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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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Mar 18, 2023 • 7min
Who controls the computer in your car?
Last week, Tata Technologies announced that it had filed its papers for an IPO. Think of Tata Tech as the company that supplies a bunch of tech that goes into engineering Tata Motors and making the supply chain of Jaguar Land Rover more efficient.
Now we don’t know when the Tata Technologies IPO will happen. And when it does, we’ll probably do a full-fledged explainer on it. But in the meantime, when we went down the rabbit hole of Tata Tech’s Draft Red Herring Prospectus, it opened our eyes to the world of auto technology stocks. And we found one listed company staring right in our faces — KPIT Technologies.
So in today’s episode for 18th March 2023, we explore the growing role of these auto tech companies in our lives.
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Mar 17, 2023 • 6min
An explainer on the High Seas Treaty
In today’s episode for 17th March 2023, we explain why the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty or what’s informally known as the High Seas Treaty is a massive win for the earth’s oceans.

Mar 16, 2023 • 6min
Why is WWE wrestling with regulators?
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.

Mar 15, 2023 • 7min
India’s pension problem
In today’s episode for 15th March 2023 we explain why there’s a furore over the pension system in India.

Mar 14, 2023 • 7min
The Swiss knife cutting through Toblerone
In today’s episode for 14th March 2023, we tell you how the Toblerone chocolate lost its Swissness.

Mar 13, 2023 • 10min
The Death of Silicon Valley Bank
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.

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Mar 11, 2023 • 8min
India’s love for fried chicken?
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.

Mar 10, 2023 • 6min
The Yield Curve is Scaring Everyone
In today’s episode for 10th March 2023, we explain what’s up with the bond markets and the yield curve.

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Mar 9, 2023 • 7min
The Jan Aushadhi Revolution?
In today’s episode for 9th March 2023, we explain how the government has been attempting to make medicines more accessible to Indians.

Mar 8, 2023 • 7min
What if women were paid for daily chores?
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.
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