The S&P 500 Index closed in the red Thursday, blowing its widely-hyped chance at a nine-day winning streak, which would have been its best run since 2004. But the run shouldn't have mattered in an otherwise anemic stock market fueled by trends in bonds, not expectations about profits. Fittingly, a lousy 30-year bond auction spoiled it
Price increases elsewhere are cooling, though still a way from their comfort zones. For policymakers in Beijing, the challenge is of a different nature: escaping the specter of deflation. For all the reasonably positive short-term news on growth in China, declining prices point to anemic levels of demand
Allahabad University has announced a new management education course that includes teachings from ancient scriptures and the lives of great Indian business leaders
While premium residential real estate has led growth so far, the affordable housing segment and commercial real estate can be expected to lend a hand soon
The dialogue enables the US and India to understand and appreciate each other’s strategic concerns taking cognisance of the political compulsions on both sides. US-India discussions on the Gaza crisis, India-Canada relationship, Chinese aggression and war in Ukraine will benefit the two countries in this tricky geopolitical moment
We need to follow the example of countries that are both economically successful and have low levels of inequality
Ukraine is unlikely to again secure the kind of front-line breakthroughs it achieved around Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson last year, that dramatically changed the terms of any eventual peace talks in its favour. But to get a deal that Ukraine can accept and Russia will respect is going to require fighting, arming and talking at the same time
Is it too late for Biden to talk to Erdogan? Not necessarily. The Turkish leader desperately wants to be involved in solving the crisis. He is the sole regional leader having formal relations with both sides: Turkey has recently mended frayed diplomatic relations with Israel and provides sanctuary for the political wing of Hamas
The transition to green mobility must address various socio-economic, infrastructural, and technical complexities if the country is to realise its environmental and economic aspirations
In today's edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: PMLA needs an urgent review, WeWork’s insolvency a warning to Indian startups, the long waiting game for India’s SEZs, will warehousing demand sustain, and more
Nitish Kumar hopes that his flagging political career will receive a second wind with his big outreach to the OBC community
If part of the Punjab government’s freebies had been allocated towards incentivising farmers, the state would have been able to curb stubble burning better
The country should pause to consider what would happen if the talismanic investor decided to walk away
The Lees, both father and son, have been defining forces in the creation and governing of this small island. It leaves the global business hub and international trading port at a crossroads: The Singaporean leader’s adieu is, for many citizens who have grown up with either the first or the second Lee as their prime minister, an entirely novel phenomenon
After sustaining for two years post-COVID, transactions in warehousing sector seem to have paused in H1FY2024
That two men of similar age and with no real background in automotive engineering could turn the global car market upside down says a lot about what’s needed to reinvent a product that has changed little in 100 years
The money laundering law’s wide embrace has the potential to make it an obstacle in the ease of doing business in the country
India’s GenAI market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 48 per cent between 2023 and 2030 making it a hot pursuit for startups and venture capitalists
Republicans have had some real opportunities to move beyond him, but they haven’t done so yet and they may be stuck with him next year at this point, in part because a lot of Republican party actors now are strong Trump supporters
The stock is valued at 60 times estimated FY24 earnings, not significantly lower than United Spirits
Buzz on DESH Bill rethink triggers worry that the country’s economic development drive may not get the expected fillip soon
Any hopes of a recovery by WeWork have been dashed by its latest results which show that the company’s core business continues to be deeply loss-making
Tightening US controls on China India an opportunity to break into the ’s semiconductor industry’s global value chain. But there are significant disincentives for chipmakers to set up operations in India
Although the last few months have been great for the banking sector, there is likely to be pressure on volumes and margins in coming months. Even with lower risk, profitability may be affected
In today's edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: RBI's new policy boosts financial inclusion, Tata Motors on slow path to zero debt, a thaw in chilly outlook for China’s economy, India’s taxpayer base grows nearly fourfold, and more
