The average American is much better off now…

JUST how bad have the past four decades been for ordinary Americans? One much-cited figure suggests they have been pretty bad. The Census Bureau estimates that for the median household, halfway along the distribution, income…

MMP Industries IPO's anchor portion oversubscribed

Old Bridge’s Vantage Equity Fund and Raisonneur Capital have together subscribed to the entire anchor investor portion of MMP Industries Ltd (MMPIL) initial public offer. The total anchor book reserved in the IPO was Rs…

Want a safe option to save tax and…

When it comes to saving taxes, the Public Provident Fund (PPF) is one product a lot of people turn to. There are two reasons for this: its tax-free yearly interest and the annual compounding. Since…

Can Paytm Bank boss Renu Satti move the…

Let’s start with how a Payments Bank, technically a stripped down version of a normal commercial bank has the odds stacked against it: Firstly, it can’t lend. Secondly, it can’t collect deposits above Rs. 1…

D-Street week ahead: Global factors set stage for…

In our previous weekly note, we had mentioned that the market had modestly breached the 27-month-long upward rising channel. Though the lead oscillators were pointing towards being oversold, the 10,040 level remained important all through…