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NPR's CMO on the Value of Listening and Leadership in Marketing

In Focus: Marketing Hall of Femme honoree Emma Carrasco, NPR's chief marketer, expounds on the importance listening played to her journey from the stage to CMO.




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Why Having Fresh Data is Better than Driving Daily Action

Our Marketing&Tech Innovation Summit partner delves into data acquisition, insights, and ownership.




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Video: How Blue Apron Is Winning the Menu Delivery (Hunger) Game

We reviewed the social, email, and web components of the famous company's marketing.




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[Video] Why Overwatch is a Perfect Storm of Marketing Execution

We explore the five marketing strategies at play in Blizzard's latest shooter phenomenon.




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Why Pokemon Go is a Social Network in Disguise

It's possible that we're looking at the genesis of the first AR social media platform.




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Axis Bank Rating: ‘Buy’ — Provisions against Covid-19 cast shadow

Showing of moratorium book will be key; outlook for earnings in FY21 is weak; ‘Buy’ maintained with TP of Rs 530




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Elon Musk does it again: Tesla CEO wipes nearly $15 billion in m-cap with this tweet

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to micro-blogging website Twitter and said that the company’s stock was overvalued which later resulted in a sharp decline in the share prices of the company.




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Change in rating outlook for Arvind Fashion, Edelweiss Fin

The ratings for long-term bank facilities for Arvind Fashion was reaffirmed CARE A- with outlook revised from stable to negative.




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Warren Buffett recites history to prove ‘nothing can stop America’: Coronavirus can’t kill economy

Warren Buffett on Saturday took a dive into the 231-year history of the United States of America to predict the future of the country’s economy struggling to stay on its feet amid the struggle against coronavirus and lockdown: “Nothing can basically stop America.”




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FPIs remain in sell-off mode, pull out Rs 15,403 crore in April

In March, FPIs had withdrawn a record Rs 1.1 lakh crore on a net basis from the Indian capital markets (both equity and debt). 




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Pandemic fallout: Downgrades rise, no let-up seen in FY21

At 21 downgrades a day between January and April, Corporate India’s finances continue to remain under pressure.




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Reliance Industries hot on brokerages shopping cart; rights issue, Facebook deal drive estimates

Despite reporting a fall in profits in the January-March quarter, the 10% stake sale in Reliance Jio to Facebook and the biggest-ever rights issue in India of Rs 53,000 crore that Reliance Industries announced on Friday has made brokerage firms stay firm on their ‘buy’ calls for India’s most valuable company.




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Warren Buffett is waving goodbye to aviation stocks, should you follow the billionaire investor?

“The world has changed for the airlines and I don’t know how it’s changed,” said ace investor Warren Buffett at the annual general meeting of Berkshire Hathaway last Saturday, after his company sold all their holdings in four of the largest airlines in April.




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Uncertainty creates volatility, here’s what investors could do to dodge the crisis | Interview

As uncertainty looms large, volatility again jumped 28% on Monday as equity markets resumed trading after a long weekend.




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Petrol gets costlier, massive hike in diesel prices after Delhi govt raises VAT; check new fuel prices

Petrol price is hiked by Rs 1.67 per litre while diesel price is increased by Rs 7.10 per litre in Delhi.




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Liquor stocks fall as Delhi govt hikes excise duty by 70%; United Breweries, Radico Khaitan drop up to 6%

United Breweries share price fell the most as much as 6 per cent to Rs 912, while United Spirits shares were down 4.5 per cent to Rs 517.30




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Market LIVE: Sensex ends 232 pts up, Nifty Bank rises over 750 pts from day’s low; autos, financial stocks gain

Share Market News Today | Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: As many as 21 stocks out 30 Sensex scrips finished trade in positive territory with M&M as the top gainer, up 5.27 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank.




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Indian Oil, HPCL, BPCL share prices fall up to 13% as they decide to bear petrol, diesel excise burden

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) share price declined 13 per cent to Rs 186.70 apiece on the BSE.




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Gold prices rise today, snap three-day losing streak despite ease in lockdown restrictions in India

On MCX, gold June futures rose Rs 37 to Rs 45,788 per 10 grams. Similarly, silver July futures were trading Rs 403 or 0.96 per cent higher at Rs 42,299 per kg




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Yes Bank results surprise investors, share price soars 20% to hit circuit; check net profit, income

Yes Bank shares jumped 20 per cent to hit upper circuit at Rs 31.60 apiece on BSE in otherwise weak trade on Thursday. Bank reported a net profit of Rs 2,629 crore for the quarter ended on March 31.




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Gold prices gain 18% in less than two months as coronavirus cases spike, silver rates rise

Gold prices have gained over 18 per cent from their recent low of Rs 38,400 per 10 grams hit on March 16, 2020. While silver futures surged 25 per cent from its low of Rs 33,580 per kg touched in March.




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Wary of stock market investments? History shows investors could pocket healthy gains in coming months

The March mayhem that saw domestic benchmark indices tank 24% in not behind investors despite a decent recovery in the month of April. However, the coming few months could be crucial for investors.




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Sensex, Nifty crash may be an opportunity to buy; markets doubled after 2008 global financial crisis

If history is any guide, adversity offers maximum value. The global financial crisis in 2008 culminated in the index being up nearly 100% in 2009.




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Franklin Templeton CEO tells why India debt funds closed down: This SEBI rule ‘orphaned’ funds

Franklin Templeton shifted part of the blame for the recent winding down of six of its debt mutual funds on to capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India.




