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Cocoa price surge: Bitter for makers and a missed chance for Indian investors

New Delhi, March 28 -- In a first, cocoa prices have doubled in three months to race past $10,000 per tonne, coinciding with the Easter demand peak. Cocoa, an essential ingredient for making chocolate... Read More


Why Indians are key to reviving Japan's troubled economy

New Delhi, March 21 -- Japan, the world's second most advanced economy, recently made headlines for raising interest rates for the first time since 2007, setting it at 0.1% on balances held with the c... Read More


What ICICI Securities delisting amid a growing retail investor market says about the financial sector

New Delhi, March 19 -- On 25 June 2023, ICICI Securities announced its delisting plan through a scheme of arrangement. Under this scheme, shareholders of ICICI Securities will receive 67 shares of ICI... Read More


Despite limitations, Sebi-mandated stress tests on small, midcaps serve a purpose

New Delhi, March 19 -- Small-cap stocks typically face liquidity challenges compared to their larger counterparts. In response, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has initiated an evalu... Read More


Murthy's gift spurs pride in wealth creation, may reshape Indian ethos

New Delhi, March 19 -- Infosys chairman emeritus N.R. Narayana Murthy, advocate of compassionate capitalism, has made his grandson India's richest infant by gifting him Infosys shares. Ekagrah, his th... Read More


Murthy's grand gift to grandson is a nudge for mainstreaming capitalism in Indian ethos

New Delhi, March 19 -- Infosys chairman emeritus N.R. Narayana Murthy, advocate of compassionate capitalism, has made his grandson India's richest infant by gifting him Infosys shares. Ekagrah, his th... Read More


How India's conglomerates are embracing the 'power of one'

New Delhi, March 19 -- Last week, Jaideep Hansraj was appointed group president of Kotak Mahindra Bank's One Kotak, an initiative to unlock internal synergies across the bank and its subsidiaries. Thi... Read More


Better use of data could help small caps and their investors flourish

New Delhi, March 15 -- It's one thing for financial sector regulators to promote prudence by flagging signs of excessive speculation in any area of the securities market; it's quite another to label a... Read More


Spectrum auction prices are still too steep

New Delhi, March 12 -- An au​ction for eight bands of 5G spectrum will begin on 28 May. The spectrum holdings of telecom service providers (TSPs) and how they bid in the previous auction offer s... Read More


Why Sebi is worried about small-cap mutual fund schemes

New Delhi, March 6 -- Regulators are always concerned about market volatility, the potential for scams, asset price bubbles, and market crashes. More so just ahead of general elections, when adverse m... Read More