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While Rajan famously warned of the 2008 financial crisis to an audience that included US Fed, as RBI governor he's now at a big disadvantage

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Netflix Inc. (NASD: NFLX), where a total of 61,796 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 6.2 mill...

Ahead of the Tape: The alcoholic-beverage maker is the real king of beers, but its valuation crown is getting heavy.

UPDATE 4:30 p.m. EDT

The week before last I was in Melbourne, Australia, attending a conference for chief executives from all over the world. While there, I spoke with many of my peers about the airline industry, which is currently in a­ th...

The best performing sector as of midday Wednesday is the Healthcare sector, higher by 1.1%. Within that group, Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO) and Mylan NV (NASD: MYL) are two large stocks leading the way, showing a gai...

Looking at the sectors faring worst as of midday Wednesday, shares of Energy companies are underperforming other sectors, showing a 0.4% loss. Within that group, Murphy Oil Corp (NYSE: MUR) and QEP Resources Inc (NYSE: Q...

RBI's proposal to open up govt bond market to retail investors could choke some short-term deposits of banks

Federal Reserve officials were divided at their last policy meeting on whether they would be ready by June to begin raising short-term interest rates.

AmTrust Financial Services is heading upwards with strong momentum, and the stock is worthy of consideration for a new long position.

Lear supplies interiors to some of the largest automakers in the world, and thus depends on the performance of its clients. Automakers, in turn, depend on the global automotive demand, which is influenced by macroeconomi...

Our price estimate for Comcast stands at $62.41, implying a premium of about 7% to the market. However, there are certain triggers and plausible developments that can move the stock significantly in the next couple of ye...

We expect Travelers's market share to remain relatively stagnant, as the company continues to pursue disciplined underwriting at the expense of market share gains. The company uses a distribution network of more than 11,...

The deal comes two years after UPS withdrew an offer due to regulatory issues. FedEx, however, believes that its deal should go through without any problems. FedEx, which generates more than six times TNT's revenue, will...

Srei to raise funds by selling non-convertible debentures to institutions and individuals

The notification follows government approval for the same last month

Royal Dutch Shell's plan to buy liquefied natural gas maker BG Group for $70 billion could spark a rush of energy mergers. With oil prices down to $50 a barrel, larger companies are increasingly looking to acquire smalle...

Firms that do so between 1 July and 30 September will have to pay `50,000 plus Rs1,000 a day from 1 July to the date of compliance

The company was positioned as a leader in Gartner's 2014 Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence & Analytics Platforms and replicated the feat in 2015 as well. Qlik is currently focusing on intuitive human behavior base...

Tableau's growth rates for 2013 and 2014 were 81.97% and 77.52% respectively, much higher than industry's average growth. Tableau's intuitive, visual-based data discovery capabilities have helped pioneer the data discove...

The company's Rs700-crore initial public offer that ended on 20 March was subscribed over 18 times

U.S. stocks edged higher Wednesday morning as investors await the minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting and look ahead to the first-quarter earnings season, which begins with Alcoa Inc.'s financial results af...