BUSINESS
The impact of the Supreme Court judgment on the telecom sector
Could this be the last straw for Vodafone Idea?
BUSINESS
The bail-out package to revive BSNL, MTNL makes little sense
The government must stop asking taxpayers to keep bailing out loss making no-hope public sector enterprises
BUSINESS
Why whistleblower 2.0 is a body blow to Infosys
The current whistleblower letter is far more serious than the one in 2017
BUSINESS
Classroom | Corporate action - how do bonus, stock split, buyback and dividends work? (Equity: Part 12)
Understanding corporate actions such as bonus and stock split, among others.
BUSINESS
Sivakumar Jayachandran: Journey of a BPO employee to a star trader
Practice, they say makes you perfect. If you are in and out of a trade in a matter of minutes and making good money by doing it, your skills have to be razor sharp. Sivakumar Jayachandran, a scalper has practiced thousands of trade before he became a successful trader.
BUSINESS
The fine print on MAT credit: did the market celebrate too soon?
The tax authorities say that the benefit of MAT credit will not be allowed if a company opts for the new tax rates
BUSINESS
The government will need out of the box thinking to meet its divestment target
The offers lined up so far barely move the needle
BUSINESS
Classroom | Placing orders (Equity: Part 6)
You could call up the broker’s office and place your order. Alternately, you could place the order online through the broker’s website.
BUSINESS
Classroom | Dealing with the stock broker (Equity: Part 5)
A guide to buying and selling shares through a stock broker.
BUSINESS
Classroom | How to open a demat account and select a broker (Equity: Part 4)
When you open a trading account you will be given a choice of segments—cash (shares), derivatives (futures and options), commodity and currency. Stick to the segment you understand well
MARKETS
Compulsory physical settlement is another blow by SEBI to retail traders
The move will result in increased volatility and speculation in the week before expiry
BUSINESS
There are big risks in Petronet LNG’s US deal
Petronet’s board had rejected the same deal six months ago because of the changing global gas market dynamics, where the fuel is available in abundance at rock bottom prices.
MARKETS
Classroom | Why markets exist, and should I invest in stocks? (Equity: Part 1)
Stock markets enable businesses to raise what is called in market parlance as equity capital. At the same time, it provides savers with an alternate avenue to invest their money.
BUSINESS
Corporate tax cut changes the market mood from fear to greed
How companies plan to spend the tax bonanza will set the market mood for the medium-term
BUSINESS
IRCTC IPO: What should investors do
With a monopolistic business model and a strong balance sheet, the company is strongly placed for future growth
BUSINESS
NHAI needs to get its maths right to woo investors for its InvIT
It is essential that NHAI leaves enough on the table to give a decent yield to investors
BUSINESS
Prabhat Dairy mocks investors by delisting its share at nearly half the IPO price
Whatever happened to the money that was garnered by the sale of the company’s dairy business?
BUSINESS
By bailing out stuck affordable housing projects government picks the lowest hanging fruit
Many of the real estate sector’s problems are its own creation
BUSINESS
Does Coffee Day’s sale of non-core businesses make it investment worthy?
The Coffee Day stock has been hitting the upper circuit for the past few days
BUSINESS
Roads sector: Another growth engine slams on the brakes
Revenue collection barely covers the interest servicing cost of these projects, let alone project returns, says an SBI Caps report
BUSINESS
Abhinand Basavaraj: Optimising the power of compounding for consistent profits
Abhinand Basavaraj shows how trading success can be achieved by working in isolation, progressively combining technical analysis with strong risk management and optimum sizing learnt after each trading mistake
BUSINESS
Government running out of options for meeting its divestment target
Rather than using it as a strategic instrument for disinvestment, the government has used the CPSE ETF like its ATM
BUSINESS
Gloom and doom has not touched these frontline stocks
Despite the mayhem in the market, many resilient stocks are still trading close to their 52-week highs
BUSINESS
Is the government selling its stake in BPCL for a song?
For IOC, acquiring BPCL at current market price may not be a bad deal
