The Central Bank, & the battle of Autonomy.

The central bank continues to drive on the road to autonomy, and the situation proves to be one of those to hog on a lot of media limelight. But the question that arises here is whether or not is it right to choose the same path. Viral Acharya’s take on Central Bank autonomy and its […]

The Oppo Vivo Marketing Storm.

Owned by China’s BBK Electronics, both Oppo and Vivo entered into the Indian market in 2014. Both the brands have a different USP. While Oppo’s USP is its front camera, Vivo launched the X,Y and V series phones under premium, mid and entry level phones to cater to the different classes of the society. Now […]

Struggling Jet Airways: An Update

Jet Airways has posted a loss of rupees 1040 crores for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2018. It is in a damage control mode. It had informed its employees that a 5-25% salary cut could be expected to trim on operational costs. The stock price of Jet Airways had dipped by 9% on […]

The Economics of Christmas

The Economics of Christmas is the change bought about in the economy by the Christmas season which is typically a peak selling season for retailers in many nations around the world. Sales increase dramatically as people purchase gifts, decorations, and supplies to celebrate. In the U.S the “Christmas shopping season” starts as early as October. Christmas has a […]

No Cost EMI: Explained

No Cost EMI, A Boon or Bane?What is the actual cost of EMI we pay?India, a country that caters to a large number of festivals attracts a large number of retailers, being online or offline have come up with offers like No-cost EMI or Zero-cost EMI on products like mobile phones and various other electronic […]

Advertising Regulator ASCI pulls up Reliance communication, HUL, and others for Misleading Advertisement

Advertising sector watchdog i.e. Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI) has upheld complaints against 208 misleading advertisements, out of which 179 were regarding misleading claims including ITC, HUL, Reliance communications. The Consumer Complaints Council (CCC) of ASCI had received 145 complaints for the month. It upheld 25 complaints from the health care category, 27 in […]

E-commerce: Complementing or Competing with Brick and Mortar?

E-commerce: the new easy and convenient way of shopping provides customers with benefits ranging from easy purchase of goods, to easy payment methods, to home delivery of goods and also returning of goods. E-commerce has gained significant popularity over the decades and in many ways is replacing traditional brick and mortar stores. E-commerce has completely […]

How to Make the Most of a Volatile Market

Volatility in stock market is one of the most misunderstood concepts in investing. Volatile markets are one in which price moves vigorously and unpredictably. It is necessary for some movement within the market in order to make profit, however a volatile market represents the most risk to investors. If price stays relatively stable, the security […]

Patel drops RBI reigns, Das takes over as commander in chief.

RBI Governor (then) Urjit Patel quit his office and post citing personal reasons on Monday in a public announcement. This comes as a shock for many of us as Urjit Patel had been the fearless governor under whose term demonetisation took place. The resignation comes as an aftermath of long going tension between Finance Ministry […]

Canada caught in the ugly inter continental middle position, Huawei CFO arrested.

Ever since Huawei business executive Meng Wanzhou landed at Vancouver’s YVR flying field at 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 1 to catch a flight to North American country; Canada , has been placed within the middle of a battle between the world’s 2 greatest powers. Meng , is at the centre of allegations that Huawei, a […]