Tuesday, August 18
Shares of newly-listed Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of Groww, rallied as much as 3.2% to their day’s high of Rs 160 on the BSE on Tuesday after Motilal Oswal initiated coverage with a Buy rating, citing strong growth prospects in the coming quarters. With a price target of Rs 185, the domestic brokerage implies an upside potential of nearly 20% from current market levels. To be sure, shares of the company are trading 20% below its all- time high of Rs 194. Here’s why experts are bullish on the counter. Market share gains: Analysts say Groww continues to maintain a strong competitive position in the broking space, with its cash ADTO (average daily turnover) market share holding steady at 23–24%. The platform has also made sharp gains in the derivatives segment, wh
Last year was supposed to mark the moment international trade was dismantled. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, we were told, were so unprecedented in scale and ambition that they might stop globalization in its tracks.Yet here we are in 2026, and the spreadsheets stubbornly refuse to tell the same story. According to the latest data from the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD, in 2025 the value of global trade likely crossed $35 trillion for the first time in history. That’s 7% more than the previous year.The White House can tax trade, but it can’t shut it down. Technology, markets, and human ingenuity will stop that from happening.Tariffs did have an impact, of course. The first half of 2025 saw panic-buying of various kinds, as importers front-loaded orders to get ahead of
