Rs 250 SIP News: SBI Mutual Fund and State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender by assets, on Monday announced the launch of JanNivesh, a special Rs 250 systematic investment plan (SIP) aimed at democratising wealth creation and promoting financial inclusion. The initiative is aimed at enabling first time-investors and small savers,
Despite an increase in systematic investment plan (SIPs) contributions, the stoppage ratio of SIPs, which stood at 52.3 per cent last year, has spiked to 109 per cent in January 2025.
Against 56.19 lakh new SIPs registered, 61.33 lakh were discontinued last month. This means more SIPs were discontinued in January 2025 than new ones started,
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Tech defense juggernaut Palantir Technologies (PLTR 1.06%) has been a tour de force over the past 12 months. The company’s shares have skyrocketed by a staggering 368% during this period, outpacing both the benchmark S&P 500 and artificial intelligence (AI) titan Nvidia.
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The future of the United States’ Social Security program looks bleak, largely due to huge numbers of baby boomers on the verge of leaving the workforce. While there’s little chance of the program ceasing to exist, benefit cuts, which could affect millions of American, look to be a realistic possibility,
Indian markets broke their 8-sessions falling streak after recovering from day’s low, thanks to the heavy lifting done by HDFC Bank while getting support from Reliance Industries (RIL) and Bajaj Finance. While the 30-stock S&P BSE Sensex finished at 75,996.86, gaining by 57.65 points or 0.08%, the broader Nifty rose by 30.25 points or 0.13% to close at 22,959.50.
Despite ongoing market turbulence, this AI-powered big tech stock is a compelling investment.
On Feb. 4, Alphabet (GOOG -0.54%) (GOOGL -0.49%) reported mixed performance in the 2024 fourth quarter. Revenue was up 12% year over year to $96.5 billion,
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Argentine lawyers filed fraud complaints against President Javier Milei in criminal court on Sunday for promoting a cryptocurrency on his social media, one of the lawyers told The Associated Press.
On Friday, Milei posted on X about $LIBRA, a coin that he said was aimed at “encouraging economic growth by funding small businesses and startups.”
He deleted the post a few hours later and the value of the currency collapsed,
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