“Sectoral profits vary from 2% to 17% of profit pools. So, you would ideally want to buy these sectors when they are at the lowest end of the profit pool share in a cyclical sector and which is what we think that there is a potential trade which could last maybe another two-three-four years if … Read more
Police officers on duty in the vicinity of Vizhinjam Port ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in Thiruvananthapuram on April 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Vizhinjam International Seaport, an all-weather port which is poised to be a pivotal hub for India’s maritime transshipment, will script a new history in the annals … Read more
Alix Hattenstone BBC News, England BBC Paul Leighton, a senior Trading Standards officer, says illegal vapes are being supplied through “quite sophisticated networks” More than six million illegal vaping products have been seized by Trading Standards officers across England in the past three years, new analysis by the BBC has found. We joined one of … Read more
Illicit liquor seized from the areas along the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border during raids by the Excise Department recently. Photo: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh government has intensified its war on illicit liquor with a massive inter-State crackdown targeting smuggling and brewing operations along its borders with Odisha, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. The coordinated enforcement … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for stronger industrial and supply chain cooperation with Vietnam and wider collaboration in emerging fields. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping called for stronger industrial and supply chain cooperation with Vietnam and wider collaboration in emerging fields, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday (April 14, 2025), … Read more
Top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies on Friday were wrapping up their final day of talks that have been overshadowed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade and foreign policies as well as his repeated taunts toward host Canada. Despite the tensions, diplomats signaled they would reach consensus on a final communique after … Read more
Increased trade policy uncertainty and prospects of new tariffs could weigh on global trade in the medium term, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said Wednesday. As per the organisation’s Goods Trade Barometer, global goods trade appeared to remain steady in the fourth quarter of 2024 and looked set to continue growing in the first months … Read more
Gold prices on Tuesday zoomed by Rs 1,100 to reclaim the Rs 89,000 mark in the national capital on increased buying by jewellers and stockists and strong global trends, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The metal of 99.9 per cent purity rallied by Rs 1,100 to Rs 89,000 per 10 grams from the … Read more
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, right, with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, centre, and the UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds | Photo Credit: X/@ShashiTharoor Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor posted a selfie with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Business … Read more
A former Chief Investment Officer of a financial institution and his sister have settled a front running case against them by paying a total of Rs 91 lakh as the settlement amount while opting for a voluntary debarment from the securities market for six months. The accused had filed a settlement application before the Securities … Read more