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Foreign investors pulled a record amount of money from China last quarter, likely reflecting deep pessimism about the world’s second-largest economy.

Nevada ranked the second highest auto insurance rates in the country, according to Insurify.

Americans across the credit rating spectrum are driving up credit card balances and utilization as they feel the pinch from the higher cost of living.

₹945 crore. June quarter marks the fifth consecutive quarter of subdued revenue performance with growth being flattish in FY24 after two years of strong show. In the March quarter earnings call, Bata’s management had said it was seeing initial signs of demand recovery.

Family Feud, a popular game show when I was growing up, would ask contestants to guess how a group of people had answered a specific question. It served as a regular reminder of the importance of supplementing one’s thinking with external perspectives. If, in the tradition of Family Feud, we were to poll market participants about the turmoil we’ve seen since the worse-than-expected US jobs report, I suspect we would get quite specific responses on what is causing the global stock selloff as well as what would be the best circuit breaker to avoid further big losses.

It has built sector scorecards by analysing data of NSE-listed companies from FY 2022-23 annual reports. The data shows that banks, financial services, information technology and services companies have a larger representation of women workers than other sectors. But there were some interesting point to note at different levels of roles, on retention and implementing enabling policies to help more women find meaningful career pathways. The report points out that leading global and Indian companies have initiated several programmes for women employees. But the IT sector continues to face a significant gender gap in leadership positions. The report highlights that women in leadership and at board level are at 22%, lower than the 34% at the overall employee level. The retention rates and return-to-work after parental leave rates are closer to the average of NSE companies. It's important to focus on targeted talent development and progression planning for women employees, says the report. This could include implementing two-way feedback sessions, providing learning opportunities and facilitating networking with senior leaders. Additionally, creating customised sponsorship or mentorship programmes can help support women’s career growth.

Adani Power Ltd. traded 0.44 per cent down at Rs 692.0 at 02:10PM (IST) on Monday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 282.46 points to 79988.37. The stock had settled at Rs 695.1 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high and 52-week low of Rs 896.75 and Rs 274.65, respectively.

Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president last month, the Tesla founder and chief executive backed a candidate who vows to «drill, baby, drill,» «end the electric vehicle mandate» and reduce subsidies of the sort that helped Tesla become the U.S.'s dominant EV manufacturer. So instrumental have government loans, tax breaks and other EV policies been to Tesla's fast growth that despite Musk's gradual embrace of the former president and his Republican Party rhetoric in recent years, the company continues to lobby the U.S. and state governments for benefits championed by the Democratic Party. In February, for instance, Tesla in a filing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, urged the Biden administration to allow California to pursue stricter vehicle emissions rules than the rest of the country — an idea Trump opposes.

Hardik Pandya and his now estranged wife Natasa Stankovic announced their separation, netizens have been curious as to what made one of the most popular couples in cricket call it quits. Both Natasa and Hardik have so far remained mum on the subject. However, Natasa, who has been sharing some rather cryptic posts long before, made their decision to separate public. One such post has made eagle-eyed netizens wonder if their marriage had some sinister undertones. Natasa was noticed liking posts related to cheating and emotional abuse, as well as a few posts about toxic relationships. This has sparked speculation about the potential cause of their breakup.

Speaking to the FT's Economics Show podcast, Catherine Mann said the potential for large increases to wages in the coming year is «a problem for next year».  Bank of England cuts interest rates by 25 basis points to 5% Headline inflation hit the the BoE's target rate of 2% back in June, but Mann argued that the UK should avoid being «seduced» into believing that the ongoing struggle against inflationary pressures has finally ceased.  «Prices on services continue to be increasing and by and large, services prices never fall,» Mann said, meaning that wages will have to continue to ri...

