Take One: Big story of the day
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Asia: Looking the US recession in the eye?
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hike rates by 75 to 100 basis points next week after the most telling indicator of a US recession—the inverted yield curve—is now blinking red. But economies like India and China, driven by domestic demand, might be able to weather the storm
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Can India's ultra-rich families step up and give more?
For wealth-creation to reflect in terms of thoughtful giving, the rich need to strengthen intent, and be supported by infrastructure, transparency, peer groups and data. A new network for family philanthropy wants to put the pedal to the metal
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Game of IPOs: The sizzle and fizzle of internet companies
With stocks of tech startups underperforming on the bourses, here's a look at what caused the euphoria around them, and the subsequent collapse
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As the rupee falls, India's importers have little option but to stay nimble
The RBI is in a battle suit to protect the rupee, which is depreciating against the dollar due to rising import costs and foreign fund outflows, leaving corporates to take swift financial decisions in a volatile environment
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How Nomura is building its India business
Since 2016, the firm has been aggressively working on its investment banking business. Now with several IPOs, big-ticket M&A deals, and fundraises under its belt, it is slowly transitioning itself into an ESG-themed business as well
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How The Good Glamm Group is building a content-to-commerce behemoth
The conglomerate has acquired 11 companies and raised $250 million over the last year. Now with its move into the international market, a revamped organisation structure and a potential deal with Raymond's consumer care portfolio, can it sustain in the long run?
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Cryptocurrency: Is there hope beyond a dark winter?
Retail investors are trying to bravely ride out this storm of falling prices, shrinking trading volumes and high taxes by buying blue-chip cryptos and stablecoins instead of meme coins. Venture capital firms and crypto exchanges are confident that the sector will pull out of this tough phase
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Gennova Biopharmaceuticals has become India's first mRNA Covid-19 vaccine maker. Does it have any relevance now though?
Gemcovac-19 is built on a platform that can be tweaked to make vaccines for future pandemics, and can be deployed in lower income countries as the primary Covid-19 vaccine
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How the coding craze, led by WhiteHat Jr, lost its magic
Kids are back to school, and parents are getting disenchanted with this expensive extracurricular activity, which they once thought was the X-factor that would help their children shine
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Not just Tata Motors, Mahindra too has now built India's most valuable electric vehicle company
With an investment of Rs 1,925 crore from British International Investment, M&M's EV business valued at $9.1 billion—on par with Tata Motors' EV business
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Eating out: Service charge mandatory or optional? The debate continues
Restaurateurs stick to the legality of service charge and will continue to levy it, while consumer forums insist the new guidelines hold the force of law