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While food inflation has gone up in India, core inflation is lower, while in the US the chances of an Immaculate Disinflation have improved, propelling markets higher
The old Information Technology Act of 2000 did not classify the new services and functions that the internet produced. The Digital India Act is an opportunity to arrive at future-proof classifications to enable a trillion-dollar digital economy by 2026. This will help regulate intermediaries based on their technical functions, services and user harms, instead of a one-size-fits-all approach
Investors are pouring money into mid-and small-cap funds reflecting an increase in risk appetite among retail investors
China needs around $21.3 trillion in debt financing to reach its net zero emissions target by 2030, which looks achievable with its current strategy
Once the great hope for a Japanese online commerce and tech giant to match the likes of Amazon or Alibaba, Rakuten has been hamstrung for more than half a decade now with a problem entirely of its own making: the decision in 2017 to enter Japan’s already crowded mobile-carrier market
The offer for sale is to fulfil a legal requirement of a minimum public stake in Patanjali Foods. In doing so, the promoters stand to make a windfall
Threads is going to have a hard time engaging people if posts lack wit, personality, and a taste of the real world. Meta seems to have decided it is not worth getting into politics, hard news and all the accompanying scrutiny, toxicity and negativity that social media, and especially Twitter, is now infamous for. The search for an alternative to Twitter continues
The automaker claims it has made a breakthrough on one of the holy grails of electric vehicles: solid-state lithium ion batteries, which would mean a battery that can power a vehicle for 745 miles on a single charge, recharge in 10 minutes and is far less prone to overheating and fire. In other words, all the current hang-ups about EVs — range, refueling time, safety — disappear
Is the level of consumer staples production really lower than that four years ago, as the IIP data shows?
GST on the gross amount is unfair but the industry has not provided one valid counter to the government’s argument that gaming is addictive. But, is that the only motive of the government?
Be it just plain distribution or more involved co-lending, fintechs tend to onboard riskier loans. Banks must keep in mind that bad loans are sowed in good times
Instead of relying solely on taxation, the government should explore alternative measures to ensure responsible gaming practices and protect gamers from potential addiction or financial challenges
Foxconn pullout may force India’s chip-making drive to reboot as all the existing applications are now in a state of uncertainty
In the present context, when banks are flushed with cash and are still not lending adequately to MSMEs or are lending at higher rates, SIDBI should disrupt the credit market through direct lending to small and medium enterprises at attractive rates
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India's steel sector on rise, accounting authority is unhappy with auditors, SEBI needs to crackdown hard on rogue finfluencers, promoter selling not a reason to worry, and more
A technologically enabled Indian strategic-military enterprise will be a catalyst in the great power competition involving China and is therefore in the American national interest. Without committing to operational collaboration of any sort, India needs to keep options open
Global conditions point to a weak steel price scenario that could hurt profitability, notwithstanding lower raw material costs
Violence-hit polls boost Abhishek Banerjee’s stature. BJP is a clear second but hasn’t matched its 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 assembly performance. Left-Congress-ISP alliance was a distant third, but TMC faces minority worries. Any appeasement on this score could set off Hindu resentment. Thus every party has its fair share of predicaments
China is both a major customer and supplier, and any changes in one role will have an impact on the other
The fitness antics of Silicon Valley titans suggest that 21st-century business leadership is as much about displaying physical dominance as it is about showing foresight
Thanks to the ingenuity of finance officials and entrepreneurs, Russia remains economically resilient and can still fund its wartime budget
Many countries view the US and European powers as selfish, self-satisfied and insincere
Taking a leaf out of the book of the US National Science Foundation can ensure that NRF can quickly become a game-changer and act as a major catalyst for improving the quality of life of India’s 1.4 billion citizens
The global slowdown has hit private equity deals and the effects are being felt in India too, despite its relatively good GDP growth. The first half of 2023 has seen a 61 percent drop in PE investments
Investors would do well to assess the identity of the promoters who are selling, their likely reasons and then take a call on what they should do
