Ticket scalpers are the obvious villain in the Coldplay ticketing saga. But are scalpers actually useful? Can scalping be good, even?
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Private telcos are losing customers. That happens occasionally. What’s unusual, though, is that those customers’ business is going to BSNL.
Inflation falls in both India and US. But why’s the RBI, unlike the US Fed, still cautious? Maybe because our inflation rate is a mirage.
Equities are worth 150% of India’s GDP. Foreigners are plowing in 2 billion dollars a month into Indian debt. Are the markets going nuts?
GDP growth declines in June. Corporate taxes swing wildly. Credit makes a quiet shift, while small IPOs balloon.
Two decades into the insurance industry’s liberalisation, LIC continues to hold the fort. But is people’s demand for insurance flagging?
Off-late, India’s managed to keep urban unemployment steady, while increasing its work force. Rural wage growth, however, is falling.
The RBI does not cut repo rates yet again. But is its calculus starting to change? Or are the risks of a rate cut simply too big to ignore?
While rains have been strong, what does it mean for our agriculture? Meanwhile, major economies across the world struggle with own problems.
India has eliminated absolute poverty. This is a civilisational victory. But what does this mean? And where does it leave us? We explore.
This budget shows continuity. The government has been reforming its fiscal health quietly – which carries on even with a coalition in power.
The RBI is in a fix. Too much capital is flowing into India. And it turns out, you can have too much of a good thing – money included.
People are using RuPay less often, but they’re spending much more. Food prices climb further, running up our inflation. And other stories.
June is the second consecutive month where the economy has been sub-par. Is this just a blip? Or will policymakers have to step in?
Corporate tax collections fall; income tax collections go up. various institutions compete for savings. And we have a current account surplus!
The modern world is a mathematical achievement. This is the story of the minds – Fibonacci, Pacioli, Fermat and more – that guided us here.
Mobile connections are growing at their 2017 pace. NRIs are making more deposits than ever. The Rupee is strong. But the economy is tepid.
If inflation rises, the RBI hikes interest rates. If it goes down, the RBI does nothing. Why? For that, you need to know the RBI’s real job.
If there’s one thing to take away from the election results, it’s that you should expect the unlikely.
The RBI keeps its repo rate at 6.5% for the 8th time in a row. The Indian economy stutters in May. And more stories.
It’s growth all around: in GDP figures, tax collections, credit, deposits, housing prices and more. In this edition, we look at what it all means.
It’s an exciting time. Both the Sensex and Nifty 50 hit their all-time peaks. To us, though, such times are when you should think of risk.
The RBI gives the government an unexpected bonanza. India, meanwhile, receives very little foreign investment. And other stories.
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India’s unemployment rate refuses to go down. That misses the bigger picture, though: our labour pool is expanding rapidly. And other stories.