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CRISIL SME Tracker: Uptick in output volume to benefit auto component SMEs

Among the segment drivers, the replacement market is expected to clock 6-8 per cent on-year growth, following 7 per cent rise last financial year

When will India celebrate failure? Insolvency key to small business growth

Entrepreneurs, fearful of social judgement, often hesitate to seek help, allowing their struggles to fester until it is too late

Govt must explore non-tax measures, not just spending cuts, to boost fiscal

With such fiscal pressures on the Centre's finances, it is necessary for the finance ministry to explore non-tax areas to raise revenue

The Trolls of Wall Street: How tech-savvy retail traders changed markets

In sum, this book provides a fair degree of insight into a new breed of traders, who treat financial markets like any other video-game and crowd-source insights

SMEs' operating cash flow fell 69% in FY24; sales and profits outperformed

Amid increased scrutiny of price action in the SME segment by regulators and investors alike, a looks at their fundamentals in a three-part series. Part-1 examines sharp decline in operating cash flow

Generation gap: Will 6G find enough use cases to go where 5G hasn't?

Hope rises as a new generation of telecom technology knocks on our doors. Will it live up to expectations?

Dharma Productions-Adar Poonawalla deal gives quest for scale a chance

Biz of making films and shows needs more such tie-ups if it is to scale up

Soft landing: From pandemic to war, the global economy faces several risks

For India, while growth remains stable and the disinflation process is underway, it also needs to build fiscal buffers

A bumpy ride: Hyundai Motor India's listing could be an indicator

The festival season often sees retail investors pulling back from the stock market as they become more focused on consumption rather than investment

Capacity expansion may drive gains for CG Power and Industrial Systems

Management expects power transformer capacity to reach 35k MVA by March 2025 and shared plans to take it to 40k MVA

Good monsoon raises hopes, but crop prices key to rural India turnaround

The good rains have also meant that residual moisture in the soil is better than in previous years which is likely to significantly aid in the planting and growth of the next rabi crop

CPSE dividend likely to cross record FY24 tally; Rs 29K cr in kitty so far

Govt may garner Rs 65,000 crore in FY25

Mega project builders in J&K assess risks, but no immediate alarm

51 major infra projects worth Rs 1.16 trillion ongoing in the region

SBI to outsource running of 40% of onsite ATMs, marking largest such order

Lender to issue proposal in 45 days, had 63,580 such machines in FY24

'The Money Trap': How a surfeit of capital created own troubles at SoftBank

The author paints an elaborate portrait of Masa. At one point the world's richest man, he also held the dubious distinction of having lost the most amount of money until surpassed by Elon Musk

Board committees: The driving force behind board's efficiency and direction

Digital transformation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, recruitment and retention, climate change, geopolitics are just some of the more recent issues that boards need to address

Lower production cost likely to support Hindustan Zinc's margins

The volume of mined metal for Q2FY25 stood at 256 kilo tonnes or kt (up 2 per cent Y-o-Y, down 2 per cent Q-o-Q), due to higher ore production at Zawar mine offset by lower volume at SK Mine

The state of global venture capital: India must avoid Western pitfalls

The industry, however, seems to be at a crossroads, with many funds' lifespans being extended and distributions at all-time lows

Of ships and tankers: India, refiners not breaking international sanctions

A US official involved in compliance said 'General Licence 93' allowed India to receive vessels owned by a sanctioned entity, Russian state behemoth Sovcomflot, which ships the bulk of India's oil

Policy process: Currency-market intervention should be more selective

On monetary policy, Mr Das categorically noted that a rate cut would be premature and could be "very, very risky"