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Sensex at record high: Time to rebalance your portfolios, book profits?

Business Standard - FInance

Equity Mutual Fund investing is strictly meant for your long-term goals, so it makes little sense to try and time your exits and entries or to repeatedly "book profits" and sit on the sidelines.

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Book Review: “Lost and Founder” by Rand Fishkin

Beyond M&A

The Venture Capital (VC) Funding Dilemma: Fishkin delves into the allure and pitfalls of VC funding, outlining the pressure it exerts on companies to prioritize rapid growth over long-term sustainability and profitability. It’s not just a book; it’s a companion in the convoluted path of founding, growing, and sustaining a startup.

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Book Review: ‘Plunder,’ by Brendan Ballou; ‘These Are the Plunderers,’ by Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner

The New York Times: Mergers, Acquisitions and Dive

Two new books offer harsh assessments of private equity firms that specializes in buying up companies only to saddle them with debt and squeeze them for profits.

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The Wirecard Book

Bronte Capital

Dan McCrum - the Financial Times journalist - has released a blockbuster finance book - the story of Wirecard. The book is called Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth. Whatever: just buy the book. Bluntly being a mafioso is highly profitable and highly risky. This book is fun.

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Japan’s SoftBank swings to quarterly profit, eyes on Arm unit

Global Banking & Finance

Japan’s SoftBank swings to quarterly profit, eyes on Arm unit By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Technology investor SoftBank Group swung to a net profit in the final quarter of its financial year, it said on Monday, as the Japanese giant focuses on artificial intelligence to help fuel a return to growth.

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Philips slightly raises 2023 outlook after Q2 core profit beat

Global Banking & Finance

Philips slightly raises 2023 outlook after Q2 core profit beat (Reuters) -Dutch health technology company Philips on Monday slightly raised its full-year targets after posting a bigger-than-expected jump in second-quarter core earnings thanks to better supply chains, a strong order book and efficiency measures.

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Thousands of Spanish bank staff strike to demand pay rise, union says

Global Banking & Finance

Thousands of Spanish bank staff strike to demand pay rise, union says MADRID (Reuters) – Around 60,000 banking employees across Spain went on strike on Friday to demand pay rises they see as justified after big lenders such as Santander booked record profits last year. Trade union CCOO said that 75.8%

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