If the conflict in Israel-Palestine does not spread, we could have a Santa rally at year-end
One fear is that a small number of AI base models could lead investors to herd behaviour, where many of them sell (or buy) at the same time because their models have told them to. But AI is diversifying, not becoming uniform, many startups are being founded and new trading and investing techniques are being developed
Although investment activity is down across the board, early stage startups in the B2B-SaaS, fintech and consumer brands segments fared relatively better compared to other segments
It has always pursued insider trading cases with vigour but in a few cases has levied stiff penalties, in a departure from past trends
US, China and Russia went through much longer gestation periods between their first manned flights and space station operationalisation. India is crunching those timelines and there’s no indication of budgets for the programme or how the forbidding costs of maintaining the station will be financed
The EMS sector could gain from expansion in the domestic electronics industry and a global shift away from China in production
The implicit trust that customers place in a bank, that too a government-owned bank, has been broken. The punishment seems mild in comparison
Elevated operating expenses and low deposit growth are an industry-wide phenomenon and IndusInd Bank cannot be singled out by investors. But asset quality is where the lender can differentiate itself from the pack
Making UPI more accessible for foreigners in India will improve the marketability of India’s DPI abroad. UPI using prepaid wallets are available presently only for visitors from G20 countries, and here too the functionality is limited forcing them to use cash for most transactions
In today's edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Can US mediation help Israel-Palestine conflict, Nithari acquittals raise harsh questions, businesses anticipate the big fat wedding season, testing times for the Indian rupee, and more
If Brussels wants to assist the slice of China’s economy pushing toward net zero, it needs to show it’s a trustworthy ally
This beloved wardrobe staple is long overdue for a revamp
The bloc’s ambition to become the regional benchmark issuer is faltering
Many states have launched land records portals where people can check the records before buying land. However, the matches to cadastral drawings, the record of the history of transactions and the co-owners of the patta are not documented with any certainty
It is critical to understand the characteristics of a fund and its role in the overall portfolio while deciding on portfolio allocation
Public-private collaboration is the cornerstone of an effective strategy for scaling up climate finance. Project-based funding, which combines public and private resources for climate-positive infrastructure projects, helps de-risk investments for the private sector
The first half of FY24 saw the declining share of DMart’s general merchandise and apparel segment continue, hurting its gross margin
US lender can only hope to position itself for a rebound in IPOs and merger activity
An All-India traders’ body says the forthcoming wedding season is expected to generate around Rs 4.5 lakh crore of business in less than a month
The compliance burden of GST has put smaller firms, which are larger job creators, at a disadvantage. The productivity gains from the GST’s original promise of unifying the country into a single market have gone almost entirely to large businesses and digital startups — and therefore, to a small fraction of the workforce
In terms of a zero-sum geopolitical confrontation with the US, trouble in Ukraine and the Middle East is a win for China. Both draw on US resources and attention. As the US becomes embroiled in Israel’s revenge against Hamas in Gaza, its alliances with the Gulf Arab states will be strained, creating opportunities for Xi
The emergent SRO framework clearly seems to be fintech-plus; its categorical mention of “various Regulated Entities” and the pointed omission of specific categories seems to suggest that regulation via SROs could well be the new regulatory mode for the Indian financial sector
Any sustained large spike in oil prices due to escalation in the Israel Gaza crisis may take rupee to a higher trajectory 83.25 – 83.75 per dollar band
The maturity of $5 billion of swaps will exert significant pressure on the foreign exchange market and drive dealers to position themselves for the dollar demand. This means the rupee will be under immense pressure
The High Court has called the slipshod quality of the investigation a betrayal of public trust. Accountability must be fixed for the abysmal quality of the investigation
