Aarav Kumar 
India saw a sharp decline in the pace of new store openings in 2024 as tepid demand across discretionary categories forced top retailers to cut costs and go slow on expansions. An ET analysis of a dozen top listed quick-service restaurant (QSR) chains, apparel and grocery retailers showed collective additions of an average of just … Read more
Gold Rate and Silver Price Today on March 6, 2025: Gold prices experienced a modest increase on Thursday. The cost of 24 carat gold in India is Rs.8816.3 per gram, reflecting an increase of ₹ 600.0. The cost of 22 carat gold in India is 8083.3 per gram, a rise of ₹550.0. The price fluctuation … Read more
Companies are adopting flexible pay models, salary-linked financial support and personalised benefits aligned with employees’ life stages. Forty six percent of organisations in India have identified the expansion of financial wellbeing programs to better support their workforce as their top priority this year, according to a report. The report titled ‘Future of Pay in India … Read more
The idea of making a fortune by investing at the bottom of a crisis is often glorified, fostering the belief that wealth is built by timing market downturns with precision. Stories of investors who seized opportunities during market collapses create the illusion that waiting for the next major crisis—and deploying capital at exactly the right … Read more
Tide in India, a business financial platform for SMEs, has recorded a 282% surge in women members over the past year adopting digital business tools. Tide has more than 86,226 women members on its platform, of which 96% are from Tier 2, 3, 4 and beyond towns (termed as ‘Bharat’). These cities and towns are … Read more
Tata Motors Ltd. could see its stock price rise 38 percent from Tuesday’s closing level, as per a March 5 note from Morgan Stanley. Despite the bullish upside projection, the brokerage maintained an “equalweight” rating—equivalent to a neutral stance—on the stock, setting a target price of ₹853. Key Drivers Morgan Stanley highlighted robust retail sales … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump targeted India’s import duties in speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday (local time). Trump specifically targetted India’s tarrifs on automobile imports saying, “India charges us auto tariffs higher than 100per cent”, While addressing a joint session of the US Congress, Trump said that the reciprocal tax will … Read more
To match the score of DSP’s fund, the new kid on the block, the sum of the funds that gave positive returns would need to be more than doubled. Among the 11 funds in this category, six recorded negative returns in the last year, according to the pension fund regulator’s NPS Trust website. A closer … Read more
After a month-long delay, President Trump let 25% import tariffs go into effect on Canadian and Mexican goods on Tuesday while also slapping an additional 10% tax on Chinese goods. Stocks sold off sharply as investors scrambled to guess which companies would be hit hardest and how consumers would react. The S&P 500 tumbled about … Read more
Stock Market today: The domestic benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, started the day on a positive note on Wednesday, driven by gains in information technology stocks and buoyed by performance in other Asian markets, as the US Commerce Secretary suggested a potential easing of tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Most Asian markets experienced increases, … Read more