Personal finance insights: Market sentiments, investment strategies & economic trends

Personal finance insights: Market sentiments, investment strategies & economic trends

Dr K C Gupta, YBB Personal Finance SENTIMENTSAAII Bull-Bear Spread +14.0% (reversal; above average)$NYA50R, NYSE %Above 50-dMA 53.17% (positive)$SPXA50R, SP500 %Above 50-dMA 51.60% (positive)Delta MSI 48.0%% (negative)ICI Fund Allocations (Cumulative)OEFs & ETFs: Stocks 61.41%, Hybrids 4.27%, Bonds 17.40%, M-Mkt 16.92% INTEREST RATESCME FedWatchCycle

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US DoJ indictment against Adani a ‘strategic blunder,’ risks damaging India-US ties: Forbes article

US DoJ indictment against Adani a ‘strategic blunder,’ risks damaging India-US ties: Forbes article

The US Department of Justice’s (DoJ) indictment of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is a strategic blunder with severe geopolitical consequences, leading American publication Forbes has said. In an article titled “The US Harms The West’s Alliances With A Far-Flung Indictment In India”, the

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US-based AI company Perplexity submits revised bid for TikTok: Report

US-based AI company Perplexity submits revised bid for TikTok: Report

US-based artificial intelligence (AI) company Perplexity has reportedly submitted a revised proposal to merge with the Chinese short-form video platform TikTok. Last week, US President Donald Trump signed an executive action that delays the enforcement of the nationwide TikTok ban in the US

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Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT)

Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT)

By: Dr K C Gupta, YBB Personal FinanceMPT is the use of statistics in portfolio analysis (1950s- ). Several terms were customized for portfolio applications. Only basic math is assumed as various software tools make it all easy to use. A LINEAR REGRESSION is

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Elon Musk, Sam Altman fight over Stargate on social media

Elon Musk, Sam Altman fight over Stargate on social media

The xAI owner Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are engaged in a public dispute on X over Stargate, an ambitious infrastructure project aimed at building data centers for OpenAI across the US. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced its partnership with SoftBank and

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Centre sets target of 10,000 Geographical Indication tags by 2030

Centre sets target of 10,000 Geographical Indication tags by 2030

In a push to strengthen the intellectual property rights (IPR) ecosystem in the country, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has set a target of 10,000 Geographical Indication (GI) tags by 2030. The target will be pursued through a whole-of-government approach,

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Big step for jute-producing farmer: PM Modi on MSP hike

Big step for jute-producing farmer: PM Modi on MSP hike

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stated that the Centre has taken a significant step to benefit farmers in the jute-producing sector, including those in West Bengal, by approving a hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of raw jute for the 2025-26

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S. Korea’s KASA to invest $562.5 million in R&D projects in 2025

S. Korea’s KASA to invest $562.5 million in R&D projects in 2025

South Korea’s national space agency, the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA), announced on Wednesday that it will invest a total of 806.4 billion won ($562.5 million) in research and development (R&D) projects in 2025. This investment is part of the country’s efforts to position

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OpenAI announces $500 bn AI project, Musk says ‘they don’t actually have the money’

OpenAI announces $500 bn AI project, Musk says ‘they don’t actually have the money’

OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, has announced the Stargate Project, which aims to invest $500 billion over the next four years to build new AI infrastructure in the US, with partnerships from SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX. However, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk

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Maha govt signs 31 MoUs for investment proposals worth Rs 6,25,457 crore at Davos

Maha govt signs 31 MoUs for investment proposals worth Rs 6,25,457 crore at Davos

The Maharashtra government has signed a record 31 MoUs with investment proposals worth Rs 6,25,457 crore in sectors like steel, metals, renewable energy, infrastructure, cement, lithium-ion batteries, and solar modules, during the World Economic Forum summit at Davos. The MoUs were signed on

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Trump threatens 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada to raise prices for Americans

Trump threatens 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada to raise prices for Americans

US President Donald Trump said in an Oval Office signing ceremony on Monday that his administration will impose 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada on February 1, an extraordinary change in North American trade policy that could raise prices for American consumers.

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India, Belgium to deepen trade and investment ties: Piyush Goyal

India, Belgium to deepen trade and investment ties: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Bernard Quintin, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, held bilateral talks in Brussels to boost trade and investment ties across the spectrum, it was announced on Tuesday. The meeting reinforced

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You are India’s global ambassadors in the making: Gautam Adani to students

You are India’s global ambassadors in the making: Gautam Adani to students

The Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adani, on Monday told students that India is now “alive with runways” and that “you are India’s global ambassadors in the making.” Addressing an event at the Adani International School here, Gautam Adani told the students they are

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Personal finance insights: Market sentiments, investment strategies & economic trends

Personal finance insights: Market sentiments, investment strategies & economic trends

By: Dr K C Gupta SENTIMENTS AAII Bull-Bear Spread -2.7% (below average)$NYA50R, NYSE %Above 50-dMA 27.40% (oversold)$SPXA50R, SP500 %Above 50-dMA 17.20% (oversold)Delta MSI 33.2% (negative)ICI Fund Allocations (Cumulative)OEFs & ETFs: Stocks 61.41%, Hybrids 4.27%, Bonds 17.40%, M-Mkt 16.92% INTEREST RATESCME FedWatchCycle peak 5.25-5.50%Current

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Success of ‘Startup India’ means that today’s India is dynamic, future-ready: PM Modi

Success of ‘Startup India’ means that today’s India is dynamic, future-ready: PM Modi

The success of the ‘Startup India’ initiative reflects that today’s India is dynamic, confident, and future-ready, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fostering an entrepreneurial ecosystem that nurtures dreams and contributes to the vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar

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South Korea to start joint project with ASEAN for digital innovation

South Korea to start joint project with ASEAN for digital innovation

The science ministry here said on Thursday it will begin a five-year joint project with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) worth $30 million this year to foster digital innovation in the ASEAN region. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it

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Health Savings Account – HSA

Health Savings Account – HSA

By: Dr K C Gupta HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTs (HSAs, 12/2003- ) are interesting alternatives to conventional employer group insurance. They have triple+ benefits: (1) Contributions are pre-tax or tax- deductible (itemized Schedule A not necessary); (2) account assets grow tax-free; (3) qualified withdrawals

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RBI purchased another 8 tonnes of gold in Nov as safe-haven asset

RBI purchased another 8 tonnes of gold in Nov as safe-haven asset

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bought another eight tonnes of gold in November 2024 as central banks around the world continued their buying spree, with a collective purchase of 53 tonnes of the precious metal during the month, according to the latest

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Personal finance insights: Market sentiments, investment strategies & economic trends

Personal finance insights: Market sentiments, investment strategies & economic trends

Dr K C Gupta, YBB Personal Finance SENTIMENTS AAII Bull-Bear Spread +3.7% (below average)$NYA50R, NYSE %Above 50-dMA 29.06% (oversold)$SPXA50R, SP500 %Above 50-dMA 27.00% (oversold)Delta MSI 34.6% (negative) ICI Fund Allocations (Cumulative)OEFs & ETFs: Stocks 61.41%, Hybrids 4.27%, Bonds 17.40%, M-Mkt 16.92% INTEREST RATES

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Space economy to grow nearly 5 times to $44 billion in next decade: Minister

Space economy to grow nearly 5 times to $44 billion in next decade: Minister

The Indian space economy is set to grow nearly 5 times from $8.4 billion to around $44 billion in the next decade, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, has stressed. Investments in the sector reached Rs 1,000 crore

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