They have lost more than $13 billion from their combined wealth, but still the two Ambani brothers have moved higher on Forbes' latest list of the world's ten richest CEOs, while Sunil Mittal has joined the league and Lakshmi Mittal has slipped two places.
The inventor of iPhone, Apple, for the second year in a row has topped the Fortune list of the most admired companies in the world, but no Indian company has made the cut.
After one of the most disastrous weeks in the history of Wall Street, Warren Buffett decided to invest $5 billion there.
Total committed investment in India now is over $5.
You won't win them all, but you can increase the odds. Here's how.
Greenspan never saw how derivatives would make the housing crisis a global one.
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Monday became the richest person in the world, surpassing American software czar Bill Gates, Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim Helu and famous investment guru Warren Buffett, courtesy the bull run in the stock market.
Eddie Lampert and Warren Buffett get ready to sell you a ride.
India's Anil Ambani has emerged as the biggest wealth creator while Warren Buffet is labelled as the richest man. With wealth soaring by $23.8 billion since the last list, Anil has come out as the biggest gainer.
For those who believe only grey cells set apart leaders from the rest, there is another hair raising observation among corporate America that most of the successful CEOs including Pepsico's Indra Nooyi part their hair to the left, says US business magazine Fortune.
When it comes to building a business, even Warren Buffett would agree that no one can spot every opportunity or anticipate every threat. There are simply too many variables. And in an increasingly competitive global economy, those variables are changing faster than ever before.
What has been forgotten is the fundamental characteristic of these contracts. What is trading in index numbers if not a wager? Is it not speculation per se packaged in sophisticated language, exotic terms and backed by legislation and regulators?
Alibaba founder and executive chairman Jack Ma is this year's biggest financial gainer as the billionaire entrepreneur's fortune has swelled by a whopping $18.5 billion this year to $29.2 billion.
20 CEOs are from the companies based in US.
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has overtaken NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal to become the richest Indian in the world. Ambani's net worth has soared past $50 billion.
Buffet first among seven all-time best investors.
Another report by Oxfam had found that eight billionaires, including Bill Gates, from around the globe have as much money as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world's population.
The very, very rich were very, very generous this year.
'This market is very expensive in some pockets, dirt cheap in some, and the belly of the market is reasonably valued.'
A closer look at the sectors and companies that have strong prospects and are likely to fall less when markets decline.
"Nobody should be buying a stock at a rate higher than its intrinsic (actual) value, because then you are looking at the greater fool theory to come into play -- that someone would buy it again from you enabling you to make a profit." Excerpt of his views on value investing.
Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani has moved 2 ranks ahead this year on the most powerful list.
The IIT-Madras alumnus, who moved to Canada for an MBA programme and settled there, is not new to investing in India.
You can use futures and options to hedge risks as well as make huge profits, but it's risky
"Nobody should be buying a stock at a rate higher than its intrinsic (actual) value, because then you are looking at the greater fool theory to come into play -- that someone would buy it again from you enabling you to make a profit." Excerpt of his views on value investing.
High growth is also much easier to log in a small business than in a Reliance.
Indian-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal became the third richest person in the world, trailing only Microsoft chief Bill Gates and US investment guru Warren Buffett.
Valuations are in our favour. Markets should find a way to go higher.
If Investors maintain prudence, chances of going wrong and thus losing money reduce dramatically.
Secret to successful stock investing is to discover what kind of investor you are, and tailor your investments to suit your innate style
Industrialist Mukesh Ambani remains India's richest person with a sharp surge of 30 per cent in his net worth to $26 billion.
8 CEOs on the list are female, and they far outpace the median pay for the Equilar 100 as a whole
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