Forecasters expect the official data from the Office for National Statistics on Wednesday (14 August) to reveal that inflation jumped from 2% to 2.3% in July. Bank of England cuts interest rates by 25 basis points to 5% This comes despite a show of «resilience» from the UK economy over the summer, arguably providing some room for further rate cuts, according to data from consultancy firm BDO. Its Optimism Index rose above 100 for the third consecutive month to levels last seen in mid-2022 — rising slightly to 102.22 from 102.09 in June, marking the third time it...

Patna Airport, where a snake faced off against three mongooses. The confrontation, captured on video, shows the snake initially engaging in a one-on-one battle with a mongoose. However, the situation escalates as two more mongooses join in, turning the fight into a three-on-one struggle.

Vedanta Ltd. traded 0.72 per cent up at Rs 431.8 at 11:41AM (IST) on Monday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 226.84 points to 79932.75. The scrip had closed at Rs 428.7 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high and 52-week low of Rs 506.85 and Rs 207.85, respectively.

Bharat Electronics Ltd. traded 0.11 per cent down at Rs 301.6 at 12:12PM (IST) on Monday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex gained 186.09 points to 79892.0. The stock had closed at Rs 301.95 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 340.35 and 52-week low of Rs 126.7, respectively. As per BSE data, total traded volume on the counter till 12:12PM (IST) stood at 513409 shares with a turnover of Rs 15.43 crore.

premiumisation trend further got magnified in sales of electronic products such as smartphones, appliances and televisions in the January to June period of this year, with the industry’s value growth significantly outpacing volume or number of units sold in brick-and-mortar stores. The overall consumer electronics market in offline retail grew by 11% by value in the first half of this calendar year as compared to the same period last year, whereas volume went up by a marginal 1%, latest data by market researcher GfK India shows. This indicates consumers only purchased premium or high value goods with sales of the entry-to-mid segment continue to be severely impacted. For instance, GfK reported overall mobile phone sales by volume declined by 6% in the Jan-Jun period whereas by value it went up by 10%. The smartphone segment registered a 12% increase in value, while by volume there was no growth.

Siemens Ltd. gained 1.23 per cent to Rs 6967.75 at 10:05AM (IST) in Monday's trade. The counter hit a high of Rs 7045.0 and low of Rs 6760.65 so far during the session. The stock had closed at Rs 6882.85 in the previous session. The counter had a total traded volume of 10:05AM shares so far with a turnover of Rs 8.52 crore on BSE. The stock traded at a price-to-earnings multiple of 98.56 and a price-to-book ratio of 9.99.

SRF Ltd. traded 0.02 per cent down in Monday's trade at 10:35AM (IST). Around 3,594 shares changed hands on the counter. The stock opened at Rs 2555.0 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 2581.0 and Rs 2527.65, respectively, in the session so far. Shares of the company of SRF Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 2697.45 and a 52-week low of Rs 2081.25.

Ashok Leyland Ltd. traded 0.51 per cent down at Rs 251.85 at 10:40AM (IST) on Monday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 114.5 points to 79591.41. The stock had closed at Rs 253.15 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high and 52-week low of Rs 258.95 and Rs 157.65, respectively.

Sun TV Network on Monday fell 8% to its day’s low of Rs 837.45 on BSE after the company reported a 5% and 3% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its profit after tax (PAT) and revenue from operations respectively for the June quarter. The PAT stood at Rs 559.77 crore for Q1FY25 while the revenue from operations was reported at Rs 1312.40 crore against Rs 1349.22 crore reported in the year-ago period.

Voltas Ltd. traded 7.18 per cent up in Monday's trade at 10:00AM (IST). Around 120,193 shares changed hands on the counter. The counter opened at Rs 1502.9 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 1563.0 and Rs 1465.8, respectively, in the session so far. Shares of the company of Voltas Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 1563.0 and a 52-week low of Rs 794.15.

said central banks bought over 290 tonnes of gold in the first quarter of calendar 2024–that’s the highest on record. The history of the financial markets shows that any spectacular fall in asset prices triggers a cascading effect on all asset prices. This is logical.