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Private Equity Has $300 Billion War Chest for Covid-Hit Property
(Bloomberg) — Real-estate bosses at Blackstone Group Inc. quietly smiled when Britain’s biggest-selling tabloid unwittingly endorsed their largest European real…
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HSBC cuts staff and shakes up executives in London equities unit
HSBC is overhauling its equities trading unit in London, cutting jobs and shifting senior UK-based staff to Paris or Hong…
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Wall Street Is Set to Learn How Tough Biden’s Watchdogs Will Be
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s plans for a new era of tough Wall Street oversight will take center stage this…
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Tata Motors’ JLR Future Proofing Itself With Rapid Electric Transition: ICICI Securities
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India’s Q3 GDP Data Points At Multi-Speed Recovery: ICICI Securities
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February Auto Sales Live: Bajaj Auto Sales Rise 6% In February As Exports Surge
Domestic sales of two-wheelers is expected to slow down in February as commodity prices surged and pent-up demand waned, according…
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Markets Live: SGX Nifty Indicates Gap-Up Open; RIL, Indian Oil, Auto Sales In Focus
Indian equities are likely to rebound from their worst drop in nine months. The decline on Feb. 26 also pushed…
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Coronavirus Update: Active Cases Continue To Climb As India Embarks On Phase II Of Vaccinations
Active Covid-19 cases in India rose for the fourth straight day, stoking fears of a second wave and renewed restrictions,…
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Nestle India – Sustained Share Of New Products, Increasing Rural Focus: Motilal Oswal
BQ Blue’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports from across India’s top brokerages, asset…
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M&M Confident Of Maintaining Margin, Growth Despite Concerns
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. expects to grow and is confident of maintaining margin in the long term despite “unprecedented” commodity…
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A Property Boom Built on Invisible Slums
(Bloomberg Opinion) — A booming stock market at a time of pandemic recession and widening inequality is an unfortunate combination,…
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Big Pot Companies Target Northeastern States: Cannabis Weekly
(Bloomberg) — Some of the biggest cannabis companies in the U.S., from Terrascend Corp. to Curaleaf Holdings Inc., are preparing…
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Want Fries With That Recovery? Why Services Are Key to Economy
(Bloomberg) — Wall Street’s most bullish economic forecasts hang on a simple prediction: everybody will flood back soon to their…
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Startup Street: Time To Billion-Dollar Status Has Nearly Halved Since India’s Earliest Unicorns
Two months into 2021 and India has already seen three companies turn unicorns, highlighting that startups are getting to the…
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Two-Wheeler Sales Growth Slowed In February, Say Analysts
Domestic sales of two-wheelers slowed in February as commodity prices surged and pent-up demand waned, according to estimates by four…
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U.S. Clears J&J Vaccine; Brazil Capital Locks Down: Virus Update
Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine was cleared for use in the U.S., making a third shot available that could plug…
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India Q3 GDP: Economists’ Take
India’s GDP grew after two straight quarters of contraction. But the Q3 data threw up a few surprises. Government expenditure…
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The Mutual Fund Show: What Should Debt Fund Investors Do As Yields Rise?
MANTRI: Yes, there a couple of things they should know and they should be aware of. One is that, with…
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J&J Gets Initial U.S. Approval; CDC Issues Warning: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine won the backing of a panel of U.S. government advisers, paving the…
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America’s young people need jobs. The federal government should pay for them.
It’s hard to get a foothold in the labor market when it is crumbling beneath your feet. Young people just…
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Power Retailers Contest Exorbitant Energy Charges: Texas Update
(Bloomberg) — Texas lawmakers are grilling power executives, regulators and others for a second day about why the state’s energy…
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Income and Spending Gains Are Latest Sign of Economic Recovery
Personal income was up a remarkable 10 percent in January, the Commerce Department reported on Friday, but the increase was…
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Israeli-Owned Cargo Ship Struck by Explosion in Persian Gulf
(Bloomberg) — An unexplained blast struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship in the Persian Gulf, at a time of rising frictions…
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Will the 2021 Earnings Bonanza Really Happen?
