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Week Ahead: Q4FY24 Results, FII activity, macro data, global cues among key market triggers this week

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Week Ahead: Q4FY24 Results, FII activity, macro data, global cues among key market triggers this week

The stock market experienced volatility throughout last week, ultimately ending nearly unchanged amid conflicting signals. While the overall sentiment was positive initially, fluctuations in global markets coupled with declines in certain major stocks offset much of the gains.  Also Read: US Fed to hold rates at 23-year high-mark until inflation cools, slows pace of balance … Read more

The Fall Guy: Valuable money lessons from Ryan Gosling’s new film

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The Fall Guy: Valuable money lessons from Ryan Gosling's new film

There’s chemistry that sets the hero literally on fire. Witty repartee through the film that will make you smile as you munch on popcorn (cheese and caramel for me!). There’s non-stop action (and not CGI) that will make your jaws drop (watch out for the popcorn!). And yes it is perhaps a coincidence that the … Read more

ISS Recommends Boeing Investors Vote Against CEO Pay Package

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(Bloomberg) — Institutional Shareholder Services urged Boeing Co. investors to vote against a $32.8 million pay package for its chief executive officer, citing concerns over a special equity award and a “sizable increase” in his long-term incentive grant. CEO David Calhoun’s 45% pay jump from the prior year should be rejected at the company’s annual … Read more

Indian investors should think about bond investments, say experts; here’s why

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Indian investors should think about bond investments, say experts; here's why

SEBI’s move has made bonds easily accessible to retail investors, and at this time, when interest rate reversal is expected in the markets, experts say Indian retail investors should look towards bond investments along with their equity build-up. Also Read: Will investing in bonds be made easier in India? How will SEBI’s move impact the … Read more

Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway trims Apple stake by 13% in Q1, remains biggest holding worth $135 billion

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Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway trims Apple stake by 13% in Q1, remains biggest holding worth $135 billion

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has trimmed cut its massive stake in tech giant Apple Inc for the second straight quarter. In its first-quarter earnings report, Berkshire Hathaway reported that its Apple bet was worth $135.4 billion, implying around 790 million shares. This marks a decline of around 13 per cent in the stake. Apple still … Read more

Income tax: Home loan benefits when two houses are self-occupied

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Income tax: Home loan benefits when two houses are self-occupied

I own two houses. Both are taken on housing loans. I stay in the first house, and my parents remain in the second house. Can I take tax benefits for both properties? Can I also avail of the tax benefit for stamp duty and registration charges paid for the second property purchased in March 2024? … Read more

Are passive funds to blame for market mania?

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Are passive funds to blame for market mania?

The year is 2034. America’s “magnificent seven” firms make up almost the entirety of the country’s stockmarket. For Jensen Huang, the boss of Nvidia, another knockout quarterly profit means another dizzy proclamation of a “tipping point” in artificial intelligence. Nobody is listening. The long march of passive investing has put the last stockpickers and stock-watchers … Read more

Income Tax: As ITR forms enabled to file returns, check here which form you would require

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Income Tax: As ITR forms enabled to file returns, check here which form you would require

No sooner had the new financial year started than the income tax return (ITR) filing process commenced for FY 2024.      The income tax department (ITD) has already enabled all the return filing forms – ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-4 and ITR-6 — for filing the returns at the e-filing portal.  The department has released the excel utility of … Read more

NSE board recommends 4:1 bonus shares, ₹90 per share dividend. Declares strong Q4 results 2024

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NSE board recommends 4:1 bonus shares, ₹90 per share dividend. Declares strong Q4 results 2024

NSE dividend, bonus shares: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) board has recommended issuing bonus shares in a 4:1 ratio. The board also recommended a ₹90 per share dividend to the eligible shareholders of the company. NSE informed the Indian stock market exchanges about these developments while declaring its Q4 results 2024 on Friday. However, NSE … Read more

Sebi announces new rules for onboarding of clients by portfolio managers — an explainer

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Sebi announces new rules for onboarding of clients by portfolio managers — an explainer

Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday altered the rules to ease the digital onboarding process for clients of portfolio managers. Sebi had constituted various working groups to recommend measures to simplify and ease compliances. As part of these efforts, a working group was made to review the present regulatory … Read more