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The H-1B visa blows keep coming

The H-1B visa blows keep coming

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

Amid headwinds across global markets, US issues fresh restrictions on H-1B visas. Ayan Pramanik & Raghu Krishnan list out the many ways in which this impacts the Indian IT industry.

Wanted! Clean energy investors

Wanted! Clean energy investors

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

Renewable energy is mistakenly restricted to electricity.

Oil firms stand to gain from weaker crude prices

Oil firms stand to gain from weaker crude prices

Rediff.com14 Aug 2014

Analysts are enthused by BPCL's upstream foray and have re-rated the stock in the past couple of years.

He is a threat to Bill Gates. You know him as the founder of ZARA!

He is a threat to Bill Gates. You know him as the founder of ZARA!

Rediff.com1 Sep 2017

Zara co-founder Amancio Ortega has toppled Bill Gates to become the world's richest person four times. A peek into the life of the 81 year old even Jeff Bezos can't keep up with!

RIL earnings to set market tone, Bihar in focus

RIL earnings to set market tone, Bihar in focus

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

The upbeat earnings from Reliance Industries will set the tone for the truncated week ahead

It's official: Fund-raising of start-ups is fast drying up

It's official: Fund-raising of start-ups is fast drying up

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

Deal values have been falling steadily since May this year, when it touched a high of $851 million.

Oil companies may soon start losing money on sale of petrol too

Oil companies may soon start losing money on sale of petrol too

Rediff.com29 Aug 2013

According to estimates, if the companies are not allowed to raise petrol rates at least Rs 5 a litre by the first fortnight of September, they might begin to suffer underrecoveries on this decontrolled auto fuel, too -- for the first time this financial year.

How achievable is Infosys' FY20 vision?

How achievable is Infosys' FY20 vision?

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

Infosys' aspirations to improve revenue per employee might also prove to be a tall task, believe analysts.

Why are oil prices fluctuating?

Why are oil prices fluctuating?

Rediff.com15 Apr 2015

From February to mid-March, oil prices receded rapidly.

Sensex gets expensive for fourth straight year

Sensex gets expensive for fourth straight year

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

Longest period of price-earnings expansion in the index since 1996

Obama, Biden will host dinner/lunch, but NaMo will eat nothing

Obama, Biden will host dinner/lunch, but NaMo will eat nothing

Rediff.com23 Sep 2014

For the last 40 years, Modi fasts during Navratras devoted to Ma Amba. He drinks lukewarm water and sometime he eats a fruit a day.

India Inc's distress sale misses its mark

India Inc's distress sale misses its mark

Rediff.com23 May 2016

For debt-laden companies, asset sales is an obvious solution.

What is India waiting for? Perhaps big bang M&As

What is India waiting for? Perhaps big bang M&As

Rediff.com8 Oct 2015

The contraction in M&A activity in India contrasts sharply with the upbeat global picture, much of it led by a reviving US economy.

10 factors that could influence markets in Modi's 2nd year

10 factors that could influence markets in Modi's 2nd year

Rediff.com28 May 2015

Here are 10 global and domestic factors.

A brilliant plan to help India achieve top spot in solar power

A brilliant plan to help India achieve top spot in solar power

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

India needs to fix policy paralysis in order to reach teh top slot in solar power.

What ails the Chinese economy?

What ails the Chinese economy?

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

On Wednesday, the Chinese authorities extended a ban on sales of shares by large shareholders.

Fed rate hike may push the world into recession

Fed rate hike may push the world into recession

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

The year 2015 may well turn out to be a watershed in global macroeconomic adjustment.

Uber needs to ensure passengers safety, says Yahoo chief

Uber needs to ensure passengers safety, says Yahoo chief

Rediff.com11 Dec 2014

Uber is present in over 250 cities in 50 countries.

Four e-tail players join India's super-rich club

Four e-tail players join India's super-rich club

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

For the four new players, the spike in wealth is 126 per cent.

