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topped the Google trends in India for two days. This sparked speculations that Indians might be looking at the country's smallest Union Territory as their next tourist destination. But, in an unexpected fallout, PM Modi promoting Lakshadweep as a beach destination seems to have triggered the people of Maldives — which is already a popular holiday hotspot for many Indians.

Quant Mutual Fund announced the launch of Quant Consumption Fund, an open-ended equity scheme following the consumption theme. The scheme opened for public subscription on January 05, 2024, and will close on January 18, 2024.

The Marvels' online release date, as the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) gears up for its digital debut after a rather disappointing run at the theaters.

asylum in Germany last year rose to 3,51,915, an increase of 51.1 per cent compared with the year before. The largest number of asylum-seekers came from Syria, with 1,04,561 applications, followed by Turkish citizens with 62,624 asylum pleas and 53,582 Afghans, Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees said Monday. Migration has become a huge political problem for the government and a hot-button topic in Germany as local communities are struggling to house the many newcomers.

The new year witnessed a robust performance by the US dollar, as evidenced by the Dollar Index's 1% gain, reaching the 103 level tested the previous week.

Can Indian inflation fall below 4% and economic growth remain strong in 2024? Here's what experts say "Some base effects should also help pull down inflation in the clothing and footwear, and miscellaneous categories. Households' near-term (three months ahead) inflation expectations also have declined, though one-year ahead expectations have risen. Input and output price PMIs for the manufacturing sector for December also remain contained," Barclays said.

Following the NFP-inspired volatility, gold returned near Friday's lows by early European trade, as the US dollar index recovered somewhat against the majority of G10 currencies and bond yields pushed a little higher.

Hedge funds are preparing to face the challenges of continued macroeconomic factors, uncertainty, and market volatility, having ended 2023 with positive sentiment, led by North American managers.

Millions of Americans are finding it harder to save while adding to their debt burden with increased credit card usage.

Investing in a piece of property is a significant financial decision, and contemplating a second home loan demands careful analysis. While the prospect of owning a second home might seem appealing, several crucial factors must be considered before taking this step.

Investors should actively consider dynamic bond funds, especially with the expectation of a fall in bond yields, say experts. They, however, need to have a longer holding period of atleast two to three years to ride out the intermittent volatility.

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Circle Squared Alternative Investments founder Jeff Sica explains why consumer spending will dramatically decline before the holidays on 'Varney & Co.'

Calcutta and Bengal were the centres of culture, commerce, and creative expression across undivided India. The state and her citizens stood as a beacon of intellectual and cultural prowess in India. The idea of Mother India – Bharat Mata – arose in Bengal with Bankim Chandra Chaterjee’s ‘Bande Mataram’. Religious reform and modernisation arose with the tireless work of Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the Bhramo Samaj.

Kaustubh Pawaskar, DVP, Fundamental Research, Sharekhan, says “competitive intensity from the smaller and regional players have gone up substantially and that is hurting FMCG companies at the bottom of the pyramid. So to reduce the competitive pressure, most of the companies might give damage offerings or promotional add-ons or reduce the prices to reduce the competitive pressure in the quarters ahead. This strategy may be implemented by most of the large companies in the quarters ahead.” Raw material prices have been quite subdued, declining for the last couple of quarters. Finally, it seems like FMCG companies have been taking this grammage increase. Very rarely do we see this happening from the FMCG side. Will this finally support the growth of FMCG companies, which has been subdued in Q3? Kaustubh Pawaskar: Yes, so there are two aspects to it. One, obviously, they want to pass on the benefit of the lower raw material prices to the consumers. We have heard that rural demand is yet to pick up. And this is the commentary we have been hearing for the past three quarters.

Sula Vineyards, the largest wine producer in India, saw a massive rise in its stock price in today's trade, increasing by almost 17.30% to reach a new historic high of ₹649.95 apiece, following an 11.40% jump in the previous trading session. Today's surge came in response to global brokerage firm CLSA's positive outlook on the company.

India's GDP likely to grow by 7.3% in FY24: NSO data SBI indicated that income-tax data, rising female labour force participation and the rising popularity of food-ordering platforms paint a healthy picture of India's growth. Here are five major trends that the SBI report has highlighted about the Indian economy: "The gap between different income levels, measured by the Gini coefficient of taxable income, decreased notably from 0.472 to 0.402 from FY14 to FY22 respectively," the SBI report said.

Motilal Oswal, which has increased its weightage on the sector while effecting notable tweaks in energy and industrials. The changes have been made in view of Q3FY24 earnings, with rate cuts by global central banks, political continuity and institutional inflows providing the undercurrent.

COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 reported from 12 states till January 7 rose to 682, official sources said on Monday. They said 199 cases have been reported from Karnataka, 148 from Kerala, 139 from Maharashtra, 47 from Goa, 36 from Gujarat, 30 from Andhra Pradesh, 30 from Rajasthan, 26 from Tamil Nadu, 21 from Delhi, three from Odisha, two from Telangana and one from Haryana.

Bank of Baroda slipped 3.49 per cent to Rs 226.25 in Monday's trade as of 01:54PM (IST). It hit a high of Rs 231.6 and low of Rs 225.45 during the session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 240.0 and a low of Rs 146.5.

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