The government move to ask major delivery platforms to drop the 10-minute delivery mandate has prompted quick commerce players to rethink one of the sector’s most aggressive promises. Delivery firms that built their models around ultra-fast fulfilment are now evaluating how to balance speed, safety, cost and worker welfare without the pressure of an across-the-board … Read more
Why behavioural bias matters for your long-term wealth Investing is as much a psychological game as it is a mathematical one. Small, repeated mistakes driven by emotion or social pressure can compound into large shortfalls over decades. One of the most damaging patterns is waiting to get into a winning theme until everyone else is … Read more
Elon Musk has painted a bold picture of the future: a world shaped by advanced artificial intelligence and robotics where basic needs like healthcare, housing and income are widely available. In that vision, saving for retirement as we know it becomes less necessary because automation and abundance could meet many of life’s core expenses. What … Read more
Regulators tighten rules on banks’ currency exposure Regulators have introduced amendments that sharpen the focus on the net open position — the measure banks use to track how much they are exposed to currency fluctuations. The changes aim to reduce the risks that wide swings in exchange rates can pose to banks, their customers and … Read more
The 30-share BSE Sensex slipped from its earlier levels to close lower on the day, as investors weighed mixed cues and booked profits. The benchmark index ended the session down 244.98 points, or 0.29%, at 83,382.71. Earlier in the session, it touched an intraday low of 83,185.20, a fall of 442.49 points (about 0.52%) from … Read more
Investors who want steady, predictable outcomes from fixed-income investing are increasingly looking at alternatives to conventional debt mutual funds. One structure that stands out is RDG, which, unlike actively managed debt funds, can allow investors to hold individual securities to maturity and collect the contracted cash flows — as long as they do not exit … Read more
Forex traders expect the Indian rupee to trade with a negative bias in the near term, driven by heightened risk aversion in global markets and ongoing geopolitical tensions. At the same time, softer inflation at home has increased the likelihood of a central bank rate cut, a development that could have mixed effects on the … Read more
JPMorgan is arranging an additional loan of roughly $1.1 billion to help Altice USA refinance debt ahead of an early repayment penalty. The move arrives as creditors remain on edge after a surprise antitrust lawsuit and a controversial debt transaction that unsettled the market. What’s happening The new financing is intended to replace existing obligations … Read more
Forex traders say the rupee is likely to trade with a negative bias amid rising risk aversion in global markets and heightened geopolitical tensions. The combination of global uncertainty and capital flow swings is putting pressure on emerging market currencies, and the rupee is no exception. Why the rupee is under pressure Several forces are … Read more
If you own Gold ETFs and sell them after holding for more than a year, the profit you make is treated as long-term capital gain (LTCG) and taxed in India at 12.5%. That simple rule has practical implications for investors who use ETFs as a way to access gold without buying the physical metal. What … Read more