Jio Platforms IPO Review: Should You Invest?

Jio Platforms is a well-diversified technology platform providing telecom, IT, and AI embedded products and related services. The company continues its leadership in this segment, and is poised for more bright prospects... Read more »

The IMF Sees India Shrugging Off the Oil Shock. Markets Aren’t So Sure.

The fund raised its growth forecast for India to 7%, one of the biggest upgrades among major economies. The irony is that it comes in a year when Indian shares have fallen... Read more »

Jio Financial’s Lending Business Doubled

The Reliance-backed  Jio Financial’s lending business more than doubled in a year. Investors are being asked to judge a company in transition. Read the headline and Jio Financial Services Ltd. had a... Read more »

A Weak Rupee Is Finally Doing What Weak Rupees Are Supposed to Do

Merchandise exports rose 23% in September, the kind of growth India hasn’t seen in years. A cheaper currency, strong electronics shipments and lower gold imports helped. But oil still keeps the trade... Read more »

Oil Blinks, and Indian Stocks Have Their Best Day in Four Months

The Sensex added more than 1,500 points as crude prices eased and IT shares extended their rally. Some days the market needs a big reason to rally. On Thursday, it needed only... Read more »

Companies Are Paying More Tax, and Traders Are Paying a Lot More

Net direct tax collections rose 13% this year, driven by a jump in corporate tax. The surprise is securities transaction tax, up 52%. That number may complicate the government’s new openness to... Read more »

India’s Gold-Loan Boom May Meet Its First Real Test

Gold has fallen about 23% from its early-2026 peak. Lenders that grew rapidly as prices soared now hold loans backed by jewellery worth much less, and the loans made at the top... Read more »

Five Years On, IDBI Bank Finally Has a Buyer

The Cabinet has approved the sale of a controlling stake to Prem Watsa’s Fairfax for ₹52,878 crore. It is the largest foreign investment in an Indian bank and the closest thing India... Read more »

BHEL Finally Delivers the Profits Its Order Book Kept Promising

The state-run engineer doubled its quarterly profit and beat forecasts by a wide margin. The stock hit a record. For most of the past decade, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. had a problem... Read more »

Shellz India BSE SME IPO Review: Should You Invest?

Shellz India is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of confectionery products with a diversified product portfolio of over 300+ SKUs. It is operating in a highly competitive and fragmented segment. The... Read more »