Author: V. Alure

India’s leading fast-moving consumer goods companies expect growth to shift towards volumes in FY27, as easing inflation and softer commodity prices begin to reduce cost pressures and support margin recovery.Industry executives said the operating environment has turned more favourable after several volatile quarters, with mid- to high single-digit volume growth already reported by major FMCG players in the December quarter, according to PTI.Key raw materials such as edible oils, wheat, copra and surfactants have softened, while macroeconomic factors including GST rationalisation, higher minimum support prices (MSPs) and a healthy crop season are expected to aid consumption recovery.Most companies implemented calibrated…

US President Donald Trump (R) and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. (Photo by Prakash SINGH / AFP) (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images)Prakash Singh | Afp | Getty ImagesIndia’s trade negotiators will reschedule their planned visit to Washington, D.C., aimed at firming up an interim trade deal with the U.S., a person familiar with the development told CNBC.The development comes after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs as illegal on Friday. Within hours, Trump invoked Section 122 of…

IDFC First Bank has disclosed a fraud of approximately ₹590 crore at its Chandigarh branch, involving certain government-linked accounts, following a preliminary internal assessment.The Haryana government has de-empanelled IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank for government business with immediate effect, directing that no government funds be parked, deposited, invested, or transacted through these banks until further notice. All departments, corporations, boards, and PSUs have been instructed to transfer balances, close accounts with the affected banks, and ensure fixed deposits comply with approved terms. Regular reconciliation of accounts and reporting of discrepancies to the Finance Department is mandated, with…

In theory, stuffing a Stocks and Shares ISA with dividend shares as a way to set up passive income streams sounds simple. In practice, of course, there are a few things to think about when deciding how one might try to put such an approach into action. How much money is needed, for example, and what sort of shares might work well for such a scheme? Image source: Getty Images Yield determines income In short, how much someone earns depends how on the size of their Stocks and Shares ISA and the average dividend yield it generates. Yield is basically…

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Profitable, growing, and well-known. As a business, Greggs (LSE: GRG) seems to have a lot going for it. Despite that, Greggs shares have been performing weakly of late. Could that turn out to be a bargain buying opportunity from a long-term perspective? Image source: Getty Images Disappointing price performance Over the past year, Greggs shares have fallen by 23%. So someone who invested £10,000 a year ago would now be sitting on shares worth around £7,700. If they do not sell them, that is only a paper loss – but it is still a disappointing performance. Shares can help someone…

The market might be riding high today but there are still plenty of potentially lucrative opportunities for a Stocks and Shares ISA. In particular, some high-quality growth stocks that have fallen by double digits look attractive to me. Here are two that I think long-term investors should consider snapping up in March (or before) for an ISA. Image source: Getty Images Down 25% Let’s start with Wise (LSE:WISE), which surged 17% a month ago but has since lost almost all those gains. The reason for the rise was strong trading in the money transfer firm’s Q3 2026 (ended 31 December).…

Sometimes I think investors have forgotten just how fabulous UK income stocks can be. I haven’t. My Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) is packed with them. Maybe I got lucky, because I picked a good time to load up on them.. Three years ago, it wasn’t hard to find FTSE 100 shares yielding 8%, 9%, even 10%. Yields that high can be fragile, but I believed the payouts were sustainable. So far, they have been. Wealth manager M&G and insurer Phoenix Group Holdings boasted double-digit yields when I bought them. Since then, they’ve delivered growth as well as income. M&G’s share…

Governments around the world are unlikely to renege on trade pacts signed with Donald Trump over the past year despite a Supreme Court ruling that many of the tariffs imposed by the US were illegal, according to international analysts and legal experts.Sectors such as autos and steel were not affected by the Supreme Court ruling. Countries are expected to be deterred from seeking to backtrack on their deals due to fear of retaliation in those areas by Trump’s capricious White House, along with US leverage in other areas such as defence and security.Andrew Wilson, deputy secretary-general of the International Chamber…

What to think of Diageo (LSE: DGE) shares? As someone who holds them, trust me, I’ve thought just about everything there is to think. But do I need to think again? At first, I thought they were a bargain. The shares plunged 20% in November 2023 after the global drinks giant warned of falling sales in its Latin American & Caribbean division, as cash-strapped drinkers traded down from Diageo’s portfolio of premium brands to cheaper local spirits. I thought this was a brilliant opportunity to buy. The shares fell further as other regions struggled too. Sales slowed, stocking issues lingered,…