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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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Feb 6, 2021 • 6min
Budget and Bad Banks
India has had a problem with bad loans for a while now. People borrow and they don’t pay back. And it’s crippling banking institutions in this country. However, after the union budget was presented earlier this week, banking stocks went on a spectacular rally. So what gives?
Well, it’s hard to say precisely why these stocks are seeing such frenetic activity but the story goes that this has to do with the bad bank announcement. And in this week’s Finshots Markets, we talk about this novel idea for a bit.

Feb 5, 2021 • 5min
The Microfinancing Trap
In today's Finshots, we talk about microfinancing companies and the tumultuous future ahead of them.

Feb 4, 2021 • 6min
Bring Back the Power
In today's episode we talk about the government's plan to revive the faltering power sector in India.

Feb 3, 2021 • 4min
What’s happening with Silver?
In today's episode we talk about the crazy rally in silver.
If you would like to listen to our story of GameStop, here's the link - https://anchor.fm/finshots/episodes/You-only-live-once-epha4g/a-a4f9189

Feb 2, 2021 • 11min
The Budget Explained
In today’s Finshots we discuss the budget in 10 minutes.

Feb 1, 2021 • 6min
Looking Back at the Economic Survey
In today's Finshots we look at the Economic Survey and discuss some of the interesting bits from the document.

Jan 31, 2021 • 5min
Finshots Special | From pioneers to defaulters; the rise and fall of Videocon
In today’s episode of Finshots Special, we’ll talk about how Videocon’s endless borrowing spree gave rise to the biggest corporate bankruptcy case in Indian banking history.
But let’s start from the beginning- back when Videocon was the king of consumer electronics in India.

Jan 30, 2021 • 7min
The Asian Paints story
Last week, Asian Paints took everyone by surprise. Their latest quarterly results were a sight to behold. Sales volumes made a strong comeback and net profit jumped by a stellar 60%. Perhaps even the most optimistic analysts weren’t expecting such numbers. So in this week's Finshots Markets, we look at everybody’s favourite paint manufacturer and see how they’ve managed to stay on top.

Jan 29, 2021 • 6min
How to keep China at bay?
In today's Episode we talk about an interesting report from the US talking about thwarting China's lofty ambitions in the tech sector.

Jan 28, 2021 • 4min
The Make in India Push for Air conditioners
In today’s Finshots, we talk about the changing fortunes of AC manufacturers.


