Mint Primer: Will decoding AI ‘black boxes’ make them safe?

Mint Primer: Will decoding AI ‘black boxes’ make them safe?

Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) are advancing at an incredible pace, but we are unable to understand how they make decisions, so they are called ‘black boxes’. Researchers say they are now able to peek under the AI hood. Will this make AI models safer? Why are AI algorithms called ‘black boxes’? AI … Read more

Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight on May jobs data, manufacturing reports

Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight on May jobs data, manufacturing reports

On Wall Street in the week ahead, spotlight will be on the jobs data for May, among other economic reports. The jobs data holds significance as it will be the last economic report before the Federal Reserve’s upcoming monetary policy meet on June 11-12. Investors are hoping for a interest rate cut in the next … Read more

Fixed Deposits: Can you ever double your money by investing into FDs? Details here

Fixed Deposits: Can you ever double your money by investing into FDs? Details here

If you want to double your money in the next 7 to 10 few years, your first choice, arguably, would be to invest into equity. Conservative investors, meanwhile, tend to opt for fixed income instruments such as fixed deposits (FDs) partly for wealth creation and partly for keeping their money safe & secure. Those who … Read more

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Investors who are not overinvested should wait, says HDFC Securities’ Jasani

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Investors who are not overinvested should wait, says HDFC Securities' Jasani

Lok Sabha Election 2024: The Equity markets have seen rise in volatility after the Benchmark indices scaled all-time highs. Experts feel that there will probably be further volatility in the Sensex and Nifty indices in few sessions ahead of election results and on the election results day. Nevertheless, since the market is generally in a … Read more

Dynamic asset allocation funds: Why are they most sought-after hybrid mutual funds? MintGenie explains

Dynamic asset allocation funds: Why are they most sought-after hybrid mutual funds? MintGenie explains

For a lay investor, it is understandable to opt for equity for wealth creation and fixed income instruments for assured returns. But what would you do if you want considerable wealth creation along with safety of funds? One advisable way is to opt for hybrid mutual funds, which invest in a mix of debt and … Read more

Day trading stocks to buy: BEL to REC— Anand Rathi expert recommends three shares to buy on June 3

Day trading stocks to buy: BEL to REC— Anand Rathi expert recommends three shares to buy on June 3

India stock market: The Indian stock market benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty 50, closed with slight gains on Friday, May 31, breaking the pattern of losses from the preceding five sessions. The Sensex concluded the session with a 0.10 percent rise, gaining 76 points to reach 73,961.31, as 15 stocks saw an increase. Meanwhile, the Nifty … Read more

Mumbai city sees 12,000 property registrations in May, up 22 pc annually

Mumbai city sees 12,000 property registrations in May, up 22 pc annually

Registration of properties in Mumbai municipal region increased 22 per cent during May to 12,000 units driven by strong housing demand, according to real estate consultant Knight Frank. Citing Maharashtra government data, Knight Frank India said Mumbai city (area under BMC jurisdiction) recorded around 12,000 property registrations last month as against 9,823 units in May … Read more

Week Ahead: Exit polls, Lok Sabha election results, RBI Policy, auto sales, among key market triggers this week

Week Ahead: Exit polls, Lok Sabha election results, RBI Policy, auto sales, among key market triggers this week

In the first week of June, investors will keenly eye the ongoing Lok Sabha election developments, the upcoming Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), domestic and global macroeconomic indicators, auto sales figures, foreign fund inflow, crude oil prices, and global cues. Also Read: Bulls to reign on D-Street after … Read more

NPS: What are the limits to invest in equity in Tier I and Tier II accounts?

NPS: What are the limits to invest in equity in Tier I and Tier II accounts?

If you want to save a handsome corpus till your retirement, you can opt for the National Pension System (NPS). It not only assured to give corpus at the time of retirement, it helps in wealth creation by investing in equity.  Within the NPS, subscribers can invest in two forms of accounts: Tier I and … Read more

Why did FPIs dump ₹25,586 crore worth of Indian shares in May—Explained with 4 key reasons

Why did FPIs dump ₹25,586 crore worth of Indian shares in May—Explained with 4 key reasons

FPIs offloaded ₹25,586 crore worth of Indian equities and the total outflow stands at ₹12,911 crore as of May 31, taking into account debt, hybrid, debt-VRR, and equities, according to National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL) data. The total debt inflows stand at ₹8,761 crore in May 2024. “FPIs have been sellers in equity on most … Read more