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19.01 / 02:33

markets COST trends country social reports Global ambitions, local lens: Niti Aayog’s state-level export preparedness report misses the big picture

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. One characteristic of this era of social media, globally, has been an erosion in the credibility of expertise. Niti Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2024, a laborious attempt to measure how ready India’s different states are to generate exports, is not designed to counter that trend.

19.01 / 00:45

markets COST Platform Reddit Instagram travelers International Being an authority as a travel partner key to trust for visa: Atlys’ Santosh Hegde

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Once an elusive mark of wealth, the annual foreign vacation is now getting increasingly common among affluent Indians in metros and smaller cities alike. So much so that a16z-backed visa services firm Atlys ran a unique sale in August last year, offering visas for just ₹1.

19.01 / 00:31

COST Target Aware Manufacturing security country India’s solar power developers are saddled with unsold capacity. Now they face another risk

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : A spike in prices of solar modules is expected to raise costs and tariffs for projects under construction, even as multiple solar projects languish for want of power purchase contracts. Solar module prices have surged by roughly a third since late December, thanks to soaring prices of silver and aluminium, a weaker rupee, and a global scramble for components after China tightened wafer quotas and signalled a rollback of a 9% value-added tax refund.

19.01 / 00:31

markets COST Citi Digital Google Platform Gap RJio confident of organic Arpu growth, sees no immediate need for tariff hike

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As India’s telecom firms weigh the timing and need for tariff hikes, Reliance Jio Infocomm, India’s largest operator by market share, has ruled out any immediate increase, signalling confidence in organic growth in its average revenue per user (Arpu), driven by rising 5G usage. This contrasts with the stance of rival operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea that have repeatedly flagged the need for tariff correction to improve their returns on capital deployed.

19.01 / 00:31

markets COST UPS security Trade Harmonic Will brokers' push for market-making pump up commodity trade liquidity?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Top brokers have urged the capital markets regulator to harmonize market-making rules across equity and commodity derivatives, a proposal that holds the potential to challenge the near-monopoly of the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) in India's commodity derivatives market if implemented.

19.01 / 00:31

COST UPS trends Cycling reports Commentary Despite RBI’s latest repo cut, private banks see margins holding up in Q4

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Private sector banks are signalling that net interest margins (NIMs) are likely to remain resilient in the March quarter, even as the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI's) 25 basis point (bps) repo rate cut last month begins to transmit more fully into lending rates.

19.01 / 00:31

markets COST Manufacturing economy Sustainability Trade rock Budget to unveil quality and cost blueprint to gain export muscle

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. One of the key themes of India’s upcoming Union budget, the first after US tariffs rocked global trade last year, will be to de-risk the economy from prolonged headwinds by announcing reforms and incentives for manufacturers, small businesses and exporters, according to two persons familiar with discussions.

18.01 / 12:17

markets COST security Sustainability Trade show Videos Vijay L. Bhambwani's Ticker: Banking stocks hold the key

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Dear Reader, Last week, I wrote that it was time to prioritise capital preservation over capital appreciation due to higher statistical ßeta (pure price volatility) readings. Market price action validated that hypothesis.

18.01 / 08:59

COST UPS Manufacturing Research Micron track electronic The global memory-chip shortage will cost us all

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. If you had put all your savings into a few pallets of computer memory chips a year ago, you’d have at least doubled your money by now. And prices are projected to continue their meteoric rise.

18.01 / 07:47

markets COST Provident Booking security performer Steel prices hiked for the second time in two weeks as import curbs take effect

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Domestic steelmakers raised prices twice in January, within weeks of New Delhi imposing a safeguard duty on steel imports, as stronger construction demand, low inventories and improving market sentiment gave mills room to push through hikes. Prices of hot-rolled coil (HRC) and cold-rolled coil (CRC) were increased by 4% to Rs.51,700 per tonne in the second week of January, after a 2-4% hike in early January 2026, according to Big Mint, a commodities market intelligence.

