Chandra and his 3S philosophy to take Tata Sons ahead

Posted by Equitymaster Indian share markets ended higher after a choppy session. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex finished higher by 74 points. While, the NSE Nifty finished higher by 30 points. Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Midcap Index ended up by 0.2% while ...

Posted by Equitymaster After opening the day in green, share markets in India witnessed positive trading activity throughout the day and ended the day deep in green. Sectoral indices too ended the day in green, with stocks in the energy sector and stocks in ...

The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country’s business journey.  Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. Beyond the hoopla on buoyant markets, the big bank scam at Punjab National Bank, the roll-out of the goods and services tax, leadership changes at two of the country’s respected companies, Infosys and the Tata group, the bloodbath in the telecom sector, and some known companies going belly-up, the last financial ...

Posted by Equitymaster HDFC Small Cap Fund came in to existence nearly a decade ago on April 10, 2008. At the time, the fund was known as Morgan Stanley ACE Fund and it followed a multi-cap strategy. In 2013-14, after HDFC Mutual Fund acquired the schemes of ...

Totally 13 global brands were surveyed by NGO on whether they ensured human right protection while sourcing gold and diamonds Human Right Watch, a London-based NGO active in the field, has rated Indian jewellery brands like Tanishq, TBZ and Kalyan Jewellers as being ‘very weak’ in sourcing gold and diamonds from places that ‘are not tainted with human rights abuses'.   Thirteen global brands having a 10 per cent share in global jewellery business were selected on the ...

Posted by Equitymaster Sentiments in the global financial markets remained mixed even as persistent worries about a global trade war, particularly between the US and China, kept Asian markets on the edge. The Chinese index was down 1.1% in the week gone by.

'Through an old train ticket, a ubiquitous red and black pencil, his promotion letter to me, my plane ticket to Bangalore and Thomas House -- five objects and institutions -- my memories of his fine life, will linger.'R Gopalakrishnan remembers T Thomas. T Thomas, the legendary chairman of Hindustan Unilever, passed away on March 2, aged 90. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com There are innumerable stories from all sorts of people, who had career encounters with TT. The fact is that anyone ...

The NSE Nifty settled the day 93.20 points or 0.88 per cent lower at 10,452.30 after shuttling between 10,612.90 and 10,434.05. Giving up early gains, benchmark Sensex tumbled 287 points to end at 34,010 on friday on widespread selling in auto, metal, PSU, capital goods, realty and banking counters.   Punjab National Bank, at the centre of a massive Rs 11,400-crore fraud, fell for the third straight session. The state-run lender has lost over Rs 8,700 crore in its market capitalisation in ...

The benchmark BSE Sensex advanced by over 196 points in early trade today on buying by institutional and retail investors in IT, banking and FMCG stocks. Asian markets were trading in the green following positive lead from Wall Street as investors continued ...