For the BJP, the opportunistic tie up with Ajit Pawar will further underline that the party is not averse to sacrificing ethical politics for the sake of power play ahead of the 2024 elections
History shows that while cement firms have witnessed lower energy costs when fuel prices drop, they have not necessarily seen a margin expansion. This time around, will the monsoon play spoil sport by dampening cement realisations?
Consumers are being more discriminating when it comes to spending, and expensive athletic footwear is pretty low on the list of priorities
Some of the most promising AI assistants are being primed in very different ways to help us in our work and personal lives
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: SCO meet to advance India’s political agenda, should investors sell equities, decoding Fed’s new financial conditions index, social media hijacking democracy, and more
The game is not over. BJP’s pathway to 2024 in Maharashtra eases but a lot could depend on who emerges on top in NCP. Ajit Pawar has the backing of most NCP MLAs and surely among workers too. But Sharad Pawar could take the battle to the streets for the Maratha vote
Futures trade is a place for price discovery and hedging, and commodity exchanges provide a neutral platform for farmers and other stakeholders to hedge their respective price risks. It has a positive impact on the economic interests of farmers, consumers and even the government coffers, yet is banned frequently
A growing surplus on the one hand and demand worries on the other are dulling the metal's outlook
Emerging markets are proving less vulnerable to rising interest rates than many analysts feared
Attractive yields make the case for building a savings pot for future bargains
For the economy, one important takeaway from the tepid Chinese PMI manufacturing numbers is that input cost inflation will remain low. That should help commodity importers such as India
The idea of making recessions brief and recoveries rapid sounds so banal as to be hardly worthy of proper noun status. But this is a big difference from the policies of the first two decades of the 21st century. Recall the slow and relatively “jobless” recovery from the tech stock bubble and the modest pace of the climb out of the deep hole of the Great Recession
The obsession with the Titanic tragedy, along with monetising it, has dee roots. Even as the corpses of those who died in the tragedy awaited burial in April 1912, countless entrepreneurs seized the opportunity to make a fortune off the misfortune of others. From newsreels to books to movies to music and now travel to the wreckage, many businesses have profited from the tragedy
How did France get here, and what can it do about it? There are two aspects to the violence that need addressing: One is the spark — in this case, the bullet that ended Nahel’s life— and the other a powder keg of resentment, under-education and unemployment. There’s no magic bullet, and a lot of the violence will make some solutions even harder to accomplish
BJP, wary of the MVA’s prospects in 2024, has broken Sharad Pawar’s NCP in a similar fashion to the Shiv Sena split. But unlike Uddhav Thackeray who was caught unawares, the rebel MLAs may have taken Pawar’s blessings. Questions remain about Pawar Sr’s reorganisation of the NCP and preferring Supriya Sule over Ajit Pawar, which catalysed the revolt
The deals with Qatar, coupled with overland pipelines, are giving China considerable power over a vital transition fuel—natural gas
US financial conditions are currently estimated to be a drag on GDP growth of roughly 75 basis points over the next year
Under India’s presidency of the SCO, heads of eight countries will discuss international issues at an online summit on Tuesday. It will be an opportunity for member countries to reassess their relations with Russia after President Vladimir Putin survived the mutiny in his security apparatus
How returns are distributed can form the basis for traders to make critical decisions such as setting targets, strike to sell and stop-loss. A primer
Demand for work under the rural employment guarantee scheme this fiscal year till June has been much higher than the same period last year, pointing to rural distress
Although the BJP has pioneered the use of social media, it is now being used by all political parties in getting their messages across. But there is a dark side to the trend
The stagnation in household savings, despite robust economic growth, is both intriguing and concerning. Understanding the dynamics of household banking deposits is challenging due to limited granular and segmented data in the public domain
Tamil Nadu governor Ravi should have consulted the Attorney General prior to his decision, not after
The list of 30 critical minerals should act as a guiding framework for policy formulation, strategic planning, and investment decisions in the mining sector
$1 million of subsidies per giga-factory job says a lot about where the most urgent manufacturing shortage lies