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Stock recommendations for 17 August from MarketSmith India

Stock market update, Aug. 17 -- Indian benchmarks pared early losses to close only marginally lower on Friday, extending their losing streak to a fourth straight session. Nifty 50 slipped 29.85 points... Read More


India still lacks enough high-grade steel, leaving pipe makers relying on imports: Sminu Jindal

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- India's steel industry is struggling to produce enough of the specialized grades used in oil and gas pipelines, leaving pipe makers such as Jindal SAW Ltd dependent on imports, s... Read More


Emergency Fund 2.0: Why Families Need an Income Buffer Along With a Cash Buffer

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Most financial planners recommend keeping at least six months of expenses as an emergency fund. For a family with EMIs, school fees, insurance premiums, and regular household exp... Read More


Private banks outshine PSU peers on profit, deposits and asset quality

Mumbai, Aug. 17 -- India's private-sector banks outperformed their public-sector peers in the June quarter, with higher aggregate profits, faster deposit growth and overall better asset quality, a com... Read More


Senior engineer laid off by Adobe becomes driver: 'Glad I'll be driving bus instead of computer'

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- After more than two decades in the technology sector, a former senior engineer has taken up a career far removed from his previous profession after struggling to find work for mo... Read More


Govt push for star ratings on electric two-wheelers hits industry pushback

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- New Delhi: Indian automakers are lobbying against the Centre's plan to introduce standardized energy-efficiency star-based rating for electric two-wheelers (e2Ws), according to t... Read More


India charts a Rs.10,000-crore waterway plan to boost logistics

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- India is stepping up its inland waterways push after cargo traffic surged nearly eightfold in just over a decade. The government now plans to develop more than a dozen new nation... Read More


Margin impact of West Asia tensions to soften India's GDP growth to 7% in Q1 FY27, says ICRA

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- India's gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to ease to a four-quarter low of 7% in the June quarter of the financial year 2026-27 (Q1 FY27) from 7.8% in Q4 FY26, largely due t... Read More


Chinese carmakers open doors for Mahindra's global push

Mumbai, Aug. 17 -- The rapid expansion of Chinese carmakers could turn out to be an unlikely tailwind for Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd's global ambitions. Their entry into established markets has made cons... Read More


Gulf war widens? Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it 'gets in the way' of Iran deal

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday (17 August) threatened to bomb Oman if the Gulf country gets in the way of the blockade of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz, which Americ... Read More