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India's shock absorbers are not workingIndia's external sector faces unprecedented pressure. Shock absorbers that previously aided recovery have weakened simultaneously. This inc...- Wars, recessions, political crises, market crashes. Warren Buffett’s advice on each of themWarren Buffett made a prediction in the mid-1990s he knew would come true: Berkshire Hathaway's future returns would fall short compared to...
- Warren Buffett: Why ‘risk’ doesn't mean what Wall Street says it meansIn a letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett declared war on one of finance's most sacred concepts: Beta. The academics had it backwards, he...
- Quote of the day by Will Rogers: 'Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some...' - investment lessons and wealth quotes by America's cowboy philosopherQuote of the day by Will Rogers: His timeless advice distinguishes investing from gambling, emphasizing patience and thoughtful decision-ma...
- Chinese-funded projects benefit Presidents, PMs'Banking on Beijing', published by Cambridge University Press, found that in those countries that receive Chinese financial support, fundin...
- Why new investors can’t ignore Buffett’s words of wisdomBuffett's mantra of buying quality stocks at a marked-down price has been the first life lesson for many valued investors.
- Government's decision of taking Rs 1.76 lakh crore from RBI reserves catastrophic: Congress"It is a catastrophic decision. The government has done it out of sheer desperation. Its follies have brought the Indian economy to ruins,"...
- Worse is yet to come: Manmohan Singh on demonetisationIn his address at the 'Jan Vedna' conclave, Singh termed demonetisation as a "disaster" and said things were going from bad to worse and th...
- India demands sanctions against new Taliban leaderIndia wants UN to look into deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and the means to contain it as it poses serious threats to the ...
- Instagram, most brilliant tech buyFacebook COO Sheryl Sandberg noted that 98 of the top 100 Facebook advertisers now also advertise on Instagram.
- ND Tiwari sits on dharna against Uttarakhand governmentThe octogenarian leader immediately held a press conference and accused the state government for the sorry state of affairs at the hospital.
- No-confidence motion against Siddaramaiah government defeatedWith the numbers stacked in favour of the government and the BJP fighting shy of backing the motion, the JDS offensive ended in a whimper.
- JD(S) moves no-confidence motion against Siddaramaiah government in KarnatakaOpposition JD(S) today moved a no confidence motion against the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka with an all round attack on it.
- Risk to democracy: Business houses shoudn't get bank licencesThe citizens of India will be called upon to pay for follies associated with building inefficient steel plants badly and pricing telephone ...
- On policy prioritiesReforms represented a move to the pragmatic centre from a situation in which markets were sacrificed, with grave consequences in efficiency...
- Mandatory safety mechanism for IPOs is a bad idea; Sebi must junk itSebi's proposal for a mandatory safety net mechanism for initial public offerings is a classic example of the remedy being worse than the d...
- Markets have over-reacted to Moody's downgrade of Indian banksThis is not to deny that Indian banks, especially the state-owned ones, are in worse shape than they were a year ago. They most certainly a...
- Countries doing well think they're doing everything right: RogoffThe US has been picking up. And executives have been thinking about investing more in the US than they were. The next decade is going to be...
- The next financial crisis: India must require banks to have even more capitalIndia must require banks to have even more capital than what Basel III norms call for and adopt other prudential measures.
- UN calls for new 'Bretton Woods' financial rulesDiplomats and economists urged world powers to update global financial rules that helped nations cope with problems that followed World War...
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