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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Missing for over a decade, capital expenditure by companies is expected to pump-prime the stock markets.
For over a decade now, a combination of high levels of debt, excess capacity and slow economic growth has seen companies withhold capital expenditure. That may be about to change.
The indications are all there. Some of India’s top companies, across key sectors like energy, steel, cement and automobiles, have over the past year announced serious capital expenditure plans. At The Morning Context, we have documented several such moves, be it Tata Steel wanting to regain the No.1 spot in the domestic steel industry or the outlays of Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani on renewable energy and now Anil Agarwal’s …
A dismal track record in portfolio management services doesn’t help the firm as it takes its first steps in a crowded industry dominated by some heavyweights.
The kingdom is moving to tighten the rules around public listings, algorithmic trading, trading in foreign securities and company disclosures—all in an effort to chase transparency.
Thinly traded listed entities have long served as breeding grounds for stock manipulation, hurting investors. The regulator, the NSE and BSE now want to fix things by focusing on efficient delisting.
