Rice exports impacted by problems in Red Sea: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said rice exports have been impacted by the problems in the Red Sea, though a clear picture will emerge after the December exports data is known. The situation around the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping route connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to … Read more

US applications for jobless benefits rise but labor market remains solid

More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but not enough to raise concern about the labor market or broader economy. Jobless claims rose to 218,000 for the week ending Dec. 23, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week ups … Read more

Sanjiv Bhasin | Sanjiv Bhasin portfolio: As Nifty speeds towards 22K, don’t try to be a brave trader, book profits: Sanjiv Bhasin

Sanjiv Bhasin, Director, IIFL Securities, says “I am in the camp that says we may hit a crescendo. Generally, when fools buy, you should be looking to sell or book profits and when fools sell, you should be looking to buy aggressively. So, it is the total opposite of what dichotomy is, that the biggest … Read more

Govt extends RoDTEP benefits to e-commerce exports

New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced extension of export benefits under RoDTEP scheme to e-commerce exports through post or couriers. The Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) provides for refund of taxes, duties and levies that are incurred by exporters in the process of manufacturing and distribution of goods … Read more

The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2023

In 2023, the world has felt like it was balanced on a precipice. A United States presidential election looms, with a resurgent candidate that threatens to bring with him all the chaos of 2016 and 2020. Artificial intelligence developed so quickly that it seemed to have suddenly sprung into being, heralding vast societal promise and … Read more

nifty: Working target for Nifty@22,300; focus on 5 sectors now: Gautam Shah

Gautam Shah, Founder & Chief Strategist, Goldilocks Premium Research, says “now our high conviction bet is SBI. It can do something special in 2024 if you want to just pick one stock among the largecaps. So given this view, banking as a space should do well and that should keep the entire market safe. You … Read more

Generative AI is repeating all of Web 2.0’s mistakes

If 2022 was the year the generative AI boom started, 2023 was the year of the generative AI panic. Just over 12 months since OpenAI released ChatGPT and set a record for the fastest-growing consumer product, it appears to have also helped set a record for fastest government intervention in a new technology. The US … Read more

Medicare drug price negotiations what’s ahead in 2024

Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building on October 06, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images U.S. patients and drugmakers will get a first glimpse of how much Medicare can negotiate down drug prices in 2024, setting the … Read more

firstcry ipo: Ratan Tata to sell all his 77,900 shares in FirstCry IPO

NEW DELHI: Tata Sons Chairman emeritus Ratan Tata, who turned 86 today, will sell 77,900 shares of childcare products startup FirstCry in its upcoming IPO in 2024. The business tycoon had picked up a 0.02% stake for Rs 66 lakh in Brainbees Solution, which operates under the brand name FirstCry, in 2016. The average cost … Read more

manufacturing theme: Neeraj Chadawar on 5 themes that will have a bearing on equity market

Neeraj Chadawar, Head of Quant Strategy, Axis Securities, says “we firmly believe that the Indian economy is rightly placed and continues with the growth momentum and we continue to believe in double-digit returns. Given the valuations are stretched at current juncture, we believe that bottom-up theme is the best place to identify the stock based … Read more