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Finshots
A daily 5-min podcast explaining the most important finance and business happenings in plain English. India focused.
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Jan 23, 2021 • 6min
Why is Tata Elxsi one of the most expensive IT stocks in India?
Last week, Tata Elxsi published its results for the third quarter and announced that their net profit jumped 40% when compared to the same period last year. And while this isn’t exactly spectacular news in its own right, it does look pretty impressive considering the stock has been on a remarkable run for the past few years. So we thought we could look at the company and see what’s brewing at Tata Elxsi.

Jan 22, 2021 • 6min
What is the Taper Tantrum episode?
In an interview with BloombergQuint, Raghuram Rajan, while discussing the global outlook of the economy and the effects of the pandemic on emerging markets, suggested another Taper Tantrum episode might be on its way. But since taper tantrum isn't a word you come across so often, we thought maybe we could simplify it. So in today's episode, we discuss this and more.

Jan 21, 2021 • 6min
Trouble at Sea
A series of unfortunate events have pushed Indian seafood exporters to the brink. First, there was the Covid induced disruption. And now reports suggest that Indian fishing exports have suffered collateral damage in the ongoing tussle between India and China. So in today's episode, we look at what went wrong and how bad the situation actually is.

Jan 20, 2021 • 5min
A pre-pack for bankruptcies
In today's episode, we talk about the government 's plan to expedite bankruptcy proceedings.

Jan 19, 2021 • 5min
The Online Loan Apps Nightmare
In today's Episode, we review all the latest developments surrounding the purge of unlicensed online lending platforms.

Jan 18, 2021 • 5min
Spoofing inside Deutsche Bank
Recently Deutsche Bank was implicated in another scandal and they were made to pay $130 million for their misdeeds. And while this isn’t news per se, a federal court charged them for engaging in something called spoofing. So in a bid to uncomplicate matters and explain this technical trading term, we thought we could look at the mechanics of spoofing and understand why it’s categorized as an illegal activity.

Jan 17, 2021 • 6min
The IRFC IPO
The Indian Railways Finance Corporation is gearing up for an IPO and while we don't usually do Sunday episodes on the markets, many people had requested us to cover the issue. So in this week’s Finshots Markets, we look at the company and see what they are up to.

Jan 16, 2021 • 11min
Finshots Special | When €2 Billion went missing at Wirecard
In today's Finshots Special, we talk about the biggest stock market scandal of 2020.
Period!!!

Jan 15, 2021 • 9min
Enough is Enough
In today's Finshots, we talk about news anchors and their penchant for stock recommendations.

Jan 14, 2021 • 5min
HBO Max draws first blood
In today's Finshots, we talk about streaming services, theatrical windows and the changing face of the movie business.


