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Room No 56, Miyako Hotel: An Investing Lesson

Diversify, asset allocate while investing to safeguard your portfolio from fluctuations

Investing in 2025: How often should you rebalance your portfolio?

Tax and other fees should be carefully considered before selling investments

Wealth Managers' Top Sectors to Pick and Avoid in 2025

Pharma and healthcare are promising, driven by regulatory changes and 'China plus one'

Wealth Needs Time To Compound, Just Like A Plant Needs Water And Sunshine

Investing is not a board examination with a finite date

Big-budget movies stall amid OTT, box office uncertainties

Even mid-budget and niche films struggle to raise funds without guaranteed box-office and streaming success

AI-driven attacks push firms to strengthen cybersecurity

As GenAI rewrites cyber threat landscape, Indian companies see it as top menace to business

Toyota Sales Stagnate as Factory Woes Compound Low Demand

Toyota Motor Corp.'s global sales plateaued in November as lackluster demand coalesced with a pause in production at two plants.

Redington eyes marketplace push as cos turn to AI, cloud

While the cloud, managed services biz is still small, it grew the fastest at 53% in Sep quarter

Blockbuster Movies Step Up Mall Footfall

Demand was weak in the first nine months of the (calendar) year. But, starting Diwali, releases like Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Singham Again, Mufasa: The Lion King, and now Pushpa 2, we've got the footfalls back.

Ola Opens 3,200 New Stores in Bid to Win Buyer Trust

The massive rollout comes a couple of months after the firm got slammed by customer complaints

For SRF, there is no light at the end of the tunnel, yet

The growth catalyst for SRF Ltd would be missing in the December quarter (Q3FY25) even after a dismal H1 earnings show.

Investors stay wedded to hotels

Room for more?

Don't look now, but China's AI sector is catching up fast

Startups use workarounds to challenge OpenAI in some areas despite lack of leading-edge chips

TRANSITING FROM 2024 TO 2025 WILL HAVE ITS UNCERTAINTIES

Forecasts for FY25 have been pruned to less than 7%, but the foundations seem resilient

EPFO adds 750k new members in October

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) reported a net addition of 1.34 million members in October.

GST on used vehicles to vary by nature of business

Tax will be different for enterprises using cars for operations from those using them as stock

Mediation council: A key missing link in commercial dispute reforms

Mid a growing policy push for mediation, legal practitioners have pushed for the urgent formation of a council comprising experts and policymakers to determine the rules and procedures involved in mediation.

Full of sound and fury: What the Bard may say of 2024

From central bank actions to Trump's ideas, there was plenty that inspires a Shakespearean look-back

Inflation targeting: It should not constrain Indian manufacturing

Monetary policymakers should analyse the price dynamics of the entire basket of items that make up India's national income

We could expect East Asia to spring some surprises in 2025

China, Hong Kong and Vietnam will be under watch for a reason

All that glitters is not an auction of pawned gold

Gold auctions have risen lately. A sign of distress? Partly. These are more likely the result of lenders sprucing up their gold-loan portfolios after RBI frowned on risky lending practices

We must approach tech transformations with due care

How we deal with technology is getting highly complex. It's the reason we must exercise fine judgement

Trump's tariffs will not eliminate the dollar's exorbitant privilege

Exporters to the US may want to shift trade into other currencies but the dollar won't be dethroned

INTERNATIONAL ETFs ARE TRADING AT A PREMIUM: WHAT SHOULD INVESTORS DO?

Most successful investors remain informed, agile, and approach investments strategically

Simplifying estate planning: The value of expert guidance

Do I need the help of a professional estate planner? —Name withheld on request Should I opt for a will or trust? Which is effective? —Name withheld on request

AP split leaves state-backed bondholders high and dry

Investors await payments as Andhra and Telangana dispute AP power bonds post-bifurcation

Bangladesh launches $5 bn graft probe against Sheikh Hasina

An anti-graft panel in Bangladesh has launched an investigation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family in connection with the allegations of embezzling $5 billion in the Rooppur nuclear power plant, according to a media report.

Indian IT hiring: '25 promises rebound

Indian information technology (IT) hiring landscape is at a pivotal juncture as it transitions from a year of decline towards a more hopeful future.

Akasa Air fined ₹10 lakh by DGCA

The civil aviation regulator, directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday imposed a fine of ₹10 lakh on Akasa Air for refusing boarding to seven passengers on a Bengaluru-Pune flight.

'Dreamers' make emergency plans as Trump vows to deport millions

DACA program during his first term, recently expressed a willingness to help this group of immigrants stay.