It’s a quote by Charlie Munger: The world is not driven by greed. It’s driven by envy. And complement this with another one (I am not sure of its origins): Return of capital is more important than return on capital. The first quote is the root cause of perhaps all irrational adventures that investors are …
A rare and massive comet with a devilish nickname is set to pass by Earth for the first time in 71 years and may be visible during the highly anticipated April 8 total solar eclipse, according to NASA. Officially named comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, the cryovolcanic comet is known as the “devil comet” due to its formation …
Horror film fanatics rejoice: Neve Campbell is coming back to the “Scream” franchise. On Tuesday, Campbell posted a picture to her verified Instagram showing the title page of a script for an “Untitled Scream 7” film, writing in the caption, “Sidney Prescott is coming back!” Campbell famously played Sidney in the original hit “Scream” movie …
New Delhi: Capital markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday cautioned investors against placing money with unregistered entities promising assured or exceptionally high returns on investments. While investing in the securities market, investors have been asked to conduct due diligence, verify the registration status of any entity claiming to be a Sebi-registered intermediary, and also verify enforcement …
The Nifty started the week on a positive note but witnessed selling at higher levels to end the week on a weak note. The Nifty50 closed at 21622 on 19th January with a loss of 272 points on a weekly basis. On the weekly chart, the index has formed a Bearish candle which engulfed its …
WASHINGTON: Uncertainty around the path of the U.S. economy, including difficulties estimating the state of financial markets, potential oil price shocks, and the impact of labor union strikes, pushed Federal Reserve officials into a cautious stance at their meeting last month as debate proceeded over whether further rises in the central bank’s policy rate would …
Shares of Avanti Feeds have delivered massive returns to investors in the last 10 years period, rising nearly 4800% over the decade. Accordingly, if an investor had invested Rs 10,000 in the stock 10 years ago and stayed put, the investment would have swelled to nearly Rs 5 lakh, according to an analysis by ET …
Indian markets have had a fantastic run during the last quarter, particularly due to a spectacular performance from the Small Cap Index that delivered around 20% returns. It is interesting that 46% of stocks have run up more than 20% during the last quarter—underlining the broad-based euphoria. With this kind of performance, it’s natural to …
Singapore: August is turning out to be chaos for emerging markets. Bonds and stocks from developing economies are poised for their worst monthly losses since last September after Nigeria’s central bank revealed it has less reserves than estimated, an outsider won primaries in Argentina and a presidential candidate was assassinated in Ecuador. The upheaval, alongside …
After spending more than 20 months in a rangebound manner, key equity indices are rallying strongly from April this year. At new highs, retail investors, especially the conservative ones, find it challenging to enter the market and allocate across assets and get the timing right. The recent rate pauses by the Reserve Bank of India …