The momentum in services exports is encouraging, but outbound goods shipments are equally important for India’s economy, which has a large low-skilled labour force
The researchers find that a 1 percent increase in the top 1 percent wealth share predicts a 1.038 percent increase in equity valuations Manas Chakravarty
The compulsion to increase market share and attract more deposits has meant that public sector banks have seen a bigger erosion in net interest margins. The increase in risk weights on select loans has also hurt these banks
On BSE, 2133 stocks advanced, 1661 declined, and 132 remained unchanged. Nifty Oil & Gas led gainers with a 1.7% rise, followed by Nifty Metal and Auto, each up by 1.48%. However, Nifty Private Bank witnessed the steepest decline, down by 0.8%.
The world’s second-most-valuable company, which is introducing new models on Tuesday, should remove its artificial constraints and create a genuinely portable computer
As Israel’s largest military supplier, the US has the power to influence the war in the Gaza Strip. Time to use it
US hegemony may be hard to maintain. It will be all but impossible if it retreats into an isolationist shell
RSSFACTS: The RSS has a history of helping BJP in building a strong organisational network. The RSS does not intervene in electoral politics the way it is projected. RSS volunteers carry on with their organisational work like meetings, training camps and daily shakha work leaving them little time to indulge in election politics
China’s charm offensive in Europe has threatening undertones and is likely to fail as a result
UK policymakers should use this week’s monetary policy meeting to flag that a rate cut is likely next month
Industrialist Harsh Goenka caused a mini flutter when he alleged share price manipulation by promoters in collusion with brokers. Is there merit in his allegations?
Global investors are playing a zero-sum game in northern Asia, tussling between Japan, Taiwan and China
Mexican oil company used the Hacienda Hedge to ensure that it made huge profits even when oil prices fell. It’s a risk strategy traders can employ to maximize profits
For Israel, and the Palestine issue, the US-Saudi alliance would also spell out unequivocal change
Cost is not the only reason why a growing tribe of fictitious influencers is in demand with brands. The risk-return ratio is in their favour too
A long term solution to manage onion prices is to reform the APMC and fix the farmer-to-consumer channel
For the RBI, the lessons from the punishing bad loan cycle triggered by infrastructure loans are the reason behind the tighter norms
Thermal power generation grew by about 9 percent for the fourth consecutive month in April 2024
In sector performance, Nifty Realty led with a 4 percent drop, trailed by Nifty Metal and Healthcare, each down by 2.5 percent. Nifty Auto, PSU Banks, Oil & Gas sectors all saw declines of over 2 percent each.
Karnataka Election 2024 Highlights: An estimated 9.45 percent turnout was reported during the first two hours since voting began for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka in 14 constituencies.
The takeaway is that hidden traps line the path of development and can spring on nations at every income level from the middle to the rich
The FAO’s Food Price Index rose for the second consecutive month, ending a seven-month declining streak, driven by higher cereal and vegetable oil prices
China’s President Xi Jinping is visiting Europe with a bag of goodies to expand its influence and persuade France and other European countries to reduce their reliance on the US. Whether or not he will succeed will be visible in the kind of deals that French President Macron enters with him
Remember Woman, Life, Freedom? The abuses never went away
Propaganda doesn’t need to go viral to sway elections anymore. That makes AI’s impact more insidious and harder to detect
