Confidence returns at Adani Ports, reduction in promoter pledges of shares key
Adani Ports resumed its annual guidance after a recovery in business volumes. While the company expects to clock modest growth in the current fiscal, stock pledges by promoters rose significantly
Indian healthcare needs innovative solutions not just consolidation
A wave of mergers and acquisitions has not led to creation of fresh capacity in healthcare infrastructure
Rising home sales bring cheer, but risks to demand still loom
In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, October property registrations were at an eight-year high
What a Biden presidency could mean for India
Significant policy changes not expected but the two countries may put extra effort to address trade and environmental concerns
US Elections | Joe Biden within striking distance, but Donald Trump unlikely to concede
Donald Trump on 214 electoral votes, with slender but prominent leads in key swing states of Pennsylvania (20 votes), North Carolina (15 votes) and Georgia (16 votes), could get to 265 votes. Alaska was pending, but that’s only three votes. Trump needs a Hail Mary to cross 270
US Elections | Making America relevant to the world
What Trump’s presidency has done is it has prepared the world to live with a reluctant United States, a world in which the US is not the leader — and the world has not fared badly
Win or lose, Trump will remain a powerful and disruptive force
For Trump, who cares about “winning, winning, winning” more than almost anything, being known as a loser would be intolerable
Foreign Affairs | India cultivates geopolitical partnerships in Europe
The Foreign Secretary’s interactions in Paris, Berlin and London showed that New Delhi is now positioning itself as a reliable geopolitical partner of Europe
As ‘Blue Wave’ chances crash, Wall Street warms to divided government
The resultant divided government seemed like it could be good for business: Stock and bond prices went sharply higher, with the S&P 500 closing up 2.2%
Interview | I would expect food to grow at 50 percent every quarter from now on, says Marico’s Saugata Gupta
Marico has emerged stronger from the Covid-19 crisis and is on track to attain 8-10 percent volume growth in the second half of the current fiscal year, says Saugata Gupta, MD and CEO
Chart of the Day | Discoms set new record in overdue amount
No relief for power generators in the near future
A divided electorate spells trouble for the US economy
Country emerges from polls both unwilling and unable to tackle challenges that threaten this and future generations
‘The party is pushing back’: Why Beijing reined in Jack Ma and Ant
The billionaire’s criticism of regulators triggered the move by Communist leaders to limit the power of the fintech group
Ant Financial IPO mess – a case of regulatory overreach
The Chinese authorities’ overbearing attitude underscores the perils of Shanghai becoming a financial hub
Online Grocery: What is the next frontier of growth?
The rapid growth in demand, adoption in non-metros, and customer stickiness have established that online grocery is a real and growing retail business. The challenge is to innovate and bring out-of-the-box ideas hereon
The bizarre charm of Donald Trump
Why Trump did so well in the election in spite of all his faults
COVID-19 product pipeline and debt reduction add zing to Cadila Healthcare
Cadila Healthcare is working on a potential COVID-19 vaccine and drugs. With key markets, India and the US returning to growth, the success of COVID-19 initiatives can add to the company's revenue momentum
Lessons from the US experience: If restaurants go, what happens to cities?
The demise of restaurants weakens the central economic pillar of superstar cities: the gain in productivity that comes from having many smart young creative people sharing ideas in the same place
Chart of the Day: Non-petroleum goods exports and imports back to normal trends
Looking ahead, the lockdowns in Europe are likely to make exports lose steam in the months ahead
Bihar Elections | 28 seats could decide Congress-JD(U) fate
These 28 seats account for 12 percent of House strength, and could play a crucial role in a tight election where opinion polls predict a JD(U)-BJP National Democratic Alliance (NDA) win while support for RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav seems to be swelling
Ten ways coronavirus crisis will shape world in long term
Covid-19 has inflicted a huge global recession, but one that has been far from equal across countries
For oil markets the US election is a non-issue, its immediate future looks bleak
Energy markets are speculating that the OPEC+ group may have little choice but to roll over the current cuts and delay the plans to ease those cuts till January 2021
How serious is China’s threat of reviving separatist movements in the North-East?
Beijing cannot be unaware about the ground reality in the North-East and the fact that militant groups have been on the back foot for the past many years
Time to make GST a good and simple tax
October surge in GST collection should not make us complacent; levy needs an overhaul for durable results
