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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.India’s electric vehicle (EV) sector has strong long-term potential, especially if crude oil prices remain elevated. Since India imports most of its crude oil, higher fuel prices translate to increased petrol and diesel costs, making EVs more economical for retail customers and commercial fleet operators.EV adoption is already accelerating in two-wheelers, three-wheelers, buses, and urban delivery fleets due to their lower running and maintenance costs.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.AS AN UNEASY truce holds between America and Iran, experts are struggling to predict what new phase the conflict may enter next. Might an artificial-intelligence model know any better? To find out, The Economist asked RAND, a think-tank, to see if its new AI forecasting system thought a popular uprising was in the offing in Iran. Integrated Strategic Forecasting (ISF), as the system is known, put the chance of regime collapse or replacement by the end of 2026 at 20%—higher than many experts would hazard.There are caveats.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.The hedge-fund herd was early to see opportunity in the stocks of chip makers and other artificial-intelligence hardware companies. Those bets just delivered stock-picking funds their best month in over two decades.Steve Cohen’s Point72, Whale Rock Capital Management and Seligman Investments are among the hedge-fund firms that posted strong returns in April thanks in part to rallies in semiconductor stocks and those of related equipment makers.That helped make April the best month for stock-picking funds since December 1999, according to an industry index compiled by research firm PivotalPath, with a gain of 6.5%.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.When Meta Platforms said in April that it would lay off 10% of its staff, Allen Sun quickly booked a trip to Menlo Park, Calif.It was a prime opportunity. Sun, a Beijing-based headhunter for some of the biggest Chinese tech companies, works to lure China-born talent back home, targeting people at U.S.-based companies such as Meta, Google, Anthropic and Amazon.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.The global defence landscape has shifted dramatically in 2026 as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East compel nations across Asia and Europe to rapidly bolster their military preparedness and capabilities.Missile strikes, border conflicts, drone warfare, and rising security concerns have pushed governments to accelerate defence spending like never before. As a result, defence manufacturing companies have taken centerstage.India’s defence sector has therefore emerged as one of the best-performing themes of 2026 so far.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.What do the Indonesian stockmarket, South Korean government bonds and Robinhood, an online broker, have in common? Not much, you might think. But over the past year investors in all three have quivered before the same phenomenon: the awesome power of financial indices.The largest of these now exert a tidal pull on markets. As of 2025, around $36trn-worth of capital was in passive investment funds.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.India’s relationship with gold is entering a new phase. For decades, gold was viewed largely as a macroeconomic problem, a major import that widened the current account deficit and increased dependence on volatile foreign capital. But the global environment has changed sharply.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Manav Jain can no longer ignore how screens are rewriting his sense of faces. The 25-year-old product manager from Bengaluru recently returned to his hometown, Mumbai, after staying in touch with family through video calls that convinced him he had kept up with what's going on. That illusion shattered the moment he saw his mother in person.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Indian equities have spent the past year lurching from one shock to another. Just as investors adjust to one trigger, another upends sentiment—from tariff threats and geopolitical flare-ups to relentless foreign investor selling and slowing earnings growth.The latest blow has come from the war in West Asia, which has once again rattled markets already struggling to sustain momentum.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Stock market recap: The Indian stock market ended in the red for the third consecutive session on Monday, witnessing an across-the-board selloff amid weak global cues.The 30-share pack Sensex crashed 1,313 points, or 1.70%, to end at 76,015.28, while the NSE counterpart Nifty 50 plunged 1.50% to close the day at 23,815.85. The BSE 150 Midcap and 250 Smallcap indices declined 1.26% and 0.96%, respectively.JKLAKSHMI (Cmp ₹683.15)JKLAKSHMI: Buy above ₹688, stop ₹650 target ₹735 (Multiday) HINDUNILVR: Buy above ₹2310, stop ₹2250 target ₹2525 (Multiday) FORTIS (Cmp ₹974.15)FORTIS: Buy above ₹980, stop ₹935 target ₹1098 (Multiday)On 11 May 2026, Indian equities witnessed a sharp sell-off as surging crude oil prices and weak global cues rattled investor sentiment.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Creating a successful and resilient stock portfolio requires a series of thoughtful steps.It begins with setting well-defined investment objectives, selecting a strategy that aligns with your preferences, and maintaining active involvement with both the market and your investments.Gaining insights from seasoned investors and implementing their time-tested approaches can provide meaningful direction.For instance, Vijay Kedia, a celebrated investor, is a notable example, with his market strategies frequently garnering attention and respect.Vijay Kedia is a stalwart in the Indian equity markets. Regarded as a market maestro, he has built a reputation for selecting winning mid-cap stocks, making his portfolio a guidepost for retail investors.Having begun his stock market journey at 19, Kedia's fascination with the financial world stems from his family's roots in the stockbroking business.