ITC fails to fully check out of the hotels business, Street not amused

However, in a behaviour typical of the markets of buying on rumours and selling on news, the ITC stock that had hit a record high of ₹499.6 in the trading session on Monday eventually retreated 4%. The stock has gained over 40% year-to-date and the expectation of the demerger of its hotel business played a […]

Housing rebound poses challenge for Fed’s inflation fight

Policymakers are poised to lift rates by a quarter point following a two-day policy meeting Wednesday, bringing the target on their benchmark rate to a range of 5.25% to 5.5%. Projections released by Fed officials in June showed most of them foresee at least one more rate hike by year end.