Convert, split, pledge: How share capital is used as a tool and trick to manipulateA tiny number of shares can sometimes set the "price" for the entire company. And a price built on almost no real trading is exactly the ki...
28 Aug, 2026, 10.55 PM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 73: The customer pays slowly. The machines depreciate slowly tooThe title of this series sounds binary. The businesses rarely are. Between a multibagger and bankruptcy lies a large middle ground where co...
26 Aug, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
In 2016, Dolly Parton gave $1,000 per month for six months to Tennessee wildfire victims, raising $8.9 million through My People fundThe world mourns the loss of country music legend Dolly Parton, who passed away peacefully at eighty in Nashville on August 25. From her mo...
26 Aug, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Have undisclosed foreign assets or income? Know the extra tax cost if you miss FAST Scheme 2026's December 31 deadlineIndia's FAST Scheme 2026 provides a unique opportunity for taxpayers to declare foreign assets. This voluntary disclosure window closes on ...
25 Aug, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
India's airport privatisation plan creates a barricade for power in few handsThe government plans to cap private bidders winning airport bundles. This aims to prevent excessive market concentration and financial leve...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu says employees who are getting complete freedom have an advantage over workplaces where bosses give clear instructionsZoho founder Sridhar Vembu says companies face a trade-off between clear instructions and employee initiative. He argues that highly metric...
25 Aug, 2026, 10.15 AM IST
Round-tripping: How a company hands itself money and calls it your investment – fooling investors and regulators alikeShare capital looks like one of the simplest numbers on a balance sheet. A company issues a certain number of shares, investors pay for the...
21 Aug, 2026, 10.27 PM IST
Foreign Asset Disclosure Scheme 2026: From budget proposal to rollout - what residents and NRIs need to knowThe Foreign Assets of Small Taxpayers Disclosure Scheme, 2026 has moved from Budget proposal to implementation. This article explains its t...
19 Aug, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
Quote of the day by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, 'Taking care of your employees is extremely important and very, very visible' offers timeless wisdom on teamwork, productivity in workplace, kindness, compassion, empathy, charity, shows psychology of true successLarry Ellison's quote offers a timeless life lesson about leadership, employee engagement, and business success. Taking care of employees i...
18 Aug, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
Sebi makes mutual fund registration simpler with one application formSebi has replaced multiple mutual fund registration forms with a single consolidated application, simplifying the approval process for new ...
17 Aug, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
Rs 12.84 lakh, 800g gold seized; TMC leader's ex-bodyguard held in case linked to Bengal stone trader Tulu MondalSaigal Hossain, a former bodyguard, was arrested in a document forgery case. Police seized Rs 12.84 lakh in cash, around 800 grams of gold,...
16 Aug, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
In 1958, the U.S. government hid a 112,544-square-foot congressional bunker beneath a luxury hotel in West Virginia. 35 years later, its secret was revealed, exposing a fully operational underground government built for nuclear warA secret underground bunker was built beneath The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia. This facility was designed to shelter Congress during...
15 Aug, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
Tata power struggle deepens as Chandrasekaran, other Ratan Tata allies step awayN Chandrasekaran will step down as Tata Sons chairman after February 20, 2027, following a failed bid for a five-year extension. His exit c...
13 Aug, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
India’s GCCs trade hefty headcount for specialised talentGlobal Capacity Centres are becoming smaller and more engineering-focused. India's GCC market is projected to reach one hundred billion dol...
10 Aug, 2026, 02.05 PM IST
Gen Z job seeker demands daily '30-minute nap' during office hours: IITian CEO explains why this convinced him to offer the jobAn IITian CEO has shared how a Gen Z job candidate openly asked for a 30-minute afternoon nap every day to boost productivity. Instead of r...
08 Aug, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
Proverb of the day by Leo Buscaglia, 'Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God' offers timeless wisdom on purpose and true meaning of work, career, success, discipline, perseverance, personal growth, ambition, productivityProverb of the day by Leo Buscaglia encourages a simple but powerful reflection: every person has something valuable to offer. The form of ...
03 Aug, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Boss dismissed his ideas and he got laid off. Months after, employee got a huge shock: 'I won't even get...'A Reddit user revealed how his boss who dismissed his ideas for designs, later used the same concepts to start a new company. The post trig...
26 Jul, 2026, 09.36 PM IST