The first full Budget of the new government was a deft balancing act for broad-basing sustained economic growth, rather than a 'big bang' announcement for a fresh stimulus package and tax concessions.
Dividends from equity funds would continue to be tax-free in the hands of investors those from debt funds would be taxed at 12.5% plus 2% surcharge.
Amazon's huge investment of $80 million a month didn't win it favour over customers during the festive season, with rival Flipkart selling more goods, reports Alnoor Peermohamed from Bengaluru.
The Congress claimed that Facebook has different rules for different countries and "that is not acceptable".
Asian emerging market stock prices did see a bounce post Fed-talk.
A single format and simpler, uniform rules would have kept the service going. In other parts of the world including in the US, managing demand and capacities along with ensuring preventive measures were an issue, but there was hardly any administrative hurdle anywhere.
The US President also encouraged Prime Minister Modi to improve relations with Pakistan.
Who is to take their place? Will a new generation of entrepreneurs start up with better business sense, or at least better luck? But the so-called unicorns are mostly copy-cat entrepreneurs whose cash flow is funded by overseas (including Chinese) money, notes T N Ninan.
'It is not the test, but the symptomatic phase in this disease that really matters.'
Years of unprecedented stimulus has left the Fed swollen with $4.5 trillion in bonds
The realty market has been reeling under declining sales, coupled with higher inventory, for the past two years.
Bullion may settle with limited upside potential
'It is becoming clear that we will no longer see declines in GDP growth for the next few quarters.'
Sahara group has been engaged in a legal battle with Sebi for long over raising Rs 24,000 crore (Rs 240 billion) from investors.
Tata's small car Nano may not be able to enter Europe due to stringent safety and emission norms, leading German luxury carmaker Audi said joining the list of auto players, who are sceptical about the prospects of the world's cheapest car.
Revenge is not a solution, says Solene Paillet.
Since the note ban was announced auction houses, galleries and art fairs are witnessing lukewarm sales -- even with masters like Souza, Raza and Padamsee. Ritika Kochhar reports.
Major global indices like CAC 40, DAX Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Nikkei, Straits Times, Sensex, Nifty have lost 1% - 10% in a week
Thugs of Hindostan may not have as easy a run at the box office as previous Hindi films did during Diwali.
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Broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indces slipping 0.8%-1.1%
Most Asian markets were trading weak on Monday.
If India grows at 6% per annum, it will take 14 years to reach the per capita income level of China and 104 years to reach the US levels. So more and speedy reforms are needed.
'The story has to be told well, it has to be marketed and presented well, and now, released well too.' 'Only then will the film do well.' 'The actor walks away with the victory credit, but we do not give enough credit to the script writers, directors and producers who put up a film that shines.'
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has risked angering frustrated fans by saying the under-performing London club do not need any January signings if everyone in the current squad stays fit.
A fall presents an opportunity to buy rate-sensitive stocks.
The nomination would put Yellen on course to be the first woman to lead the institution.
Exchange to reply to FMC's letter soon, CEO says buyers can't be declared defaulters where there is 'market disruption'.
India Inc on Thursday rallied behind the Army's move to conduct surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control and said it was the time to act tough while ruling out any negative impact on the country's economy and trade.
The All India Football Federation's senior vice-president Subrata Datta termed the decision by two I-League clubs SalgaocarSC and Sporting Clube de Goa to pull-out of I-League as something 'really unfortunate'.
'This year, we know the virus. Last year we didn't know anything about it.' 'The best part is that for the Indian population there has been some amount of cross protection.'
'The situation has improved because oxygen tankers are now coming.' 'Before this it was chaotic.'
'The stimulus message was tagged on to what was meant to be an exhortation to self-reliance, glossing over the near impossibility of merging the immediate requirement of relief for a huge population and a questionable strategy for the future trajectory of a large economy aspiring to superstardom,' points out Shreekant Sambrani.
Typically these are high-beta stocks and earnings are volatile
The analysis is based on the free-float market capitalisation.
India was less directly affected by the Chinese stock market rout and yuan devaluation that battered currencies and markets in the region.
Unfazed by the attacks on him by the Congress leadership for his book which was sharply critical of Sonia Gandhi, Natwar Singh has decided to write a sequel "which will have many more disclosures".
