The Indian economy's election-year syndrome cannot be ignored, says A K Bhattacharya.
Is it a good way to create wealth? Joseph Samson has the answers
Investing in special situations can help you tap opportunities that arise during adverse conditions, advises Joydeep Sen.
In the atmosphere created by the reaction to the PNB fraud and RBI's resolution framework, "don't lend, don't resolve" is bound to become the bankers' new mantra, says T T Ram Mohan.
Analysts expect the indices to dip further if the global macros do not stabilise
Continued outflows amid moderation of domestic investments are a concern
'...Unless we muck up our policies.' 'We have to become a modernised economy.' 'Our institutions should be stronger. And that is most important.' 'The rule of law should prevail and contracts should be enforced.' 'Above all, we have to recognise the importance of globalisation.' 'It is in our favour at this stage. We should grow and become globally competitive.'
Gains were led by index heavyweights Reliance Industries and Infosys.
The Essar Oil, Rosneft deal also helped Arpwood Capital, boutique investment bank, co-founded by Rajeev Gupta and Raj Kataria, to grab the second spot in the mergers and acquisitions league table.
Former RBI Governor Subbarao blamed Chidambaram for undermining the autonomy of RBI and putting pressure on him to cut interest rates.
In March, Tata Steel announced its intention to sell the entire 10.5 million-tonne UK assets.
Benchmark indices gain 30% this year, buoyed by global liquidity, new government
Growing foreign travel is one sign of the radical change in rising India's vacation dynamic.
Raghuram Rajan remains focused on a long-term inflation target of 4 percent.
The government has given up plans to reconvene a parliament session to secure approval for a common goods and services tax.
Chinese stock markets suffered their biggest single-day drop since the global financial crisis.
The agreement on sharing of financial information is a distinct and welcome break from its trend.
But when organisations cushion the impact to make it less traumatic, it helps in the recovery process, Wayne F Cascio tells Abhilasha Ojha
'The household sector, which is still the largest contributor of financial savings, has been experiencing a decline in the last six years, and it has fallen below 8% of GDP.'
As economic policy making moves from pragmatism to populism, the bulls begin to make way for cautious optimists.
In several areas, the Indian government has put out a model law.
Chetan Bhagat turns entrepreneur by getting into the movie business with Half Girlfriend.
First sequential decline in a decade as 8 of top 15 software firms report drop in manpower
Shocks from Brexit could also hurt one of China's biggest export markets.
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President Pranab Mukherjee has sought to counter criticism against the economic stimulus provided when he was the Finance Minister in 2009 and maintained that economy under him registered high growth rates.
India builds up record FX after Fed hints rate hike in future.
RBI Governor flayed easy monetary policy of central banks in advanced economies saying it is "more cause than medicine".
There is a case for analysing the fiscal deficit, separately for expenditure and investment.
Formula One faces a risk: with Malaysia pulling out of a new deal, they could altogether lose their presence in Southeast Asia, one of the world's fastest-growing regions.
Is the Budget sufficiently prudent? It probably is but at the cost of substantial under-provisioning for the many grand sounding schemes announced in it, says Nitin Desai.
In the past 12 months, such earnings have grown in double digits in Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea.
The revision will do little to help the Congress party-led ruling alliance, which faces an uphill battle in elections due by May amid allegations of economic mismanagement, corruption scams and high inflation.
Soft oil prices are expected to persist in 2015 and will be accompanied by significant real income shifts from oil-exporting to oil-importing countries.
It's been months since Jindal returned the private land to the state government, free of cost, but not a cottah has been distributed
For stressed loans, the need is to prevent disruption in cash flows from a systemic perspective, conserving employment and assets in untainted enterprises with the potential for recovery, says Shyam Ponappa.
'At the previous 18th party congress, Xi vowed to protect China's 'core' interests.' 'As a result, India faced a barrage of serious incidents on the borders with China -- at Depsang, Chumar, Pangong Tso and Doklam.' 'New Delhi will watch closely the political signals emanating from Beijing this week,' says China expert Srikanth Kondapalli.
Even if the central bank doesn't pull the trigger later, it is still expected to by the end of the year.
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh said India is poised to take advantage of globalisation and engage in trade to finance its imports through exports.
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Indian companies are keenly waiting for reforms on rules related to land acquisition, labour, coal and power sector, and foreign direct investment in insurance sector.
Markets in countries whose economic fortunes were closely linked to China's growth tumbled.
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