Own a house in another city? Here’s what it costs to manage it
Remote property owners can outsource vacation-rental operations or long-term tenancy management, but these services and fees come at a high cost.
Remote property owners can outsource vacation-rental operations or long-term tenancy management, but these services and fees come at a high cost.
Wall Street stocks gained ground as softening inflation data and a robust beginning of second-quarter earnings season put investors in a buying mood. All three major stock indexes closed modestly higher despite weakness in semiconductors, with consumer-focused retail and travel/leisure clear outperformers. PayPal surged after sources told Reuters that Stripe and private equity firm Advent…
The newly-introduced closing auction session (CAS) led to weak participation in BSE, with Nuvama highlighting that the thin liquidity appears to be “feeding on itself”, discouraging further volumes and weighing on earnings. However, the brokerage suggests this vicious cycle can only be broken by higher participation. In its weekly report, it noted that BSE’s index…
Shares of food delivery giant Eternal rose 3% to Rs 291 on the BSE on Thursday after it reported a consolidated profit of Rs 87 crore for the first quarter of FY27, marking an 11% decline from Rs 98 crore posted in the same period last year. The net profit is attributable to the owners…
Health insurance covers may seem sufficient now, but inflation can raise surgery costs. Inflation-protection features adjust the sum insured at renewal, but often rely on CPI instead of actual medical inflation, which can be higher.
EPFO has made it easier for employees to transfer their provident fund balance after they switch employers. The entire process is expected to become automatic for Aadhaar-linked and KYC-compliant Universal Account Number (UAN) holders, the retirement body said on its website. The introduction of this provision is significant as it eliminates the need to submit…
Your shopping bills might get slightly higher this festive season as retailers consider raising prices or offering fewer discounts to offset a new fee on high-value UPI transactions. From October 15, a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will apply to UPI payments above ₹2,000, capped at ₹300 per transaction. While the government has specifically stated…