Choconomics

Come February, love or something like it is in the air. And chocolates fly off shop shelves. This year, however, chocolates may have left many romantics with a lighter wallet as cocoa prices hit record highs. But it didn’t deter anyone. This resilient demand signals many business opportunities, including for India’s nascent artisanal chocolate industry.

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Shopping truths

Consumer surveys often throw up results that puncture myths, for example, men shop mostly for functional stuff. They don’t, as an IIM-Ahmedabad survey on online shopping habits shows. Land of dandies | Fashion tops the list of stuff women – and men– buy online. And it’s men who spend more, in per capita terms, on online

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Practicing self-awareness

Thoughts about having self-awareness to the point you are acquiring the ability to be aware about your body, organs, cells within your body at a granular level on a constant basis can sound too tough to attain. But, acknowledging that this can be possible can help us to develop appreciation towards the inner workings of

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Reflections on fence-sitters

As per Cambridge Dictionary, the definition of ‘fence-sitter’ is ‘someone who supports both sides in a disagreement because they cannot make a decision or do not want to annoy or offend either side ’. In our country, fence-sitters are found in abundance in all walks of life. Mind you, they aren’t just indecisive and chicken-

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Dairy Myth

A long-standing, prevalent belief champions dairy as the perfect food. While it may indeed be ideal for calves it is not the case for humans. The perfect food for humans is human milk, and that too only during infancy. Humans are unique in two respects: (1) they continue milk consumption beyond infancy and (2) they consume

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Happy Birthday

It is my birthday today.  I have spent 58 glorious years on this earth. Mostly in one city only.  58 somehow seems very important number. I waited all day long for someone to approach me for an interview over my experiences in life so far. I can count so many people who did not survive

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DCF financial modeling in investment banking interviews: What most get wrong

Navigating the complex world of investment banking demands more than just a theoretical grasp of financial principles—it requires mastering tools like Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modeling, a fundamental technique for assessing investment opportunities and making strategic decisions. As Hassan Akram, the driving force behind City Careers Coach and an experienced ex-recruiter who has handpicked investment

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