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Markets Secure Gains in Choppy '24; Face Volatility Risks in '25

Despite a near 10 per cent pullback from their peak, the domestic equity markets secured their ninth consecutive annual gain in 2024.

Corporate India bets on demand recovery in '25

Plans bigger capex, more hirings; expects govt to offer tax incentives

Mkts secure gains in choppy '24; face volatility risks in '25

Despite a near 10 per cent pullback from their peak, the domestic equity markets secured their ninth consecutive annual gain in 2024.

Telangana CM Seeks Nadella Help in Tech, AI Infra Boost

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday called on Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at his residence and sought the IT major's support to develop a strong ecosystem so that Hyderabad is recognised as a leading city in the world in the technology domain.

Airlines Have to Share International Passenger Data with Customs from April

Airlines will have to mandatorily share details of foreign travelers with the Indian Customs authorities from April 1, 2025, and non-compliance can attract penalties.

H-1B visa: A policy shift under Trump and Biden

Indians constituted highest share in number of visas issued during both presidencies

H-1B System 'Broken,' Need 'Major Reform,' Says Musk

Days after pledging to \"go to war\" in defense of the H-1B visa program, tech billionaire Elon Musk has turned his sights on the system itself, labeling it \"broken\" and in need of \"major reform.\"

ROOT OF THE MATTER

Nano urea sales fell sharply in FY24 while production capacity rose. Is it an aberration or sign of a deeper problem?

Carlos Slim invested $1bn in 2024 to supercharge oil bets

Carlos Slim (pictured), Latin America's richest man, plowed $1 billion this year into growing his crude-oil producing and refining portfolio in a bet that demand for fossil fuels isn't going away anytime soon.

Fire, engg insurance premiums may rise by 60% in 2025

In 2025, Indian firms may face higher premiums for fire and engineering insurance covers as reinsurers are likely to revise rates due to rising claims from catastrophic events and higher loss ratios, according to people in the know.

ICAR, governing body member spar over appointments

Venugopal Badaravada, who is a governing-body member of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) and has pitted himself against the organisation on various matters, has now picked a dispute with the outfit on high-level appointments.

Financial sector to see many new faces in 2025

The financial sector could see new faces at the helm of banks and insurance companies with over half a dozen chief executive officers (CEOs) set to hang up their boots in 2025.

Health experts pitch for duty waiver on cancer equipment

Health and education experts in a pre-Budget meeting on Monday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to address issues related to cancer care equipment, health and education spending, and increase focus on teachers' training under the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.

Deadline for 'Vivad Se Vishwas' extended

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Monday announced an extension of the deadline for taxpayers participating in the Vivad Se Vishwas scheme.

India Inc seeks tax exemption for middle class, duty cut on fuel

Tax exemption for the middle class, reduction in excise duty on fuel, and continued push towards public capex were some of the key suggestions made to the finance ministry during pre-Budget discussions with industry representatives on Monday.

India Post May Get Support For Tech Edge

The Union Budget 2025-26 may provide an additional financial package to transform India Post into a more customer-centric and digitised logistics organisation, according to a government official.

Margin, valuation concerns offset Jubilant FoodWorks' growth

The stock of the country's largest quick service restaurant (QSR) player Jubilant FoodWorks has been hitting its 52-week highs recently.

Mixed D-Street debuts for Senores, Ventive, and Carraro

The three stock market debutants - Senores Pharmaceuticals, Ventive Hospitality, and Carraro India - saw a mixed response from investors on Monday.

MF industry seeks lower taxes

The mutual fund (MF) industry has reiterated its demands of tax relief for debt schemes and roll-back of hike in equity taxation in its proposals for the Budget 2025.

Mkt set for record inflows from small investors

Stock market is on pace to receive the biggest annual inflow ever from small investors, underscoring their continuing love affair with equities.

Markets Decline Amid Weak Global Trends

Rising US bond yields weigh on sentiment

Ambition meets controversy in Sebi's 2024 reforms drive

In 2024, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) implemented significant reforms, focusing on cooling down the derivatives segment, enhancing transparency and accountability in small and midsized enterprise (SME) listings, and deepening the fund management ecosystem.

How (not) to discuss consumption in 2025

This year has seen frenzied and obsessive discussions on the state of the health of Indian household consumption, with economists, stock market analysts, the media, and marketers all discussing it from their particular vantage points.

What meal data reveals about hunger

Having two meals a day doesn't guarantee improved food security in India

The evolution of Indian business

India has had a long tradition of recorded business—covering the bazaars, foreign trade, transformation of merchants to entrepreneurs, building of a fairly substantial modern industrial sector in the late colonial period, the role of entrepreneurial groups such as the Parsis, Gujaratis, Marwaris, Chettiars and Tamil Brahmins, creation of new business organisations and hierarchies, expansion into new industries after Independence, and mastering the licence-control raj to create major business groups such as Reliance.

MAGA vs the techies

Row stresses ideological confusion over H-1B visas

Reassuring trends

Policy should adapt to changing household consumption

Chinese youth flock to civil service, but slow economy puts jobs at risk

A record 3.4 million young Chinese flocked to the civil service exam this year, lured by the prospect of lifetime job security and perks including subsidised housing as an economic slowdown batters the private sector and youth unemployment remains high.

World population to be 8.09 bn on Jan 1 after 71mn jump in 2024

The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year's Day, according to US Census Bureau estimates released Monday.

Authorities Seek Warrant to Detain Impeached Prez

South Korean law enforcement officials requested a court warrant on Monday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (pictured) as they investigate whether his martial law decree on December 3 amounted to rebellion.