Foreign investors sell $2.33 billion of debt in February
Foreign investors sell $2.33 billion of debt in February
FPIs have been selling government bonds as worries that widening CAD, higher fiscal deficit target and prospects of further rate hikes in the US may led to monetary tightening by RBI
This part of emerging debt looks good to big funds as rates rise
This part of emerging debt looks good to big funds as rates rise
With the US dollar depreciating even as the Fed hikes, local-currency debt has some insulation from worries such as supply hitting the Treasuries market
Mark Zuckerberg’s response doesn’t cut it, say Facebook’s critics
Mark Zuckerberg’s response doesn’t cut it, say Facebook’s critics
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg breaks silence on the crisis over Cambridge Analytica’s access to user data on the social network. But critics are underwhelmed
Top Axis Bank executives Sidharth Rath, V. Srinivasan have resigned
Top Axis Bank executives Sidharth Rath, V. Srinivasan have resigned
Resignations of corporate banking head Sidharth Rath and deputy MD V. Srinivasan come at a time when Axis Bank’s corporate portfolio has taken a beating due to asset quality issues
The growth rate of contract workers has been far higher than that of directly employed workers
The growth rate of contract workers has been far higher than that of directly employed workers
Between 1997-98 and 2014-15, CAGR of directly employed workers was a piffling 0.55%. In stark contrast, CAGR of contract workers over the same period was 6.79%
The people’s struggle to find solutions to water challenges
The people’s struggle to find solutions to water challenges
With the summer looming, water comes more easily to the urban mind. Even for those who had been reasonably secure all year long, it is an uncertain time
You still can’t file I-T returns without Aadhaar number
You still can’t file I-T returns without Aadhaar number
ITR e-filing still requires Aadhaar number despite the Supreme Court’s 13 March order directing the government against doing so till the apex court announces its final verdict
It is time, delete Facebook, says WhatsApp co-founder
It is time, delete Facebook, says WhatsApp co-founder
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton urges users to “delete” Facebook amid a massive data harvesting scandal in which information of 50 million people was leaked
Tesla investors head to polls on Elon Musk’s $2.6 billion pay plan
Tesla investors head to polls on Elon Musk’s $2.6 billion pay plan
Elon Musk’s package, arguably the largest-ever of its kind, underscores Tesla’s outsize ambitions and how intimately connected the company’s future success is to its CEO
Triumph will stop CKD assembly if govt hikes customs duty again
Triumph will stop CKD assembly if govt hikes customs duty again
Triumph will fall back on importing motorcycles from its Thailand plant as CBU units using India’s free trade agreement with that country, says MD Vimal Sumbly
Indiabulls to sell 50% stake in prime Mumbai office assets to Blackstone
Indiabulls to sell 50% stake in prime Mumbai office assets to Blackstone
The potential Indiabulls-Blackstone deal at an enterprise valuation of $1.3 billion includes Indiabulls Finance Centre and One Indiabulls Centre in central Mumbai
Oyo in talks to raise up to $800 million in fresh funding
Oyo in talks to raise up to $800 million in fresh funding
Oyo Rooms is in early talks with existing investors led by SoftBank and two new investors for fresh funding, which it will use for national and international expansion
Karnataka elections: Rahul Gandhi calls JDS B-team of BJP
Karnataka elections: Rahul Gandhi calls JDS B-team of BJP
Rahul Gandhi said that despite the alleged BJP-JDS alliance, they will be unable to stop the Congress from bagging a majority in the Karnataka elections