Chasing price rather than value has been the single most important factor that has driven retail investors to self-destruction
The good news is that the threat to a steady growth in net hiring, particularly after the retrenchment of thousands of middle level managers, has receded.
Key Quote: ‘A venerable caution will forever be true when advice from Wall Street is contemplated: Don’t ask the barber whether you need a haircut.’
India’s tariffs are much higher than those of its peers
Donald Trump is a US President who is unlike any of his predecessors since India gained Independence. Trump is entirely guided by instinct and has so far been good at that.
Members not sure about durability of green shoots, call for structural reforms.
A drastic course correction in land-use policies is called for that focuses less on restrictions and more on performance.
India's warfighting does not meet the western standards that have empowered women. To transpose a western paradigm onto what is essentially an obsolescent, pre-industrial military will have significant consequences down the line.
Despite increasing trade and growing strategic closeness, India-US trade tensions have actually increased. The traditional worries of agricultural trade and IPR have moved and now the Trump administration’s concerns are about trade deficit and ‘unfair’ trade practises.
The move will hurt the companies enjoying the monopoly status all these years, but they would be compensated by way of higher volumes if they play the game right
World trade alignments make it imperative for the two nations to strive for stronger economic cooperation
The end of the credit crisis in the bond market is unlikely despite the RBI’s measures
A focus on nuclear power will not only help India reduce its dependence on fossil fuels that contribute to climate change, but will also make India more energy independent.
The NCLAT verdict clears the path for JSW Steel to acquire Bhushan Power & Steel, giving it a large steel plant in Odisha
Mounting losses, fast-paced expansion in almost everything, retrenchments, governance issues and inflated valuation metrics may emerge as speed breakers for Oyo
While the current situation of COVID-19 in India is not a cause for alarm, this is another reminder that our public health system needs to be strengthened to face such situations.
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch's loan growth indicator says that loan growth will again fall after seasonal spurt in March.
Asking investment advisors and distributors of financial products to segregate their services is unlikely to change the ground reality
Asset managers remain bullish
The COVID-19 outbreak has not only brought to fore the employment uncertainty workers face in the service sector but has also showed China’s incapacity to come up with a formal solution to this. This is a problem that echoes in India as well.
AAP's success in Delhi will strengthen the argument for more spending on subsidies towards public schemes at the state and central level.
Overall, banks have recovered around Rs 1.5 lakh crore, at a recovery rate of 43 percent since the IBC process started.
Mounting discom dues threatens to add NPAs in power sector, especially in renewables. In the coal-based sector, only 5.9 GW of the 41GW capacity that is stressed has achieved resolution.
While the AAP government is not running its schemes by borrowing money, Delhi’s revenue surplus is coming down with each passing year and its fiscal deficit is growing.
Topline growth has slowed down further, but the surprise is the drop in net profit despite the corporate tax cut
