However, he cautioned that India’s information technology (IT) companies are staring at an earnings cut, likely to begin in fiscal 2027-2028, amid concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) will compress billings and revenue growth. Edited excerpts: The Nifty IT Index is down 21% in the last year and has fallen 17% in the last month. How…
Indian stock market benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex have been muted in February so far, swinging between gains and losses amid positive and negative cues. While the finalization of US-India trade deal as well as US-EU deal were positive triggers, rising dollar and geopolitical tensions between US and Iran have kept the gains capped….
With the stock market witnessing bouts of volatility and gold and silver prices swinging amid persisting uncertainties over geopolitical tensions, global interest rate trajectory, and economic growth, retail investors appear to be grappling with a classic question: how to invest? The prevailing macro conditions amid elevated geopolitical risks have raised questions about where to put…
The implementation of the new labor codes posed a significant challenge this earnings season, forcing companies to increase provisions for employee benefits, which weighed on their bottom lines. This one-time hit slowed profit growth to low double digits, even as top line challenges persisted and the gap between headline growth figures narrowed. How did the…
A Bengaluru-based data engineer has sparked conversations online after sharing a detailed account of her monthly income and expenses in a now-viral Instagram video. Posting under the username @thinking.mori, she disclosed that she earns ₹3 lakh per month and spends a little over ₹2 lakh on fixed costs and investments. In the video, she offered…
The biggest mistake investors make is focusing on the present rather than looking ahead, according to veteran investor and former hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller. His core investment philosophy stresses the importance of forward-looking thinking — specifically envisioning how economic and business conditions may evolve over the next 18 to 24 months — rather than…
ET NOW Global Business Summit 2026 : Market volatility is often seen as a risk by investors, but for savvy investors it is these fluctuations that create the biggest opportunities. In the last bull run, retail mutual fund investors emerged as the real ‘heroes’, driving the market through consistent SIPs and domestic investments. Source
ET NOW Global Business Summit 2026 : Real wealth creation in the stock market is not through any shortcut or tips, but through your own faith and understanding. According to him, only one who trusts himself survives in investment and does not blindly follow the crowd. This opinion is of veteran investor and market expert…
In a consultation paper issued on 5 February, the markets regulator said the change is aimed at improving ease of doing business and bringing parity between mutual fund units held in statement of account (SoA) form and those held in dematerialized form. mint explains what SEBI has proposed and why it matters. What are the…
Conventional investing wisdom suggests that gold should be held as a hedge against inflation and economic uncertainty, and as a tool for portfolio diversification. However, most experts advise that gold exposure should ideally not exceed 20% of an investor’s portfolio. The yellow metal’s stellar gains over the past year, however, have challenged this long-standing investment…
