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20.01 / 02:33

markets Gap Analysis economy President International Mint Quick Edit | Trump versus the mighty US bond market

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Former US president Bill Clinton’s aide James Carville once said, “I used to think that if there was reincarnation, I wanted to come back as the president or the Pope or as a .400 baseball hitter.

20.01 / 01:49

WhatsApp China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged

China left benchmark lending rates unchanged at the monthly fixing on Monday, as a weakening yuan has limited Beijing's monetary easing efforts.

20.01 / 01:49

markets Digital Strategy War PAM Who are the Israelis released on the first day of the ceasefire?

20.01 / 01:49

markets UPS Target Strategy wellness PAM Thematic funds leading a speculative bubble: Why SEBI needs to check the rise of this unsustainable frenzy

Sebi intervened to keep smaller investors from speculating recklessly. However, another binge, playing out concurrently, seems to be flying below the regulator’s radar.

20.01 / 01:49

markets COST Provident cover hospital Features Health insurance riders vs add-ons - Know the difference, which one to add to your mediclaim policy depending on your medical needs

health insurance online, just before making the final payment, you are presented with an array of ‘riders’ and ‘add-ons’ that can be tagged on for an extra amount. These include a wide variety of benefits, including hospital cash or consumables, no-claim bonus, OPD care, room rent waiver, maternity benefit, health check-up and restoration of sum insured, among several others.

20.01 / 01:49

markets UPS Citi Dreams Research Experts Waiting for interest rate cuts on home loan to buy your dream house? Here's why a delay may not help

interest rate cut to lower your EMI burden. Months pass and the rate cut finally happens, but the price tag of the property has gone up.

20.01 / 01:49

markets Digital Strategy Trade PAM social What's behind uneven exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners?

Hamas released three Israeli women held in Gaza on Sunday, while Israel was expected to release 90 Palestinian women and minors held in its prisons later in the day.

20.01 / 01:49

markets Citi Fighting Southern War gatherings Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire takes hold after Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages

Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli custody as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war, with mixed emotions and more difficult steps ahead over the next six weeks.

20.01 / 00:51

markets Food wellness Experts beautiful International Pharmaceuticals Why early-stage consumer brands are increasingly foraying abroad in 2025

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's early-stage consumer brands in the premium segment are eyeing international expansion much earlier in their journey this year, targeting global markets where demand for expensive products outpaces purchases back home.

20.01 / 00:51

markets FIVE Digital Manufacturing economy BlackRock Trade Indian equities not overly expensive, reflect growth prospects, says Ben Powell of BlackRock Investment Institute

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian equities are “not overly expensive, contrary to market consensus relying on traditional valuation metrics", according to Ben Powell of BlackRock Investment Institute. While India's large-cap stocks trade at 23 times their forward earnings, above historical averages, “we think this high P/E ratio reflects strong growth prospects", said Powell, chief Middle East, and APAC investment strategist at the research arm of the world's largest asset manager.

20.01 / 00:51

UPS FIVE CEO Software awards Research Cycling Q3 throws focus on deal cycle, tenure for India's biggest IT service providers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Shorter deal tenures, more frequent renewals—that is the scenario India’s top software services companies are likely to face going forward. Independent experts said the shorter tenures are a result of economic uncertainty in advanced markets and the fast-changing nature of modern technologies, and could pose challenges to the IT services companies.

20.01 / 00:51

markets Provident FIVE CEO show performer reports Indian IT’s top 5 might end this fiscal year a little better than the last

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s largest information technology (IT) services companies are expected to perform marginally better in the current fiscal year compared to the previous one due to higher business from the Americas and growth markets such as Asia, with rise in hiring to match the growth. According to the guidance given by the companies for the three months ended March 2025, the country’s two largest IT services companies—Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) and Infosys Ltd—are expected to report higher growth than last year.

20.01 / 00:51

markets Target Sustainability trends Trade performer recommendations Stocks to buy: Ankush Bajaj recommends three stocks for today—20 January

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Friday's market session began with a gap-down opening at 23,277 (-68.50 points). The index subsequently declined 180 points from the opening level to 23,100, but rebounded to close at 23,203.10.

20.01 / 00:51

COST Provident Aware Gap security Death cover Insurance coverage under PMJJBY and PMSBY may be doubled in the upcoming budget

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Central government may more than double the insurance coverage under its schemes, the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), in the upcoming budget, two people aware of the matter told Mint. The initiative aims to strengthen financial security, especially for individuals from economically weaker sections, while advancing the vision of 'Insurance for All by 2047,' ensuring comprehensive insurance access for every individual and business in India, the people mentioned above added.

20.01 / 00:51

markets Action trends Trade love recommendations Stocks to buy: Two stock recommendations from MarketSmith India for 20 January

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's benchmark index Nifty50 closed below the 50-WMA and formed another bearish candle on last week's chart. Taking cues from the global and domestic markets, the index started the session with a gap-down opening at 23,277 and continued to trade in negative trajectory, closing at 23,203.20.

20.01 / 00:51

markets security Election MSCI President Experts FPIs double down on bearish bets ahead of Trump 2.0

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The change of guard in America looms large over India's stock market, with foreign portfolio investors (FPI) raising bearish bets close to record levels a day ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th President.

20.01 / 00:45

markets Digital Platform Strategy students Experts PAM Edtech firm Brightchamps buys K12 marketplace Edjust

Edtech startup Brightchamps said it has acquired K12 education marketplace Edjust in a cash and stock deal, without disclosing the financial terms.

20.01 / 00:45

markets IPO Aware Strategy PAM hospital Hospitality startup Oyo readying to file IPO papers in first quarter

Hospitality startup Oyo has started work on filing its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) by the first quarter of the new financial year, sources said, marking its third attempt to go public. The impending initial public offering (IPO) is linked to ongoing shareholding restructuring undertaken by founder Ritesh Agarwal.

20.01 / 00:45

markets Provident CEO wellness Interviews LTIMindtree passing on AI productivity gains to clients to bag more business: CEO

LTIMindtree, India's sixth largest IT service provider at $4.4 billion revenues, is transferring artificial intelligence (AI)-driven productivity gains to clients in order to get more business as the technology becomes more pervasive across deals and clients, its top executive told ET.

20.01 / 00:45

markets Citi Digital Strategy Metro PAM Sify Sify earmarks $5 billion to expand data hubs, add AI ops and GPUs

Sify Technologies has earmarked $5 billion investment over the next five years to expand data centres, modernise internal systems with AI Ops, acquire GPUs and compete with large data centre and telecom incumbents, Raju Vegesna, its chairman and MD, said in an interview to ET. The company plans to build smaller AI inferencing facilities in 20 tier-II cities as India is expected to be among the largest markets of AI services and inferencing rather than training, Vegesna said who is helming the only Indian company listed on Nasdaq besides Infosys.

20.01 / 00:45