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"The bears continued to dominate for the second consecutive session as IMF cut India’s GDP growth forecast to 4.8 percent for FY20E which impacted domestic sentiments. Further, the global cues also remained unsupportive in today’s trade as Moody’s cut its rating for Hong Kong markets. We reiterate our cautious view on the Indian markets given the stretched valuation and muted start to the earnings season," said Ajit Mishra, VP - Research at Religare Broking. … [Read more...] about Taking stock | Market extends losses as IMF’s forecast weigh on sentiment

Government reforms, announcements in the Union Budget, the outcome of US elections, and exchange rate movement will be key drivers for the market in calendar 2020, according to S Naren, Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer at ICICI Prudential MF.If the US-Iran issues remain unresolved, then the market could be pulled down further, he noted, adding, the extent of the damage, however, however, cannot be predicted. … [Read more...] about ICICI Pru MF’s Naren expects market to stay volatile in 2020, US-Iran tensions to hurt sentiment

This research was commissioned by Mailchimp and administered by Hall & Partners-;a third-party, independent research firm-;between June 28-July 9, 2019. Each entrepreneur was asked to indicate the actions they took while starting their business and rank the significance of the milestones achieved along the way. … [Read more...] about Why small businesses should start marketing on day one

Overall, CEOs are not so positive about their own companies' prospects for the year ahead, with only 27 per cent of global CEOs saying they are “very confident” in their own organisation's growth over the next 12 months – the lowest level seen since 2009 and down from 35 per cent last year. … [Read more...] about India 4th best market for global companies looking for growth abroad: CEO survey

"Budget this year will be one of the most critical ones in many years. Its objective will be to drive up consumption and investment spending. We expect the Budget to have large-scale measures on both the fronts," said Raghvendra Nath, Managing Director at Ladderup Wealth Management.Get access to India's fastest growing financial subscriptions service Moneycontrol Pro for as little as Rs 599 for first year. Use the code "GETPRO". Moneycontrol Pro offers you all the information you need for wealth creation including actionable investment ideas, independent research and insights & analysis For more information, check out the Moneycontrol website or mobile app. … [Read more...] about Corporate tax cut cheer: 40 NSE stocks gain 30-108% since Sept 2019