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  • Exclusive: Embassy REIT bullish on India-US deal, lines up Rs 4,000-cr capex plan

    Exclusive: Embassy REIT bullish on India-US deal, lines up Rs 4,000-cr capex plan

    Shetty said that Embassy REIT plans to acquire Embassy Zenith, a prime central business district office asset leased to Apple.

  • Interview: Budget reassures on fiscal math, manufacturing; earnings growth key for markets over next 12–18 months, says Rahul Singh of Tata AMC

    Interview: Budget reassures on fiscal math, manufacturing; earnings growth key for markets over next 12–18 months, says Rahul Singh of Tata AMC

    The ongoing results season has offered some comfort on earnings stability, with the potential for recovery in FY27. Valuations are supportive, both absolute and relative to other EMs, but earnings delivery will drive flows, said Rahul Singh of Tata AMC.

  • MC Interview | Strategy-first Budget builds domestic base; US trade deal lifts India in global supply chains: Sonam Srivastava

    MC Interview | Strategy-first Budget builds domestic base; US trade deal lifts India in global supply chains: Sonam Srivastava

    The India–US deal reinforces India’s credibility as a reliable manufacturing and export partner at a time when global companies are actively diversifying supply chains, said Sonam Srivastava.

  • MC Interview: US-India trade deal boosts earnings visibility for select sectors, says Artha Bharat founder

    MC Interview: US-India trade deal boosts earnings visibility for select sectors, says Artha Bharat founder

    According to Sachin Sawrikar, the impact of the India-US trade deal is likely to be incremental and sector-specific rather than a sweeping catalyst for overall earnings growth.

  • Looking to acquire large and stable companies, PB Fintech can bring growth and transformation, says Group CEO Yashish Dahiya

    Looking to acquire large and stable companies, PB Fintech can bring growth and transformation, says Group CEO Yashish Dahiya

    According to Dahiya, the new MGA provisions in the insurance amendment bill could transform the insurance industry much like NBFCs reshaped banking and lending in India

  • Universal Sompo’s health portfolio up 8% after GST cut: MD Sharad Mathur

    Universal Sompo’s health portfolio up 8% after GST cut: MD Sharad Mathur

    The company is targeting a premium income of Rs 6,000 crore in FY26, compared with Rs 5,000 crore in the previous financial year

  • Fino will not digress from profitability agenda even as an SFB: CEO Rishi Gupta

    Fino will not digress from profitability agenda even as an SFB: CEO Rishi Gupta

    Gupta is ready with the roadmap to scale into an Rs 8,000–10,000 crore SFB within three years of operations, he tells Moneycontrol how he plans to do that

  • DBS enhancing products for affluent segment, investing in tech and people: DBS India CEO Rajat Verma

    DBS enhancing products for affluent segment, investing in tech and people: DBS India CEO Rajat Verma

    Confident of doubling the wealth assets in the coming years, Verma shares insight into his plans for wealth business and more in an exclusive interview with Moneycontrol

  • Nifty offers 12% upside on weak capex, stretched valuations: BofA's Amish Shah

    Nifty offers 12% upside on weak capex, stretched valuations: BofA's Amish Shah

    Given the belief that capex growth will continue to disappoint, we are negative on anything linked to capex- steel, cement and the industrial sector, says Shah

  • Chartist Talk: Avoid bottom-fishing in IndiGo after 9% slide, says Sudeep Shah; recommends 2 stocks for next week

    Chartist Talk: Avoid bottom-fishing in IndiGo after 9% slide, says Sudeep Shah; recommends 2 stocks for next week

    IndiGo's MACD has dipped below both the signal line and the zero line, accompanied by rising red histogram bars, reinforcing the negative setup, said Sudeep Shah.

  • Chartist Talk: Bank Nifty could rally to 66,000 by March; Rahul Ghose backs HUDCO, Lupin for December

    Chartist Talk: Bank Nifty could rally to 66,000 by March; Rahul Ghose backs HUDCO, Lupin for December

    While the Nifty is yet to decisively breach its all-time high, unlike the Bank Nifty, both the price structure and candlestick formations suggest it could do so soon, said Rahul Ghose.

  • Apple’s deepening India ties evident in retail expansion and Make-in-India push: Deirdre O’Brien, SVP of Retail and People

    Apple’s deepening India ties evident in retail expansion and Make-in-India push: Deirdre O’Brien, SVP of Retail and People

    “For the first time, all iPhone 17 models and the Air are being made in India — a reflection of our deepening relationship with the country,” O’Brien said, adding that the Noida opening comes amid a strong response to the latest iPhone series.

