UpFront
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Car sales: No-growth scenario for 2019
With no recovery in sight for the auto industry and a lower base effect set to kick in from September, the market has, for now, priced in a no-growth scenario for the rest of the year
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Rolling Stones and Hidden Gems
The journey of Anurag Kashyap has been a rollercoaster without a set pattern
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The story behind attractive FD rates
Non-banking financial companies are offering appealing rates to raise deposits, raising concerns about sustainability, pressure on margins
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Profitability improves for banks, but deeper concerns remain
The numbers show that several issues should worry banks ahead of the festive season, which raises hopes for revival in consumer demand and demand for loans
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Cathay Pacific, icon of Hong Kong's rise, now reflects China's grip
The Chinese government has forced Cathay Pacific Airways, a longtime emblem of Hong Kong's proud status as a global capital, to bar staffers who support the territory's protests from working on flights to mainland China
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Yes, there is a trade-off between inflation and unemployment
Today, most economists believe there is a trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the sense that actions taken by a central bank push these variables in opposite directions. What does the Philips curve have to say?
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"We can engage our customers very deeply in the product-design process-before we bring the products to them"
Forbes India in conversation with Ashish Goel, Co-founder and CEO of Urban Ladder, on how it has harnessed the internet since 2012 to build a brand for 450,000 customers of furniture and decor—a segment where touch-and-feel product experience is vital. And why he recently did a short course in machine learning
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Drivezy to bring Yamaha's e-scooter EC-05 to India, elevate ride-sharing
The Bengaluru company is looking to bring in 5,000 of the e-scooters initially, and is setting up a separate subsidiary to build out its electric vehicles strategy
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The secret history of 'Easter eggs'
Why would a tech company like Google, Amazon or Tesla develop features it can't advertise or even reveal? In the beginning, the answer was revenge
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Are we headed for another expensive nuclear arms race?
The dismantling of "arms control," is now heightening the risks of a new era when nuclear powers like India and Pakistan are clashing over Kashmir, and when nuclear Israel feels threatened by Iran, North Korea is testing new missiles, and other countries like Saudi Arabia are thought to have access to nuclear weapons or be capable of building them
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Lifestyle (Can you afford to go green when you're not rich?), Management (What to do with a bored millennial employee?), Technology (Indonesia finds unicorns breed best without help; billion-dollar bet to reach human-level AI), Caste (English newspapers are worse than Hindi on representing Dalit, Adivasi writers), Leadership (Some wisdom from Bruce Sewell), and Climate Change (Amazon is approaching an irreversible tipping point)