In today’s episode for 16th March 2023, we take a look at WWE’s (World Wrestling Entertainment Inc’s) attempt to legalise betting on wrestling matches.

In today’s episode for 15th March 2023 we explain why there’s a furore over the pension system in India.

In today’s episode for 14th March 2023, we tell you how the Toblerone chocolate lost its Swissness.

On 7th March, Silicon Valley Bank tweeted, “Proud to be on @Forbes’ annual ranking of America’s Best Banks…” By 10th March, SVB’s stock price had tanked by 60% and the bank was taken over by an arm of the US government. What on earth happened? In today’s episode for 13th March 2023, we try to break down what’s turning out to be the biggest financial disaster since 2008. Remember, this is a simplified explainer so we’ll have to sidestep some of the nuances of the US banking system. With that, let’s dive in.

In today’s episode for 11th March 2023, we’re not talking about a stock. We’re not talking about an industry. Instead, we’re taking the microscope to a sub-niche market — fried chicken.

In today’s episode for 10th March 2023, we explain what’s up with the bond markets and the yield curve.

In today’s episode for 9th March 2023, we explain how the government has been attempting to make medicines more accessible to Indians.

When we wrote a story for women’s day last year we told you how women’s role in the economy gets easily distorted because their unpaid work at home isn’t officially considered while measuring economic growth. So, in today’s episode for 8th March 2023, we thought we’d expand on it a bit and dive into the value of women’s unpaid household chores and whether it calls for monetary compensation. But before we get to today’s story, if you’re someone who loves to keep tabs on what’s going on in the world of business and finance — why aren’t you subscribed yet? We’ll send you this newsletter every morning with crisp financial insights straight to your inbox. Subscribe now!

This weekend, every startup person in India (or maybe just Bengaluru?) had only one question — “Did you read the Blume Ventures report?” And we didn’t want you to feel any FOMO. So we read the 125-page ‘Indus Valley’ report prepared by the venture capital firm and picked out some really cool things. By the way, it’s not just data from Blume, but we’ve peppered our observations into this as well. Let’s dive in.

In today’s episode for 6th March 2023, we discuss El Niño and why India is fearing its inflationary effect this year