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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala recently bought 2.75 lakh shares of Rallis India, but here’s why you should not

Among one of the companies that ended up in Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s shopping cart during the January-March quarter was another Tata Group company -- Rallis India.




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Mutual fund distributors body wants RBI to buy troubled portfolios from fund houses, pay investors

In the wake of Franklin Templeton wounding up six of its debt mutual fund schemes, India’s largest mutual fund distributors body has urged the Reserve Bank of India to set up a SPV to buy portfolios from troubled fund houses and pay off investors.




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Gold prices fall today amid spike in coronavirus cases, still trade above Rs 46,000; silver rates rise

On MCX, gold June futures were trading Rs 153 or 0.33 per cent down at Rs 46,008 per 10 grams. Silver July futures were ruling at Rs 43,265 per kg, up Rs 142 or 0.33 per cent.




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Why small cardamom exports to Saudi Arabia likely to rise this Ramadan season

Small cardamom exports to Saudi Arabia are likely to increase during the current Ramadan season with the Saudi authorities agreeing to accept the globally accepted Codex Food Standards of the United Nations.




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Franklin Templeton effect: Credit risk funds see AUM decline by Rs 19,000 crore in April

Credit risk funds have seen assets decline by nearly Rs 19,000 crore in April as investors rushed to redeem their money after the closure of six debt schemes by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, data showed.




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Maharashtra govt withdraws decision to allow sale of BT Cotton seeds from May 1

The decision was taken after the state agriculture department approached the Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur, seeking advice against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the country.




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Marico Rating: ‘Buy’, risk-reward attractive

Marico's Q4FY20 was expectedly weak on topline but margin beat (lower RM & A&P) drove a positive earning surprise.




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Lockdown relaxation: E-commerce firms see demand for non-essentials rise manifold

Consumer demand for non-essential products with e-commerce firms has increased manifold after the government last Friday lifted the ban on sale of such products by e-tailers.




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RIL rights issue: What’s in it for you

The rights issue offers an opportunity for existing shareholders to reap the benefits from RIL’s new and emerging businesses such as digital, telecom and retail business.




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With 4G tender facing hurdles, BSNL decides to upgrade existing 2G, 3G sites

With BSNL facing hurdles in its 4G tender for deployment of 50,000 new sites, the state-run firm has decided to upgrade existing 2G/3G sites, so that 4G services can be offered to customers in the coming four-six months.




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S&P says Indian banks highly stressed, quotes Axis Bank Q4 results

It said Axis Bank identified that more than 10% of its customers (25% of its loan book by value) as on April 25 availed the payment moratorium.




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Calcutta HC division bench allows MP Birla Group firms to publish AGM results

Significantly, this was the latest twist in the long battle over the will of Late Priyamvada Devi Birla being fought between the Birla family and the Lodhas.




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Edible oil imports down 34% in April due to logistics issues during lockdown

The edible oils import declined by 34% to 7,90,377 tonne during April, mainly due to logistics related issues during the lockdown, industry body Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA) said on Wednesday.




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Covered for 12 months of payments: Adani Enterprises

Adani Enterprises (AEL), the parent company for the group’s airports and renewable energy businesses, is covered for 12 months of payments amid the lockdown-related economic disruptions, the management said.




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NSE readying its systems to handle crude-crash like crises

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday said it was working to equip its systems to handle crises such as that caused by the crash in crude prices.




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Icra downgrades long-term ratings on Edelweiss firms

The rating downgrade action took into account the increased stress in the wholesale portfolio, which could lead to a deterioration in the asset quality, and the consequent impact on the financial performance.




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Why digital upskilling isn’t a choice anymore

With the upcoming trends in technology, and with the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, India can meaningfully leverage its demographic dividend only with sustained efforts to upskill its large workforce




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The work-from-home experiment: What can students (future managers) learn from this?

Shashwati, a news analyst, is able to do research at home, but her effectiveness has dropped in the absence of the right infrastructure.




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Expansion of equalisation levy: Why it’s not well-timed

By expanding the scope of equalisation levy to cover foreign e-commerce platforms, India has rushed to incrementally cast its net wide insofar as the digital service user-base is concerned.




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Techsplained: How Alexa, Siri, Google listen you to provide search results

As IBM Watson has been able to achieve some scale, the company believes that by putting the NLP technology in commercial use it will be able to expand its capabilities much further.




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India is a dynamic market with a fluid media scene: Nick Emery, Global CEO, Mindshare

Mindshare and GroupM have implemented their own tools that are better than the industry standards, and we use our own competitive advantage to give our clients better insights than they could get through an industry model.




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CERC reduces late payment surcharge for discoms

Additionally, the quantum of advance payment that discoms need to furnish as security has been reduced to half till June 30.




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A longer lockdown? Here is what researchers have to say

A study by two India-origin researchers at the University of Cambridge, is based on the SIR approach, but takes into account age and social contact structure to assess the impact of the lockdown and social distancing measures adopted before it.




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Sennheiser PXC 550-II headphones: Now travel with superior audio

The PXC 550-II Wireless features a triple microphone array that makes it easy to stay connected while on the move.




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Solar tariff of Rs 2.55 per unit discovered in latest auction

The auction had received a positive response from investors with NHPC receiving bids of 3,540 MW for the tender. This is a shift from the recent trend of tenders being under-subscribed.




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How Edge computing is fast becoming a base for most IoT devices

Edge computing is the way forward, but are we ready to surrender control to corporations.