17.01 / 13:07

markets COST Provident Target Election President How the attacks on the Fed could backfire

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Trump administration’s efforts to bludgeon the Federal Reserve into lowering its policy interest rates appear unlikely to have their desired effect. Indeed, they conceivably could backfire and forestall the rate cuts that the central bank officials and the markets anticipate for this year.

17.01 / 12:17

markets COST UPS Enterprise Food Experts Updates Budget may allocate ₹28,000 crore to food processing schemes to aid farmers

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Centre is considering a significant expansion of its flagship food processing schemes, with a proposed allocation of around ₹28,000 crore over the next five years in the upcoming Union budget to boost value addition, reduce post-harvest losses and improve farmers’ incomes through better market linkages, according to two government officials aware of the matter.

17.01 / 11:15

markets COST UPS Micron trends Why so many stocks are suddenly defying gravity

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A lot of stocks have gone almost straight up. The reason is simple: the world is changing fast.

17.01 / 07:05

COST UPS Manufacturing Research Micron track electronic The global memory-chip shortage will cost us all

17.01 / 01:45

COST Platform Strategy Enterprise Trade recommendations Editorial Where will TCS share price be in the next three years?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Leading global IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced its third-quarter results after market hours on 12 January and the stock has shown little movement in response. This could be an indication of a steady financial performance.

17.01 / 01:45

COST Provident FIVE Software information Indian IT’s Big Five face $500 million labour code hit to profitability

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s new labour codes eroded the profits of India’s five largest information technology (IT) services companies in the December quarter as they recorded ₹4,645 crore ($500 million) in upfront costs as higher contributions to employees' retirement benefits. The country’s largest software services provider Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) incurred incremental costs of $238 million, while second-placed Infosys Ltd disclosed a $143 million impact, according to their quarterly earnings disclosures.

16.01 / 14:27

markets COST UPS Coca-Cola Manufacturing country reports Thunder on wheels: Coca-Cola expands last-mile reach with micromobility

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Coca-Cola is stepping up direct distribution in India, using small vehicles like bikes, electric vans, and other micromobility options to transport its beverages directly to retail stores in narrow lanes and hard-to-access neighbourhoods. This direct-to-store delivery helps the company expand last-mile reach, cut reliance on middlemen or traditional wholesale channels, and gain tighter control over costs and profitability, even as quick commerce, despite rapid growth, remains a smaller, complementary part of its distribution business.

16.01 / 08:05

COST UPS FIVE performer reports Commentary HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank to report steady Q3 on firm loan growth, recovery in margins

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: India’s two largest private-sector lenders, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, are expected to post a steady performance for the December quarter, supported by firm loan growth, improving margins and controlled operating costs, five brokerages said ahead of results on Saturday. However, seasonal marginal pressures on asset quality, particularly agriculture-linked products, may lead to a moderate rise in slippages.

16.01 / 08:05

markets COST UPS CEO Software Trade Commentary The Infosys rally masks a deeper question: Can India’s outsourcing giants survive the age of AI?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The pall of gloom around India’s outsourcing industry, a $200 billion-plus exporting powerhouse, was lifted overnight by Infosys. After the company raised its full-year sales forecast, investors took optimistic commentary from management as a sign that large client orders are coming back.

16.01 / 06:41

COST UPS Justice consequences Department Videos Michael Bloomberg: The White House attack on Fed independence is a dangerous instance of overreach

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The White House’s latest escalation of pressure on the Federal Reserve is a new and dangerous overreach. For the country’s sake—and, by the way, to avoid the collapse in popular support that would likely follow a severe financial-market backlash—the administration needs to think again.

15.01 / 17:35

markets COST MSCI pandemic Trade show Direct retail share in cash market falls to lowest in a decade

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The share of direct retail participation in India’s largest stock exchange's cash turnover has fallen to its lowest in a decade, dragged down by risk aversion amid underperforming equity benchmarks, the rise of mutual funds and reallocation towards initial public offerings.

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