UpFront
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Investors hung their hats on Peloton and Zoom last year. What now?
Many investors are shifting their attention to corners of the market they considered no-go zones last year, with businesses including airlines, live events companies and commercial real estate firms posting large gains
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Disappointing debut for Paytm as business model questioned
Shares down 27 percent on first trading day as investors shun the digital payments company in the absence of a demonstrable business model
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How the global appetite for leather seats in luxury SUVs is worsening deforestation in the Amazon
A New York Times investigation into Brazil's rapidly expanding slaughterhouse industry has identified loopholes in its monitoring systems that allow hides from cattle kept on illegally deforested Amazon land to flow undetected through Brazil's tanneries and on to buyers worldwide
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Facebook took the longest to reach a billion monthly active users; TikTok, Messenger, the least
Here's a look at the number of years it took for social media giants to reach a user base of one billion monthly active users
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Finally, PE and VC firms are selling assets to each other at record high numbers
Alternative asset fund managers have returned $38.7 billion in 2021 by exiting 229 deals. Exits through secondaries hit $12.9 billion, signalling a deepening of an alternate asset market in India
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US-China summit produces little more than polite words, but they help
The virtual meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping produced no concrete breakthroughs but the two leaders sought to keep the many disputes between the two countries from escalating into a broader conflict
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From India to Argentina, young voices speak out on climate change
Ahead of COP26, five NYT Generation Climate program participants were asked their thoughts on climate issues, why they got involved, and what steps will make a difference
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Forbes India study: Where are the women in Indian PE/VC?
Women remain a minority in India's private equity and venture capital sectors. But the ones in the game are ensuring opportunities and access to others
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Technology is going to drive everything that banks will do: Infosys Finacle CEO Sanat Rao
In an interview with Forbes India, Sanat Rao, CEO of Infosys Finacle, talks about how banking is facing a generational tech-led shift, with cloud computing, open APIs and crypto
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Trifecta Capital raises Rs 750 crore as first close for third fund
The Venture debt firm has managed to raise Rs 2,000 crore in last ten months across equity and debt funds
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Wall street is finally getting access to China. But for how long?
Wall Street banks are gaining ground in China just as a property crisis is brewing, and as its financial system is beginning to reel under the weight of a years long debt-fuelled corporate boom