Faced with sticky inflation, sluggish growth, and global uncertainty, Indian households are opting for the relative safety of gold and deposits, says a Morgan Stanley report.

Ajay Gopikrishna Piramal has not done much with the cash pile of he got as part-payment, when he sold his company's formulations business to the US-based Abbott Lab. While one wonders reasons behind the inaction, Business Today learns that he has set up three strategy groups to look for business opportunities.

Paid a commission of Rs 15 or above for each ticket sold, online ticketing companies now control a Rs 650 crore to 700 crore market. Ticketing companies are working overtime to ensure public enthusiasm continues to rise.

India witnesses net foreign institutional investment outflows from equities worth $281 million (Rs 1,379 crore) (at Rs 49.08 per dollar) for the month ended Oct 26, despite net ETF flows into India seeing inflows of $61 mn (about Rs 300 crore) for the same period.

Making a dent in the Rs 5,000-crore skincare market may not be as easy. It is currently dominated by Unilever, with brands like Lakme, Fair and Lovely, Vaseline and Pond's. Vaseline and Pond's together occupy more than 50 per cent of the market.

The 2011 edition of the 'India's Most Valuable Companies' offers just one listing of the private firms and PSUs. The most comprehensive ranking reflects a new world where investors reward, or punish, companies in proportion to the value (shareholder wealth) they create or destroy; ownership is incidental.Full coverage: India's most valuable companies  | Videos

Micro-apps that help cut the boredom of mundane tasks on the computer.

Microfinance is the business of disbursing modest, short-tenure loans without collateral to small borrowers. But a year after new regulations in Andhra Pradesh that sought more control over the business all but killed it, microfinance institutions, or MFIs, have turned to financing bicycles to tractors, cooking stoves to houses. They have redefined their focus and are busy diversifying.

\"Gujarat is blessed to have an inspiring leader like you (Modi). The impact of your leadership has been felt on all-round development of the state,\" Ambani said at an event in Ahmedabad.

Want money quick? Here are some ways through which you can increase liquidity. Here, we list assets against which you can take a loan at low rate.

A dynamic asset allocation approach seeks to lower the downside risk without much impact on upside returns.

One mistake people make is to defer retirement planning till it's very late. For most, it means just contributing towards their Employee Provident Fund or Public Provident Fund accounts. But that's not enough. Here's why.

Investing abroad, especially in other Asian countries, would have made you richer. We look at what the region offers.

We bring you six index heavyweight stocks that are capable of delivering steady returns in the long run.

We give carenthusiasts their due and rate cars on how well they suit a driver, classified into six price categories. Here's the final part of the series

The market is flooded with retirement plans. Here are a few things you must look at while selecting a plan to suit your needs and financial profile.

Unlike traditional advertising, social media allows people to grade brands and advertisements by clicking the 'like' button if they want to. From poetry to personal attacks, social networking professionals face it all to manage real businesses while promoting brands.

Are you scouting for a loan to buy a house, a car or for your child's education? Given below are the best deals on offer from public and private sector lenders.

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