India is pushing to clear a large backlog of delayed national highway projects by the end of March, aiming to cut cost overruns and revive construction momentum after a sharp fall in project awards this fiscal.According to an ET report, the road, transport and highways ministry began the year with 152 stalled projects worth Rs…
India’s gold loan market is gearing up for strong expansion, with non-bank lenders preparing to open around 3,000 dedicated branches over the next year to meet rising demand. The market, which is largely led by public-sector banks, grew 36% year-on-year to Rs 14.5 lakh crore by the end of September.According to sector heads quoted by…
None of this is an argument against equity. It is an argument against do-it-yourself equity picking for most savers. (AI image) S hould you invest in stocks directly at all? For most people, the real question isn’t “which share to buy” but “should I be buying shares at all?” Let’s start with a familiar face.Meet…
Value investing is not about chasing the latest momentum darling. It is about spotting fundamentally sound businesses. (AI image) When the Nifty hovers around 26,000 and the Sensex sits near 85,000, investors naturally wonder: Is there any juice left in the market? The answer is an unequivocal yes. Expensive markets are not uniformly expensive. Even…
Household spending habits in India are undergoing a clear transformation, with families moving away from basic essentials and channelling more money into asset-building purchases, according to a new survey by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. As per news agency ANI, the report shows that categories such as Personal Goods and Cooking &…
In the very short-term, spot gold will move as per the shifts in the December Fed rate cut probability. (AI image) Gold price prediction: Gold prices are likely to be influenced by the buzz around the prospect of the US Federal Reserve cutting rates in the coming reviews, says Praveen Singh, Senior Fundamental Research Analyst-…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian stocks climbed on Tuesday, buoyed by growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December, while crude prices steadied as traders balanced geopolitical uncertainty with forecasts of a softer oil market next year.As per Reuters, MSCI’s index of Asia-Pacific shares excluding Japan rose 1%, led…
Emkay Global has downgraded ACC to sell due to weak margin trends and slower capex execution with the target price cut sharply to Rs 1,600 from Rs 2,280. Analysts said that ACC’s valuation revised to 7x EV/EBITDA (economic value/earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation from 9x given deteriorating fundamentals. They have cut ACC’s FY27…
The launch of Parisian luxury department store Galeries Lafayette earlier this month in Mumbai pits it against Reliance Industries‘ Jio World Plaza, a mall which houses boutiques of more than a dozen luxe brands like Gucci and Dior, taking competition between the two corporate biggies notches higher.Galeries Lafayette operates in India in partnership with the…
MUMBAI: Credit card usage rose in October 2025, when festival demand lifted the number of transactions even as the average ticket size fell dragging down value of transactions. Volumes increased 4.6% from Sept to 51.8 crore, but the total value of card spending declined 1.1% to around Rs. 2.1 lakh crore because shoppers made more…
