Following the footsteps of Zomato who launched buy now pay later (BNPL) services for customers a few days ago, the online food delivery rival Swiggy is considering offering a service where customers can eat first and pay later. It has been noted from several customers who received a notification asking if they would like to order food and then settle bills towards the end of the month.
Open FlipThe registration of 11 depository participants has been cancelled by the SEBI on Monday to prevent the misuse of their registration with Sebi, without being a participant of a depository. The cancellation also includes the registration certificates of Karvy Stock Broking Ltd. and four other stock brokers. Namely KSBL Securities, Conard Securities, Anee Securities and Credential Stock Brokers.
Open FlipFor the authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in adults, Novavax Inc has applied to Switzerland's drugs regulator. It was based on data from two key clinical trials in the United States and Mexico as well as in the UK that showed the vaccine was 90% effective against COVID-19. U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reviewed Novavax's protein-based vaccine.
Open FlipReserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar while speaking at the Indian Banks Association 17th Annual Banking Technology Conference and Awards on February 14 said "perhaps the most advisable choice open to India". He narrated different factors to highlight the concerns caused by private cryptocurrencies in the financial system.
Open FlipDeepak Gupta takes charge as Director (Projects) of GAIL (India) Ltd. Gupta is a mechanical engineer and before assuming his new post, he was the executive director (projects) at Engineers India Ltd. In his career span of 31 years, Gupta was consumed in diverse fields. In the next few years, GAIL is expanding its pipeline network by over 5,600 km at an investment of over Rs 25,000 crore.
Open FlipMcDonald’s Corp's slow order preparation has made DoorDash Inc. raise its fees on its orders. The report says that this is in an effort by the delivery company to improve efficiency and cut losses. From next year, DoorDash will charge higher commissions to McDonald’s restaurants for orders that keep a delivery driver waiting.
Open FlipAdani Group reported a profit of ₹22.96 crores for its airport businesses during the quarter ending on 31 December, compared to a ₹48.95 crore loss during the same period of the previous year, on the back of a recovery in air passenger traffic in the quarter. During the recently concluded December quarter, the company's airport business reported a revenue of ₹837.14 crores.
Open FlipA 47.7% increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 4,558.39 crore was reported by Coal India for the quarter that ended on December 31, 2021. The growth in its net profit was attributed to the higher revenue from operations, Coal India has reported in its BSE filings today. Last year its total net profit was at Rs 3,085.39 crore in the corresponding period.
Open Flip₹50 crores have been sanctioned for Jet Airways as an inter-corporate deposit from a company owned by Jalan group for certain expenses. As the airline has to restart its operations that were grounded around 3 years ago. In June 2021, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved this resolution plan from Murari Lal Jalan and Florian Fritsch consortium.
Open FlipJio has pumped $200 million in artificial intelligence-powered lock-screen platform Glance in its Series D funding round. The digital arm of Reliance Industries is aiming at revving Glance’s launch in several key international markets outside of Asia such as the US, Brazil, Mexico and Russia, according to a statement.
Open FlipShares of recently listed companies came under heavy selling pressure with Zomato, Nykaa, Paytm, and 12 other stocks hitting their respective all-time lows 🔻 on the BSE in Monday's intra-day trade. The S&P BSE IPO index, which slipped 3.4 percent to 10,539 level in intra-day trade today, has corrected 23 percent from its record high level of 13,747 touched on November 25, 2021 📊.
Open Flip💯Even though factsheets declare three-year returns, one must evaluate based on the long-term track record— 5 to 7 years. 💯One should refrain from adding multiple ELSS to his existing portfolio & spreading his investments across a spectrum that may get difficult to track and review on a regular basis. Instead, add one or a maximum of two new funds & then make incremental investments.
Open FlipEicher Motors Ltd reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 456 crore for the third quarter ended December 2021, a decline of 14 per cent compared to the Rs 533 crore net it reported a year ago. On a sequential basis, the profit is higher by 22 per cent from Rs 373 crore reported in the previous quarter of the current financial year. The revenues have grown by 28 per cent.
Open FlipWorld's largest defence company by sales, Lockheed Martin has decided to hold back its plans to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. after federal antitrust overseers last month sued to block the proposed $4.4 billion deal. Earlier, the company was hoping for this acquisition in building rocket motors for its own missile and space systems.
Open Flip🔸The Indian government has reportedly banned 54 more apps and games of Chinese origin, with publishers and tech giants such as Tencent, Alibaba, NetEase, and others seemingly impacted by this latest crackdown. 🔸The government has taken cognizance of banned apps being available as installation files or APKs for Android devices. How exactly it is doing this is unclear.
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