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India e-commerce mart awaits more billion dollar babies in '15

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 13:17

From Amazons of the world to Chinese Alibabas to desi Flipkarts, everyone wants to have a pie of the burgeoning e-commerce market in India and consumers are not complaining with sweet sale deals coming their way.

'Policy paralysis' over, but economy still awaits 'Achche Din'

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 12:52

After witnessing a sub-5 percent growth, 2014 saw improvement in economic activity with the growth bouncing back to 5.5 percent in April-September period.

Housing sales dip in 2014; realtors eye turnaround in new year

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 12:40

After a sluggish 2014 marked with falling housing sales and high costs, developers are betting on lower borrowing costs and economic upturn for a turnaround in the real estate market in the new year.

Inflation cools to zero, but not good enough for rate cut

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 12:02

It so happened in 2014 that inflation hit a perfect-zero for wholesale prices and the retail one also more than halved to 4.4 percent, still it was not good enough for the much-awaited cut in interest rates.

After 2014's party, investors in US stock market may face a hangover

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 11:54

Revelers ringing in of the new year this week need to watch out for the next day`s hangover. And investors may experience a similar feeling early in 2015 after a two-year run that has propelled U.S. stocks up by nearly 50 percent.

Affordability, user experience to rule smartphone market in 2015

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 13:50

In the new year, the Indian smartphones market is expected to further consolidate its position, before emerging as the world's second biggest market in 2016.

Murmurs no longer, shareholder voices get heard in '14

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 12:35

Taking a big leap from murmurs at 'chai-samosa parties', shareholders made their voice heard loud and clear in 2014 with support from regulators, as they were seen vetoing cushy deals of promoters and fat pay packages of top executives.

2014 changed the way Indians did their shopping

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 11:15

Lured by heavy online discounts and easy home delivery of almost any product at the click of a button, shopping for Indians would never be the same again after 2014.

Brazil to miss 2014 fiscal targets : Central bank

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 02:39

After enduring a fourth year of low growth, Brazil will miss its fiscal target for 2014 by a wide margin, its central bank said Monday.

Insurance sector eyes FDI worth billions in new year

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 12:11

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed hope that hiking of the foreign investment cap in the insurance sector to 49 percent, which has been pending since 2008, will result in capital inflow of USD 6-8 billion.

SpiceJet issue, safety downgrade marred civil aviation sector

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 10:25

SpiceJet's near-shutdown and the downgrade of India's safety ranking marred the civil aviation sector in 2014 which also saw a new airline taking to the sky and another one readying itself to do so early next year.

Losing Rupee remains a senior citizen in 2014

Last Updated: Sunday, December 28, 2014, 12:37

It started weak, recouped some lost ground towards the middle, but soon lost track and the losses turned steeper towards the end of 2014. In the end, rupee remained a 'senior citizen' or 60-plus versus the US dollar for most part of this year.