UpFront
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The investment roadmap: Why stability matters
Nothing pleases an investor more than a sense of stability, a feeling that he can put his money into assets where things won't suddenly change
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The X factor of leadership: Decoding traits of a good leader
Every business model needs an extraordinary leader who makes that important link from excel sheet to customer value proposition and between the numbers and the big idea
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"Conflicting commodity correlations: Divergent trends could foretell cheer"
Commodity prices aren't moving in tandem and this may augur well for global growth
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Bullish on growth, India Inc begins committing investments
Many see doubling of asset base, sharp spurt in revenue across business lines
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Is the initial euphoria over reduction in oil prices set to end?
India's wish for a moderation in oil prices has been more than granted, which hasn't proven to be the panacea that it hoped for
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Twitter acquires Indian mobile marketing firm ZipDial
Twitter's first Indian acquisition is reportedly pegged to be around $30-$40 million and increases the company's investment in India - a country where it sees huge potential for growth in the coming years
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Steve Forbes selects 2014's top books
Sound money, timeless innovation and the virtues of laissez-faire: Forbes chairman and editor-in-chief Steve Forbes selects (in no particular order) his eight favourite books of the year
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'Indians prefer to invest in real estate in Singapore, the UK and Dubai'
Knight Frank residential chief Andrew Hay says they go to places where there is a lot of family
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Emperor Jahangir's dagger goes on display in New York
This ornate weapon, forged in the early 17th century for Mughal emperor Jahangir, was sold for an estimated $250,000 to Qatar's royal family in 2013. It's not just another fancy steak knife: Its peripatetic history links it to the Taj Mahal, the man behind Morse code and a well-known arms dealer in Pittsburgh. And at age 390 or so, it still looks pretty sharp
