Take One: Big story of the day
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Markets slippery, companies struggle to protect margins
During the third quarter of financial year 2023, sectors like auto, FMCG and industrials saw improvement with healthy margin expansions, with other segments indicating a wide divergence in margin recovery
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How Sudhir Singh made Coforge a $1-billion company
Focusing on specialists and ruthlessly saying no to anything outside the company's focus areas helped this ex-Infosys executive raise his team's aspirations to play in the big league
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There are 100 million Indians on LinkedIn. Here's how the Microsoft-owned platform cracked the India growth story
The social media platform for employment and professional connections, which recently launched in the Hindi language, is now betting big on the creator economy
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Cracking the code for high growth, low inflation
Policymakers gave growth a chance at the cost of inflation, but now they are struggling to put the genie back in the bottle, even as growth remains elusive. Can rate hikes do the job?
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Mind The GAAP: How loss-making companies adjust numbers to show they are profitable
Several new-age companies—listed as well as privately held—resort to accounting acrobatics to make their earnings appear more palatable. Though 'adjusted' and non-GAAP metrics can't be questioned legally, pro-forma earnings tend to put the entities on a morally sticky wicket
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IDBI Bank divestment: Strong optics and no hidden surprises lure potential buyers
A healthy deposit franchise, wide reach, profitability and near complete provision for bad loans make the bank's case stronger as the government aims to complete the process in FY24. But synergising work cultures, strengthening technology and finding the right price are issues that need to be tackled
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Allcargo: Proving its mettle in a tough business
The logistics company has built an enviable bouquet of offerings. Why then are the markets not impressed?
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Suresh Sambandam's long march to success at SaaS company Kissflow
After almost 20 years, this entrepreneur has set himself up for the bigger leagues
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Why insurance sector needs a course correction after Budget 2023 double whammy
With the government's move to tax high-value insurance policies, insurers will need to work on their product mix, sell more policies and sell them harder in the new fiscal year, to keep topline and margin growth unaffected
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MSCI delays changes in cut of two Adani companies weightage to May
The global index provider will apply a special treatment to Adani Group's associated securities in the MSCI Equity Indexes starting from the February 2023 review
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Ashish Chhawchharia took Jet Airways out of its big mess. Can he help it fly?
The resolution professional has cleared the first hurdle for the debt-stricken airline, and is watching the court battle as lenders challenge the NCLT decision to transfer ownership