

Finshots Daily
Finshots
A daily 5-min podcast explaining the most important finance and business happenings in plain English. India focused.
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Jun 3, 2021 • 5min
Ransomware-as-a-service?
In today's episode we talk about the latest cyberattack on JBS and try to quantify the impact they might have on large businesses

Jun 2, 2021 • 5min
Should we stop the 5G rollout?
In today's episode we talk about Juhi Chawla's lawsuit against 5G and the evidence surrounding the adverse health effects associated with cellular technology

Jun 1, 2021 • 5min
Why do people have many many babies?
In today's episode we talk about fertility rates, China's three child policy, and why is it so hard to optimize population levels

May 31, 2021 • 4min
Why did Amazon buy MGM Studios?
You can buy almost anything on Amazon.
And Amazon can buy almost anything it wants — Which is why it should come as no surprise that they just went ahead and bought MGM ((Metro Goldwyn Mayer) — the iconic Hollywood studio for a whopping ~$8.5 billion.
So in today’s episode, we look at the deal and ask — “What is Amazon trying to do with its latest acquisition”

May 29, 2021 • 6min
Why is the stock market not reflecting current economic realities?
In today's episode we talk about a rather interesting theory that’s now trying to explain why stock markets continue to rise despite gloomy economic prospects.

May 28, 2021 • 5min
The Curse of hosting the Olympics
In today's episode we talk about the Olympics and the economic incentives influencing decisions at the top.

May 27, 2021 • 4min
What is a Global Minimum Tax Rate?
In today's episode we talk about global minimum tax rates and why the US is seemingly pushing for it.

May 26, 2021 • 5min
How did solar get so cheap?
In today's episode we talk about how a power source that was once considered a vanity object suddenly came to dominate the energy mix

May 25, 2021 • 5min
When Cyclones hit Mango farmers
In today’s episode we talk about Cyclone Tauktae, its impact and how this might affect the farm economy in India.

May 24, 2021 • 4min
RBI's bonanza to the government
In today's episode we talk about why the RBI decided to transfer 99,122 crores as dividends to the government for a period of just 9 months


