

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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Dec 21, 2020 • 6min
A recap of what really happened at Wistron
In today's Finshots we talk about the vandalism incident at Wistron's manufacturing unit in Kolar.

Dec 19, 2020 • 7min
Deepak Nitrite and the chemical industry saga
In today’s Finshots Markets we look at the growth of the chemical industry in India, but more specifically one stellar performer within the pack — Deepak Nitrite.

Dec 18, 2020 • 5min
Is India a currency manipulator?
In today's Finshots, we try and figure out why the US treasury department put India on the currency manipulator watchlist.

Dec 17, 2020 • 5min
How Hungry is the Dragon?
In today's Finshots we look at why China is importing rice from India for the first time in decades.

Dec 16, 2020 • 7min
How a cartel might have forced you to overpay for beer?
In today’s Finshots we talk about the Reuters report detailing a CCI investigation on the beer cartel.
Don’t worry. It will all make sense soon enough.

Dec 15, 2020 • 5min
The Movie Theatre Conundrum
In today’s Finshots, we look at the film exhibition business and see why movie theatres in North India are showing dubbed Telugu flicks.

Dec 14, 2020 • 5min
The Californian Water Futures
In today’s Finshots, we talk about the most recent tradeable financial instrument — “water futures.”

Dec 12, 2020 • 8min
The Great Steel Rebound
Steelmakers have been making an impressive comeback of late. A meteoric rise in production, robust recovery in demand and record high selling prices have all pushed the incumbents in the industry on a profitable path. And through it all, the stock price of major steel producers have been on a rally like no other. So we thought we could look at the industry, understand the dynamics propelling it and see how this recovery is currently manifesting in an ever-changing world.

Dec 11, 2020 • 6min
Will they finally break up Facebook?
On Tuesday, the federal government, including 46 states in the US sued Facebook for engaging in monopolistic or anti-competitive practices. And while many people have sued the company in the past, the sheer scale and influence of this lawsuit deserves special merit. So we thought we could look at the case more closely and explain why Facebook is being accused of exploiting its dominance in the social media space.

Dec 10, 2020 • 6min
Is your honey adulterated?
On December 2nd, Down To Earth released an extensive investigative report on the menace of adulterated honey and we need to talk about it.


