steel stocks in the line of fire, the Eastern Window and more

In the good fight against inflation, steel suffers collateral damage

BUSINESS

In the good fight against inflation, steel suffers collateral damage

Lower fuel taxes will help lower runaway inflation and ease the burden on the common man. But the measures to lower steel prices are likely to hurt steel producers 

ITC’s strengths come to the fore during slowdown

BUSINESS

ITC’s strengths come to the fore during slowdown

The FMCG industry is seeing twin problems of demand slowing down and inflation eating into margins, but looking at ITC’s results, you wouldn’t know it

If aluminium inventories are falling, why are prices not rising?

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If aluminium inventories are falling, why are prices not rising?

Aluminium inventories have reached a 17-year low but the metal's price has weakened alongside due to macro reasons

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