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Why Amazon has struggled to crack IndiaAmazon's India strategy is changing: under new leadership, the company is focusing on profitability over rapid growth. This shift comes as ...
Iran's 'nuclear' optionIran now wields a potent threat of mass destruction, a consequence of US strategy. This escalatory power, including control of the Strait o...
Brown University follows MIT and Yale. Is the Ivy League right to revive the SATElite schools' hasty decisions to drop SAT requirements for diversity overlooked the importance of admission essays. Measuring grit, a pred...
States, hop on the development trainPrime Minister Narendra Modi is on a strong wicket in asking states to align their development agenda with that of the Centre. His governme...
Mind Over Money: 3 ways to become successful investors and avoid herd mentalityWarren Buffett, a legendary investor of our times, has given a simple formula to beat markets - “Be greedy when others are fearful and be f...
Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India hike interest rates on loansAfter the Reserve Bank of India increased the repo rate by 50 basis points at its August monetary policy meeting, Bank of Baroda and Union ...
ET View: A cautious welcome for the repo rate cutWhen private investment picks up, as it should, over the next fiscal, a high fiscal deficit is a prescription for excess demand and inflati...
Will investing in 'correct' sectoral mutual funds help you beat equity market volatility?The worst lesson that can be learned is that when the markets are down, some sectors will still do well.
Stock market update: These stocks touched 52-week highs on BSEUS tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports took effect as a deadline passed on Friday, Reuters reported.
Law Ministry flags concerns on simultaneous pollsNearly 23 lakh EVMs and 25 lakh VVPAT units would be required for simultaneous elections. Total cost for EVMs and for VVPATs, will be nearl...
Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank begins operations"Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Ltd has commenced operations as a payments bank with effect from February 22, 2018," Reserve Bank said in ...
3 more banks cut lending rates by up to 1 per centIndian Overseas Bank slashed the benchmark lending rate. Following reduction, the one-year MCLR has come down to 8.65 per cent effective to...
Real estate startup Square Yards on global expansion spreeAlong with selling Indian properties, Australia and Oman will also be among the key points for the International Property Management (IPM) ...
10 cognitive biases that mess up your daily decisionsBeing too negative can definitely be harmful but being too positive can be even worse. Here are some popular bias that might be stagnating ...
Canara Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce cut lending rates by up to 0.25%Joining the rate-cut bandwagon, two state-owned lenders Canara Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce today cut base rates to 10 per cent, whic...
Who’s afraid of opinion polls?While some researchers have shown the existence of a bandwagon effect, others have pointed towards the existence of an underdog effect.
Herd behaviour has made markets volatile but nimble pundits always ride with the winnerThere have been profound changes in patterns of market behaviour, influenced by quick flow of information through 24-hour news channels.
Slowdown in discretionary consumption has not deterred launch of personal productsIn February this year, ITC launched its skin care portfolio under the name Vivel Cell Renew.
- Union Bank of India hikes minimum lending rate by 50 bps to 10 pc
This comes within days of the Reserve Bank announcing an increase in its short-term lending and bank savings rates to tackle inflation.
- Premium paints to add colour to Tier II & III cities
High-end paints are splashing the walls of the hinterland. Increasing disposable incomes and the desire to be seen as ‘different’ are drivi...