  • Double-digit price growth phase over, sustainable single-digit rise ahead, says Embassy Developments MD

    Double-digit price growth phase over, sustainable single-digit rise ahead, says Embassy Developments MD

    In an interview or Moneycontrol, Aditya Virwani acknowledges that sales velocity has softened but says the broader housing cycle remains intact due to structural demand drivers

  • Barclays Bank India to remain a wholesale-focused lender, says CEO Pramod Kumar

    Barclays Bank India to remain a wholesale-focused lender, says CEO Pramod Kumar

    Barclays Bank India CEO Pramod Kumar said he is hopeful that the government will address the adverse tax treatment that foreign banks are subjected to, when they choose to operate as a branch in India.

  • CapitaLand bets $1 billion on India’s 5GW data centre future, to double capacity to 500 MW by 2030

    CapitaLand bets $1 billion on India’s 5GW data centre future, to double capacity to 500 MW by 2030

    Surajit Chatterjee, Managing Director and Head, Data Centre, India, CapitaLand Investment, said hyperscalers drive 15% quarterly demand surge. Mumbai and Hyderabad will anchor CapitaLand’s 500 MW expansion by 2030, he said.

  • We are a hyper-growth company, had no pressure to price up IPO, says PhysicsWallah co-founder Prateek Maheshwari

    We are a hyper-growth company, had no pressure to price up IPO, says PhysicsWallah co-founder Prateek Maheshwari

    After narrowing losses and doubling cash from operations in FY25, PhysicsWallah expects to post PAT-level profitability soon,co-founder Prateek Maheshwari tells Moneycontrol in an interview, adding the company is focused on steady growth rather than aggressive expansion

  • Piramal Finance on track to 3% RoA, MD Jairam Sridharan says, as stock begins trading

    Piramal Finance on track to 3% RoA, MD Jairam Sridharan says, as stock begins trading

    The MD and CEO of Piramal Finance said the NBFC would start its new innings on the stock exchanges on a clean slate, and is all set to meet the 3 percent RoA target in the coming years.

  • Distributors agreed to bear ITC as GST relief boosts affordability, volumes, Niva Bupa’s MD and CEO

    Distributors agreed to bear ITC as GST relief boosts affordability, volumes, Niva Bupa’s MD and CEO

    Niva Bupa CEO Krishnan Ramachandran said that the distributors have agreed to bear the ITC as the recent GST relief is improving affordability and driving higher policy volumes.

  • People mistake us for a PoS-only company, they're missing the full picture, says Pine Labs CEO Amrish Rau

    People mistake us for a PoS-only company, they're missing the full picture, says Pine Labs CEO Amrish Rau

    Pine Labs has four equally important verticals, with prepaid business contributing to around 30 percent of the topline, Rau tells Moneycontrol

  • ACKO to ramp up EV-specific products, distribution channels as it begins Tesla linked insurance: CEO Animesh Das

    ACKO to ramp up EV-specific products, distribution channels as it begins Tesla linked insurance: CEO Animesh Das

    CEO Animesh Das said the company plans to significantly scale up this share in the coming quarters, although refraining from providing any specific guidance

  • Private investors and IPO bankers are coordinating early on startup valuations: Sandeep Sinha, Co-founder, Oister Global

    Private investors and IPO bankers are coordinating early on startup valuations: Sandeep Sinha, Co-founder, Oister Global

    Tighter IPO scrutiny and a maturing startup ecosystem are driving private funds to coordinate early with bankers on pricing and liquidity, according to Sandeep Sinha, Co-founder at Oister Global, an alternative-asset manager.

  • India's Economic Boom: A look beyond the GDP numbers at the structural challenges ahead

    India's Economic Boom: A look beyond the GDP numbers at the structural challenges ahead

    If growth is strong, if companies are investing and the government is also spending, then a demand resurgence should be seen and it should also show up in product prices. Why then is core inflation (which is demand side) so low? Why is urban demand relatively weak? Is there a challenge from cheap Chinese imports?

  • ‘Excellent hospitals, poor claims’: PB Fintech’s Alok Bansal says India’s insurance system needs urgent attention

    ‘Excellent hospitals, poor claims’: PB Fintech’s Alok Bansal says India’s insurance system needs urgent attention

    Bansal said misaligned incentives make the insurance claims process subpar despite India’s medical excellence, as PB Fintech expands into healthcare with its new venture PB Healthcare.

  • Chartist Talk: Foram Chheda explains why Axis Bank, Bajaj Auto appear promising in F&O expiry week

    Chartist Talk: Foram Chheda explains why Axis Bank, Bajaj Auto appear promising in F&O expiry week

    Foram Chheda noted the Nifty 50 has broken out of a symmetrical triangle pattern, which confirms the potential for an upward move.

  • Chartist Talk: Ashish Kyal picks five stocks for Muhurat Trading, extremely bullish on Nifty 50 as Samvat 2082 begins

    Chartist Talk: Ashish Kyal picks five stocks for Muhurat Trading, extremely bullish on Nifty 50 as Samvat 2082 begins

    Top sector picks for the new year are consumer discretionary including auto and auto ancillary, financial sector, and IT, said Ashish Kyal.

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