Money

Dollar strength a reason why India Inc's debt hunger needs to be tamed

Borrowing abroad, especially in US dollars, is a cheap route for Indian corporate compared to borrowing within the country where the Reserve Bank of India has kept rates extremely high for a years, thanks to persistent inflation.

At Rs 70,000 cr, Flipkart is worth more than bluechips BPCL, Tata Steel

One of the beauties of investing is, in the face of uncertainty, values of companies lie in the eyes of the beholder.

Crude shock for diesel car owners: Petrol cars make more sense now

The recent fall in retail fuel prices and decision to deregulate diesel have resulted in a big fall in the attractiveness of buying a diesel car from a cost-effectiveness standpoint.

MFs make a splash with Make In India funds but investors may not earn much

While the Narendra Modi government's push to incentivise manufacturing in the country -- with its Make in India initiative -- is yet to roll out in any meaningful manner and show its benefit, one industry is already reaping its dividend: the mutual fund business.

GOSF sale begins but age of eye-popping discounts could soon be over

e-tailers should be able to offer slightly lower prices compared to their offline peers thanks to lower costs with respect to real estate and human resources, etc, it appears the age of eye-popping discounts could soon reach the end.

Rupee will be among few Asian currencies to stand up to USD in 2015

2015 will be a tough year for Asian currencies and every single major currency will drift lower against the US dollar (USD). The Indian rupee (INR), however, will be one of the few currencies that will cope with the greenback strength better.

Vijay Mallya ke paas Maa hai, but he's in a losing battle at MCF

It remains to be seen how this battle pans out. But it is largely clear that whoever wins, it will likely be Mallya's UB group that emerges as the loser

Sebi's new P-note rule can curb black money coming in through FII inflows

Sebi has tightened rules relating to issuance of P-notes, also known as offshore derivative instruments. Here's how it could effectively curb black money.

Why the BSE's technical outage could hit the stock exchange

The fourth and by far the most serious of technical glitches this year forced the country's oldest stock exchange to shut down trading in all its segments for two and a half hours before normal trading resumed.<br />

Market alert: Ranbaxy shares jumped 22% last week. Was insider trading involved?

Market has been abuzz with talk of Daiichi selling its stake in Ranbaxy, and there were whispers that Sun Pharma could be one of the potential buyers

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Filing income tax returns in a hurry to meet 5 Aug deadline? Don’t make these mistakes

Make sure you don’t make these dumb mistakes while filing your income tax returns in the hurry, to avoid missing the new extended deadline of 5 August