Infra.market joins unicorn club with funding from Tiger Global, others

Infra.market, a construction materials focused online marketplace that sells mostly its own brands, is the latest to join the unicorn club in the country with the latest USD 100 million funding led by Tiger Global, valuing it at USD 1 billion. The Thane-based online marketplace founded in 2016 has reached the coveted unicorn status within … Read more

Government has no business to be in business: Narendra Modi

Mr. Modi also said the Centre’s policy is to either monetise or modernise public sector enterprises, with the intent that the government has “no business to be in business”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the government has no business to be in business and his administration is committed to privatising all PSUs barring … Read more

Jam on FASTag lanes? You may get a free ride

Commuters at several toll plazas on national highways are facing a long wait — stretching up to half-anhour at some toll plazas — due to glitches in the system after the government mandated all toll lanes as “FASTag lanes”. Although the National Highways Authority of India sought to play down the issue, sources told TOI, … Read more

Morgan Stanley is warning that the stock market’s economic recovery trade may soon be over. Here are 4 strategies they recommend for finding the returns that still exist.

Investors have shifted into cyclical assets lately as COVID-19 vaccines are on the way and the economy gets set to recover. But Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson is warning that valuations are getting too high, and that a near-term pullback may in the cards. He laid out four strategies to still find returns in cyclicals. Visit … Read more

Adani has no guaranteed customer for $6 billion Indian solar project: Report

Adani Green Energy’s record $6 billion solar power project announced in June has no guaranteed customer, its deal with India’s main solar-adoption agency shows, and may expose the company to higher financial risk. Shares in the firm, controlled by billionaire Gautam Adani, have soared three-fold since the signing of the 8 gigawatt (GW) multi-plant deal, … Read more