The progress on US debt ceiling talks, domestic inflation numbers and second quarter earnings of companies are expected to keep investors busy in the truncated trading week ahead.
About 13 million first time car/two-wheeler buyers are entering the market every year. If employment creation is such a big issue, where are these people coming from, asks Mahesh Nandurkar.
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Inflows cross $10-billion mark for 3rd consecutive year.
India's gold imports could pick up in the next few months after slumping 81 percent in June as falling prices spur buying, a government source said, adding to New Delhi's anxiety over a record-low rupee and a wide current account deficit.
Bharti's operating margin for India wireless business grew 80 basis points sequentially to 34.9 per cent.
Net investments by foreign investors in the equity market were $2.2 billion (Rs 13,166 crore) from July 1-25, while they amounted to $3 billion (Rs 17,829) in the debt market, taking the total to $5.2 billion (Rs 30,995 crore), as per the latest data.
Since its peak, the S&P BSE Sensex has dropped nearly 3,000 points.
Big brands like Hyundai, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), Toyota and Renault have lost share.
Soaring output has left the world awash with cheap crude as supply exceeds demand by 1 million to 2 million barrels per day
First phase of online video's growth is over. Netflix, Amazon developing new content ecosystem.
Coca-Cola's acquisition of British coffee chain Costa, its biggest acquisition of a brand in history, faces three challenges in India.
The once-powerful Japanese major is left with little to show in the face of sustained competition from rivals.
The strategy of returning cash to shareholders through stock purchases could hinder their digital expansion plans
There is more appetite for failure both in entrepreneurs and early-stage investors, say analysts
Accuses foreign-funded competition of 'capital dumping' to capture market, bats for stronger regulations for sector.
If one leaves aside 2016, when sales declined 4.68 per cent, the pace of growth in 2018 is the slowest in a decade, according to IHS Markit, a sales forecast and market research firm.
It is important to note that slowdown in activity is really confined to a selected few regions within China.
Being leaders in compensation and benefits, collective bargaining for wages is a non-issue in the industry.
Given its focus on the real estate sector, financial planners feel this scheme is not meant for first-time investors and any investor should only have 5 to 10 per cent exposure to this fund.
It might give Apple a boost in the fast-growing Indian, Middle East and African markets but also risks cutting its average phone prices and profit margins
Making sense of the international crude market is incredibly hard.
Over the last 12 months, thanks to bold bets by venture capital firms like Sequoia, SoftBank Vision Fund, and foreign strategic investors like Naspers, pipeline of start-ups with potential to achieve $1 bn in valuation is at an all-time high.
With nearly a quarter of U.S. energy shares' value wiped out by oil's six-month slide, investors are wondering if the sector has taken enough punishment and whether it is time to pile back in ahead of earnings reports later this month.
Might end up with a smaller slice as more contracts get restructured, warn analysts.
China's economy grew 6.7 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier.
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Economy still faces many challenges and 'relatively big' downward pressures such as increasing difficulties for businesses and the emergence of economic risks, the Central Economic Work Conference said.
The expectation that Mr Modi would be a major reformer, capable of reinvigorating the Indian economy, were based on a complete misreading of both his actions and his performance as Gujarat chief minister, says Mihir S Sharma.
At the moment, data and broadband is small for BSNL: it contributes 10 per cent of the company's revenue, though its share is on the rise.
Samsung has reason to be worried.
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Companies are legally allowed to invest in markets in India, but the practice has seldom stirred central bank concern until recently, when they have become much more active players.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
Barclays, the global brokerage firm, also stated that the election verdict could lead to a weakness in the stock market.
Ambani's $15 bn bet will upend Indian telecom
Video isn't just about old school television shows, advertisements and tutorials anymore - short, crisp and engaging content across different formats is becoming increasingly popular in a world where stories are consumed on the go.
Nasscom set up a task force last year, to position India as a global hub for providing cybersecurity solutions
Total net debt-equity ratio improves for third consecutive year, while investment in new projects hits a 10-year low, says Krishna Kant.
'At this moment, the Trinamool has an edge.'
Are hacker collectives like Anonymous and Legion black hats or white hats, or do they lurk in the space between the two? Dhruv Munjal reports.
Microsoft saw its shares fall 2.6% on Monday.
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