Take One: Big story of the day
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Will stock markets stay high in 2024?
As stock markets will navigate through general elections, inflation and various economic conditions, where will investors park their money in 2024? Will markets snap the gaining streak?
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Post ZestMoney closure: Finding peace with BNPL credit
Stringent RBI regulations have forced fintechs, which once experimented with buy now pay later (BNPL), to pivot into more robust business models. BNPL will continue to survive but only with guardrails
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Sky high: Despite hurdles, the travel and hospitality industry soars in 2023
Outbound travel surged, Indian travellers embraced spiritual journeys and fuelled sustainable trends this year. However, experts hope for a better revival for inbound tourism in 2024
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India tech startup funding in 2023: Takeaways from a five-year low
It was a year in which the slowdown that started the previous year hit a new low, and making money became important again, versus burning it
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2023: Bye bye birdy, hello chatbots
Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter defined much of the year for social media, including the rushed launch of its microblogging competitor, Meta's Threads. At the other end of the spectrum, we began conversing with increasingly intelligent and fascinating chatbots, which will likely change the way we use social media forever
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Gold Rush: How 2023 panned out for Indian sports
From 100-plus medals in the Asian Games to best-ever performances in the world championships, 2023 has been a year of key positives for Indian sports. And we aren't even talking about cricket
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Investor appetite fading for IPOs of new-age tech companies
Even as the listing rush made a late start in 2023, new-age tech companies, considered to be the darling of investors, went missing from fundraising in the capital markets. What went wrong?
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Cyber criminals are getting smarter. Laws and awareness need to keep up
From financial frauds to job scams, a million cybercrimes are being reported in India every year. As the criminals find more inventive ways to dupe people, sometimes to the tune of lakhs of rupees, experts call for laws to be more stringent and cyber literacy to be more widespread
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China's reopening: How the biggest investment theme of the year flopped
China reopened its economy with a roar but twelve months later most investors are twiddling their thumbs as the fire fizzled out amidst unfolding economic chaos. But a new $112 billion stimulus package hopes to boost the economy in the coming year
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Fear index shows complacency about risks as markets scale new heights
India is not the only country where the VIX or fear gauge/index has plunged with investors betting on a downside risk as a distant possibility. But are there really no risks with rising inflation, elections and a weak rupee?
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We do not wait for the house to catch fire and then act: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
The RBI governor says policymakers have to be mindful of the risk of being carried away with a few months of good data and also be watchful of the risk of overtightening