Ongoing trade-war rhetoric between the US and China added some nervousness on the trading front coupled with extremely bullish dollar sentiment overseas.
Profit-booking by participants in view of the domestic markets' recent record-setting run fuelled the downtrend
Donald Trump denied it. Hillary Clinton avoided saying it. But the Climate Change crisis is frighteningly real, says Sunita Narain.
If it goes ahead, the combination would create the world's biggest exchange by revenue.
SoftBank will pay 17 pounds in cash for each ARM share.
Bank stocks rose sharply by up to 12 per cent after the government's move to withdraw 500 and 1,000 rupee notes from circulation as part of black money crack down
Raghuram Rajan, whose current three-year tenure ends on September 4, has already said no to a second term.
PwC wants to know what will happen when a company with substantial reserves is merged into a new concern and the resultant entity is converted into a limited liability partnership.
'We are on a whole different level of complexities and fundamental change is happening in the industry. There is a need for organisations to design themselves to deal with such complexities.'
The second-half strike gave Belgium a 1-0 win that saw them move into the second round as Group G winners over England, though victory means they face much the tougher half of the draw.
TCS, Infosys and others are banking on automation to protect their turf in the US, but building a successful revenue model around it may prove difficult
The two leaders enjoyed the sunshine with a walk in the grounds of Schloss Meseberg, an 18th century Baroque castle in the Brandenburg district of Germany.
'What will this supposedly more business-friendly government do if it gets a second term?' 'Important labour law and land reforms remain off the table.' 'Witness the arm-twisting of foreign players in e-commerce and all but one player in telecom -- and it is very hard to justify this perception that the BJP is business friendly.' 'There will also remain the real risk of ideas seemingly gleaned from the pages of Amar Chitra Katha, overlaid with PowerPoint presentations,' predicts Rahul Jacob.
Donald Trump 'is a demagogue', says one of the world's top scientists Stephen Hawking.
The 87-year-old has the distinction of being the very first South Asian origin Conservative party candidate to contest a general election back in 1979.
With 2016 officially behind us, let's look forward and speculate about the events, people and issues that will shape 2017.
He painted a grave picture of the future while delivering a lecture on the universe and the origins of human beings at the Oxford Union debating society.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.81%.
Not only is gold a hedge against currency depreciation, rising crude prices and uncertainty, it is up 7 per cent (in dollar terms) in the past 12 months, says Devangshu Datta.
Dollar weakness was a major contributor to the rupee recovery as the skittish investors continued to lighten their long positions.
A significant 71 per cent of India's CEOs are very confident of their companies' growth in the next 12 months, a 7-point increase over last year's and 33 points above this year's global average (38 per cent).
The 71st Emmy Awards have been announced, and there have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods.
Hiccups in Chinese economy and the overall strength of the dollar will continue to be a drag on the rupee in the coming year
Indian talent may soon be allowed to work in France without a degree from a French institute.
The effects of creating 'baiting crowds' on social media, and their use by politicians, have diluted the civilising processes of parliamentary democracy, says Deepak Lal.
On BSE, 1,469 shares fell and 1,200 shares rose. A total of 190 shares were unchanged.
'Almost exclusively, their interest was in the work that we were doing that they thought of as being "anti-national". One of them even used that specific word,' says Aakar Patel.
A number of prominent ideologues linked to jihadist outfits in the Middle East took to social media to cheer the prospect of a Trump presidency, The Washington Post reported.
Software services industry may have to relook its cost structure to maintain a higher margin.
India, which is ranked 2nd in Q3, raced past China where only 30 per cent respondents expect an increase in revenue, whereas in India, 85 per cent respondents have voted in favour of increasing revenue
'Over the next two to three years, hiring will come down further.' 'You will see the industry intake of freshers go down to 150,000 from the current 200,000.'
Broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap index adding 0.7%, while S&P BSE Smallcap index gained 0.6%.
The word was actually coined in 1965!
'There will be some issues of contention, especially on H1B visa and on trade policy.'
The total value of holdings of domestic institutional investors as a percentage of the value of FII holdings has reached its highest level in four years.
At the end of 2018-19, the Tata group had a consolidated debt of Rs 2.77 trillion. Tatas not only plan to avoid big-ticket acquisitions for now, the group's main focus will be on improving key metrics and reduce debt, say Shally Seth Mohile & Dev Chatterjee.
Experts say the impact is limited to investors and potential employees and may ease out in the next few months
May said Britain and the US must "lead together" again and play their role in safeguarding global security even as she welcomed the rise of democratic allies like India.
A breakthrough will come from what we teach and how, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Possibility of higher growth and relatively cheaper valuations makes Street more positive on Infosys, says Sheetal Agarwal.
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