Finshots Daily

This week Bharti Airtel posted its quarterly results for the current financial year and it wasn’t exactly a pleasant sight. Profits declined 62% compared to the previous quarter and the average revenue per user (ARPU) has all but stagnated during this period. The only consolation perhaps is that the broadband business seems to be doing quite well and while it doesn’t seem like much, analysts across the board are still extremely optimistic about the company’s prospects. So if you’re wondering why there are all these mixed signals coming in, then this week’s Finshots Markets is for you.

In today's Finshots for 06th Aug 2021, we discuss why there's so much doom and gloom surrounding Vodafone Idea.

On today's Finshots Daily for 05th Aug 2021. US payments giant Square recently agreed to pay an eye-popping $29 billion to acquire an Australian “Buy now pay later” fintech called Afterpay. Well, technically they aren’t actually paying $29 billion out of their pockets. It's an all-stock deal. Meaning Square will be paying off Afterpay shareholders with its own stock and there won’t be any cash involved. But that doesn’t take away anything from the magnitude of this deal. In fact, it underscores how big Afterpay’s business model — ‘Buy now pay later (BNPL)’ has become. And so, in today's Finshots we talk about this and more.

In today's Finshots for 04th Aug 2021; we discuss El Salvador's experiment with Bitcoin and understand why IMF believes this might be a risky endeavor.

In today's Finshots for 03rd Aug 2021, we explain a digital payment initiative that the government believes could revolutionize the public distribution system

In today's episode for 02nd Aug 2021; we talk about how the economic impact of the second wave has been quite different when compared to the first wave. 

In today's episode for 31st July 2021; Tata Motors just came out with its quarterly numbers for the new financial year and boy, was it disappointing. Revenue was down 25% compared to the last quarter* and the company posted a loss of 4,400 crores. And while most people would agree that this is no reason to celebrate, analysts still believe the company might hold potential. But why? Well, that’s what we want to discuss in this week’s Finshots Markets.

In today's episode for 30th July 2021; Robinhood is going public after having raised some $2.1 billion on NASDAQ at a $32 billion valuation. So we thought maybe we could look at the company and see what’s happening under the “HOOD.”

In today's episode for 29th July 2021, we talk about why chicken prices are on the rise.

A few days back we began hearing whispers about a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and how the RBI is working on it as we speak. So in today's episode for July 28th 2021, we talk about this and more.