Star India deal no big haircut for Disney

Eyebrows were raised when The Walt Disney Co. agreed to merge its India unit with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) entities at a valuation of $3.12 billion, since the business was seen to be worth much more when Disney acquired it nearly seven years ago. However, documents accessed by Mint reveal a different picture.

Banks battle worst deposit crunch in nearly 20 yrs

Banks in India struggled to attract deposits in FY24, even as credit growth soared.

CEO salaries surge 0% in just 4 years

Promoter CEOs among best-rewarded in India Inc: Deloitte

Is It Ever Ok To Have An Early Morning Meeting?

Proponents of 8 a.m. confabs say they're useful for coordinating global teams across different time zones

Plane Rentals Soar, Fares May Be Next

Older aircraft see sharper jump in lease rental rates over a year

How A Shifting AI Chip Market Will Shape The Future Of Nvidia

The AI chip battle that Nvidia has dominated is already shifting to a new front—one that will be much larger but also more competitive.

HOW TO CUT DOWN ON EXPENSES WITH HEALTH INSURANCE

Health insurance is a financial saviour but a lack of clear understanding of the terms and conditions can lead to some out-of-pocket expenses for the policyholder.

Can Ayodhya be India's biggest tourist hotspot?

Religious tourism holds high market potential and a town that blends Modi's vision in key ways is now set for a commercial boom. Think of Say's Law: Supply spells its own demand

Stocks are at record highs, but it'll only get harder from here

Expectations for interest-rate cuts are waning. Some investors say stock gains might be hard-won as a result

Adani Green H2 unit aims to get up to $3 bn in loans

Adani group's defence arm plans to invest more than ₹3,000 crore in ammunition and missiles making

America must help the world revive and reinvent the WTO

Such a body is vital to address the collective challenges we all face

'Gamification' of Indian equities poses macro and market threats

India's staggeringly large retail participation in high-risk derivatives trading calls for the use of risk-curbing disincentives

Consumption: A major shift amid modest gains

A long-awaited survey that plugs a glaring data gap points to rising household expenditure, superior diets and a critical change: rural households spending less on food than other items

Goldman strikes $1 billion private credit deal with Mubadala

The $1.7 trillion private credit market has more than doubled in size over the past five years

India pushes for digital public infra, fair competition at WTO

Urges action on unfair e-commerce policies, challenges extension of duty-free e-trade

The former CFO who thinks he can fix Disney

Nearly a decade after leaving, Jay Rasulo is back, this time as a nominee to join Disney's board

India to see more connected TVs

Addressable advertising is set to surpass 13% of total TV advertisement revenues in the country by 2025

Ericsson to offer AI solutions to telcos

5G deployments to cool, but fixed wireless access will lift business

Sharma resigns from Paytm Bank board

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has stepped down as non-executive chairman of Paytm Payments Bank as the lender overhauls its board in the face of regulatory strictures.

Yulu decides to focus on people mobility again

Firm says Bajaj partnership to offer access to international markets, R&D

Corporate earnings hinge on overcoming margin hurdles

India Inc’s December-quarter (Q3FY24) earnings were a mixed bag. A key highlight was improved corporate profitability, driven by easing commodity prices, but demand momentum was muted.

MWC: Pioneering tech beyond the AI craze

Top Picks in 2024: Transparent laptop, bendable phone, Barbie, AI galore

Farmers demand India's exit from WTO, launch tractor protest

Farmers on Monday launched a nationwide tractor procession on highways to press their new demand for India to exit the World Trade Organization.

'Sidbi looking at exiting ARC business'

ISARC currently has assets under management of ₹400-500 crore, with SIDBI holding a nearly 26% stake

Centre on track with capex target for FY24, 80% spent

Govt holding a modest cash balance to meet its commitments for the final quarter of FY24

Can IKEA breathe new life into the mall?

Ingka's push into malls has latterly been driven by the invention of a new compact-format IKEA store

Indian Oil scraps green H2 tender

State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has cancelled its tender for setting up India’s first green hydrogen production unit with a 10 kilo tonne per annum (ktpa) capacity amid weak response from bidders and a legal battle over alleged bias in the tendering process.

Q3 growth may have slowed to 6.6%: Poll

Several factors including a weakening in the government’s capital expenditure impetus, muted industrial output growth, and an uneven monsoon may have slowed down India’s economic growth in the third quarter (October-December) of FY24.

Banks begin to hang up on PE/VC funds' capital calls

Indian banks have invested around ₹12,000 crore in Indian PE/VC funds over the last 20-25 years

Luxe Russian hotels tap Indian firms to manage properties

Russia’s top luxury hotels, once managed by Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons and Park Hyatt, are looking at leading Indian hospitality firms to run these properties, after the international brands checked out of the country following its invasion of Ukraine.