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Fourth-quarter earnings are just about over, which means investors can officially turn their attention to 2021, a…
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The Simplest Cookie Recipe From One of the World’s Best Chefs
(Bloomberg) — Editor’s Note: As more people are working from home, Bloomberg Pursuits is running a weekly Lunch Break column that highlights…
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Trading Places: HSBC’s big shake-up, BofA reshuffles M&A, a brutal bonus season
HSBC has named a number of new senior leaders in Europe, the US and the Middle East as the lender…
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Amara Raja Batteries – Shifting Technology Landscape Remains Reality: ICICI Direct
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The Right Mantra For Tax Saving + Wealth Creation
*This is in partnership with BloombergQuint BrandStudio It’s that time of the year again—the financial year is coming to an…
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Why Texas Broke: The Crisis That Sank the State Has No Easy Fix
(Bloomberg Businessweek) — The Houston skyline was lit pink for Valentine’s Day. It was cold—really cold, at least by the…
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Jupiter assets reach new record, despite investors pulling £4bn
Jupiter Fund Management suffered net outflows of £4bn last year, despite the FTSE 250 group posting an increase in profits and a…
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When Does a Commodities Boom Turn Into a Supercycle?
(Bloomberg) — A surge in commodity prices has Wall Street banks gearing up for the arrival of what may be…
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Arthur Road Jail Keeps Special Cell Ready To Lodge Nirav Modi
With a U.K. court ruling in favour of extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on charges…
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Why the Brexit battle over London’s derivatives dominance may drag on for years
The battle for London’s trading and clearing of derivatives is heating up. But it probably won’t be settled any time…
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Capex To Drive Industry Bank Credit,But See Risks Too: Nirmal Bang
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Covid has ravaged the UK’s finances — can Chancellor Rishi Sunak fix this?
Balancing the UK’s fiscal policies over the next year will be an unforgettable challenge for Chancellor Rishi Sunak. The keeper…
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Burger King, Westlife Development – A Play On Brand Pull, Technology: Prabhudas Lilladher Initiates Coverage
BQ Blue’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports from across India’s top brokerages, asset…
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Auto Wholesale Demand Momentum Sustained For PVs, CVs, Tractors In February: Motilal Oswal
BQ Blue’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports from across India’s top brokerages, asset…
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Coronavirus India Updates: Active Cases Rise Above 1.5 Lakh Amid Immunisation Efforts
Active cases of Covid-19 in India rose for the sixth time in eight days amid fears of a second wave…
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India Q3 GDP Preview: A Return To Growth
The Indian economy is likely to have returned to growth in the October-December period after two consecutive quarters of contraction.…
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Japan to Lift Emergency; Asia Leads Covid Ranking: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The Asia-Pacific continues to lead Bloomberg’s measure of the best places to be in the pandemic era, with…
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Is News of U.S. Virus Variants Too Much, Too Soon?
(Bloomberg) — While the U.S. has focused on SARS-CoV-2 variants arriving from across the globe, homegrown strains reported to be…
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AT&T Cuts the Cord Before More Customers Do
(Bloomberg Opinion) — If AT&T Inc. starts to look like it’s standing a bit taller, that’s the result of it…
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California Deaths Hit 50,000; NYC School Cases Low: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden said the federal government will distribute Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine as fast as the company…
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Biden’s Pick for Trade Representative Promises Break With Past Policy
WASHINGTON — Katherine Tai, President Biden’s pick for United States trade representative, promised lawmakers during her confirmation hearing on Thursday…
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Airbnb Revenue Beats Estimates, Showing Demand Amid Covid Surge
(Bloomberg) — Airbnb Inc. reported revenue in the fourth quarter that blitzed analysts’ estimates, benefiting as people traveled over the…
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Delhi Government To Switch Its Fleet Of Cars For Electric Vehicles, Says Deputy Chief Minister
The Delhi government on Thursday announced that it will switch its entire fleet of hired cars for electric vehicles within…
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