Posts in category Economic Times
A 6-step guide to assess corporate governance for retail investors (04-05-2024)
The separation of management and ownership within the company structure gives rise to an agency problem — the conflict of interest between the company's management and its stockholders.
Mind Over Money: Motor Biking and practising yoga helps this CEO attain inner balance (04-05-2024)
“Engaging in activities like trekking enhances concentration and resourcefulness while optimising the use of aids. Motorbike rides, taken bi-monthly with friends covering 200-300 km, serve as stress busters. The fresh air and alertness during rides invigorate mental well-being,” says the CEO.
Smallcaps offering double-digit weekly returns fall to 29 amid subdued market sentiments (04-05-2024)
Newgen Software Tech was the top gainer from the smallcap pack, offering 27% returns. It was closely followed by Max Estates and Shakti Pumps, both gaining 21% each.
Dollar drops as employers add fewer jobs than expected in April (04-05-2024)
Employers added 175,000 jobs last month, below economists' expectations for a 243,000 increase. Wages increased 3.9% in the 12 months through April, below expectations for a 4.0% gain after rising 4.1% in March.
Oil settles down on US jobs data, steepest weekly loss in 3 months (04-05-2024)
Brent crude futures for July settled 71 cents lower, or 0.85%, to $82.96 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for June fell 84 cents, or 1.06%, to $78.11 a barrel.
Gold resumes retreat despite soft jobs report as traders book profits (04-05-2024)
Prices quickly gave up gains after jumping as high as $2,320.78 immediately after the release of data showing U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 175,000 jobs last month, lower than economists' forecast of 243,000.
US stocks end sharply higher, jobs data strengthens case for rate cuts (04-05-2024)
All three indexes notched their second straight Friday-to-Friday gains, capping a week in which markets were encouraged by Fed Chair Jerome Powell's more dovish-than-expected statements following Wednesday's rate decision.
Q4 Results Today: DMart, Kotak Mahindra Bank among 16 companies to announce earnings (04-05-2024)
Other companies which will also release the numbers include The Anup Engineering, Birla Corp, Golkonda Aluminium, Hitch Energy Batteries, IDBI Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Kansai Nerolac Paints, Nagarjuna Fertilisers, Nila Infrastructure, Raw Edge, Sambhav Media, Vijay Textiles and Zen Technologies.
Wall St Week Ahead-US small caps struggle as elevated interest rates take a toll (04-05-2024)
Small cap stocks surged at the end of 2023, as expectations grew that the Fed was done raising interest rates and would soon begin easing monetary policy. That would be a welcome change for smaller companies, which rely more heavily on debt financing and consumer spending.
Federal Reserve’s Bowman says inflation to remain elevated for ‘some time’ (04-05-2024)
Bowman, the first Fed official to speak since Chair Jerome Powell's remarks Wednesday, said recent inflation data suggest the low readings seen at the end of 2023 appear to have been temporary.