The rise of the Magnificent 7 – Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, NVIDIA, Meta, and Tesla – is one of the greatest wealth creation stories in modern history. From a combined valuation of $132 billion at listing to nearly $24 trillion today, these companies demonstrate how innovation, entrepreneurship, and patient investing can create extraordinary long-term returns. More importantly, much of this wealth was created in public markets, allowing ordinary investors to participate in the growth of transformational businesses.

The Reserve Bank of India did today what markets largely expected: it held the repo rate steady at 5.25%. Unanimous. All six members of the Monetary Policy Committee in agreement. The policy stance remains ‘neutral.’ But if you only read the headline, you missed the story. Behind the decision lies a central bank walking a

India imports more than 85% of its crude oil requirements, making the economy highly sensitive to global oil price movements. This article explains how rising crude oil prices affect inflation, fuel costs, GDP growth, company profits, mutual funds, and household budgets, along with what long-term investors should keep in mind during periods of energy-driven market volatility.