FARM BANKRUPTCIES 2025
Fuel, fertiliser costs strain American farmers' support for Republicans in midterms
Farmers in the Midwest United States face surging diesel and fertiliser costs which are outpacing their incomes. The sector has seen diesel prices climb by 67 percent while fertiliser prices, at times, have seen steep price jumps. This comes amid trade along the Strait of Hormuz being disrupted by the US' conflict with Iran. Trade wars with China and Canada has also worsened the US agricultural market, raising doubts over their continued support for the Republican Party.
The Comeback of the Physical Store—and What It Means for Your Business
Brick-and-mortar retail is not declining but evolving, as stores take on new roles as logistics hubs, experiential destinations, and powerful drivers of demand and brand equity. Rising digital acquisition costs and operational challenges are pushing companies to integrate physical and online channels, using stores to improve fulfillment, customer engagement, and marketing effectiveness. The broader lesson for leaders: assets once viewed as liabilities can become competitive advantages when their role is reimagined and aligned with changing economics and customer behavior.
Temasek, ChrysCap brew up plans for Blue Tokai stake, put Rs 1000-1200 crore on the table
The deal will value Blue Tokai chain at up to Rs 3,700 crore. This will be the largest round for the roasters so far, and will involve a combination of primary and secondary fundraising to help expansion and provide exit to earlier investors.
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 73: The customer pays slowly. The machines depreciate slowly too
The title of this series sounds binary. The businesses rarely are. Between a multibagger and bankruptcy lies a large middle ground where companies grow, borrow, expand capacity, dilute equity, win customers, and sometimes struggle to convert accounting profit into cash.
Warren Buffett: If past data told you the future, the Forbes 400 would comprise librarians; beware of geeks bearing formulas
Everybody had run to cash and government bonds, and everybody agreed it was the sensible thing to do. Warren Buffett called it the third bubble of the decade. His reasoning starts somewhere unexpected.
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Curious case of one stock, two companies. Only one of them makes brakes
On paper this is a friction-material company. In practice, the larger force inside the company is an investment portfolio. The friction business is EV-resistant, which is rare and valuable. But customer concentration, a zeroed-out JV, related-party activities, and a new untested commodities trading bet complicate the picture. This is a story of two companies sharing one ticker.
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What provoked Trump's Indian rice outburst?
President Trump's accusations of India "dumping" rice in the U.S. market appear politically motivated, aimed at appeasing American farmers hurt by his tariff wars. Despite the trade's small scale, the move signals pressure to address rural discontent ahead of crucial elections.
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or IBC - Part 36: From collapse to revival. Can it increase its presence in the EV space?
A business that once reported full net worth erosion has rebuilt itself through leadership transition, operational discipline and gradual integration into global supply chains. With 900 SKUs and a large export footprint, the company relies heavily on Europe but maintains diversification across Asia and other markets. The company’s model of manufacturing from India for the world places it within global supply chains rather than depending solely on domestic demand. As the auto sector navigates EV transformation, the management is steering toward specialised, higher-value projects. This series on auto ancillary companies works with the assumption that, from the whole set of auto ancillary companies, some multibagger stocks will emerge. And some companies in this space risk going bankrupt.
Arkansas farmers beg for help as they face mass bankruptcies - here's what Trump has offered them
Arkansas farmers are warning about a big crisis as high costs, low crop prices, and bad weather hurt them badly. Many say they may lose their farms without quick help. While Trump has promised support through his farm bill, that money will not come until later, leaving farmers worried about their future.
Corrections come and go, look at the big picture. 6 stocks from the sugar sector, 4 with an upside potential of up to 43%
It is important to have a “reason” to buy a stock. That has a direct correlation to the amount of time you may hold it. It is equally important to assign a reason for selling a stock at a particular point. Why? Because that has a strong correlation to the probability that you will buy the stock again at a higher price. These days, with bears in control of the street, it needs some ability to be contrarian. But just ask yourself the question: Do you think the Nifty being at 23000 or 24000 makes a difference to the bottom lines of companies, say, from the sugar sector that have successfully transitioned from being just agro-commodity stocks to being part of the clean energy basket?
Economic Survey 2025 Highlights: Jobs, growth and economy — how India performed and the way ahead
Economic Survey Budget 2025 Highlights: India's Economic Survey 2024-25 emphasizes deregulation for growth, citing the impact of global uncertainties. Key highlights include a 6.4% GDP growth, resilient services sector, and improved rural demand. The survey stresses balanced energy transition, AI-driven skilling, and agricultural productivity. The banking sector shows asset quality improvement, with regulatory reforms and investment in infrastructure highlighted.
Ready to dock: New Delhi seeks maritime makeover with Korean and Japanese partnerships
A high-level Indian delegation visited South Korea to promote India's maritime growth and seek collaborations with Korean shipbuilders. India aims to attract foreign partners to enhance its shipbuilding ecosystem as it lags far behind global leaders like China, South Korea, and Japan. The government is addressing challenges by introducing bills and pooling ship requirements to boost domestic shipbuilding.
Startups turn to ponds to find the next climate-fighting superfood
While some companies focus on extracting protein for use as a binding agent, others are marketing the plant directly as a food ingredient.
Budget 2024 Highlights: Big changes in tax slabs, LTCG, and jobs booster. Here are all the key announcements
Budget 2024 Highlights: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament, emphasizing aid for the underprivileged, women, youth, and farmers. The budget features higher spending, job creation efforts, and tax relief for the middle class. Key tax changes include an increase in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT), cuts in short-term and long-term capital gains taxes, and the elimination of the angel tax. It also adjusts personal income tax slabs under the New Tax Regime.
India's troubled Adani invests in bankrupt Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Board of Investment said Adani Green Energy, part of the business empire of controversial Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, will set up two wind farms in the island's north. The total investment will reach $442 million and the two plants will be supplying power to the national grid "by 2025", the BOI said in a statement.
Economic Survey 2023 Highlights: Growth to remain robust, CAD may widen, loan rates to stay high
Economic Survey 2023 Highlights: The Survey said that the Indian economy has recovered from Covid-induced contraction. It noted that Indian economy is staging a broad based recovery across sectors and the country will remain the fastest growing major economy in the world. India's GDP growth is expected to remain robust in FY23 at 7 per cent (in real terms).
Nirmala Sitharaman's fourth Budget: The full speech
India has pledged to spend more to fire up the key engines of economic growth in Asia’s third-largest economy, as it stages a world-beating recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is the full Budget speech by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
India may not hit pre-Covid growth levels before 2025: Gita Gopinath
"Lots of pandemic measures have been put in place in India and everywhere else in the world, given where the financial system was entering this crisis that could be one serious headwind going forward," IMF’s chief economist Gita Gopinath tells ET Now.
View: The $5 trillion economy goal seems attainable with structural reforms
Debate and peaceful protest is part of the process, even as it is often driven by narrow political interest. But farm sector bill is a welcome reform, and the ongoing protests could be a way to stall further badly needed reforms in the farm sector — especially in the minimum support price (MSP) and procurement system.
View: Short-term measures to pull economy out of crisis
The ball is now in government of India's court. Modi’s call to look beyond the Budget will not work.
Has Modi been able to deliver on his flagship schemes?
Here is a look at how Modi's five flagship schemes have fared and what is required to improve them.
What the next 100 days under Modi 2.0 will look like for you
The new government will consider a clutch of proposals over the next 100 days to complete unfinished goals.
need2know: 9 macro cues for your day on D-Street
The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged, citing upside risks to inflation.
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