View: India has made it to the launchpad. It still needs a spark

As India prepares for elections this spring, confidence about the country’s prospects seems ubiquitous. The country has just finalized a new trade agreement; it’s with a small trading bloc composed of Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Iceland, but the headline number for new foreign investment it commits to bringing in, $100 billion, is nevertheless eye-catching. The … Read more

Citigroup’s new big hire is a no nonsense, hard-charging dealmaker

As Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser shrinks Wall Street’s underdog into a leaner competitor, her newest big hire is a dealmaker known for his scrappy streak — and little tolerance of laggards. In one of his less conventional achievements in almost 24 years at JPMorgan Chase & Co., Viswas Raghavan helped the bank … Read more