Sharp movements in Vix ahead of elections: Here's expert interpretation

The India Vix, also known as the Fear Index, has drawn attention in recent weeks due to sharp swings on either side. On May 3, the India Vix surged by 12.66 percent, trading at 14, and has risen by as much as 32 percent in six trading sessions. Just a few weeks ago, the Vix touched a five-month low of 10.85. The question arises: what should investors make of these moves in the volatility index? Read more 

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Late-night meetings, talks with Akhilesh Yadav: How Cong chose 'safe' seat Rae Bareli for Rahul

In the wee hours of Friday, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal declared that Rahul Gandhi would contest the Lok Sabha election from Rae Bareli while Sonia Gandhi's trusted aide, Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi, thus dispelling the suspense surrounding these crucial seats. Read more

Planning To Buy A Car This Akshaya Tritiya? Here Are The Best Bank Offers

This Akshaya Tritiya, Union Bank of India, State Bank of India, and ICICI Bank are offering attractive car loans at interest rates between 8.70% and 9.10% on loans of Rs 10 lakh with a four-year tenure. Read more

Microsoft introduces Passkey support for all consumer accounts

Microsoft is rolling out passkey support for all consumer accounts. After enabling this feature in Windows 11 last year, Microsoft has now allowed passkeys across Windows, Android, and iOS. This makes it effortless to sign in to a Microsoft account without having to manually type your password in every time. Read more

Not even Elon Musk can doom the EV charger network

Elon Musk may not like to talk about this, but Tesla Inc probably wouldn’t be one of the world’s biggest automakers today if not for a $465 million US government loan at a make-or-break phase in the company’s development. Tesla went on to repay the loan nine years early on the way to briefly having a market value of more than $1 trillion. Read more

Money coach who makes Rs 19 lakh a month shares the 'no. 1 tip for starting a side hustle'

Bernadette Joy made $279,000 (about Rs 2.3 crore) in 2023, or about Rs 2 lakh per month on average, thanks to a money-coaching business called Crush Your Money Goals that had actually started as a podcast about how she and her husband were paying off more than $300,000 (about Rs 2.5 crore) in debt. Now, Joy -- who earns from coaching, freelancing, and booking speaking events -- told CNBC Make It that she works 20 hours per week. Read more