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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In less than four years the share price of Chegg, an online education service, has dropped by 99%. A post-pandemic slump in digital learning is partly to blame for its tumble.

Snapchat, Reddit, X, and Instagram platforms could be fined up to 50 million Australian dollars (USD 33 million) for their systematic inability to stop young children from creating accounts.Rowland informed Parliament, "This bill aims to establish a new normative value in society that using social media is not the defining characteristic of growing up in Australia."Last month, Reddit, a company that went public in March, announced its first profit. In addition, the number of daily users on the site increased by 47% to 97.2 million over the previous year..Reuters reported that revenue in the September quarter rose 68% to $348.4 million, beating analysts’ estimate of $312.8 million.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Indian Premier League (IPL) laid out a level playing field through player auctions from the very outset in 2008. Every team has a fixed purse, ensuring that the richest franchises cannot dominate the league simply by buying the best players.

Grocery and drugstore retailer Metro Inc. ended its “transition year” with fourth-quarter earnings of $219.9 million, with an almost $1-billion supply chain transformation in the rearview mirror and plans to grow its store footprint in the coming year.

Anand Selvakesari (Selva) has been the chief operating officer of Citi since March 2023. He isn't popular with all his colleagues, but anyone celebrating his downfall might want to put the party hats away.

There are few industries that reward a job well done with a big pay package and termination. Banking is one of them.

Marc Rowan, the Apollo Global Management CEO, may soon be US Treasury Secretary. The Financial Times reports that he's the preferred candidate for the job. Bloomberg says that Rowan has his Treasury Secretary interview today, along with former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh.

direct mutual fund distributors like Groww grab market share, traditional offline financial distributors are increasingly searching for their own technology stack to remain relevant and grow. Chennai-based AssetPlus and Gurugram’s ZFunds are tapping into that opportunity. They are working with these offline agents, providing them with a technology stack to help them offer the best investment advice and products to their clients. Venture funds are opening up to backing them too. According to two people in the know, ZFunds is in talks with Elevation Capital to lead a Rs 25 crore equity funding round, which will be its first institutional funding round.

The exercise is directed at minimising the tax burden in the US, where there is a provision to lower FMV taking into consideration various parameters such as stocks issued at lower prices, legal experts said. Another large fintech, Razorpay, which has sought board approval to move its domicile to India, may see a similar 30-40% cut in fair market value, said a person close to the matter. The final number may differ as the math on the tax outgo will depend on calculations involving the delta between common and preferred stock and total fundraising over the years. Preferred stock or preference shares come with a number of benefits not available to holders of common stock.

small-cap stocks appear to have held up better in the recent risk-off sentiment than on other similar occasions in the past. An ET study comparing the current selloff with some previous ones showed that the number of stocks that fell over 30% amid the current 10% decline in the Nifty since September 27 is lower than in earlier instances. The study compared how many stocks fell by what extent whenever the benchmark indices fell at least 10% from their highs. In the past decade, the Nifty has fallen at least 10% from its highs on at least six occasions (including the current one). In most of these instances, more mid-cap and small-cap stocks have fallen at least 30% than in the ongoing declines.

oil refinery and a petrochemical hub at Ramayapatnam in Nellore district that entails an investment of Rs 60,000 crore, fulfilling a promise made at the time of the state’s bifurcation in 2014 and giving chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu a boost. Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) will establish the refinery and hub on 1,000 acres of land, said people with knowledge of the matter. As first reported by ET on July 11, the state government had offered three locations to BPCL — Srikakulam, Machilipatnam and Ramayapatnam. After a meeting with the BPCL’s senior leadership in July, Naidu had ordered detailed feasibility studies for the three sites. A formal announcement is likely to be made by the end of the month, said the people cited above.

Tata had set up the Ratan Tata Endowment Foundation and Ratan Tata Endowment Trust in his last years, to bequeath a significant portion of his assets. People close to the recently-deceased industrialist said his wish was that the two organisations continue philanthropy. Senior lawyer Darius Khambata and Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran are among those seen as most likely to be part of the foundation, as Tata had expressed a desire to include them on the board, the people said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For India's steelmakers facing the lowest prices in the last four years, things may get worse before they get better. Top manufacturers including Tata Steel Ltd and the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) are bracing for a challenging December quarter, with a recovery expected only in the fourth quarter.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When a master strategist makes a move, the market takes notice. According to data from Screener.in, a platform that tracks substantial holdings by top investors, one of India’s “Warren Buffetts," known for his Midas touch in small and midcap stocks, has quietly added a new stock to his portfolio.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Piramal Pharma Ltd is confident that the company’s American facilities can help it navigate the volatility in its largest market US following Donald Trump’s comeback, according to chairperson Nandini Piramal. Trump’s second inning is likely to spell uncertainty for pharma companies, she told Mint, referring to his plan to impose import tariffs to make American industry stronger.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Global private equity firm Advent International is eyeing a controlling stake in listed luggage and travel accessories maker VIP Industries, three people with knowledge of the development said. This marks a revival of sale talks after almost a year when the Dilip Piramal-led promoter group first decided to pare stake.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) plans to sell its 49% stake in IntelliSmart Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd, its joint venture with National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd (NIIF) for smart metering and digital solutions, two people aware of the development said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. While new-age ventures received all the spotlight in the markets, hospitality companies have quietly drawn serious interest from investors after the post-pandemic boom in travel and tourism. Samhi Hotels Ltd, Apeejay Surendra Park Hotels Ltd and Juniper Hotels Ltd have gone public, and some big-ticket block deals have happened.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Hyundai Motor India Ltd’s lukewarm stock market debut in October was followed by an equally underwhelming maiden quarterly performance. A key disappointment was the 70-basis-point (bps) sequential drop in operating margin, which fell to 12.8% in the September quarter (Q2FY25).

Donald Trump has endorsed a line of guitars, following up on the Bibles, sneakers, watches, photo books and cryptocurrency ventures launched during his third White House campaign, as per a report. Trump on Wednesday posted to Truth Social a photo of himself holding what he said was a “Limited Edition ‘45’ Guitar,” an electric model emblazoned with an American flag and eagle on the body, and Trump's “Make America Great Again” slogan inlaid into the neck. Both acoustic and electric styles are available, for $1,250 and $1,500, respectively, as well as “Presidential” and “God Bless the USA” models and “Signature Edition” guitars, which — with a $10,000 price tag — also include Trump's signature, AP reported. What's not clear is the financial relationship between Trump and proceeds from the guitar sales.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. GCCs are offshore units set up by multinational companies to take on key technology-driven tasks. GCCs include tech operation centres run by companies headquartered abroad, driven by India’s tech talent and cheap real estate.