India’s expanding retail landscape is changing fast, with global and domestic consumer and retail behemoths fighting tooth and nail to woo shoppers, as many choose large, clean supermarkets over crowded local stores and ordering online. Data from Forrester Research shows India’s retail market was worth an estimated $883 billion last year, of which grocery retail … Read more
The wealth of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and others rose beyond $360 billion during the pandemic. Oracle and Dell’s leaders are among the other tech billionaires to have profited last year. Their wealth has attracted scrutiny amid systemic inequality in the US. The pandemic has been a crisis for many, but not for America’s wealthiest … Read more
A new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) says India’s consumption market is back on the growth track after a year, having been disrupted by the pandemic. While growth projection for the consumption market was made before Covid-19 struck, BCG says that the economy has completely unlocked and there has been an uptick in demand … Read more
Michael Burry of “The Big Short” laid the groundwork for the GameStop short squeeze. The Scion Asset Management boss purchased a stake in the video-game retailer in 2019. He also pushed for changes in three letters to GameStop’s bosses. “The Big Short” investor Michael Burry unknowingly lit the spark that ultimately led to the GameStop … Read more
In a relief to Amazon, the Delhi high court on Tuesday said it is of the “clear view” that the emergency award (EA) by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) is enforceable in India. It has asked Future Group to not proceed with the Rs 24,731-crore deal with Reliance Industries (RIL) till it pronounces a … Read more
Amazon beat fourth quarter analyst expectations with diluted EPS of $14.09. In 2019, Amazon’s executives earned between $163,200 and over $50 million. Due to previous equity awards, some executives did not receive stock in 2019. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Amazon reported diluted EPS of $14.09 for the fourth quarter of 2020 on … Read more
The transition, slated for the third quarter, will make current cloud computing chief Andy Jassy Amazon’s next chief executive officer. Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday said founder Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO and become executive chairman, as the company reported its third consecutive record profit and quarterly sales above $100 billion for the first … Read more
Reddit user u/DeepFuckingValue is a leading figure in Wall Street Bets’ clash with short-sellers. The value investor, who loves cat memes and reaction GIFs, claimed to have turned a $54,000 bet on GameStop into a $48 million fortune. Ten of his Wall Street Bets peers shared their views of him with Insider. Visit Business Insider’s … Read more
Shares of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) plunged nearly six per cent — the most since November 2 — after analysts raised concerns over disclosure standards. The country’s most-valuable firm on Friday reported record quarterly profit for the quarter ended December 31, but didn’t disclose gross refining margins (GRM), a key metric to analyse its … Read more