The promise of high returns — whether true or not — has encouraged retirement funds to pour money into PE investments, with terrible results
For many nonbinary people clothes are more than a necessity or self-expression — they are a kind of armor. Mainstream retail is waking up to their needs
From legitimate action against those encroaching on protected forests to a CMs campaign against illegal immigrants and the Meitei demand for inclusion in the ST category, emotions unleashed by a host of grievances combined to devastating effect in Manipur. The Northeast’s tragedy is that such faultlines can explode at any moment
In the ad hoc world of policy-making on real estate and construction norms are evolved by those who suffer from the lack of it rather than from detailed studies executed before policies are laid out
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Sugar price pushes global food inflation up, deposits in US banks decline, Russia upends rupee’s global ambition, foreign brands in China on target, and more
The RBI’s recent master direction focuses on the protection of customer data and imposes significant obligations related to compliance and reporting on regulated entities that intend to outsource their information technology to third parties
The company has $150bn in cash and shortish-term bonds on hand, enough to buy either Goldman Sachs or Lockheed Martin outright
A sharp spike in sugar prices pushed global food inflation upwards, reversing a comforting downtrend
Long-running relationships can threaten objectivity. In the US, lead audit partners are periodically changed so that auditor and audited don't get too close. A director who sits long on the board may also find it harder to maintain an independent perspective
San Francisco’s fiercest startup rivalry is over. If Lyft ceased being a meaningful competitor, regulators could review Uber's claims that drivers are “independent contractors”. Consumers could also turn against the company over pricing
As South Africa’s power system has descended deeper and deeper into crisis, some of the rules that had served to stymie renewables have been gradually abandoned and the private sector progressively allowed to take over
In the Money is a new series that will demystify the world of options trading for readers and the inaugural edition kicks it off by explaining risk and the language of options
Clearly, a challenging road remains ahead for India as it seeks to balance its strategic imperatives in the IOR and yet not be seen as an overbearing neighbour
Prioritisation involves determining what tasks are most important and focusing your time and energy on those tasks. Time management can help to avoid missing the obvious but important engagements
The prevailing strife is the result of ethnic and religious fault lines persisting even 75 years after Independence and pointing to the reality that the task of nation building is still far from complete
The Sangrur Lok Sabha bypoll loss to Simranjit Singh Mann was bad enough. The Jalandhar bypoll soon after the Amriptal fiasco, manhunt and capture, is an opportunity for CM Bhagwant Mann to regain lost prestige. But a defeat could be equally debilitating, for him and AAP
Global brands have come under severe attack by nationalistic Chinese in one of the world’s biggest markets. This is partly the result of the rising bitterness and trade war with the US. But western companies are compounding the situation with PR mistakes
Plenty needs to be done before the rupee can shake off its dollar dependence and emerge as a globally desirable currency
Even before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, total deposits in US commercial banks had been falling
The Opposition’s addiction to revdis is bad for the nation’s economic and political health
Considering that the regulations relating to Core Investment Companies have become elaborate and complex over the years, the recent simplification is merely a small step forward to several steps backwards taken in the past
The US is ditching the free trade, free market policy it has been preaching for decades, in favour of industrial policy and trade blocs
A selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance, curated by our research and opinion teams
Transactions involving yuan jumped by a whopping 70 percent in the last three years, yet, it accounts for only seven percent of that total of international transactions. This shows that dislodging of the dollar as a global anchor currency will not happen anytime soon
Computational neuroscientists paired imaging technology with a version of ChatGPT to decode thoughts, opening up exciting (and scary) prospects