Buying a home for the first time is a significant milestone that involves careful planning and strategic decision-making. As the real estate market evolves, particularly in 2024, first-time homebuyers must adopt smart investing principles to ensure they make sound financial choices. Here are five essential tips that can guide first-time buyers through this complex process.
8th Pay Commission Update: With the dearness allowance hiked for the July-December period, will the Centre finally make a decision on setting up the next pay commission? This question is likely on the minds of crores of central government employees and pensioners, who believe there may be announcements soon, especially considering the trend in which
Go to Live UpdatesQ2 Earnings 2024 Live Updates: The Q2 earnings season has started and is in full swing. Market participants will watch out for the Q2 performance of the likes of Bajaj Housing Finance, City Union Bank, Union Bank of India, Gravtia India, Cyient DLM, and Mahindra Logistics among others. The earnings so far
83% of Indian businesses view technology advancements and the consequent rise is concerns around data privacy, security vulnerabilities, and regulatory compliance as major risk factors, according to Horizon Watch Emerging Risk Report 2024. The report, published by Tata AIG General Insurance and Dun & Bradstreet India, was conducted among 300 business leaders across 25 sectors
The earnings season has got off to a subdued start, with virtually every heavyweight disappointing the Street. Net profits of a sample of 164 companies (including banks and financials) were up 7% year-on-year on the back of an 8% rise in revenues. But net profits would have fallen but for a 23% jump in other
CPP Investments (CPPIB), Canada’s largest pension fund manager, has dropped its plans to sell stake in IndoSpace Core, its equal joint venture with IndoSpace, a developer of logistics parks promoted by Southeast Asia-focused Everstone Capital and US-based Realterm, people in the know said. CPPIB did not get the desired valuation from bidders, sources said. “Also
Not just kiranas, but quick commerce is beginning to hurt organised grocery retailers in urban centres as consumers seek instant gratification and convenience. While DMart, a popular grocery chain, admitted last week that online formats were hurting sales in metro stores, NielsenIQ data sourced from the industry corroborates this trend. Sales volume growth in modern
As the government looks to set up 500 gigawatt (GW) of green capacity by 2030, a key challenge is to ensure its seamless access to the Grid. This is because RE by nature is intermittent, which undermines its optimal use unless stored efficiently. Private companies such as ReNew, JSW Energy, Avaada Energy, Serentica Renewables, Gensol
Domino’s and Swiggy’s quick food delivery arm Bolt announced a partnership on Monday, saying that the brand’s pizzas would now be available in 10 minutes. This makes Domino’s the first pizza brand in the country to promise such a rapid delivery. In a statement, Swiggy said, “With this partnership, Domino’s menu items will be available
Ennoconn Corp, a Taiwan-based Industrial IoT and hardware manufacturer and a Foxconn subsidiary, has started its India operations, focussing on the country’s industrial automation and digital transformation market. “Ennoconn has already registered a company in Tamil Nadu with plans to bring their products to the Indian market,” a source aware of the development told FE.
Coffee Day Enterprises (CDEL), which owns the Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) chain, has cut its store count by 3% in the December quarter (Q3FY25) versus last year, as it seeks to manage its debt obligations, its latest financial statements show. At its peak in FY19, CCD operated 1,752 stores. It now has 439 stores (Q3)
Equity inflows through the foreign direct investment (FDI) route declined 6% year-on-year to $10.8 billion in the October-December quarter, as global uncertainties persisted. The data show that the recent years’ declining trend in FDI inflows and the rising levels of repatriation and disinvestment haven’t been arrested yet. ALSO READGovernment unlikely to intervene in market decline
The markets have been testing people’s patience for the past few months. The correction has now extended for 5 months and the question that’s on everyone’s mind is when will this end? In an interview to CNBC-TV18, market veteran Raamdeo Agrawal of Motilal Oswal said that the “market may be close to a bottom but
