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This is how a company tricks you into thinking it's bigger than it is in realityRevenue is not always the amount written on the invoice. The final number can change because of rebates, returns, penalties, warranties, cu...
Sebi changes rules on unpaid client securities to ease broker operationsSEBI has revised rules for handling unpaid client securities, introducing auto-pledges in clients' demat accounts, stricter timelines, dail...
From WhatsApp chats to food orders: How Sebi cracked a Rs 144 crore stock manipulation schemeSebi uncovered an alleged Rs 144 crore pump-and-dump scheme by analysing airline bookings, hotel stays, food delivery records, WhatsApp cha...
Pump-and-dump operation: Sebi bans 221 entities for up to 7 years; Hanif Shekh fined Rs 10 crSebi has taken significant action against a large-scale pump-and-dump operation, imposing a barring on 221 parties, including the alleged r...
Sold, or just shipped? How sales figures can be manipulated – and how you can spot itGoods left the warehouse. The invoice went out. So it must be a sale, right? Not always. Under the rules, a sale counts only when the custo...
Mumbai's faith, food and identity: The battle over sacred traditionsThe evolution of Mumbai from seven islands into a bustling urban center illustrates the ongoing tension between age-old traditions and cont...
South Korea court gives ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee seven-year jail term for briberySouth Korea's former First Lady Kim Keon Hee has been sentenced to seven years in prison for accepting bribes, including luxury jewellery, ...
AI bubble won't tell you who's naked till the tide goes out. Warren Buffett explained why 25 years agoWarren Buffett said you only find out who is swimming naked only when the tide goes out. The year he wrote this in his annual letter to sha...
Rajesh Exports under ED lens after probe finds missing records and Rs 3,000 crore opaque transactionsThe Enforcement Directorate has uncovered significant suspected violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) during searches at...
Balance sheet trick: Decoding another manipulation, and how to spot a bad apple in your portfolio before othersThere is one line in the accounts that most investors skip because it looks routine. But behind that line can sit disputed demands, old los...
When a small footnote is used as a tool to make a weak balance sheet look strongThis is the uncomfortable truth about company accounts. A number on a balance sheet is not always cash that will return, and a liability tu...
NSE flags regulatory, tech, AI, derivatives concentration risks in IPO papersThe National Stock Exchange raises a red flag regarding substantial financial and operational threats. Emerging regulatory frameworks, tech...
En route to D-Street: NSE files draft papers with SebiThe National Stock Exchange has filed its draft prospectus with Sebi, moving closer to its long-awaited Initial Public Offering. The IPO is...
Vigilance conducts statewide inspections of ration shops, NFSA godowns in KeralaKerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau launched 'Operation Bhakshya Suraksha'. Surprise inspections targeted NFSA godowns and ration s...
The accounting trick used by companies to make a weak balance sheet look strongIn one recent case, a large investment sat comfortably under equity until the auditor read the shareholders' agreement, found a buyback cla...
Gautam Adani becomes Asia's richest person again; overtakes Mukesh Ambani, Softbank's Masayoshi SonGautam Adani has regained the title of Asia’s richest person after a rally in Adani Group stocks lifted his net worth to $89.2 billion. The...
Warren Buffett on how CEOs manipulate earnings – and how to spot itWarren Buffett compared modern corporate accounting to a golfer who turns in a score of 140 in his first round (thanks to fake bogeys), and...
IndusInd Bank shares fall 3% after fresh whistleblower complaint reaches PMO, RBIIndusInd Bank shares fell on Wednesday after a fresh whistleblower complaint was sent to the Prime Minister’s Office, RBI, and other regula...
Explained! Modus operandi and how Sebi cracked whip in alleged pump-and-dump scheme involving 82 stocksSebi has exposed a stock manipulation network that used social media platforms like Telegram, WhatsApp, and X to artificially inflate SME s...
Sebi targets 'finfluencer' misconduct to protect retail investors, freezes accounts of perpetratorsAccording to the SEBI order, the operators bought small/mid-cap stocks, artificially inflated prices by sharing unsubstantiated bullish tip...