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Gold appears to have lost its sheen in recent months. The price of India standard gold on December 1 stood at Rs 48,397 per 10 gram, down Rs 7,504 from its peak of Rs 55,901 per 10 gram on August 7. It is down 5.8 per cent over the past three months. Vaccine-related news causing correction The yellow metal has got hammered primarily due to news flow indicating a Covid vaccine may become available earlier than expected. Naveen Mathur, director of commodities and currencies, Anand Rathi Share & Stock…

Leading stock exchange NSE on Wednesday said it launched its first agricultural commodity futures contract on crude degummed soybean oil on December 1. The contract will facilitate the soybean oils processing and allied industries in India and overseas, a perfect hedging tool for managing their price. The contract is a monthly expiry futures contract with a trading lot size of 10 metric tonne (MT) and price basis as Kandla, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) said in a statement. The first trade was executed by East India Securities Ltd and…

December 1, 2020 5 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Modern brand design is more than just pretty aesthetics. Branding that is rooted in strategy has the ability to propel a business forward, creating connection and bridging the gap between a business and its consumer in ways merely good design never could.  Brand strategy is foundational A brand strategy is built on the who, what, where, and why of a business. It summarizes a company’s mission, brand adjectives, ideal audience profiles and overall visual identity. It helps define what sets a company apart from its competition…

When results of the 2020 elections began to come in, a familiar question resurfaced: Why did so many polls get their predictions so wrong? The question has sparked all sorts of analysis, with Stephen Engelberg, editor-in-chief of the nonprofit news agency ProPublica, describing a “big failing.” It isn’t just news media and political groups that need to take note of the mismatch between polled behavior and actual behavior. This moment should also serve as a wake-up call to businesses. The systems our society uses to measure how people feel simply aren’t, at some level, working. That includes the surveys organizations…

Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday relaxed compliance requirements for brokers and depository participants with regards to submission of reports pertaining to internal as well as system audit in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision comes after receiving representation from stock exchanges and depositories, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in a circular. The capital markets watchdog has given time till December 31 to brokers to submit half-yearly networth certificate (as on September 30), reports on internal audit as well a system audit for half year ended…

November 30, 2020 9 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The pandemic has created the most competitive digital landscape the world has ever seen. Whether for your company or for yourself, it’s never been more crucial to build your personal brand. To sell yourself to a world of customers reluctant to spend, one thing is for certain: Your branding must be relentless, authentic, and powerful. “It’s the only thing you’re going to have,” explains Gary Vaynerchuk, or Gary Vee for short. “Your reputation online, and in the new business world, is pretty much the game. You…

India’s emerging market peers Brazil and Thailand gained 26 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively, in November TopicsMarkets | Sensex | Nifty Samie Modak  Last Updated at December 1, 2020 01:39 IST The benchmark Sensex and the Nifty posted a 12 per cent gain in November, but this was pale in comparison with global peers. On Monday, stocks in Asia (the Indian markets were closed) swung from gains to losses, along with US futures and European equities as investors monitored progress on the path to a coronavirus vaccine on the final day of a record…

We can only say that the 60s in Mexico were rare times for advertising.Free Book Preview Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising Get a glimpse of how to use Facebook’s marketing resources to your business’s advantage. November 27, 2020 3 min readThis article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. If you are over 50 years old and lived in Mexico, you will undoubtedly remember the thousands of commercials and their wonderful jingles that were given during the 60s. It is always interesting how advertising has evolved hand in hand…