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.The likes of Intel and Micron Technology have powered the market higher in recent weeks but escalating geopolitical worries could scuttle the chip-stocks rally.In a research note published on Monday, Gavekal Research CEO Louis-Vincent Gave named the looming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s premier Xi Jinping as one reason for investors to feel cautious about the semiconductor sector.The two leaders are set to meet in China on Thursday and Friday, Beijing confirmed.Trump needs to replenish the U.S.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) tighter gold loan rules are likely to slow growth in one of South Indian Bank’s fastest-growing businesses, with the lender saying the new rules could constrain how much demand it can meet.“The revised RBI guidelines will have a certain amount of impact on how much business we can do,” managing director and chief executive officer P. R.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.A group of 20 AI researchers recently spent two weeks trying to break a set of autonomous AI agents—systems with real email accounts, persistent memory, shell access and the authority to act on their owners’ behalf. They succeeded 11 times out of the cases they documented. The agents disclosed private medical records, wiped email servers, broadcast defamatory messages, looped in resource-consuming spirals for nine days, and were corrupted through a fake governance document that gave an attacker persistent but invisible control across multiple sessions.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Ted Turner died last week at 87 and the world now feels a little less interesting, a little less imaginative and a little less fun without him in it—but also a lot better off because he was here.After hearing the news of his passing, one moment came to mind that embodied how he moved through the world: a very drunk Turner giving an interview after winning the America’s Cup in 1977. The yachting world was aghast.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.For years, the potato has been one of the most misunderstood foods, dismissed by wellness culture as a “bad carb,” a supposed culprit behind weight gain, insulin spikes and metabolic woes. Yet new research, and medical experts are offering a newer, more nuanced perspective: the problem, it seems, was never the potato itself, but how we cook and consume it.Dr.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.The waitstaff in restaurants should be aware: Patrons are less generous with tips over the weekend.That is the finding of a recent study that analyzed 68 million credit-card transactions at 47 restaurant chains operating in 41 states. Patrons, the study found, tipped their servers up to about 1% less on Saturdays and Sundays.The average tip for weekdays alone was 21.30%, with the highest tips on Tuesdays (21.45%) and Thursdays (21.47%).

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Kota-based test preparation company Resonance Eduventures is preparing for a fresh growth phase after completing the bulk of its long-running debt resolution exercise, the top executive of the firm told Mint.Founder Ram Kishan Verma said the company is now betting on a recovery in offline coaching demand, student enrolments and brand rebuilding.“The company is now in a much better position operationally. Most of the work on the settlement side has been completed and we are closing the remaining part as well,” Verma told Mint, in an interview.Mint was the first to report in April that KKR-backed Resonance was nearing an asset reconstruction company (ARC)-led debt resolution that could see lenders take nearly an 80% haircut on principal claims after years of financial stress.India's test preparation market size was valued at $11.60 billion in 2025, growing at a CAGR of 8.7% during the forecast period 2026-2030, according to a report by research firm Technavio.Resonance, which was a sector leader before pandemic, was disrupted by digital hyper funded peers and faced high poaching pushing it into a debt trap.According to Abhijit Shrivastava, co-founder and managing partner at Azalea Capital Partners LLP, over 90% of lenders have already sold their exposure as part of the restructuring exercise.“The ARC involved is ACRE.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.The other day, I came across an exchange on X where an American trader posted a confident thesis: AI would compress revenues of Indian IT companies like TCS and Infosys. Reasonable concern. Many analysts have raised it.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Indian pharma stocks are attracting foreign institutional investors (FIIs) due to their strong export orientation, especially in regulated markets like the US, and consistent demand for generics and speciality drugs.Companies are benefiting from cost advantages, improving compliance records, and a growing focus on complex formulations and APIs.Additionally, defensive characteristics during global uncertainty make pharma appealing. Here are three pharma stocks where FIIs have hiked their stake in the March 2026 quarter.Shilpa Medicare is a niche Indian pharma company focused on oncology APIs, complex formulations, and CDMO services.