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Soybean Soybean is trading at Rs 4,347 per quintal at the benchmark Indore markets. For the week ahead, prices are expected to trade firm and head towards Rs 4,400 and then Rs 4,425 per quintal. Positive crush margins would support demand from processoRs and firm global cues to keep the price trend positive for the week ahead. Wheat Wheat prices in Delhi market are trading at Rs 1,811 per quintal. Prices are expected to trade lower towards Rs 1,780 per quintal due to ample availability in the open market…

It’s not too late to make this Small Business Saturday a success for your business.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, 2019 4 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Small Business Saturday is an American shopping holiday that celebrates small businesses and it happens every year on the last Saturday of November. Founded in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday is a great way to promote your small business because unlike other popular shopping days like Black…

Braving the pandemic, consumption of petrol has increased by 4.5 per cent in the month of November, while that of diesel was seen 7.3 per cent down. The consumption of petrol was seen at 1,939 TMT till November 26 this year, as against 1,855 TMT during November 2019. On the other hand, diesel demand was seen down at 5,106 TMT, as compared to 5,505 TMT in the month of November last year for the three oil marketing companies — Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL). This is compared to…

January 15, 2020 15+ min read This story appears in the January 2020 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » I didn’t know it at the time, but I was about to join my very last “performance calibration session.” This was late in 2018, when I was a managing director at Instagram, and these sessions had been a common part of my life — just like they are at many big companies. They’re a time for senior managers to discuss the performance of their individual team members, applying common organizational standards across job levels. HR specialists moderate performance discussions on a biannual,…

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government have once again introduced a new 10-year benchmark bond as the old one crossed Rs 1 trillion in outstanding. This is the third benchmark 10-year bond in this calendar, indicating the sheer volume of bonds getting issued by the government. New bonds are issued after a particular volume is reached as it helps avoid bunched up redemption payment at the time of maturity. The 10-year bond is the most marquee bond in the market. The repeated issue of such bonds takes away some of its…

November 26, 2020 15 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. One out of every seven men tends to wait as long as possible to see their doctor. Don’t worry guys, you’re in good company. Women, conversely, are more health-conscious. They’re 33{bce2ac57dae147ae13b811f47f24d80c66c6ab504b39dda4a9b6e8ac93725942} more likely to visit a doctor when they have a health issue or injury.  Last year was my first experience with telehealth, after about a year of putting off visiting a doctor. I rarely get sick, and it wasn’t a mission-critical issue (though it was something I wasn’t comfortable discussing with my doctor). Fortunately, I…

Copper rallied to its highest in nearly seven years on Thursday on hopes that a vaccine for the coronavirus would galvanise global markets and boost demand for the industrial metal. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.9 per cent to $7,368 a tonne at 6:00 pm (IST), after hitting $7,410 a tonne, its highest since January 2, 2014. The metal, widely used in power and construction industries, has rallied 77 per cent since its March lows. “Copper’s rise is generally macro driven because of the vaccine…

Consumers show increased loyalty to brands that are actively engaged in doing good for the world. November 25, 2020 7 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As customer needs and habits change, brands have the added responsibility to be able to mirror their customer’s personality to stay relevant in their purchase journey. Empathy and kindness hence not only become a business necessity but also a brand reality. Modern brands need to vouch for being good enough for the world rather than the intimidation of asking are you good enough for me. Inspiration takes precedence over aspiration.…