Apple’s slide topples last stock in $2 trillion club

Underpinning Apple’s valuation is the hope that the company still has major growth opportunities ahead. Services have been a key area of expansion in recent years and now represent more than a fifth of revenue. The company also is working on some big swings, such as a mixed-reality headset that could be unveiled as soon […]

IT companies expected to report muted Q3

Analysts ET spoke to said they expect companies to deliver median revenue growth of 1-4% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), and 7-9% year-on-year (YoY). Bellwethers TCS, Infosys, and HCL are likely to report expansion in margins, while tier-two companies, such as LTIMindtree, KPIT, Persistent Systems, and Coforge, are expected to report strong quarters.

NSEL investors face ED glare on trades

The notices, served under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, were received by investors over the past fortnight, two persons familiar with the matter told ET. The agency has asked investors to share details about their trades between 2009 and 2013 – the year thousands lost money after a payment default by NSEL.

Kotak Equities initiates buy rating on LIC

“The margin expansion, driven by the shifting of product mix by its unparalleled agency force, should boost VNB (value of new business) growth, even as overall medium-term APE (annual premium equivalent) growth will likely be lower than private peers,” said Kotak’s analysts in a client note. “The large unrealized equity gains (59% of FY2022 EV) […]

IT companies expected to report muted Q3

Analysts ET spoke to said they expect companies to deliver median revenue growth of 1-4% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), and 7-9% year-on-year (YoY). Bellwethers TCS, Infosys, and HCL are likely to report expansion in margins, while tier-two companies, such as LTIMindtree, KPIT, Persistent Systems, and Coforge, are expected to report strong quarters.

EMs likely to shine with dollar index peak in sight

In each of the four US market recessions since 1990, EMs were the first to recover demonstrating a significant jump from trough to peak. For instance, EM equities gained 33% in the three months after global equities hit a bottom in the last week of March 2020 .