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In an exclusive ETMarkets Livestream interview, Subho Moulik, Founder & CEO, Appreciate — a leading expert in global market investments, shares valuable insights into why Indian investors are increasingly turning to the US markets. With a focus on diversification, high-return potential, and exposure to cutting-edge sectors like AI, biotech, and semiconductors, Moulik outlines the growing appeal of the US as a key investment destination. He also discusses the impact of political shifts, currency fluctuations, and emerging trends, offering a comprehensive view of how Indian investors can benefit from diversifying their portfolios internationally. Edited Excerpts – What factors are driving the trend of Indian investors increasingly looking to invest overseas, particularly in markets like the US? Subho Moulik: Let’s start with the fundamentals as to why the US is attractive and increasingly appealing to Indian investors.

«Within consumption, people have slowed down on the staples kind of consumption, but they have still, at least in the last quarter, continued to do discretionary consumption,» says Rohit Agarwal, Kotak Mahindra. And today we will be talking about the consumption space because given the fact that you are seeing a slowdown in urban consumption, once upon a time you had talks about rural consumption being under pressure but now that weakness has actually creeped into the urban consumption as well and how should one actually look at the space? Rohit Agarwal: Well, as you very rightly said that maybe for the last seven to eight quarters we were talking about weakness in rural consumption, but in the last two to three quarters we have heard or seen a decisive slowdown in urban consumption.

Robert Kiyosaki, the renowned author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, has issued a bold prediction for the stock market. In a tweet, he forecasted that the "biggest stock market crash in history" will occur in February 2025. According to Kiyosaki, this anticipated crash will send shockwaves through traditional investment markets, but he sees it as a massive opportunity for those who act quickly.

Domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty fell 121.3 points to 22970.9, while the BSE Sensex traded 369.37 points down at 75821.09.

NTPC Green Energy are likely to remain in focus on January 27 after the company on Saturday announced its results for the third quarter of the financial year 2025, reporting an 18% YoY growth in its net profit. The company’s net profit for Q3 stood at Rs 65.61 crore, up from Rs 55.61 crore in Q3FY24 and 78.82% quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) at Rs 36.69 crore in Q2FY25.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s embrace of democracy has been affirmed many times over by the ‘power of the vote’ as a lived experience. That We the People live in a republic, with no hereditary right to rule, remains far more abstract in comparison.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When asked where he sees growth and value, Kenneth Andrade, CIO of Old Bridge Mutual Fund and founder director of Old Bridge Capital Management, bluntly says, “Nowhere." “When you talk about value, it no longer exists. It's all about growth," he said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In an indication that markets might be nearing a bottom ahead of Saturday’s Union budget, options sellers have been ramping up positions at the 22,800 strike Nifty put option, which expires on Thursday, 30 January. This implies that Nifty faces a strong likelihood of getting support at 292 points or 1.3% below Friday’s closing of 23,092.20 ahead of the budget.

Women's Hockey India League (HIL) 2024-25 came to an end with Odisha Warriors lifting the title with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over JSW Soorma Hockey Club in the Final at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday.

Donald Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is likely to be met with a hard «no» from the two U.S. allies and the Palestinians themselves who fear Israel would never allow them to return.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For those who wish to use profits from shares, mutual funds, land or commercial property to buy their dream home, the government allows tax exemption on such gains under Section 54F. However, there is one condition—the prospective buyer should not own more than one residential property at the time of selling the asset whose profits are to be reinvested.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s government must set up a Cabinet Committee on Science and Technology (CCST) to make India a global power of this century. Chaired by the Prime Minister, it should include the ministers for home affairs, finance, external affairs, defence, electronics and information technology, commerce and education.

Prabowo Subianto has been invited as the chief guest for the Republic Day celebrations, making him the fourth Indonesian leader to be given this honour.

Himachal Pradesh statehood day on Saturday, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the state government is planning to create 25,000 new posts in the public sector for skilled youth. Conveying 55th statehood day wishes to the people of Himachal during an event in Kangra's Baijnath, he recalled the contributions of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Himachal Pradesh's first CM Y S Parmar in achieving statehood status.

BJP's position in the capital. Shah promised free treatment up to «Rs 10 lakh» for residents of Delhi, highlighting the BJP's commitment to healthcare.

Artificial intelligence is no longer an option but a necessity that will transform every aspect of every business in the world, digital consultancy firm Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz has said. Speaking with PTI during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting that ended on Friday, Vaz also said he doesn't see much progress happening on any global regulation for AI and what was most likely that some standards will come from some countries and those would be adopted by others in some form or the other.

Realty firm Macrotech Developers on Saturday reported 88 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 944.4 crore for December quarter FY25 on higher income amid strong housing demand. Net profit of Macrotech Developers, which sells properties under Lodha brand, stood at Rs 503.3 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 4,146.6 crore in the third quarter of this fiscal from Rs 2,958.7 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing.

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ICICI Bank on Saturday reported that its standalone Q3 profit after tax grew by 14.8% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 11,792 crore while net interest income (NII) increased 9.1% YoY to Rs 20,371 crore during the December quarter. Its net interest margin stood at 4.25% in Q3 FY25 compared to 4.27% in Q2 of FY25 and 4.43% in Q3 of FY24. The net NPA ratio was flat sequentially at 0.42% while provisioning coverage ratio on non-performing loans was 78.2% at December-end.

smallcap indices extended their losing streak to the third straight week as the risk-off sentiment paced by unrelenting foreign-fund selling has dampened investor appetite for these stocks. Nifty's Midcap 150 index fell 1.7% on Friday, the Smallcap 250 index dropped 2.15% and the Nifty 50 fell 0.5% at close. The declines took the total losses in both midcap and smallcap indices so far in 2025 to 6.8% and 9.9%, respectively. The Nifty 50 is down 2.3% in the period.