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06.07 / 08:41

COST UPS Fighting Investors have reason to fear a strong economy

global financial crisis of 2007-09, that securitisation had transformed risky mortgages into safe but high-yielding bonds. In each case, the degree of consensus set the stage for a “pain trade": a market convulsion that hurt virtually everybody at once. Yet even among today’s mutually exclusive opinions there is a scenario that would undo investors’ positions in every market at once.

06.07 / 08:41

COST Provident Action Compilation Dreams Pros and cons of personal loans: Key things to know

A financial emergency can knock on our doors anytime, and it can be challenging for anyone to handle that crisis without being financially affected. A personal loan is an unsecured debt which helps you avail funds based on your credit history, income and existing financial relationships with the lenders.

06.07 / 08:41

COST UPS Provident Extreme Strategy Option Real Estate Vs Gold: What is the right investment option for you?

Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.

06.07 / 08:33

COST Tomb Raider games group Embracer raises $182 million in share issue

Embracer has raised 2 billion crowns ($182 million) in a share issue directed at institutional investors, the gaming group said on Thursday, after last month flagging a need to cut investments and costs. It issued 80,000 new shares at a subscription price of 25 crowns per share, it said in a statement, sending its shares down 13%.

06.07 / 08:17

COST UPS MAIL Booking Airlines Strategy Are Airline Credit Cards Worth It?

Airline credit-card pitches are inescapable, from the mailings stuffing your mailbox to the hard sells as you await takeoff. Are the attractive offers worth your money? The perks of credit cards tied to a single airline include hefty sign-up bonuses, free checked bags and access to airport lounges. These benefits can often pay for themselves.

06.07 / 08:17

COST UPS Waters PFC extends ₹ 9,187 cr assistance to HPCL Rajasthan Refinery project

₹9,187 crore to HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd for its refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Barmer. This is the first project where PFC has extended its financial assistance to the refinery and petrochemical sector. “Power Finance Corporation Ltd.

06.07 / 08:17

COST Provident FIVE Airlines Parke TCS Bali IRCTC tourism offers 5 nights 6 days tour to Bali. Check dates, itinerary, package cost here

Indian Railways has announced Awesome Bali package for five night six days from Lucknow. The tour provided by IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation will commence from Lucknow on 11 August. The package features sightseeing of the major Tourist attractions of BALI - Kintamani Tour, Ubud Village Tanah Lot Temple Tour, Cruise,etc.

06.07 / 07:57

COST UPS NIFTY Limelight index Nifty Auto index stocks: Be selective with your pick as transformation at the doorstep

As headwinds like rising input cost, stagnant demand are becoming things of the past for the auto industry, the nifty auto index is doing well. Another reason for auto stocks coming into the limelight is the fact that after years of keeping it under wrap right from two wheeler to car maker and now even the LCV companies are gradually opening up their EV strategy.

06.07 / 07:57

COST Citi Provident Platform PM Narendra Modi all set to unveil new redevelopment plans for Gorakhpur Railway Station; here's what you need to know about it

Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the ground-breaking ceremony for the highly-anticipated redevelopment project for the Gorakhpur Railway Station. The project costs nearly Rs 498 crores and the goal of the redevelopment is to transform the station into a world-class facility. The redevelopment will epitomizes the city's cultural heritage and offers a breathtaking view of the revered Gorakhnath temple.

06.07 / 07:17

COST UPS Booking Gap Fighting Premium valuation Valuation premium to sustain for Bajaj Finance stock: Nitin Aggarwal

«This quarter, of course, is going to be important because in last few quarters, margins are moving one way up for the sector. And we think that this trajectory is now set to reverse and we will begin to see some moderation in margins for the large private banks and some of the select PSBs also,» says Nitin Aggarwal, MO Institutional.Let us just talk about the overall outlook within the financial space because the key theme at play in FY24 is expected to be NIMs and spread compression. How much of that is really playing out? Who do you see as some of the key winners within this environment?This quarter, of course, is going to be important because in last few quarters, margins are moving one way up for the sector.

06.07 / 07:17

COST UPS Weaving profitability; 4 stocks from textile sector with upside potential of up to 44%

Textile is one of the oldest industrial sectors in India. However, right from labour issues to smaller Asian countries becoming more competitive in terms of cost of production, different segments of the textile industry have faced more headwinds than tailwinds in their history of existence.

06.07 / 07:05

COST Lowe's Eicher Motors shares tank over 11% in 3 days. Should you buy or sell?

