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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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Jun 26, 2021 • 7min
Should you bet on beer?
This week, shares of United Breweries reached a record high and it gives us the perfect excuse to talk about Beer, market dynamics and why the the company’s shares have been rallying in the first place.

Jun 25, 2021 • 5min
How to go Green
In today's episode we talk about renewable purchase obligations, India's clean energy initiatives and how we might soon see new investments in Green Hydrogen as well

Jun 24, 2021 • 6min
The Basmati Wars Rehashed
Many people have been asking us to cover the dispute over Basmati — with India claiming that they ought to have exclusive ownership and Pakistan claiming otherwise. So in today’s episode, we thought we would rehash our old story in a bid to simplify the matter and explain how we may finally reached a consensus

Jun 23, 2021 • 4min
Is PMC bank finally due for a rescue?
In today's episode we discuss how RBI is plotting to rescue the Punjab & Maharashtra co-operative bank.
Here is the confession letter from the Managing Director of PMC who was jailed subsequently for his role in the catastrophe.

Jun 22, 2021 • 5min
The Chinese Blitzkrieg on Bitcoin
In today's episode, we talk about why China decided to ban bitcoin mining in the country

Jun 21, 2021 • 4min
Where is oil headed?
In today's episode we talk about OPEC+, shale oil producers and the kingmakers who may dictate oil prices in the future

Jun 19, 2021 • 6min
How has Domino’s fared over the past few years
Jubilant Foodworks just put out their quarterly results for March FY21 and they were pretty impressive, considering the pandemic. So we thought we’d take a look at the company and map their journey over the past few years.

Jun 18, 2021 • 6min
How the Videocon saga finally came to a close?
In today's episode we discuss how Vedanta managed to take over Videocon for an absolute bargain

Jun 17, 2021 • 4min
Why the used car market is red hot in the US
In today's episode we talk about used cars and why their prices have been skyrocketing of late.

Jun 16, 2021 • 5min
What really happened with Adani on Monday?
On Monday, shares of Adani group companies tumbled rather precipitously in a matter of a few hours. And while it came against the backdrop of an ET report that alleged NSDL had frozen the accounts of three foreign funds holding about 43,000 crores worth of shares in the group companies, not everybody was convinced about the veracity of the reports themselves.
So in today’s episode, we piece together the puzzle and see all the conflicting reports associated with the incident


