Finshots Daily
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A daily 5-min podcast explaining the most important finance and business happenings in plain English. India focused.
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Oct 19, 2021 • 5min
Amazon and the Copycat playbook
Last week, Reuters reported that Amazon India copied products from sellers on its platform and then rigged search results to promote Amazon’s in-house brands. In today's episode for October 19th 2021, we dive into this story.
Oct 18, 2021 • 4min
Will cutting fossil fuels hurt India’s food security?
India’s place in the latest Global Hunger Index has dropped by seven spots. And food security in India could be hampered by our plan to use ethanol as a substitute for fossil fuels. In today’s episode for 18th October 2021, we explore what this means for India.
Oct 16, 2021 • 6min
Are IT companies back on solid footing?
The Indian IT sector has grown from a $4 billion industry in 1999 to a $191 billion giant in 2021. And it contributes to 8% of the country’s GDP. But so far, we’ve not talked about the IT industry in this podcast. So we thought we’d change that today.
Oct 15, 2021 • 11sec
Happy Vijayadashami
Here's wishing all you beautiful people a happy Dussehra.
Oct 14, 2021 • 4min
Why Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the Nobel Prize in economics
In today's episode for 14th October 2021, we see why Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics
Oct 13, 2021 • 7min
Why David Card won the Nobel Prize in Economics
The winners for the the Nobel Prize in Economics for this year are…*drumroll*…US-based economists David Card, Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens.
In today's episode for 13th October 2021, we’ll focus on David Card’s work today and hopefully talk about the other two tomorrow. And with that introduction out of the way, let’s get to the story, shall we?
Oct 12, 2021 • 7min
The Maharajah goes back to Tata
In today’s episode, we revisit Air India’s journey through the years and see what the sale means for the company and the Indian government.
Oct 11, 2021 • 5min
When a credit rating agency gives India the thumbs-up
In today’s episode for 11th October 2021, we explain how a credit rating agency’s decision might impact the Indian economy
Oct 9, 2021 • 6min
Powering on
In today’s episode for 9th October 2021, we look at power companies and see why they’ve been on a tear these past few weeks.
Oct 8, 2021 • 5min
Revisiting OYO before its IPO
In today's episode for 8th October 2021, we look at OYO and see what the company is up to these days.
But before that, full disclaimer. This isn't an IPO review and it most certainly isn't going to be exhaustive. We will probably do another slightly more elaborate explainer soon enough. Until then, this should serve as a brief overview of OYO and its business for all the people who haven't been following the company of late.
