Though the stakes of both the Dravidian parties are high in these elections, Jayalalithaa has a little more to lose or gain than the state's First Family, says Neerja Chowdhury
Reema Shah pleaded guilty to insider trading and cooperated with the US government for accepting insider info from a Yahoo! executive
DE Shaw, a global private equity (PE) and hedge fund company, is close to acquiring a 14.2 per cent stake in New Delhi Television (NDTV) for Rs 70 crore (Rs 700 million).
The simple answer to the question -- should one invest in stocks -- is a BIG yes if you are a long-term investor. But as an investor in stocks there are a few basic things that one has to remember.
The rupee's fall against the dollar is bad news for companies which have increased their exposure to foreign currency loans in recent years.
The new tranche of funding raises Ola's valuation to $5.74 billion from $4.45 billion in October 2017
Inflation indexed bonds assure a positive return over inflation.
The petitioners challenged the reclamation and construction work for the project on the primary ground that it will result in damage to the coastline and destroy major marine life along the coast and livelihood of the fishermen.
Though gold prices have been softening in the last couple of weeks, in the past decade, gold has appreciated around seven-fold in value. Here's the answer to if you should buy, hold or sell gold now.
Securities Exchange Commission, the American market regulator, on Friday charged investment banking major Goldman Sachs with fraud on subprime mortgages, saying that Goldman did not disclose key facts to investors.
According to the latest data released by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the total value of P-Note investments in Indian markets (equity, debt and derivatives) rose to Rs 1,72,738 crore (Rs 1,727.38 billion) at the end of February from Rs 1,63,348 crore (Rs 1,633.48 billion) in the preceding month.
Amazon India, Flipkart and Snapdeal are currently locked in a battle for market leadership in the burgeoning Indian e-commerce sector.
'At this time, staying in the game is more important.' 'If we do that, then wealth can be generated.'
China's journey up the growth curve has been so fast that the ride down could be equally nerve-racking.
Besides, the quantum of FPI investments via P-notes dropped to 3.5 per cent during the period under review from 3.8 per cent in the preceding month.
The world's third largest tobacco company by sales volume, Japan Tobacco Inc, has invested $65 million (Rs 293 crore) in its Indian unit without increasing its shareholding, just days ahead of a government decision to ban foreign direct investment in cigarette manufacturing.
The United States is persuading Islamabad that it faces a greater threat from terrorist groups which it had earlier nurtured than from India, a well known American expert on South Asia has said.
Banks argued that the competition to import gold on behalf of jewellers is increasing.
Federal prosecutors said they will file fresh charges against Sri Lankan-born hedge fund operator Raj Rajaratnam alleging he made at least $36 million from the biggest insider trading case in US history, double what was previously thought.
Goldman Sachs' director Rajat Gupta tipped off Raj Rajaratnam, an accused in insider trading scam, about a deal between Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway and the Wall Street giant, before the public announcement.
Sliding rupee against world currencies may force luxury car maker Mercedes Benz to go for price hike in future, a top official of the German auto maker said.
Index products like fixed-income, volatility and weather to broaden basket for hedging.
It's hard to fathom why billionaires like Rajaratnam stake their reputation for tiny additions to their wealth.
HCL Technologies has to fine-tune strategies to improve performance in the March quarter.
Tiger Global Management, a New York-based investment company with close to $2 billion in assets under management, has shut its direct operations in India.
Life insurers, at present, are allowed to invest 50 per cent of their funds in government securities, 15 per cent in infrastructure-related projects, and the balance 35 per cent in other-than-approved instruments for traditional policies.
Yashraj Kapil talks about his ouster from Indian Idol and his future plans.
Gold is considered as a sign of prosperity in India. This yellow metal is an important part of any occasion among the Indian families.
If your children live abroad, rely more on financial assets as they are easier to liquidate and move across borders.
Finance Minister must be hoping that Indians get over gold-addiction.
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Preliminary balance of payments data published on Monday showed that the current account deficit fell to $5.2 billion in the July-September quarter of 2013-14, or 1.2 per cent of gross domestic product.
The United States is considering a major overhaul of compensation practices in the country's financial services industry.
According to Fox News, Sri lankan-born Rajaratnam along with his co-conspirator Danielle Chiesi -- both of whom were indicted on December 15 on charges of using non-public information from company executives to earn around $21 million in illegal profits, entered their pleas before US District Judge Richard Holwell in Manhattan.
Soros has bid for the BSE stake, held by the embattled Dubai Financial Group LLC, through Soros Fund Management LLC, and Kaiser has done so through private equity fund, Argonaut.
The rupee had ended 5 paise lower at 67.49 on Monday.
Promoters are likely to price them cautiously, thereby leaving value on the table for the primary investor.
'China is likely to help Pakistan in keeping the fire burning in J&K to bleed India for its own interests.' A fascinating excerpt from Lieutenant General K Himalay Singh's Making of a General: A Himalayan Echo.
Given the uncertainties around gold's future course, stagger your purchases and buy on declines, says Sanjay Kumar Singh.
What was the fraud? Why did Sebi drag its feet on the order? What options does RIL have now? Samie Modak explains these and more.
Rajaratnam, 52, founder of the Galleon Group, was indicted on October 16 for insider trading. The litigants have accused him of knowingly financing the LTTE and providing it with other forms of support through front organisations.