Eicher Motors tanked 11.4% in the last 3 days after rival Hero MotoCorp and Harley Davidson announced the debut of the co-developed premium motorcycle X440 in India. In Thursday's trade, shares of Eicher Motors fell over 3% to Rs 3,207. Analysts stated that HD X440 would rival the likes of Royal Enfield's RE Classic 350 and Hunter 350.

06.07 / 06:55

COST UPS Manufacturing Airlines FLEX As Greedflation Starts to Fade, Wageflation Creeps In

When inflation took off in 2021 in the U.S., so did corporate profits, leading to accusations of “greedflation" and calls in some corners for price controls. This year, Europe is going through the same debate amid soaring food prices. Judging by recent developments, inflation driven by corporations flexing their power to jack up prices more than costs—greedflation, as some called it—is on its way out.

06.07 / 06:55

COST Lowe's Strategy Metro analysts Godrej Properties hits fresh high amid new land acquisitions; analysts forecast profit rise

Godrej Properties Ltd soared to a 52-week high of ₹1,616 on the National Stock Exchange on Thursday, driven by promising new land acquisitions. The real estate giant recently acquired approximately 15 acre of land in Gurugram, Haryana, and plans to develop for premium residential properties. Additionally, a 7.44 acre parcel in New Alipore, a high-end residential area in Kolkata, will soon be under Godrej's ownership, acquired from the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corp.

06.07 / 06:25

COST Provident Microsoft Google Mobile RBC Traffic ChatGPT's explosive growth shows first decline in traffic since launch

ChatGPT, the wildly popular AI chatbot launched in November, saw monthly traffic to its website and unique visitors decline for the first time ever in June, according to analytics firm Similarweb. Worldwide desktop and mobile traffic to the ChatGPT website decreased by 9.7% in June from May, while unique visitors to ChatGPT's website dropped 5.7%. The amount of time visitors spent on the website was also down 8.5%, the data shows.

06.07 / 06:05

COST UPS Citi Lowe's CEO Glacier Everyone Wants Interest on Their Deposits. That’s Bad for Main Street Banks.

Nicolet Bankshares thrived in the years after the financial crisis. The lender, based in Green Bay, Wis., bought up smaller banks and focused on the kinds of Midwestern cities and towns that megabanks ignored. Then came the Federal Reserve’s rapid interest-rate increases starting last year.

06.07 / 05:33

COST FIVE Software COMPOSITE Chandrayaan 3: All you need to know about India's third lunar mission

Chandrayaan-3 is expected to be launched between July 13 to July 19. Ahead of the launch, India's premier space agency completed the mating of Chandrayaan-3 orbiter with the LVM3 launch vehicle at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on July 5. Built at a cost of around ₹615 crore, India's third lunar mission is aimed at achieving a successful landing of the lander on the moon's surface, followed by the deployment of a rover to carry out a range of experiments.

06.07 / 05:33

COST UPS Citi Lowe's Wise NOT Not just tomatoes, prices of Chillies, Ginger other vegetables also surge. Check state-wise prices here

₹120. Don't know when will the prices come back to normal." In Shimla, tomatoes were being sold at ₹100 whereas other vegetables, including capsicum, pumpkin, cauliflower, and brinjal are also selling at higher prices. Babli Salotra, a Shimla local told ANI that “The prices are very high.

06.07 / 05:33

COST UPS Digital Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson X440 vs Royal Enfield Classic 350: A detailed comparison. Which bike to choose?

Indian market, marking a collaborative effort with Hero MotoCorp. Positioned as Harley-Davidson's most budget-friendly motorcycle option, it faces strong competition from the Royal Enfield Classic 350, which has enjoyed significant success in the segment ever since its initial launch in India. Let's compare these two motorcycles.

06.07 / 05:33

COST UPS FIVE Merit Action NOT Not much margin of safety in most stocks on a bottom-up basis: Sanjeev Prasad

«So specifically in the case of the premium two-wheeler segment, Eicher is making very high profitability. It was a dominant player. It is the only player for all practical purposes on the 90% market share in the more than 250cc segment,» says Sanjeev Prasad, Kotak Institutional Equities.It has been a very good summer 2023. And now India's positioning in last one year has changed completely. There seems to be a FOMO by FIIs and there seems to be a lot of excitement among HNI as well as domestic investors. Do you think this market rally will last given the liquidity conditions are so benign or it is now time to really get cautious?Yes, I do not know if it will last or not last.

06.07 / 05:33

COST UPS FIVE Extreme Manufacturing Fighting The West Again Learns That War Needs Industry

Behind the deadly front lines where Ukrainian and Russian soldiers are locked in combat, a less-noticed life-or-death battle is raging to keep troops supplied with arms and ammunition. The side that loses that fight is the one that will lose the war. It is a lesson Washington is relearning.

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