'It does not look like unemployment is a priority for the government.' 'If there was one external factor which could have made an impact on low investment and low jobs, it was the Budget and it has not made any difference.' '2020 is going to be a difficult and challenging year.'
He wants to transform his retail-led enterprise into a consumer goods giant, and reach Rs 1 lakh crore in turnover by 2021, but is that feasible?
Enthused by India's financial inclusion drive, US-based Accion, one of the biggest micro finance organisations in the world, has renewed its focus in India. Michael Schlein, bottom, left, chief executive officer of Accicon, tells Namrata Acharya in an email interview the Wall Street and Silicon Valley are eager to participate in opportunities presented by the issuance of the small finance and payment bank licences, the expanded banking correspondent opportunities, and the Jan-Dhan Yojna.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 366 points at 27,275 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 132 points at 8,235.
In the April-June period, bond yields rose by 30 bps.
The higher rate cut by RBI is positive for rate-sensitive sectors in the medium to long term.
Over-expansion, bad management, and multiple allegations irreparably taint Malvinder and Shivinder Singh
Number of stocks trading above 50 times and 100 times earnings are at record highs. When this happened in 2015 and 2016, the Sensex fell 22.6 per cent in a little over a year's time after peaking in January 2015, while it fell by 11.3 per cent in two months from its peak in September 2016.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
Group of ministers to review progress every fortnight.
Industry experts say there will be problems, as power supply is a concern for providing uninterrupted service
Investors turn their attention to export-driven sectors.
Search is on for reliable indicators of underlying activity.
BSE has brought in the new technology from Deutsche Bourse.
In the capital goods space, Punj Lloyd and KEC International could be in limelight for the expected turnround
The EB-5 Programme has been in effect since 1990 as an opportunity for the immigrant and their family to obtain permanent residency to the US.
Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992
Venture capitalists are leveraging their experience to build something new.
RCom is expected to have a 50% stake, Aircel 40% and MTS 10%
'The rule for millennials is: You can have a career for life.' 'You have to constantly adapt to the needs of the industry to stay relevant.' 'The jobs will be the same, but the skill sets required will be different.' 'Technology will dominate the nature of jobs available in the future.'
A study of the PM's speech reveals 13% of all words he used were pointed keywords to market his cause
'This generation wants to try different things, are ready to take risks and experiment with their careers.'
Ahead of the assembly elections next year, the BJP has been wallowing in a welter of ideas that has resurrected the debate on populism versus pragmatism, as it has to pander to two important but incompatible constituencies, of the freebie consuming masses and Bengaluru's heavy hitters craving for even roads, pristine lakes and unbroken power supply, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
Among key stocks, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and ICICI Bank, all up between 1%-3%
The NITI Aayog's vice-chairman's charge holds ground.
'When you come through the hassles and struggles of business life, your mind is wired differently.' 'You are more connected to reality,' Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral tells Rahul Jacob and Archis Mohan
The company's buy of Concur will strengthen its position in cloud computing
'India is still a cash economy.' 'For a common household, almost everything from grocery to maid services is paid in cash.' 'The demonetised notes account for 85 per cent of the currency in circulation.' 'Until fresh notes flow back into the economy, day-to-day transactions ordinarily done in cash will be impacted.'
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He started a fund with Rs 800 crore and made several investments.
Vodafone Plc and its ex-shareholders have suffered due to the delay in an Initial Public Offer (IPO) of its Indian unit.
In the decade since Biyani revolutionised retailing in India, he has attempted a number of things, eventually exiting a few of them.
These investors are not only betting on little-known stocks, but also sectors that the market participants are not paying much heed to. Some of these stocks can be potential multi-baggers, while others may not live up to the expectations of these stock-pickers, says Jash Kriplani.
With a stable government at the Centre and the a renewed sense of confidence among the industry, there is expectation that there will be more demand for office space.
For the four new players, the spike in wealth is 126 per cent.
Even as government projects aren't lucrative from a revenue perspective, companies fight with each other to bag the contracts
Jeff Bezos tops Harvard Business Review list on financial parameters but stands 87th overall.
Ever since India became a force to reckon with in software services, doing for clients what they want done, the big void that has been constantly talked about is its absence from the space of software products - those over which you own intellectual property rights.
Infosys, Wipro may follow suit as investors eye a piece of the large cash kitty as growth slows.
No one can fault India Inc for not taking care of shareholders; in fact, it has been extra generous.
'Vishal Sikka may have realised that he was in no position to deliver on the promise Infosys made to its shareholders.' 'Perhaps he was looking for an escape route and he quit under the cover of "continuous drumbeats of distractions",' says Sudhir Bisht.
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