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FULL HOUSE • HOUSING DEMAND HAS HIT AN ALL-TIME HIGH, WITH THE MOST NUMBER OF HOUSES SOLD IN THE JANUARY-MARCH QUARTER IN THE PAST 10 YEARS. HERE’S WHAT THE NUMBERS SHOW

BACK TO BASICS • In times of volatility, it is the security of traditional assets that investors seek. And that is what the markets witnessed in FY23, with investors betting on assets like gold, fixed deposits and property, among others. While gold topped investors’ choice of assets, benchmark equity indices ended the fiscal on a mixed note. The BSE Sensex gained a meagre 0.72 per cent, whereas the Nifty 50 declined 0.6 per cent. Meanwhile, FDs also emerged as one of the preferred investment options amid the ongoing rise in interest rates. Here’s an overview of how the various asset classes performed and what analysts are projecting for FY24

Policing the Players • Sebi is coming down hard on broking firms that collude with market entities that open mule accounts to carry out pump and dump activities

A Surprise Uppercut • The unexpected cut in oil production prompted by global economic and geopolitical uncertainties reinforces the 23-member cartel’s control over global oil pricing

Charge of the Mobile Brigade • From being a TV spectacle for over a decade, the IPL is now a prized catch for all digital stakeholders—from streaming platforms to advertisers and viewers

Neighbourhood Connect • PhonePe’s debut on ONDC, via its new shopping app Pincode, is set to revolutionise hyperlocal commerce

Out of Fashion • Nykaa Fashion needs a rejig for it to be able to compete with the likes of Myntra and AJIO

Food for Thought • Newly merged multiplex giant PVR INOX has big plans for its combined ₹1,500-crore F&B business as the erstwhile rivalsturned-partners target ₹225 crore in synergies

Making Sense of Waste • The new e-waste recycling rules could solve India’s burgeoning e-waste problem

THE NEXT FIVE MILLION • FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS, TATA MOTORS RECENTLY ROLLED OUT ITS FIVE-MILLIONTH PASSENGER VEHICLE FROM ITS ASSEMBLY LINES. AS IT SETS OUT TO MAKE THE NEXT FIVE MILLION VEHICLES, THE RACE AHEAD IS FULL OF CHALLENGERS

IN TOP GEAR

CHARGING AHEAD • Production milestones achieved by Tata Motors

A Journey of Success: Mr. Prabu Sethupathy’s Smileytrips.com Revolutionizes the Indian Travel Industry

‘THE IDEA THAT YOU’RE IN TROUBLE CAN CREATE TROUBLE FOR BANKS’ • Aswath Damodaran, Professor of Finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business, explains why perception is everything for banks

THE PRICE PUZZLE • THE RECENT PRICING AND TRANSMISSION REFORMS MAY LEAD INDIA TO MEET ITS OBJECTIVE OF MORE THAN DOUBLING THE SHARE OF GAS IN ITS ENERGY BASKET BY MAKING THE COMMODITY MORE AFFORDABLE TO CONSUMERS

DECODING THE REFORMS

ASSESSING THE IMPACT

Unaffordable • AS CUSTOMER PREFERENCES EVOLVE AND RISING COSTS PUSH DEVELOPERS TO HIGHER-PRICED SEGMENTS, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SPACE IS FEELING THE BRUNT OF DEPLETING SALES. AND THERE’S NO RELIEF IN SIGHT

SHAKY FOUNDATIONS

HOP SKIP AND JUMP • Despite the spectre of mass layoffs in a few sectors, global recessionary fears and inflationary pressures, many people are jumping jobs more than ever

THE LONG WAIT

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