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Applying Chinese ecosystem learning to build Indian smartphone; eyes Rs 7,500 crore sales: NxtQuantum founder
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Applying Chinese ecosystem learning to build Indian smartphone; eyes Rs 7,500 crore sales: NxtQuantum founder

With over 20 years of industry experience, including building mobile phone brands in the Chinese ecosystem like Realme, NxtQuantum founder Madhav Sheth says he is…

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CCI avoiding suo motu probes to prevent conflict of interest

New Delhi: Competition Commission is avoiding taking up suo motu cases unless nobody is willing to come forward, as there is a conflict of interest…

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More and more billionaires derive their wealth not from accidents of birth or from gaming the system, but by providing useful goods and services and by employing thousands of people. (Unsplash)
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The rise of the deserving rich

BILLIONAIRES HAVE never exactly been popular, but today they are loathed. Politicians in America’s Congress talk about them far more than ever before, usually to…

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FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk holds a mobile phone as he arrives to attend a state banquet with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo (REUTERS)
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Elon Musk’s vision of the future

ELON MUSK, in his telling, is a modern-day Cassandra—better than most at predicting the future, but doomed to be disbelieved. “People don’t realise that what…

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What investment gurus get wrong

FINANCIAL ADVICE was once doled out solely by well-paid professionals, and solely to the wealthy. Then, from the 1980s, celebrity advisers took their tips to…

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US tariff proposal wake-up call for Indian pharma to diversify, innovate: Experts

New Delhi: India’s pharmaceutical industry should treat the proposed US tariffs on imported generic medicines as a wake-up call to reduce dependence on a single…

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India's IPO market is set for a busy month, with companies across sectors preparing to launch public issues. (Unsplash)
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Zepto, Truhome Finance to lead IPO rush as firms target over ₹25,000 crore

India’s primary market is set for another busy month, with more than a dozen companies, including Zepto, Shiprocket, and Elevate Campuses, preparing to launch their…

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India and Australia must move decisively to build resilient energy supply chains

India and Australia must move decisively to build energy supply chains resilient enough to withstand regional shocks, as an energy disruption in one part of…

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The most tempting column for an economist to write about the World Cup is the teardown, and I had it drafted before the opening match.
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The economics of the World Cup

The most tempting column for an economist to write about the World Cup is the teardown, and I had it drafted before the opening match….

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For a good portion of the early 2020s, just about every discussion of financial markets seemed to involve aviation metaphors. (REUTERS)
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How investors learned to live with inflation

For a good portion of the early 2020s, just about every discussion of financial markets seemed to involve aviation metaphors. Rich-world inflation had surged and…

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