1947: When communal riots and capital gains tax ended a bull market-the concluding part of a three-part series amid the BSE completing 150 years, looking at lesser-known booms and busts from the pages of history.

India lost 80% of camels since early 1990s, and it may end up translocating camels, in a decade or so, like the cheetah! That would be a great loss, because camels are an insurance against #ClimateCrisis and its milk is a #superfood Mint Long Story livemint.com/industry/camel…

Vegetables and fruits contributed over 50% to food inflation in FY25, shows an ET analysis. Experts attributed this to adverse weather conditions that disrupted supply. Among vegetables, garlic recorded the highest inflation at 55.4% in FY25. m.economictimes.com/news/economy/i…

Imagine an old vehicle sitting in your home's parking spot. And then the government comes in saying we'll confiscate it so that no one steals it away from you. IEPF in a nutshell. Great examples here:

Only three foreign manufacturing companies were established in India in FY25, accounting for 5.1% of the total, according to an analysis of data from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). Meanwhile, the share of foreign service companies rose to 89.8%. (1/3)

JSW Steel-Bhushan Steel order by the Supreme Court has thrown the proverbial baby and water out. An order so late, reversing the deal has massive financial implications for lenders, op creditors and JSW Some interesting, some absurdities: Ex-promoters can file appeals

Stock markets can go a long, long time with no returns. Decades, even. via UBS

... now it's floudering. Insta ads are getting expensive. Attention is elusive. And there are plenty of e-comm/q-comm ads to pick from So: is the era of the 'Insta Brand' coming to an end? Read, only in Mint (🔒): livemint.com/industry/insta…

Since 2019, half-a-million additions to trusts in PAN data

Companies are setting up manufacturing units faster, measured in terms of time taken to complete every Rs 100 crore worth of investments. But the overall number for the private sector (includes non-manufacturing segments) is worsening.

Household manufacturing (making pickles, ghee, etc), which accounts for the bulk of manufacturing employment in the country, is slowing down. Corporate manufacturing (making cars, appliances) outperforms, but not enough people may have the skills to transition to the latter.

Amid the slow-down in FDI, return ratios for foreign private sector companies hit a 17-year high:

🚨 Are Indian stocks too pricey? 📉 Sachin Mampatta piece in Business Standard cites study by Prof. Joshy Jacob & me: high valuations often mean weaker returns. Read: business-standard.com/markets/news/c… Full Paper 🔗: ssrn.com/abstract_id=49… Dataset 💽: capeindia.iima.ac.in #Investing #IndianEquities

When a big bull visited a Malabar hill bungalow in 1864 (and other anecdotes from the BSE's 150 years): business-standard.com/markets/news/1…