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How factor funds help investors merge various investment styles
Factor funds can work best as a diversification layer for those who have built a foundation through traditional funds
4 min |
May 15, 2026
Mint Kolkata
DRONES TEST DUBAI REAL ESTATE RESILIENCE
The city-state’s realty market tore into 2026 on a four-year boom—until Iran’s drones and missiles iced it
8 min |
May 15, 2026
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Graduating students require timeless advice in an AI world
They will be entering a treacherous workforce and they know it
3 min |
May 15, 2026
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Big tech’s fat profits conceal unsettling cashflows
A chart is haunting Silicon Valley. The profits of big cloud-computing firms (Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle) are rising inexorably. Yet the amount of cashflow they generate after capital spending is falling. Sketched together, these soaring profits and diving free cashflows, which until recently rose in unison, resemble the gasps of the world’s investors.
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May 15, 2026
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Govt to regulate doctor consultation fees
India is looking to regulate fees for consultation and common medical procedures at private healthcare facilities with range-bound limits, said two government officials in the know.
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May 15, 2026
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Less royalty, high prices: twin boost for OIL, ONGC stocks
The Indian government’s move to lower royalty rates on oil and gas produced in the country is a sharp contrast to its decision to impose a windfall tax during the earlier bout of oil price surge in 2022, when the Russia-Ukraine war began.
1 min |
May 15, 2026
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Kapur family feud: SC stays key RIPL board proposals
The Supreme Court has stayed key agenda items proposed for the 18 May board meeting of Raghuvanshi Investment Pvt. Ltd. (RIPL), a stakeholder in the estate of late businessman Sunjay Kapur.
1 min |
May 15, 2026
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‘If you’re disturbed by high market volatility, focus on the horizon’
A few years ago, on a boat ride in Hong Kong, Nimesh Chandan, CIO of Bajaj Finserv AMC, was battling motion sickness. A friend told him: focus on the horizon. Fix your eyes on something steady in the distance, and the discomfort eases.
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May 15, 2026
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M&M exits Spain's CIE to focus on core investments
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has sold its entire stake in Spanish auto-component maker CIE Automotive SA for €126 million, in line with its strategy to exit non-core investments and fund businesses such as automobiles, tractors and aerospace.
1 min |
May 15, 2026
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Manipal Hospitals to market $1 billion IPO
Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt, which runs the Manipal Hospitals chain, is set to begin formal marketing as early as next week for its planned initial public offering to raise more than $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
1 min |
May 15, 2026
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Centre to rope in GSFC to boost automotive-grade urea supply
India is stepping up efforts to resolve the long-pending issue of manufacturing technical-grade urea (TGU) and plans to rope in Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals (GSFC) for producing this key component used in diesel exhaust fluid (Adblue), critical to making diesel vehicles, two people aware of the development told Mint.
1 min |
May 15, 2026
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Is austerity India’s best option in the face of an economic shock?
Official spending cutbacks can spell recessions if overdone. Other forms need impact analysis too
3 min |
May 15, 2026
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Airtel's capital use in focus
The Street keenly awaited Bharti Airtel’s board meeting outcome on Wednesday, more for its agenda of Africa telecom business ownership restructuring rather than the March quarter (Q4FY26) results announcement.
2 min |
May 15, 2026
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Tata Motors PV revenue dips
The firm posted its first annual revenue decline in five years and a FY26 operating loss, hurt by JLR headwinds
3 min |
May 15, 2026
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Why fast-food players are prepping fresh India serving
Several global brands that once struggled to find a foothold in India are eyeing a comeback
3 min |
May 15, 2026
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Gold's grim message: prospects of globalization remain dismal
Central bank gold stack-ups signal a geopolitically fragmented world of friction in cross-border transactions of all kinds
3 min |
May 15, 2026
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Sugar Cosmetics set to raise ₹150 crore as losses widen
The beauty brand has been grappling with a severe cash crunch over the past six months
3 min |
May 14, 2026
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Empathy: the big revival that India requires right now
Ten years ago, only two or three students from a class of 30 would pass the class 10 board exam at this government school. Today, only two or three from a class of 60 do not.
3 min |
May 14, 2026
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Billboard has kept humans off its charts before: why not AI?
This tracker of musical hits must show how discerning it really is
3 min |
May 14, 2026
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Flex-fuel vehicle plan caught in dilemma
The government's push for flex-fuel vehicle rollout is facing a classic chicken-and-egg stalemate.
2 min |
May 14, 2026
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Govt preps higher MSP, coal-gas shift
Amid heightened global volatility and supply chain disruptions due to the West Asia war, the Union cabinet on Wednesday cleared a series of proposals to support India’s food and energy security, including higher minimum support prices (MSPs) for key kharif crops and a coal gasification incentive scheme to reduce dependence on imported fuel.
2 min |
May 14, 2026
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Berger up on sector revival cues
Berger Paints India Ltd’s shares soared over 4% on Wednesday as volume growth bounced back to double digits at 11.8% in the March quarter (Q4FY26) after a gap of six quarters.
2 min |
May 14, 2026
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In Street chaos, a tiny set of stocks sees big returns
Beneath the gloom gripping Indian equities, a quiet rally is reshaping parts of the market. Even as foreign investors pull money out, crude prices climb and benchmark indices struggle, a narrow band of companies tied to infrastructure, industrials and commodities is emerging as a winner.
2 min |
May 14, 2026
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Profit booking limits paper gold rally post duty hike
Bulls holding paper gold booked profits big time after the Centre hiked the gold import duty by 9 percentage points overnight to save on precious foreign exchange amid elevated oil prices induced by the West Asia impasse.
1 min |
May 14, 2026
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The cost of convenience for tap-to-book domestic help
Frequent change of helpers, surge pricing and slot shortages remain key pain points for users
3 min |
May 14, 2026
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Rupee may slide to 96-98 by December-end amid oil shock
The Indian rupee is sliding from one record low to another, but economists say assigning a precise trajectory to the currency has become increasingly difficult amid the US-Iran war and the resultant crude oil shock.
2 min |
May 14, 2026
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Language was no barrier for Zubeen
Zubeen Garg wasn't just an Assamese singer but a genuinely multilingual artist capable of working across India’s complex linguistic landscape
4 min |
May 14, 2026
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Skyroot ties founder Esops to rocket launch milestones
The homegrown space-tech startup recently raised $60 million at a valuation of $1.1 billion
2 min |
May 14, 2026
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The taste of summer in a platter of aamras-puri
Hand-pressed pulp of Hapus, Payri and Kesar mango varieties is being tinned, and turned into modern desserts
4 min |
May 14, 2026
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Markets must put a price tag on the climate risks that firms face
They react quickly to shocks but tend to underestimate heavy-impact threats that emerge slowly
3 min |