Cash Market | HDFC Life shows a breakout-pullback pattern
A breakout of an inverse head and shoulders pattern suggests a trend resumption in HDFC Life
GDP: Services sector stands out as a growth engine, but an erratic monsoon could play party pooper
When companies, individuals, and households take loans, chances are, they are feeling more confident about their business and income prospects, confident enough to commit themselves to long-term loans to buy houses and cars and invest in businesses. The evidence in the national income data indicates a trend towards this.
Right fleet & smart pricing will help IndiGo achieve its international ambition
While IndiGo’s aggressive overseas push is a logical move given the already saturated domestic routes, execution will be the key to success
Our addiction to fossil fuels is killing baby Penguins
As polar sea ice melts, the fluffy chicks are drowning before they can learn to swim
The fundamental reason China will struggle to dethrone the dollar
Making a currency a global standard demands deep trust in its issuer’s openness and reliability
Capital markets are reopening for Europe’s banks
Investor appetite for subordinated debt from the region’s financial firms is starting to recover after the Credit Suisse bondholder wipeout shuttered the market
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Home prices sizzle despite rising interest rates
In today's edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: BJP blows the election bugle with LPG subsidy, is WFH & hybrid workplace culture here to stay, services sector boost Q1 GDP growth, Indian banks show resilience, and more
Laptop Import Curbs: Make in India can’t succeed with free flow of goods into the country
The goal and modus operandi of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat policy is not to create inefficiency in the country, but to be a ‘tree guard’ to let the industry grow
Aluminium price slump ‘nearing a bottom’ as clean energy demand rises
Metal has fallen 40% from last year’s high amid worries about global growth
Government goes into election mode with its LPG subsidy
Despite railing against freebies, the central government has little option but to go in for competitive populism
Chart of the Day: Consumer firms’ ad spends rise but still below pre-Covid levels
As margins start recovering, companies are reinvesting the margin benefits partly in ad spends
Gokaldas takes Africa route to sidestep US duties
Atraco’s manufacturing units has duty free access to US, Europe and enjoy low labour costs
Rates, Risks and Ratings: Indian banks emerge more resilient than the US ones
India’s financial system also went through rate hikes around the same time as in the US. But there were hardly any ripples, as the financial system is bank-led, which means that interest rates work mainly through credit and banking channels
China's mine disasters threaten its energy security
In its hurry to extract coal and meet tonnage targets, China is losing an opportunity to tap the massive stores of methane that are escaping into the atmosphere from coal mines. This would go towards meeting China's fuel needs, cut emissions and make mines safer for workers
AI drives demand for chips that Alphabet, Amazon and Meta are making
Rather than depend solely on Nvidia whose GPU chips have made it hugely profitable and other chipmakers, big tech companies are building chips that will give them greater efficiences for the specialised functions their products perform and reduce the huge costs incurred in generating AI
Will CNN's attempt to stay relevant in the age of digital OTT platforms succeed?
The pioneer of 24 hour television news coverage is struggling to make the transition to the post-cable TV age. Its new digital product CNN Max is a big bet on the power of live news programming in a streaming age that has prioritised entertainment. The challenge, like everyone else, is to find young viewers on handheld devices
Before climate change sinks what mismanagement started, Mumbai must get its act right
Mumbai floods are more of a management problem due to unplanned development than a climate problem. But climate change is manifesting rapidly on India’s west coast. If Mumbai’s population is going to double by 2050, the corresponding surge in urban development is also an opportunity to redesign the city for future climate challenges
Is India ready for the culture of WFH & hybrid-workplace?
The success of work from home arrangements hinges on the establishment of trust between employers and employees. With physical supervision diminished, trust becomes the cornerstone of effective remote work
News Media vs Big Tech: The generative AI factor
Big Tech has for long grown at the expense of news publishers but the tide has been slowly turning, and the arrival of Generative AI may accelerate it
India’s bad bank is up to no good
The twin structure of state-owned NARCL and its private sector resolution agent IDRCL is not cohesive. Difference between the two, including a power tussle, mars the overall recovery process
Which sector will drive Q1 GDP growth? RBI data on corporate results provide clues
The RBI data show a clear demarcation between the manufacturing and services sectors. While aggregate operating profits fell 0.9 percent year-on-year for manufacturing firms, they increased by 37.3 percent for services firms
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Time to be cautious -- Dry days ahead
In today’s edition of Pro Panorama: An IPO on manufacturing theme, JSW Steel’s Teck Resources chemistry, SEBI’s Brightcom order an eye opener, the EV hype and more
The five global economic shifts happening now
New Delhi’s move towards the top of the league table of global growth contributions highlights the final global economic shift
Is the US strategy of spreading its armaments manufacturing facilities among its allies wise?
What would happen if the US’s allies stop heeding its diktats on who should and shouldn’t be supplied weapons? In a world witnessing the US toehold slipping and its political uncertainties deepening, the trust-based strategic global supply chain of US armaments may also get undermined at some point
Stainless steel can lower corrosion losses of $100 billion
Stainless steel’s usage in India's infrastructure domain remains largely untapped
