Capitalism hasn’t failed — we’ve actually greatly benefited from freer marketSchumpeterians believe that government attempts to help, help and help again are the root cause of all that has gone wrong. They link this ...
02 Jul, 2024, 11.13 PM IST
Americans invested billions in Chinese companies, now their money is stuckAs recently as 2021, venture investors were pouring nearly $47 billion into Chinese companies, according to PitchBook. It's not just ventur...
17 Mar, 2024, 09.05 AM IST
Fixed-price delisting resists manipulatorsDelisting serves up prospects of both manager and investor opportunism. The mechanism to delist is designed to reduce excesses on either si...
01 Aug, 2023, 10.42 PM IST
Meme stocks surge as tech rally gets too pricey for retail investorsAt a time when the wider rally has made some stocks, especially in the tech space, too expensive, the return of meme stocks is offering ret...
25 Jul, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
India needn’t panic about the banking crisis but, with sharp interest-rate hikes, a thorough check is in orderThe relatively small size of the banks that have failed - and that they do not form a part of the 'systemically important banks' - is being...
04 Apr, 2023, 11.25 PM IST
'The Last of Us' is fictional, but real fungi can infect people as they adapt to live at ever-higher temperaturesFar-fetched fungal fear-mongering? It's definitely fictional, but maybe not as preposterous as it might seem.
24 Feb, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
“Dr Doom” Roubini expects a ‘long, ugly’ recession and stocks sinking 40%Roubini expects the US and global recession to last all of 2023, depending on how severe the supply shocks and financial distress will be. ...
21 Sep, 2022, 01.20 PM IST
Zombie stocks defy bankruptcy logic as meme traders bid them upRedditors have bid up shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and GameStop Corp. so much that it’s saved them -- for now, at least -- fro...
12 Jun, 2021, 01.20 PM IST
Commodity bull run turns zombie company stock a multibaggerThe stock, which traded at Rs 2.71 in November 2020, is now valued at Rs 18.45. It hit the 2 per cent upper circuit placed on the counter o...
14 May, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
View: What makes world economy particularly susceptible to this virus crisisThe longer the pandemic lasts, the greater the risk that the downturn morphs into a crisis.
18 Mar, 2020, 01.33 PM IST
World is Fat And Slow: How the populist backlash to globalisation fuels more inequalityA world without recessions may sound like progress, but recessions can be like forest fires, purging the economy of dead brush so new shoot...
17 Jun, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
View: How bad banks hurt your economyECB has forced banks to be more open about the value of the exposures sitting on their books.
20 Feb, 2019, 02.21 PM IST
Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra set to launch skill-based gamesA celebrity-driven, woman-centric game called Shot to Fame, featuring Shilpa Shetty, will be launched in September.
24 Aug, 2016, 08.27 AM IST
China Premier Li Keqiang calls for SOE mergers, disposal of 'Zombie' FirmsLi Keqiang is calling for state owned enterprises to promote mergers & reorganisations to increase the efficiency of their operations as na...
21 Sep, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
- Anti-Wall St protests spread across America
Protesters dressed up as corporate zombies marched through Wall Street & are gaining support through Facebook & Twitter.
04 Oct, 2011, 10.50 AM IST
- Realty IPOs: Bubbles that make little sense for serious investors
Dhirendra Kumar, CEO, Value Research says of all the bubbles that were floating around back in the heady days of 2007 & 2008, the one that ...
14 Dec, 2009, 01.02 AM IST
- Realty IPOs: Bubbles that make little sense for serious investors
Dhirendra Kumar, CEO, Value Research says of all the bubbles that were floating around back in the heady days of 2007 & 2008, the one that ...
14 Dec, 2009, 01.02 AM IST