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  • This bear market is not like 2008, says Samir Arora

    This bear market is not like 2008, says Samir Arora

    Arora argues that the current market downturn is a valuation-driven correction, unlike the 2008 financial crisis. Historical data also reveals that Indian markets have consistently rebounded from deeper corrections.

  • Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital sees 2008-like financial crisis ahead for global economy

    Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital sees 2008-like financial crisis ahead for global economy

    Schiff, who predicted the 2008 crisis, has called for structural reforms that will encourage investment and job-creation and reducing the reliance on debt to fund government spending

  • Bank panic raises specter of 2008, may bring lasting change

    Bank panic raises specter of 2008, may bring lasting change

    In the space of a week, two US banks have collapsed, Credit Suisse Group AG needed a lifeline from the Swiss and America’s biggest banks agreed to deposit $30 billion in another ailing firm, First Republic, in a bid to boost confidence.

  • Emerging stocks are flashing a 2008 financial crisis signal

    Emerging stocks are flashing a 2008 financial crisis signal

    The price-earnings ratio of the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets Index, based on trailing 12-month profits, has fallen below its price-earnings ratio based on estimated earnings for the next 12 months, showing that analysts expect earnings to fall faster in the future than currently.

  • $11 trillion and counting: Global stock slump may not be over

    $11 trillion and counting: Global stock slump may not be over

    Historically significant technical levels for the S&P 500 show the index has room to fall nearly 14% more before hitting key support levels, while the share of companies that have so far hit a one-year low is still a far cry from the number during the economic growth scare that slammed stocks in 2018.

  • The financial crisis the world forgot

    The financial crisis the world forgot

    The Fed’s 2008 rescue effort had been widely criticized as a bank bailout. The 2020 redux was to rescue everything

  • Top 4 lessons from 2008 financial crisis that are valid in 2020 also

    Top 4 lessons from 2008 financial crisis that are valid in 2020 also

    While the nature of the crisis we have on our hands now is different from the 2008 meltdown, the lessons are not.

  • Will the 2020 meltdown mimic 2008? Possible, but there is a caveat

    Will the 2020 meltdown mimic 2008? Possible, but there is a caveat

    History suggests that there could be a possibility of a further fall in the markets which could be even more severe compared to the one which we have seen in March.

  • Q4 results and COVID-19: How did IT firms fare in the 2008 crisis and will it repeat in 2020?

    Q4 results and COVID-19: How did IT firms fare in the 2008 crisis and will it repeat in 2020?

    NASSCOM estimates the industry growth to be at 7.7 percent for FY20.

  • Over 50 stocks with a m-cap of Rs 10,000 cr trade below 2008 P/E; should you buy?

    Over 50 stocks with a m-cap of Rs 10,000 cr trade below 2008 P/E; should you buy?

    A lower P/E ratio does not always imply that the company is undervalued. The reason behind the lower P/E ratio can be the poor financial performance or decrease in earning.

  • Where could the market mayhem end – Lessons from the 2008-09 financial crisis

    Where could the market mayhem end – Lessons from the 2008-09 financial crisis

  • Long-term investors can allocate 5% of investible capital every week: Sahil Kapoor

    Long-term investors can allocate 5% of investible capital every week: Sahil Kapoor

    Timing this market through F&O, hoping for a bottom is futile. Trading probably makes sense through sound professional advice from our desk, but with low leverage and strict risk assessment and management.

  • Investors should understand businesses are not doing bad: Gaurav Garg

    Investors should understand businesses are not doing bad: Gaurav Garg

    The near-term looks promising in the market, investors must watch out for the levels of 9,800 which will be crucial support and 10,500 will act as a resistance in the short-term.

  • 3-Point Analysis I When should investors start bottom fishing?

    3-Point Analysis I When should investors start bottom fishing?

    Moneycontrol's Shraddha Sharma does a 3-Point Analysis to explain what the history of financially troubled times suggest and when can investors look to invest in low-value assets.

  • Catch the fear! These 60 BSE 500 stocks have risen over 1,000% since 2008 lower circuit

    Catch the fear! These 60 BSE 500 stocks have risen over 1,000% since 2008 lower circuit

    D-Street has always been exposed to greed as well as fear and it is the fear that helps long-term investors build wealth, say experts.

  • Nifty could see pullback towards 10,000-10,500; 5 value stocks to buy post sell-off

    Nifty could see pullback towards 10,000-10,500; 5 value stocks to buy post sell-off

    We believe investors should not time the market and must be careful while investing their money. They should avoid putting the whole amount at one time, KIFS Trade Capital's Ritesh Asher told Moneycontrol.

  • Editor's Take | Decoding the market meltdown

    Editor's Take | Decoding the market meltdown

    Moneycontrol’s Sakshi Batra talks to Kshitij Anand to discuss if the sentiments in the markets resemble the 2008 crisis.

  • Bear market at play: Is coronavirus sell-off similar to 2008 meltdown?

    Bear market at play: Is coronavirus sell-off similar to 2008 meltdown?

    If you think that the present global selloff, which has put the Indian market in a bearish phase, is the worst, don’t forget the 2008 financial meltdown.

  • Doctor who shorted US subprime in 2008 spots a new bubble

    Doctor who shorted US subprime in 2008 spots a new bubble

    Burry was depicted in The Big Short, the Oscar-winning movie based on Michael Lewis' book of the same name.

  • This was Warren Buffett's 'simple rule' for investing during the financial crisis — and you can still use it today

    This was Warren Buffett's 'simple rule' for investing during the financial crisis — and you can still use it today

    On September 29, 2008, the US stock market lost $1.2 trillion in value as the Dow dropped 778 points, nearly 7 percent in one single day.

  • Financial crisis of 2008 proved to be biggest wealth-making opportunity as Nifty rose four-fold

    Financial crisis of 2008 proved to be biggest wealth-making opportunity as Nifty rose four-fold

    From mid January 2008 to mid September 2008, Nifty lost 35 percent of value. Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy on September 15, 2008, and Nifty lost another 25 percent in the next 3 months to 3,000 level by the year-end, says Aishvarya Dadheech of Ambit Principal Investment.

  • Podcast | Digging Deeper - 10 years After: The demise of Lehman Brothers, and the lessons we need to learn

    Podcast | Digging Deeper - 10 years After: The demise of Lehman Brothers, and the lessons we need to learn

    What lessons have we learnt from that crisis which finished off a prominent financial organisation and wiped off $10 trillion from the markets in a matter of months?

  • Deutsche Bank calls for patience after loss

    Deutsche Bank calls for patience after loss

    Troubled German banking giant Deutsche Bank today asked for patience after reporting its second annual net loss in a row, saying it was laying the foundations for durable success in the future.

  • US proposes $5-7 bn fine on Credit Suisse on toxic debt: Source

    US proposes $5-7 bn fine on Credit Suisse on toxic debt: Source

    The US Department of Justice has asked Credit Suisse to pay between USD 5 billion and USD 7 billion to settle a probe over its sale of toxic mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, a source with knowledge of the matter said, but the bank has resisted settling for that amount.

  • Morgan Stanley to pay $3.2 bn to settle US lending charges

    Morgan Stanley to pay $3.2 bn to settle US lending charges

    Contrary to its upbeat marketing of the mortgage bonds, "Morgan Stanley securitized and sold RMBS with underlying mortgage loans that it knew had material defects," the New York attorney general's office said.

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