Sensex hits 1-month closing low; metals, power drag

Sensex hits 1-month closing low; metals, power drag

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.

What is gold worth?

What is gold worth?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

Here's how you can find out

Rumours of whistleblower float at Welspun's Anjar plant

Rumours of whistleblower float at Welspun's Anjar plant

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

The news that Welspun has run into trouble with one of its biggest US-based clients has stressed its suppliers and investors alike

30 stocks with potential for strong RoE gains

30 stocks with potential for strong RoE gains

Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Mid-caps in cyclical sectors such as cement, financials and capital goods estimated to earn much more

China and India's alarming debt story

China and India's alarming debt story

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

The two nations share a problem of corporate debt gone bad that is so large and opaque.

The man who will advise Modi on economic affairs

The man who will advise Modi on economic affairs

Rediff.com17 Oct 2014

oreign Policy magazine named him as one of the world's top 100 global thinkers in 2011.

Dark clouds over Sensex firms' Q1 score-card

Dark clouds over Sensex firms' Q1 score-card

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

Net profits may dip 4.9% y-o-y, but the silver lining is that performance may be better than the preceding quarter

After fiery debate, Clinton, Trump trade barbs at charity event

After fiery debate, Clinton, Trump trade barbs at charity event

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

Clinton and Trump came face-to-face at a white-tie charity dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, barely 24 hours after they clashed with each other at the third and final vitriolic presidential debate in Las Vegas.

Sensex ends up 59 points; Nifty closes above 7,900

Sensex ends up 59 points; Nifty closes above 7,900

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

The Nifty and Bank Nifty ended at record closing high of 7,913 and 15,865 respectively.

Zombie wheat case: GM food safety debate far from settled

Zombie wheat case: GM food safety debate far from settled

Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

Efforts by Indian activists to challenge the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority Bill, now pending in Parliament, may get a boost from a controversy that has broken out in the US

Sensex, Nifty on a record-breaking spree; end at new highs

Sensex, Nifty on a record-breaking spree; end at new highs

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

The Sensex ended at a fresh record closing high of 28,889 while Nifty ended at a fresh record closing high of 8,730.

Can Modi government defy global challenges?

Can Modi government defy global challenges?

Rediff.com18 May 2015

World trade has been growing slower than world GDP since 2012.

Markets close in the red on April F&O expiry

Markets close in the red on April F&O expiry

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

The 30-share Sensex ended down 215 points at 27,011.

How to predict the next economic crisis

How to predict the next economic crisis

Rediff.com18 Nov 2013

Economists have long argued that they shouldn't be expected to predict crises, such as the one that almost sank the global economy five years ago.

Limited downside risks for oil companies

Limited downside risks for oil companies

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

After steep correction in valuations, these have turned attractive but upside will depend on diesel price rises and export-parity pricing.

Immigration ban: America Inc vs Trump

Immigration ban: America Inc vs Trump

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting the entry of people from seven Muslim-majority nations widened the rift between the Trump administration and several leading American companies.

Modi & Obama's back-room boys broke impasse on N-deal in London

Modi & Obama's back-room boys broke impasse on N-deal in London

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

The agreement was reached in intensive negotiations between contact groups that Obama and Modi had set up in September.

Not to panic if markets crash, you can reap profits!

Not to panic if markets crash, you can reap profits!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

We are entering a period of turbulence, but you can profit off that volatility.

Is the era of commodity mega-projects over? Hmm...looks like

Is the era of commodity mega-projects over? Hmm...looks like

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Projects in other developed countries, such as Canada, and even in developing nations like Mozambique and Indonesia are also in limbo

All that glitters is not gold

All that glitters is not gold

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

The current bear run has already been the second longest since 1975.

India Inc must speak up for gender equality and gay rights

India Inc must speak up for gender equality and gay rights

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

Many corporations extended benefits to same-sex couples well before the law was overturned.