5 world market themes for the week ahead

A week ago, investors braced for a return to a hefty 50 basis-point rate hike after Chair Jerome Powell said the Fed may have to raise rates to more than expected if data showed a still-hot economy.

What top brokerages are saying about leadership change at TCS

​​But, they expect the change to weigh on the stock in the near term. The TCS stock closed at `3,175 on Friday. The Nifty gained 0.7% to close at 17,100. ET looks at what top brokerages are saying about the change of guard at India’s second-most valuable listed company.

UBS to explore Credit Suisse deal in crisis combination

Credit Suisse shares jumped 9% in after-market trading following the FT report. Credit Suisse and UBS declined to comment on the report. Credit Suisse, a 167-year-old bank, is the biggest name ensnared by market turmoil unleashed by the collapse of U.S. lenders Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank over the past week, forcing it to […]

Bank turmoil helps spur $500-billion advance in big tech stocks

More than $500 billion in market value has been added to the four biggest US tech companies this week. Microsoft advanced 12% and is flirting with its best week in nearly eight years, while Alphabet is headed for its best weekly gain since 2021. Amazon.com, meanwhile, has jumped about 9% and Apple is up almost […]

Not the best time for leadership transition at TCS: Experts

The CEO designate, K Krithivasan will have to navigate macroeconomic challenges and demonstrate significant value addition at a time when digital and offshoring models introduced by his predecessors have reached maturity and customers are questioning their tech spends