It’s now raining inflows. Says Andrew Holland, Chief Administrative Officer, EVP DSP Merrill Lynch: “The Fed reduced interest rates and that has freed the credit market and also increased investors’ appetite towards risk marginally.”

Expect the unexpected. While the economy continues with its upward march quarter after quarter, the latest BT-TeamLease Employment Outlook Survey reveals that the business confidence and employment prospects are at an all-time low in the last one year.BT-TeamLease Survey in graphics

With a market value of Rs 29,000 crore and a net worth of Rs 8,000 crore, the eight-year-old Indiabulls group has sky-high ambitions. Property development and consumer finance are the current thrust areas. Retailing, insurance, banking, mutual funds, power and telecom are on the cards.

PE firms make some high-profile exits.

Simple answers to confounding questions about gas pricing.

FBT on ESOPs may blunt this retention tool.

India could still make it in manufacturing offshoring.

Fabindia, which has popularised handwoven fabrics among Indians while supporting rural artisans, is expanding—at back-end and front-end.

Business Today’s list of India’s Most Powerful Women in Business has honchos from the hurly-burly world of financial services all over it. Outside the list too, women are calling the shots, be it wealth management or equity research or hard-nosed broking.

There are eight new names on this year's list of Power 25. Their stories are anything but typical.

They are young, full of beans and very restless. And they are either quietly moving into family business, or starting up their own.

The differences between the UPA government and the LEFT parties over the India-US nuclear deal seem to be pushing the country towards mid-term general elections.

The economy is on song (despite recent data that reveals a slowdown in manufacturing growth), and India Inc. is in rapid expansion mode. Is it any wonder that Indian companies are flocking to the stock markets in droves to raise capital?

Well, actually, transaction banking never went anywhere. Only, banks are rediscovering its virtues now—steady income, absence of volatility and predictability.

The coming festive season promises to be a good season for new car buyers. How to find the best deals.

The India story has had an interesting spin-off-foreign students are trickling in to study at India's leading B-schools.

More and more B-schools are thinking global affiliations or a presence overseas to stay relevant in a borderless marketplace.

The rising rupee and unbridled competition from China and Bangladesh have forced players like Gokaldas Exports to sell out. What does the future hold for the textile and garment exporters?

Financial services and consulting are the favourite career choices of B-school grads. Marketing takes a back seat.

Tarun Sheth answers queries related to your career.