Monday's drop followed an 8.5 per cent slump in Chinese markets.
Women account for less than 5 per cent of the CEOs in S&P 500 companies.
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Money will flow to Europe, Japan - and the emerging markets, including India.
VIX is meant to indicate investors' perception of the annual market volatility over the next 30 calendar days. The higher the value, the higher is the expected volatility and vice versa. VIX touched its historical peak of 85.13 on November 17, 2008, in the aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. In the past five years, it has stayed below 30.
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According to experts, the Nifty has continued to form lower top-lower bottom formations, a trend seen in the last five weeks, and witnessed sharp selling towards 9,700 zones.
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GM will join a very short list of S&P 500 companies, including Hershey Co and American Water Works Co, with women serving as CEO and CFO.
'While the march of globalisation is perhaps inevitable, what is certain is that the world is no longer flat as, the emerging pattern of trade is more regional. 'This new trend of 'slowbalisation' raises some questions that challenge conventional wisdom on how businesses should distribute their capacities,' Birla said.
Surging value of dollar may be posing the biggest threat to US corporate earnings.
Changes in the economic environment have altered the dynamics of stock markets. In the recent past, they have started defying investment fundamentals.
Enjoy the ride but avoid getting greedy. Disciplined profit-taking is a must to survive in the treacherous markets ahead, says Sonali Ranade
NIFTY appears determined to retest the break point as support, which is a healthy sign -- provided it holds. Should it do so, NIFTY too will join the other markets to reach for new highs, says Sonali Ranade
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Futures for the S&P 500 were down 1.4 per cent, Dow Jones futures were 1.3 per cent lower and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 1.4 per cent at 0939 GMT.
US election results may not reverse Indian markets' bearish trend, says Devangshu Datta
There has been a distinct trend change in the micro-indicators like rising auto sales and consumer confidence index in the last 20 quarters, Chandrasekaran stated.
In the international study, 36 companies with CEOs promoted within the company outperformed others across seven measurable metrics: return on assets, equity and investment, revenue and earnings growth, earnings per share growth and stock-price appreciation, according to management consultancy AT Kearney.
After equity indices of emerging markets, Indian investors will now be able to trade the key index of the UK. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) will launch trading in the FTSE 100, the UK's benchmark equity gauge, from May 3.
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It is not clear as to whether we are in a bubble in technology stocks. What is clear, however, is that there is no reason why this potential bubble will pop anytime soon, notes Akash Prakash.
Combined net profit of BSE500 companies at $ 63 bn is 2.3% of GDP; global average is 5%.
Rupee-denominated contracts will be traded from 9 am to 5 pm.
The National Stock Exchange listed the Dow Jones Industrial and S&P 500 on its platform last week.
"I think the Fed is out of control. I think what they're doing is wrong. Under the Obama administration, you had a lot of help because they had very little interest," Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday while responding to questions on the down sliding of the stock market for a second consecutive day.
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The Dalal Street was on Tuesday abuzz with an eerie coincidence that took place last night in the Wall Street, the US stock market, with its benchmark index S&P 500 closing at a level exactly same as that of October 3, 2008.
The two entities are in talks for launching option contracts based on the US index at the Indian exchange.
After two consecutive years of decline, the pay package for top American executives saw a growth of 28 per cent in 2010, with the bonus payout component witnessing the maximum growth, says executive compensation research firm Equilar.
On the face of it, it is not advisable chase this rally, says Sonali Ranade
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