Why websites specialising in group buying deals are struggling
Websites specialising in group buying deals are floundering. Some have closed, while others have been forced to change their business model.Why Instagram has become a rage across the world
This online photo, and recently video, sharing network has become so popular it has a cult following big enough to sustain a new stream of photography, complete with its trademark square frames and film camera-inspired filters.How Hewlett-Packard has consolidated its lead in PC and Printer market
By merging its PC and printer businesses, HP has consolidated its lead in both segments in India. But there is no room for complacency.Scaling up new businesses remains a challenge for Videocon
The $5-billion Videocon Group is dipping into its oil and gas assets to tide over its debt. The group needs to hurry up and find other ways to financially support its new ventures - or get ready to sell more oil and gas assets, if the economy does not pick up.Top six listed companies that have paid the best dividends in the past decade
A Business Today study of more than 6,000 stocks came up with a startling finding: only six of these companies have paid dividends of more than 30 per cent of their net profit in the past decade, as well as outperformed the benchmark index for eight of those 10 years.Implementing Food Security Bill a formidable challenge
Critics say the bill is a hurried piece of legislation that rests on an already crumbling programme, the Public Distribution System (PDS), which has failed to provide food security, despite being in place for five decades.RBI's priorities may see significant shifts under Raghuram Rajan
The youngest ever RBI governor, Raghuram Rajan, takes over at a very difficult stage in India's economic history. However, economists feel the new governor's initial statement suggests he already has some antidotes to the looming crises up his sleeve.Ursula Burns on Xerox's transformation to a products and services company
Ursula Burns is the first African-American woman Chairman and CEO of a Fortune 500 company and she wears that badge with some pride. Her logic for that is simple: she needs to inspire others - and get some mileage for Xerox, the company she leads - by standing proudly in the limelight. In India late-August to attend Business Today's Most Powerful Women awards, Burns, spoke with Chaitanya Kalbag and Josey Puliyenthuruthel on Xerox's transformation to a products and services company and her personal journey. Edited excerpts:
Mumbai metro caught in dispute even before it starts operations
Mumbai Metro One, majority owned by Reliance Infrastructure, has told the Maharashtra government that a fare hike was required because the construction cost has jumped 84 per cent from the original estimates due to delays.Indian-origin executives rise to take charge at global MNCs
The Indian economy may be struggling to retain its global footing, but Indian talent has no such problem. More and more executives of Indian origin are making a mark at the global level in multinational companies.Stocks, currencies of emerging markets set to take a pounding: Shankar Sharma
First Global's Vice-chairman says India is not the only country experiencing a slowdown. Every single country in the world is sitting on a growth cliff, and has been doing so since 2008.Currency markets are overshooting a little bit: Leif Eskesen
At a time when the Indian economy is facing its worst crisis in a decade, not many would suggest a tighter monetary policy. Leif Eskesen, Chief Economist for India and ASEAN at HSBC Global Research, wants the Reserve Bank of India to do just that.NSEL crisis: Promoter Jignesh Shah shifts the blame on to its management
Sources say Shah is buying time not only to extricate himself from the NSEL mess, but also to cash in his investments. Some analysts believe FT could sell its controlling 26 per cent stake in the commodity exchange Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) as well.
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