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TCS, Accenture, Cognizant lead LinkedIn's top large companies list

Tata Consultancy Services has topped the LinkedIn's latest list of top companies to work for in India, followed by Accenture and Cognizant in the second and third place respectively. Professional networking platform LinkedIn on Tuesday released the 2024 Top Companies list for India wherein IT companies bagged the top three ranks, while financial services firms dominated the list with 9 out of 25 companies from this sector. The 8th edition has derived insights from LinkedIn data, and lists the top 25 large companies, 15 best mid-size companies, and provides insights on in-demand skills, top locations, and the largest job functions within these companies. Amongst large companies (500+ employees in India), Tata Consultancy Services retained its top spot this year, followed by Accenture and Cognizant. Continuing the trend from last year, financial services dominated the 2024 list with 9 out of 25 companies from this sector including Macquarie Group (4th place), Morgan Stanley (5th), an

Morgan Stanley plans biggest round of job cuts in Asia Pacific in years

The final size and timing of the cuts may change, the people said. A media representative for the New York-based bank declined to comment.

Morgan Stanley's first quarter profit rises as investment banking rebounds

Investment banking activity has rebounded from a two-year dealmaking drought as large corporates issued near-record levels of debt and equity capital markets became more active

Interest rate cuts in India 'off the table' in FY24-25, says Morgan Stanley

The central bank seeks to ensure inflation aligns durably and sustainably to its 4 per cent target

Five things China's economists are watching to track sustainable recovery

Power production has been rebounding since China reopened from Covid-related restrictions more than a year ago

Are the stock markets prepared for a delay in interest rate cut?

As regards rate cuts, analysts expect the global central banks, especially in Asia, to follow the Fed in rate cutting cycle

Goldman, Morgan Stanley raise China's 2024 growth outlook as exports rise

The world's second-largest economy has struggled to regain momentum as the property sector and consumer spending remain weak

Morgan Stanley raises India's GDP growth forecast for FY25 to 6.8%

Morgan Stanley expects India's GDP growth to remain robust, with an anticipated growth rate of around seven per cent in the fourth quarter of FY24

Bright spots: India and Indonesia, shining stars in earnings constellation

Nomura's analysis reveals that India's beat-to-miss ratio stands at 13 per cent, second only to Indonesia, which is at 38 per cent

India's economic growth rate resembles that of 2003-07, says Morgan Stanley

India's current world-beating economic growth rate on the back of an investment boom resembles that of 2003-07 when growth averaged more than 8 per cent, according to economists at Morgan Stanley. In a report 'The Viewpoint: India - Why this feels like 2003-07', Morgan Stanley said after a decade of investment to GDP steadily declining, capex has emerged as a key growth driver in India. "We think the capex cycle has more room to run, therefore the current expansion closely resembles that of 2003-07. The current cycle is driven by investment outperforming consumption, public capex leading initially but private capex rapidly catching up, the urban consumer leading consumption followed by catch-up in rural demand, market share in global exports rising and macro stability risks kept in check. "We think the defining characteristic of the current expansion is the rise in the investment-to-GDP ratio. Similarly, in the 2003-07 cycle investment to GDP rose from 27 per cent in F2003 (fiscal .

Brokerages see up to 25% upside for ITC post BAT stake sale

With today's sharp rally, technically ITC is seen trading close to its long-term moving average on the daily charts.

'India's economy has parallels to 2000s when growth averaged over 8%'

The economists at Morgan Stanley also said the economy appears to have room for even further expansion, given the path for additional capital expenditure - especially from private businesses

Co-founder Rakesh Gangwal to offload 3.3% stake in IndiGo via bulk deals

At present, the Gangwal family holds about 25.21 per cent stake in the company that operates the country's largest airline, IndiGo

Morgan Stanley cuts 9% of China fund unit staff amid market rout: Report

This would be the first time Morgan Stanley has cut staff at the China fund unit since it bought out its local partner's 36% stake in the loss-making business for about $54 million in 2023

Banks led by Morgan Stanley discuss refinancing $12.5 bn debt with Musk

Fidelity, which received a stake in X after helping Musk complete his $44 billion purchase, has marked down the value of its position by 72% since the takeover

Is it a good time to buy stocks, or will the markets correct further?

On the global front, analysts expect the 'higher for longer' narrative as regards interest rates to play out for some more time as leading global central banks remain in a wait-and-watch mode

Paytm up 5%: Here's why foreign brokerages remain bullish on the stock

Analysts at Goldman Sachs, Bernstein and Morgan Stanley believe that Paytm can rally up to 75 per cent in a bull case scenario

Nvidia Corp tops Meta record with $277 billion surge in market value

Nvidia shares surged after it reported blowout results that cemented Wall Street bets on the potential for its artificial intelligence technologies

India's GDP growth to moderate to 6.5% in FY25, projects Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley Research's report said that it maintained a constructive outlook on the Indian economy, while highlighting that risks emanate from global factors and elections in May 2024

Morgan Stanley planning to eliminate several hundred jobs in wealth unit

The bank's shares have been the worst-performing among its biggest US peers this year, down about 10%