For auto firms, recovery from the second wave may not be as fast as in 2020
The second wave’s adverse impact on savings and income, and anticipation of a third wave are weighing on consumer sentiment
BPOs get freedom to grow unfettered
The expectation is that the BPO business which raked in $38 billion in 2019-20 will take a big jump to reach $56 billion by 2025, that is grow by around 50 per cent in five years
El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment is not as disruptive as it may seem at first sight
The crucial question is the implication of the simultaneous circulation of two ‘assets’ – the dollar and Bitcoin – as a medium of exchange and as legal tender. Monetary history is actually replete with such situations
Reliance AGM 2021 | RIL’s pivot to clean energy makes strategic and economic sense
A company that wants to remain prominent and profitable in the medium to long term has no choice but to become carbon neutral. Global oil majors who thought differently have egg on their face
Reliance AGM 2021 | RIL proves its indispensability for building Aatmanirbhar Bharat
The announcements made by the company at its latest AGM have the potential to catapult India to a different league in terms of economic growth and development and help the nation better meet its climate goals, while also holding out the hope of a better tomorrow for a pandemic-battered population
Reliance AGM 2021 sets the stage for a multi-billion dollar bet on a green future
Audacity and scale have been the twin pillars of any target that RIL has set for itself in the past
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Inflation worry? China may have a hand in it
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: China's inflation link, BEL’s growing firepower, liquidity cloud over market, road ahead for NMDC, earnings hit the ball for a six, making sense of IPO deluge and much more
Downward spiral in liquidity is leading to more market shocks
Sudden droughts exacerbate rising episodes of stress for investors
Chart of the Day | Corporate earnings race ahead of expectations
Investors were surprised by the beat in earnings across several sectors, leading to an upward revision in earnings for FY22 and FY23
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin wakes up to political realities by going soft on BJP-ruled Centre
Instead of starting a confrontation with the BJP-ruled Centre on major fronts, Stalin has chosen to follow a cordial route. This approach faces the risk of evoking resentment from a huge section of voters who backed the DMK which fought the assembly polls on a strong anti-BJP platform
Urban Realty: From Crowd to Cloud
Agriculture sector remained the dominant economic activity for several millenniums, industries dominated a couple of centuries and within a few decades of dominance of the service economy, the cloud economy got born.
BEL's stellar recovery reflects its unique position among defence PSUs
BEL’s revenue grew 9.6 in FY21 and the company is confident of delivering stronger growth in current fiscal
Stock Market | What should investors do when it’s raining IPOs?
If one is looking at an IPO as an investment opportunity, the drill stays the same as evaluating any listed entity. If one is looking to make a quick buck out of the listing ‘pop’, the rules of the game change
Has China shifted from exporting deflation to exporting inflation instead?
The US import price index for shipments from China has risen sharply in the past few months
To be or not to be a promoter
Declassification of a person from promoter to non-promoter is a lengthy, difficult and complicated affair. It is almost as if being a promoter is a one-way street, i.e., till death do you part
E-commerce and the policy confusion
The proposed regulations have too many issues that seem to be designed to make things difficult for both global and domestic online players
Going beyond policy announcements to raise MSMEs' contribution to India’s exports
The ‘Implementation-to-intent’ ratio must be raised through India’s new Foreign Trade Policy 2021-26 slated for release in the next couple of months
Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Regional may be the new global as protectionism grows
In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Changing contours of protectionism, India Pesticides IPO, the unknown side of Keynes, the vaccine juggernaut, Bandhan’s Assam challenge, succession worry at India Inc and more
More than 5 million people become millionaires despite pandemic
Aggregate global wealth accumulated by households rose by about $28.7 trillion in 2020, according to a Credit Suisse report
Will Ebrahim Raisi’s presidency change Iran’s fortunes and India-Iran ties?
Ebrahim Raisi might well be able to negotiate with Washington without being accused of selling out to the United States, because he is a hardliner and has Ayatollah’s blessings. The question is if US President Joe Biden will come under pressure
Why Yediyurappa poses a Hobson's choice for BJP in Karnataka
The BJP knows the cost of antagonising Yediyurappa who may be even willing to split the party, as he did when he resigned from the party in 2012, if he is not allowed to have his way
Nazara Tech may be expensive but it opens up new possibilities for investors
While the opportunity in gaming is big, the competition too must be reckoned with. Reliance’s Jio Games, Paytm First Games, Mobile Premier League, Tencent backed Dream 11 are some of the prominent players, apart from a host of others.
GuruSpeak: John Maynard Keynes -- path-breaking economist, smart investor, swashbuckling speculator
Over the course of his life, Keynes changed course from speculating in the currency and commodity markets to investing in equities. He altered his strategy from a top-down macro approach to bottom-up stock picking, with stellar results. His art collection too gave good returns
UNCTAD report — A reality check on dollar deluge
While acknowledging India as a leading FDI destination, the UN body flags the areas of concern
The perennial succession woes of Indian companies are baffling
Holding shareholders, employees and investors in a state of animated suspense for months, sometimes years, till a successor to the CEO is found, is guaranteed to erode confidence in the company, as also in the newcomer
