Can Insolvency Be A Cure For AGR-Hit Vodafone Idea?
Voluntary insolvency by telecom companies facing AGR liability: Smart move or self goal?
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‘Curb Your Expectations’: ICICI Pru’s Nimesh Shah’s Advice To Investors
“We are in a very different world,” says Nimesh Shah.
JSW Steel, The Biggest Fan Of Trump’s Steel Tariffs, Is Suing Over Them
JSW Steel’s plan for Making American Steel Great Again depended on tariff exemptions. Two years later, they haven’t materialized.
Promoter Or Not – Who Decides?
Who should enjoy the power to trigger the reclassification of a promoter as a public shareholder, asks Umakanth Varottil.
A Sexist Joke Cost Ken Fisher $4 Billion In Assets. He Still Runs $121 Billion
Some big investors were quick to drop the money manager. But his sales machine is doing just fine.
This Is What Helped Honeywell Automation Defy The Slowdown
Honeywell Automation’s shares have risen since Budget 2020 but those of peers ABB India and Siemens have fallen. What gives?
Zuckerberg’s College Diary Plays A Starring Role In New Facebook Opus
Facebook: The Inside Story provides deep access to company executives, including Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg.
Altico Capital’s Lenders Lean Toward SSG Capital Resolution Plan
The Hong Kong-based distressed asset investor is also willing to issue security receipts for the remaining debt.
Borrowing Costs Drop For Piramal Group As Fear Factor Eases
After suffering high borrowing costs in the second half of last year, Piramal group firms have started to see relief.
We’re Not Ready For The Next Virus Outbreak
Scientists can conquer coronavirus, but humanity’s war against epidemics is endless.
P&G Is Developing Its Next Big Thing In A Room Buzzing With Flies
Desperate for new ideas, 182-year-old P&G found the lean-startup gospel and created Ventures, a nimble innovation wing.
For Customers Addicted To Stave Puzzles, The Torture Is The Point
The tiny Vermont company jokes that its brain teasers are so difficult, they were conceived by a sadist.
In Charts: The Math Behind Kejriwal’s Second Sweep
How the Aam Aadmi Party pulled many a leaf out of the Modi-Shah book of election campaigning.
SoftBank’s $375 Million Bet On Pizza Went Really Bad Really Fast
Inside the mass firings at Zume, the pizza-robot startup backed by SoftBank.
Prepare For A Double Whammy On GST Compensation Cess
A shortfall in GST revenue has left the centre with few options—ones the states are unlikely to accept easily.
This Metric Gives LIC A Market Value Of Rs 9.5 Lakh Crore
How do you value India’s largest insurer in the absence of data?
These Indian Firms Are Expanding Like Never Before With Some Help From China
Indian specialty chemical makers are expanding on the back of China’s crackdown on polluting units and “Make in India” scheme.
Why BHEL’s Turnaround Is Unlikely Anytime Soon
BHEL has wiped off nearly 90% of investor wealth since its last peak in 2010 and its share price has plunged to a 16-year low.
RBI Sets The Stage For A Competitor To NPCI. But Why?
RBI has proposed an alternative retail payments system, a move that potentially breaks NPCI’s 11-year-old monopoly.
Tech Startups Are Flooding Kenya With Apps Offering High-Interest Loans
Tala and other companies are bringing quickie loans wrapped in the language of “financial inclusion” to developing countries.
The Time I Sabotaged My Editor With Ransomware From The Dark Web
Encrypting data to extort payment is as easy as purchasing software -- almost anyone can do it.
Value Vs Growth: Here’s What These Portfolio Managers Think
Where do portfolio managers stand on the growth versus value debate?
Has The Government Push Prompted PSU Banks To Lend More?
With the economy slowing, the government pushed lenders, particularly PSU banks, into lending more to support the economy.
Why This Best-Performing Portfolio Manager Is Sitting On Cash
This portfolio manager returned twice as much as the mid-cap index in three months.
2019’s Top-Performing MF On Market, Economy And Budget Impact
India’s economic slowdown is getting over, says Axis Mutual Fund CEO Chandresh Nigam.
The Humble Pencil Is Just Now Hitting Its Prime
Why Blackwing appeals to scribblers and sketchers alike.
Warren Buffett Is One Of The World’s Richest Fossil-Fuel Billionaires
The 10 largest fortunes with links to greenhouse gas emissions are valued at $537 billion.
Raamdeo Agrawal Is Not Hunting For Value Anymore
The Motilal Oswal chairman explains how the last four years have reinforced his faith in quality and growth.
How Lower Crude Oil Prices Affect India Inc.
Here’s how a fall in oil prices affect Indian producers and companies that use crude or crude products as raw material…
Reliance Group NBFCs Seek To Split Loan Book As Part Of Rejig Plan
Reliance Group NBFCs seek to restructure operations and additional funds from banks
What Shankar Sharma Expects From India’s ‘Upside-Down’ Market
“You buy expensive, you make money. You buy cheap, you go bust.” That’s how Shankar Sharma sums up India’s equity markets today.
Higher Foreign Investment Limit In Corporate Bonds May Benefit PSUs Most
The increased limit for corporate bonds came alongside a move to fully open up select government securities to foreign investors.
U.S. Election 2020: Grading America’s Foreign Trade Policy
Trump didn’t cause the trade problem; rather, his predecessors since China’s 2001 accession to the WTO did, writes Raj Bhala.
Congress In Delhi: Numero Uno To Third Wheel
The better the Congress does, the worse it is for AAP, as their vote blocks overlap, writes Amitabh Tiwari.
Two-Wheeler Firms Start Pushing BS-VI Inventory As Carmakers Wait
Of the nearly 16 lakh vehicles sold at auto dealerships in January, 66,950 units were compliant with the newer BS-VI standards.
The Most Underestimated Investment Risk In India
Saurabh Mukherjea studies the strong correlation between a company’s accounting quality results and its investment returns.
Coronavirus Eclipses Trade As Global Economy’s Biggest Threat
Now, less than three weeks after the Jan. 15 signing ceremony, more than 200 people are dead, thousands infected.
Automakers That Defied The Slump In 2019
These makers of scooters to construction vehicles defied the auto slump in 2019.
Inside The Investment Rush In Operational Infrastructure Projects
Road deals worth around $1.8 billion have been announced in the first six months of the present fiscal year, writes Hemant Sahai.
Bridging The Budget Gap: How Much Can Oil PSUs Pay In Dividend?
The government is yet to receive annual dividend payouts from state-run oil and gas firms.
