Market News
Don't Expect Plain Sailing For Emerging Markets in 2018
Wall Street Journal - 26 Dec 2017 02:27
The asset class had a terrific year in 2017. But investors shouldn't overlook lurking risks for next year.
Your mobile is now your bank: keep the data and the phone safe
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2017 13:48
The year saw banks and other financial services companies compete in offering faster and easier services.
Bitcoin extends drop as investors pare wagers amid holidays
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2017 05:13Why Qualcomm Picked TSMC Over Samsung For Its Latest Chips
Forbes - 26 Dec 2017 22:55
Qualcomm is expected to move some of its chip production orders away from Samsung Electronics to Taiwan's TSMC next year, according to a report from Nikkei.
Bad Buybacks Can Destroy Shareholder Value
Forbes - 26 Dec 2017 22:50
Companies often buyback shares when their stock is at the highest point, and they sometimes pass up profitable investments or even go into debt to do the buybacks.
CNN's Move To End Its Snapchat Exclusive Show Is A Setback For Snap
Forbes - 26 Dec 2017 22:48
CNN has decided to stop producing its Snapchat daily news story, which launched just about four months ago. CNN was one of Snap's original partners for the Discover program, which launched in January 2015.
Is This as Good as It Gets for Retailers?
Wall Street Journal - 26 Dec 2017 22:30
It is almost a Christmas miracle. Retailers have taken a beating in the last year, with falling stocks and gloomy predictions of their impending death. Yet in the weeks leading up to Christmas, retail stocks rallied.
Nvidia Beats Amazon
Forbes - 26 Dec 2017 20:44
Amazon's innovation isn't enough to catch up with Nvidia on Wall Street.
Nevada's Recreational Marijuana Market Hits $38M, Soars Past Colorado
Forbes - 26 Dec 2017 20:29
Recreational marijuana sales are hitting new highs thanks to the tourist-heavy Las Vegas. The Silver State's regulated cannabis market -- only four months old -- is poised to keep booming.
The Next Deal Target in Health Care
Wall Street Journal - 26 Dec 2017 17:42
The deal boom in the health-care industry is showing no signs of slowing. That could help one beaten down stock reverse its fortunes.
Investors Diving Into Risky Bank Bonds
Wall Street Journal - 26 Dec 2017 17:23
Cocos are hot again. The junior bonds that are designed to help shore-up banks during a crisis are ending 2017 with yields near record lows but they can become risky in sudden and unexpected ways.
Stratfor's 2018 Annual Forecast: The Big Picture
Forbes - 26 Dec 2017 17:20
North Korea's likely achievement of a viable nuclear deterrent next year will give rise to a new and more unstable era of containment. As the specter of war looms in the Asia-Pacific, China and Russia will band together ...
Sebi disposes of case against OPG Securities in Prakash matter
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2017 16:48
Sebi says since it is not established that GKN had entered into self-trades repetitively to create artificial volume in the scrip, there is no case to draw any adverse inference on OPG
Sebi may ease FPI norms, plans new governance model for mutual funds
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2017 16:15Pidilite board approves Rs500 crore buyback offer
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2017 13:50
Pidilite's board has formed a buyback committee and has delegated powers to the committee in connection with the buyback
Experts' views on what changed in the banking and fintech sector in 2017
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2017 13:49
The one thing in banking and fintech that happened in 2017, and which will continue to have a lasting impact in 2018
What a personal loan costs you: 27 December 2017
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2017 13:48
Personal loan interest rates of some public and private sector banks
The year bitcoin grew, and grew
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2017 13:48
Praveen Kumar of Belfrics Global SDH on how the year was for cryptocurrencies, its acceptance worldwide, regulatory challenges, and more
Profits from selling a redeveloped house can attract short-term capital gains tax
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2017 13:48
The rate and final taxability will depend on various factors like individual share, other income and reinvestment into other property or specified bonds
'With Aadhaar we have been able to cut the umbilical cord with the employe'
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2017 13:48China's Bid to Dominate Oil Pricing Will Fail
Wall Street Journal - 26 Dec 2017 13:35
Chinese regulators say they are on the cusp of launching their own oil futures contract, priced in yuan. Chinese future markets are already key in setting iron and coking coal prices--but a yuan denominated oil contract ...
Bitcoin price crosses $15,000 as rebound begins
livemint.com - 26 Dec 2017 12:11
Bitcoin rallied past $15,000 on Tuesday as the world's biggest digital currency sought to draw a line under its roller coaster five-day slump