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  • The Reading List: February 13, 2026

    The Reading List: February 13, 2026

    Our research and opinion teams have curated a selection of articles and social media gems from the world of economy, business and finance for your weekend read

  • Business in the Week Ahead: February 16-20, 2026

    Business in the Week Ahead: February 16-20, 2026

    HSBC will release the flash PMIs for February. Fractal Analytics and Aye Finance will list on the stock exchanges.

  • Why the AI attack on software has unnerved so many industries

    Why the AI attack on software has unnerved so many industries

    The battle over the use of agents is starting to come into focus

  • Startup Street | Who's better at entrepreneurship — homegrown or overseas returnees?

    Startup Street | Who's better at entrepreneurship — homegrown or overseas returnees?

    The earlier perception that foreign-returned entrepreneurs are better at innovation setting up successful startups is being overturned as homegrown ones are leading the charge

  • Tech firms want 3-hour takedown rule revisited, will write to MeitY

    Tech firms want 3-hour takedown rule revisited, will write to MeitY

    Trade bodies are preparing representations to MeitY, warning that newly notified IT rules will introduce major compliance burdens without consultation and could lead to over-censorship of lawful content

  • Brokerages bullish on Bajaj Finance’s AI thrust, say operational efficiencies will see boost

    Brokerages bullish on Bajaj Finance’s AI thrust, say operational efficiencies will see boost

    Brokerages expect strong growth, improved margins, and sustained competitiveness from Bajaj Finance following its thrust on leveraging AI in daily operations.

  • ZFCVL: Resilient Q3, cyclical recovery in sight

    ZFCVL: Resilient Q3, cyclical recovery in sight

    The management remains optimistic about outperforming industry growth, supported by a robust pipeline of new products, stronger aftermarket business, and favourable regulatory developments

  • CAFE3 U-Turn: Why scrapping small car exemptions could price out India's first-time buyers

    CAFE3 U-Turn: Why scrapping small car exemptions could price out India's first-time buyers

    The government's reported decision to withdraw proposed exemptions for small cars in new emission norms may level the competitive playing field, but risks making entry-level vehicles unaffordable for millions of aspiring middle-class buyers

  • Bharat Forge: Defence is gearing up for a powerful strike

    Bharat Forge: Defence is gearing up for a powerful strike

    Bharat Forge is entering a structural transition phase, where defence and aerospace are evolving from optional growth levers to core earnings drivers, fundamentally reshaping the company’s medium-term trajectory

  • Muthoot Finance Q3 FY26 — All that glitters is gold

    Muthoot Finance Q3 FY26 — All that glitters is gold

    The company looks set to surpass its full-year gold loan growth target for FY26

  • Hindustan Aeronautics: De-bottlenecking efforts set stage for next phase

    Hindustan Aeronautics: De-bottlenecking efforts set stage for next phase

    Robust order book supports stable financial performance till the early 2030s

  • LG Electronics India Q3: Margins take a hit as post-festive demand stays soft

    LG Electronics India Q3: Margins take a hit as post-festive demand stays soft

    Long-term leadership intact, positioned for summer recovery and export acceleration

  • HUL Q3 FY26: Growth speaks volumes about the quarterly show

    HUL Q3 FY26: Growth speaks volumes about the quarterly show

    The company is betting on a business transformation and is guiding to a higher sales growth for FY27

  • Weekly Tactical Pick: Why this defence stock looks interesting after correction

    Weekly Tactical Pick: Why this defence stock looks interesting after correction

    The company has significant headroom to ramp up execution as new orders flow in

  • Textile stocks have soared, but is Bangladesh about to steal the show?

    Textile stocks have soared, but is Bangladesh about to steal the show?

    Textile exporters’ stocks have had a volatile time, with tariffs, trade deals and investors are left wondering which country has the better deal. Here’s a guide for investors 

  • Chart of the Day: A money market corner becomes indispensable for deposit growth

    Chart of the Day: A money market corner becomes indispensable for deposit growth

    Dependency on certificates of deposit has increased in recent times

  • FORGE a pact and Vault past the rare earth paradox

    FORGE a pact and Vault past the rare earth paradox

    India should leverage the current momentum in ties with the US to strengthen its critical mineral security

  • New CPI series reaffirms benign inflation scenario, but extended pause on policy rate likely

    New CPI series reaffirms benign inflation scenario, but extended pause on policy rate likely

    The updated CPI with base 2024 sharply reduces food’s weight to 36.75%, strengthening headline inflation’s relevance as the monetary policy anchor. The data confirms inflation bottomed in Q3FY26, now rising toward 4% — strengthening RBI's case to hold rates

  • Uptick in month-on-month new CPI signals price pressures in January

    Uptick in month-on-month new CPI signals price pressures in January

    The first inflation print under India’s updated CPI series is comfortable, but there’s a month-on-month momentum in January that the RBI can’t afford to brush aside

  • How AstraZeneca shot for the moon — and hit

    How AstraZeneca shot for the moon — and hit

    Getting one’s laboratories to do the hard work is a durable recipe for success 

  • Quick Take: HUL’s profits hit by one-offs, but it's a mixed picture on business front too

    Quick Take: HUL’s profits hit by one-offs, but it's a mixed picture on business front too

    Exceptional items and labour code-related charges hit profits, but even after looking through these, its various categories are not firing on all cylinders

  • Divi’s Lab: Getting ready for peptide opportunity

    Divi’s Lab: Getting ready for peptide opportunity

    The prospects for custom synthesis businesses are getting better; valuation fair.

  • Apollo Hospitals Q3FY26: Scaling up with profitability discipline

    Apollo Hospitals Q3FY26: Scaling up with profitability discipline

    Capacity expansion, digital push power next leg of growth

  • Lenskart Q3 — Execution is clear, valuation still demanding

    Lenskart Q3 — Execution is clear, valuation still demanding

    The third-quarter performance confirms that the company has entered a structurally stronger phase where growth and profitability are improving together

  • Apollo Hospitals outperforms in Q3, focus turns to capacity expansion

    Apollo Hospitals outperforms in Q3, focus turns to capacity expansion

    The new hospitals are expected to incur sizeable loss in the first year of operations

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