Crude oil futures in New York jumped to a record $139.89 a barrel on June 16. What does this mean for the government, and for you?

How should young MBAs approach their entrepreneurial dreams? Get some real-world experience to begin with, says Alok Mittal.

Entries to the TiE-Canaan Entrepreneurial Challenge have closed, and the jury has picked eight interesting start-ups for the final round.Take a look.

There are two ways to tame the oil monster: One is to become more energy efficient and the other is to develop new energy sources.

Unlike most other private equity investors, Actis, Baring and India Value Fund like to acquire majority stakes in the firms they invest in. Why? In a business where more investments go bust than succeed, it is their way of managing risk and, hence, the returns. Shamni Pande finds out.

As the chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA), D. Swarup is the man who will oversee the New Pension Scheme for central and state government employees.

“The cost of energy is going to be higher. We have to bite the bullet as far as that is concerned”George Soros, billionaire investor and philanthropist, in Forbes.com

All asset classes don’t move in tandem. The trick is to diversify portfolio across assets and cut risks. Find out how to create an optimal portfolio.

The market is going through a rough phase as it navigates cross-currents. What should investors do?

There are many stocks in the market, but only a select few make it to almost every fund portfolio. Should you invest in them?

Quietly, Malvinder and Shivinder have built a clutch of businesses from healthcare to financial services that is already worth more than a fifth of their flagship, Ranbaxy. How big can their non pharma empire get? BT's Shalini S. Dagar finds out. Ranbaxy Laboratories: Clinical precisionGoing for growth: Malvinder Mohan Singh

Although stock lending has yet to gather momentum, it promises long-term investors a chance to make an extra buck from idle shares.

Drug firms are doing what it takes to differentiate them.

The country’s growth story remains intact, says a new report.

Hard-nosed and uber-successful tycoons like Mukesh Ambani,Vijay Mallya and others paid millions for their IPL teams and players. The revenues they earn by way of ticket sales, team sponsorships, merchandising, etc., are expected to rise each year, thus making it easier for them to become profitable as the years go by. BT's Shamni Pande and Tejeesh N.S. Behl report.

The BJP promises farmers free power for votes.

India will see a dramatic rise in the number of wealthy households by 2017.

Nilesh Shah, Deputy Managing Director, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, talks about the current market and the strategies that investors should adopt in the changed market realities in an interview with BT’s Krishna Gopalan.

Despite the joint CEO experiment not coming off in several high profile cases globally, Chairman Azim Premji is betting on the model to unify Wipro’s IT businesses and spur growth. He is rather confident that the teams are ready and the timing is right. BT's Rahul Sachitanand finds out whether the new arrangement will work.

General insurers are offering a host of health insurance benefits. How can you make the most of it?