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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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Nov 3, 2020 • 4min
The Chinese Castor Seed Connection
In today's Finshots, we talk about China, castor seeds, and conspiracy theories.

Nov 2, 2020 • 5min
How do you go Carbon Neutral?
A couple of days back, Infosys announced that the company had reduced its carbon footprint and turned carbon neutral 30 years ahead of the 2050 timeline. So we thought we could look at this story and see how they got here.

Oct 31, 2020 • 6min
Is Bharti Airtel turning a corner?
Airtel just reported its latest quarterly results and while the company could not muster a profit, there’s been a lot of optimism surrounding its future prospects. So in this week’s Finshots Markets, we thought we could look at Bharti Airtel and see why analysts think this might be a turning point for the company.

Oct 30, 2020 • 6min
Is Micromax slated for a comeback?
In today’s Finshots, we talk about the changing landscape of the smartphone industry in India and Micromax’s place in it.

Oct 29, 2020 • 5min
What really happened at Quibi?
Quibi was meant to revolutionize the streaming industry. It had everything going for it.
Seasoned tech executives — Check
Big-name Investors — Check
A $2 billion-dollar war chest— Check
And yet 6 months after launch, Quibi is all set to shut down. So what went wrong?

Oct 28, 2020 • 5min
Why isn’t Dream11 categorized as a gambling app?
In today's Finshots, we talk about fantasy gaming apps and their legal status in India.

Oct 27, 2020 • 11min
The Dark Underbelly of the Stock Market
In today's episode we talk about Indian SME IPO market and the lesser known and darker sides of the SME IPO investing.

Oct 24, 2020 • 7min
Are Buybacks really a good thing?
Stock buybacks are all the rage these days. The government is doing it. Tech companies are in on it. And every other day, we hear rumors about a new company planning to repurchase shares. So in this episode, we thought we would look at buybacks and see why companies are so excited about this little program *except for the obvious tax benefits that is*

Oct 23, 2020 • 5min
Are property cards a game-changer?
In today's Finshots, we talk about property cards and the government's plan to help rural land owners.

Oct 22, 2020 • 5min
AI research in India?
In today’s Finshots, we talk about Artificial Intelligence and the government’s ambitious AIRAWAT project.


