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While investment banking was the safer choice, Varun Agarwal admits he considered joining a startup early on. 'What held me back was my own aversion to risk,' he said.

Standalone health insurers eye 20% growth in FY26 as retail segment expands

While retail health insurance will remain the cornerstone of growth, competition will continue to challenge pricing and profitability, says analysts.

Body of Goldman Sachs analyst who vanished after New York concert found in creek

While further investigation is underway, a close friend of John Castic remembered him as an 'amazing person' and a 'very responsible individual' who would not just disappear.

Demerger of hotel biz will boost capital efficiency ratios of ITC : Analysts

ITC announced that the board of the company has accorded in-principle approval to demerge the hotel business into a new entity to be listed pursuant to a scheme of arrangement.

Meet VC Analysts, the under-the-radar backbones of top VC firms

At VC firms, all the attention is on the partners- they get awards, are subjects of profiles and scrutiny. But analysts, the junior-most investors at a VC firm do crucial work, often the same as partners. Little is known about them, their career prospects, challenges of working during the pandemic, and dealing with an unexpected boom. Moneycontrol explores

Containment of slippages good for SBI: Analyst

Beating analyst estimates, country‘s largest lender State Bank of India‘s net profit for the third quarter jumped 134 percent to Rs 2,610 crore from Rs 1,115.34 crore in year-ago quarter.

No big surprises from Hero; margins may come under pressue:Pros

Hero's fourth quarter results met Street estimates. There may not be too much of positive reaction on the stock on Friday but the house has a positive bias on it, says Rahul Korde, Analyst, Prabhudas Lilladher.

Experts give ACC Q1 thumbs-up; still bullish going forward

Prakash Diwan, prakashdiwan.in is keen on buying into the cement pack with ACC and UltraTech as his top picks. According to him, the next beat from cement could be from Shree Cements.

Top trading bets from Rajat Bose

Watch the interview of technical analyst, Rajat Bose of rajatkbose.com with Latha Venkatesh and Sonia Shenoy of CNBC-TV18. He shared his reading and outlook on the market and also gave recommendations on various stocks.

Some Apple customers have trouble upgrading to iOS 9

On Twitter, a number of users reported that updates would fail after several minutes, requiring them to start the process over, and many posted screen shots of the error message they received, "Software Update Failed."

Gold holds near 2-1/2 week low as US rate outlook weighs

Spot gold ticked up 0.1 percent to USD 1,120.61 an ounce by 0048 GMT. It slid to USD 1,116.20 on Monday, its lowest since August 19.

Japan inflation stalls, spending slides; BoJ under pressure

While the Bank of Japan has said it will look through the effect of slumping oil costs on inflation, the weak figures will keep it under pressure to expand its massive stimulus programme.

Apple lines up Sept 9 event, seen unveiling new iPhones

The email invitation includes a colorful Apple logo with the sentence "Hey Siri, give us a hint," referring to Apple's popular digital voice assistant.

Gold eyes worst week in 5 as strong US data fuels Fed hike

A looming US rate hike has dimmed the appeal of non-interest bearing assets as gold, which may explain the fall in the metal from a recent seven-week high even as global equities tumbled on fears over a slowing Chinese economy.

Asia's telcos face regulatory risks, stiff competition: S&P

The ratings agency said Asia's large population, GDP growth, and voracious appetite for data services will boost revenues across most of the region's telecom markets.

Gold stable as stocks, hopes of Fed rate hike delay rise

Cheered by Wall Street's rebound, Asian stocks rose led by Chinese markets whose deep tumble this week fed a global rout.

Gold falls as nervous investors monitor China, Fed policy

Global stocks have lost more than USD 5 trillion since China unexpectedly devalued its currency on Aug. 11, but a short-lived recovery on Tuesday, following the cut in interest rates and bank reserve requirements, had pushed gold down 1.2 percent.

Southern Co becomes No. 2 US utility with $8 bn AGL deal

The combined company will operate about 200,000 miles of electric lines and 80,000 miles of gas pipelines serving about 9 million customers, making Southern Co the No. 2 US utility by customer count after Exelon Corp.

Oil edges up but mkt cautious as Asia volatility stays

Asian stocks resumed their slides on Tuesday, with China's and Japan's major stock indexes tanking again in early trade, sparking fears of a hard landing for the Chinese economy, the world's most important growth engine.

Gold stands tall as China fears fuel safe-haven draw

Asian equities tumbled, the US dollar retreated and industrial commodities from copper to oil slid to their weakest since 2009.

China mkt slumps 8.5% despite pension fund entry cushion

Main indexes tumbled more than 11 percent last week as investors began to worry that the central government was backing off on plans to prop up the market.

US consumer prices up slightly, airfare weighs

The Labor Department said on Wednesday its Consumer Price Index edged up 0.1 percent last month, with gasoline and food prices increasing marginally. July's rise marked a sixth straight monthly increase.

Qantas to expand fleet after rapid profit turnaround

The Australian flagship carrier also said it would make its first cash payout to shareholders in six years after an aggressive cost-cutting programme and tailwinds from cheaper fuel costs led the company back into the black.

Gold climbs to five-week high as Sept Fed hike hopes fizzle

Fed officials worried that lagging US inflation and a weak global economy posed too big a risk to commit to a "lift off" on rates, buoying gold that had been out of favour amid an imminent tightening in US monetary policy.

PSB infusion plan will not fully finance shortfall: S&P

In a report titled - India's Capital Infusions For Public Sector Banks Are Just A Breather, S&P said the stand-alone credit profiles and ratings on some PSU banks remain sensitive to any further deterioration in asset quality, capital, and earnings