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Fundraising via REITs hits all-time low in FY23 on higher yields on debt

According to data compiled by Prime Database.com, a total of Rs 1,166 crore was mobilised by real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) together in 2022-23

Flows will chase relative growth outperformance in FY24: Rahul Arora

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should hike once more by about 25 basis points each, says Rahul Arora CEO-institutional equities at Nirmal Bang

Stepping on the gas: CNG fuel of choice in green mobility quest

Though EVs have fast gained traction; CNG vehicle sales are up 82% in 5 years

Street Signs: Covid trot to winning run, Avalon Tech's premium, and more

Banking stocks outperformed in the just-concluded financial year (2022-23), with the sectoral gauge gaining 12 per cent, against a 0.6 per cent decline in the benchmark National Stock Exchange Nifty

Growth, margins play whack-a-mole with consumer discretionary space

Some brokerages bet on consumer staples, preferring this more defensive space

Joe Biden's landmark climate Bill lures China's clean energy giants

The building boom underscores how the US has rebuilt its credentials as a cleantech manufacturing hub after last year's Inflation Reduction Act.

In surprise move, Opec+ cuts daily oil output by over 1 million barrel

The move would likely raise prices at the pump, further straining relations between Riyadh and Washington as the world copes with inflation fuelled in part by the war in Ukraine

Challenge to Elon Musk and OneWeb: Satellite rivals plan to merge

Should the union succeed, SES SA and Intelsat SA would create Europe's largest satellite company. They're both domiciled in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, one of the world's smallest countries

UBS likely to cut workforce by 20-30% after Credit Suisse takeover

That number of predicted layoffs dwarfs the 9,000 job cuts that Credit Suisse announced before its rescue by UBS last month

Voter list for UP local body polls updated, over 9.6 mn electors added

Owing to formation of new nagar panchayats, many rural areas have also been included in urban limits

PM Modi's visit to Mysuru would be a violation of poll code: Siddaramaiah

An official said that PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate a three-day mega event on April 9 in Mysuru, Karnataka to commemorate 50 years of Project Tiger

Maharashtra reports 3 deaths, 562 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

A total of 3,824 new Covid-19 infections were reported across the country in the last 24 hours a marginal increase from Saturday's tally of 2994 coronavirus cases

Security of Assam CM tightened after threat call from pro-Khalistanis

The voice message, which was received twice by some of the journalists in the afternoon, came from masked Indian phone numbers

Guns vs Butter-5: 'India can make do with defence spend of 2% of GDP'

The last of a 5-part series points out that the Standing Committee on Defence report says India will not be able to absorb much more on defence

Former Indian cricketer Salim Durani passes away after prolonged illness

Durani had undergone a proximal femoral nail surgery after he broke his thigh bone in a fall in January this year

People rush back to vaccination centres as Covid-19 scare resurfaces

Hospitals check equipment, trial run of oxygen plants ahead of mock drills

Gold, debt funds, insurance: What to do with your investments in FY24

With the spreads on home loans coming down, those who have a good credit score should consider refinancing

Saudi Arabia, other OPEC+ producers announce voluntary oil output cuts

The Saudi energy ministry said in a statement that the kingdom's voluntary cut was a precautionary measure aimed at supporting the stability of the oil market

Maharashtra CM Shinde to visit Ayodhya on April 9 with party leaders

On Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks about V D Savarkar, he said it was unfortunate that those whom Bal Thackeray mentored, joined hands with those who abused the late Hindutva ideologue

BJP demands KCR to release white paper on what govt did for tribals

He also claimed that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) had been ruling Telangana on the lines of West Bengal, and accused it of terrorising opposition leaders who questioned the KCR government