With stock markets tumbling hard and fast last week and the Fed slashing 0.5% off rates, there is clear concern that this isn't just any old correction, so what can investors do?

The scheme will focus on s road improvements, housing and local infrastructure, regional growth and business, science, and schools and colleges.

Panic over coronavirus has badly shaken the world's financial markets, culminating, on Monday, in the FTSE 100 suffering its sharpest one-day fall since the height of the 2008 crash.

More younger people are investing thanks to the rise of the simple stocks and shares Isa - are they worried about recent market volatility? We find out.

Australian visas are being adverstised 'for sale' to rich foreigners at a time when Sydney is on water restrictions and migration growth is straining infrastructure.

What a week. As a money commentator for more than 30 years standing, that was as disheartening as times go. But patient, long-term investing will win through in the end.

What a week, what a month. Enough to turn many investors' hair grey (mine included) - with some no doubt wishing that commercial travel to the moon was a) available now; and b) affordable.

As consumers we endlessly battle to reduce our impact: take the train instead of driving, decline plastic straws, eat free range. As investors we can maximise our impact, using our cash to do good.

There's nothing to sharpen the investing mind like being down thousands of pounds, but if you had panic sold on Friday you would have missed this week's rebound. So what can investors do?

Tata, who also invests in start-ups, also said old-age businesses will recede and the young founders of innovative companies are the future leaders of the Indian industry

Scandinavian firm refers to exaggerated revenue resulting from fraudulent transactions that rocked the company

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Verizon has decided to bring back unlimited data plans. But while that's great for its subscribers, it's awful news for investors. It's another sign of how brutally competitive the telecom business is. And it's hurting Verizon's stock.

US stock market ended sharply higher on Friday (8 May) despite grim monthly jobs report as investors bet the worst of the coronavirus crisis has passed. Investors also hoped for an eventual reopening of the economy.

Key to successful investing is to identify your risk profile and invest accordingly.

Now the Big Oil earnings season has been and gone, serious questions are being asked about whether the future of exploration and production will involve the super majors in their current form.

In search of new funds to keep the growth story alive, the Centre opens the doors to foreign investment a little further.

Sensex falls by 1,203 points, COVID-19 and lockdown weigh on investor sentiment

Rising for the fourth straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 997.46 points, or 3.05 per cent, higher at 33,717.62.

Without revealing the identity of the companies, RIL in its fourth-quarter earnings statement said the investment would be announced in the coming months.

Asked about the reluctance of lenders to extend advances to small and medium enterprises, Panda said banks are "afraid" of increasing their lending to businesses despite several policy rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India.

ICICI Bank was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, tumbling nearly 9 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel and HDFC.

Sebi also said 'some mutual fund schemes' continued to invest in high risk and 'opaque' debt securities despite the regulatory framework having been amended for safeguarding investors' interest.

Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund also issued an apology to Sebi and said that comments of its top executive Jenny Johnson were wrongly interpreted, diluting her responses about the reason for winding up of schemes.

Sidharth Nath Singh informed the participants, through video conferencing, about the developmental projects being undertaken in the state; including the Jewar Airport, said to be key to improving the state's airways connectivity.

These investments will push Jio’s Digital India vision for 1.3 billion people and businesses across the country, including small businesses, micro-businesses and farmers.

US-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has bought a 2.32% stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 11,367 crore.

Moody's Investors Service on Friday estimated its GDP forecast for FY21 at 0% and FY22 at 6.6%. Also, at the same time it said that the country's sovereign rating upgrade from 'Baa2 negative' is unlikely to be made in the near

Despite salary cuts and job cuts, the inflows into equity mutual funds and SIPs was rather steady in the month of April 2020. Systematic Investment Plans or SIPs continued to attract decent investment. SIP inflows were pegged at Rs 8,376 crore

Mutual fund houses added close to 19 lakh investor accounts in April-May of 2017-18, taking the total tally to a record 5.72 crore, driven by growing interest from retail and HNI investors alike. This is on top of 77 lakh folios

India's leading stock exchange BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) has extended the deadline to submit Aadhar and PAN details for new mutual fund investors to April 1, 2018. The move was made to ensure compliance with anti-money laundering rules. "The effective date

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a new system of fund classification to categorize mutual fund schemes to make decision making easier for consumers. The asset managers will now have to reclassify their product offerings according to

The returns from small cap mutual funds, over the last 1 and 2 years has been terrible, which might now begin to test the patience of investors in these funds. Poor returns In the more short term period of 1

Despite salary cuts and job cuts, the inflows into equity mutual funds and SIPs was rather steady in the month of April 2020. Systematic Investment Plans or SIPs continued to attract decent investment. SIP inflows were pegged at Rs 8,376 crore

Mumbai, Sep 19: The government decision to merge three state-run banks came as a surprise for the three lenders but not for the investors tracking the banking sector. Stock investors became poorer by Rs 2.72 lakh crore in two days of

CRISIL, one of the first credit rating agencies of India, was established in 1987. Formerly known as the Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited, CRISIL uses the CRAMEL framework to rate finance companies. This comprises an assessment of six major

The Indian stock markets have fared better than most of the developed equity markets around the world. The Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE) index Sensex has recorded a little over 20 percent of returns in the past one year outperforming New York

Pharma stocks have outperformed the indices in the last one month and that too by a distance. Several pharma companies have yielded phenomenal returns in the last few months and the run may end, if a quick solution is found for

Before we head on to answer your queries on your investments in mutual fund schemes, here we clarify that last evening after the amc company Franklin Templeton was left with no option on barely any new subscription and other liquidity issues,

Charlie Munger, the vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathway, the investment company controlled by billionaire Warren Buffet, is not looking at making investments amid the COVID-19 crisis. In a recent telephonic interview with the Wall Street Journal, Munger was asked if his investment

Sectorally, the action was seen in the Energy, Auto, FMCG, Oil Gas, Bankex, and Consumer Durable space while profit-taking was visible in realty, and capital goods, stocks.

Investors lose nearly 6 lakh cr in a single trading session. The average market capitalisation of the BSE-listed companies fell from Rs 129.41 lakh cr recorded on April 30 to Rs 123.69 lakh cr on May 4.

We suggest that each investor should have the right asset class mix along with the right product category.

The Nifty50 formed an ‘Island Reversal’ pattern on the daily charts on May 4 which is a reversal pattern, and the next big support for the index is placed at 9,250, and below that 8,900-8,800, suggest experts.

In the given situation we should not pay attention to them because they are certainly going to be an aberration from what the results would be under normal situation

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 82.68 points, or 0.34%, to 24,216.46, the SP 500 gained 5.47 points, or 0.19%, to 2,883.95, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 41.05 points, or 0.47%, to 8,689.12.

Ashwani Bhatia of SBI Mutual Fund feels it is a message largely to investors, mainly HNIs and institutions that this part of financial market is safe and RBI is looking at financial markets very carefully.

The regulators need to step in immediately to stop any contagion

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The liquidity facility will help avoid a one-off event snowballing into systemic risk