Category Archives: Business
Citigroup beats on earnings results as its bread-and-butter business
Thomson ReutersCiti’s trading revenues are expected to take a hit. Citigroup is set to announce third-quarter earnings Thursday at 8 a.m. Wall Street estimates the firm will announce earnings of $1.32 per share, up from $1.28 the previous quarter. Here’s what else analysts are expecting: Revenues of $17.86 billion, down slightly from $17.9 billion in the second quarter. Net income of Read More
Microsoft Apps Give Business Users Flexibility Across PCs and Mobile Devices
Your smartphone gives you access to your small business when you are outside of the office. But when it comes to doing actual work, it leaves much to be desired. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has just announced two apps to let you continue working on your PC if you happen to initiate them on your iOS or Android device. Microsoft Edge and Launcher Apps Read More
The GOP says its business tax plan will help workers and small businesses. It won’t.
To understand the business tax provisions in the Trump tax proposals, begin with F. Scott Fitzgerald’s insight that the rich are different from you and me — they have more money. In particular, they have more capital. (Ever polite, economists call piles of money that have been invested “capital.”) Business tax reform really is an exercise in how we should tax Read More
Building a business around the way WeWork
Sum of parts: WeWork, started by Miguel McKelvey (in photo) and Adam Neumann, was valued at $20 bn, catering to entrepreneurs, freelancers, artists and small businesses . New York-based start-up sets its eyes on the Indian market, starting with its Bengaluru facility Flanked by retail stores, food outlets and restaurants in the heart of Bengaluru is the ‘WeWork Galaxy’ building Read More
Who’s lending to Indian businesses?
Banks’ share in new credit fell in FY17, as corporate bond issuances rose 56% and NBFCs lent more With the banks busy chipping away at their mountain of bad loans and operating on precarious levels of capital, who will fund the credit needs of Indian businesses? Reserve Bank of India’s recently released annual report for 2016-17 shows that many new Read More
Flipkart vs Paytm Mall vs Amazon Sale Offers: The Best Deals Available Today
HIGHLIGHTS Amazon and Flipkart are offering iPhone 7 at Rs. 38,999 MacBook Air can be purchased for Rs. 44,990 Google Pixel is available for Rs. 36,549 after cashback With the Amazon and Flipkart sales in full swing, there are a number of offers you can check out to make big savings this festive season. Both the e-commerce brands are offering great deals on iPhone Read More
Aadhaar soon to be mandatory for businesses, NGOs
After making Aadhaar mandatory for Permanent Account Number (PAN) and social schemes, the government will soon make it a mandatory document for businesses and non-governmental organisations (NGO). The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act and Prevention of Money Laundering Act for the same, a report in the Times of India said. As per the report, Aadhaar of Read More
‘GST has hit business climate’
Frequent changes in rates and procedures can affect investments, warn experts Just over two months since the nationwide rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), tax rates on almost a 100 items have undergone changes. Besides, a raft of clarifications and notifications have been issued. All this has prompted companies and tax consultants to complain about the dampening impact Read More
Brothers in Business: FIL-ling gap of innovative F&B player in Kashmir
In an attempt to being a pioneer in the F&B market, FIL Industries Limited has recently introduced Acute Fruit Energizer, the first fruit energizer in India. Developed in collaboration with Monarch Beverages (France), Acute Fruit Energizer is a part of the new generation of healthier alternative beverages, which with help of unique energizing formula, offers a sustained energy boost. File Read More
Where Does HR Software Fit in with Your Small Business? This Free e-Book from HRdirect Smart Apps has the Answers
Trying to decide what kind of HR software your small business needs? Maybe you’re trying to decide if a business as small as yours really needs HR software at all. Those may have been valid questions back when only a few options existed and all were insanely expensive. Today, however, that’s no longer the case. HR software is evolving and Read More