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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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Jun 26, 2023 • 7min
Why did SEBI ban IIFL Securities?
In today’s episode for 26th June 2023, we explain why the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has slapped a temporary ban on the stockbroker IIFL Securities.

Jun 24, 2023 • 8min
ideaForge is ready to fly drones over Dalal Street!
The ₹550 crore IPO of what is arguably India’s biggest dronemaker opens on Monday (26th of June) and in today’s episode for 24th June 2023, we dive into what drives the company.
The shares of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) —a company controlling over 90% of the power exchange business — have declined ~18% over the last month.
And people have been selling the stock as if there’s no tomorrow. So, where did it all go wrong?
Well, you could attribute pretty much all of this to something that the government did.
If you’d like to find out what then click link and watch the video now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgtsquC-SRg

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Jun 23, 2023 • 6min
Taylor Swift and the Baumol Effect
In today’s episode for 23rd June 2023, we explain why concert ticket prices might seem to be getting more and more expensive each year.

Jun 22, 2023 • 7min
HDFC bids farewell to its ₹10,000 crore education loan company
In today’s episode for 22nd June 2023, we explain why international private equity firms are interested in the Indian education loan business.

Jun 21, 2023 • 7min
The hidden problem in Indian startups
In today’s episode for 21st June 2023, we look at how the era of easy money in startups may have created a problem in the world of angel investing.
Also, a quick sidenote. If you're someone who's great with communication and are enthusiastic to join our team, Ditto is looking to recruit new Insurance advisors. And no you don't need to know about insurance. We will train you from scratch and you can enjoy working remotely with a great team. Please click this link - bit.ly/3JgPSiU

Jun 20, 2023 • 5min
How affordable commodities fuel climate change
Globally, governments subsidise things like fuel for general consumption and fertiliser for agricultural use. They do it so that the steep price rises don’t make it hard for people to buy these commodities. Economies, especially developing ones like ours thrive on this after all. But a couple of days ago, the World Bank suggested that if governments stop spending trillions of dollars in subsidies, it could actually help fight climate change. So in today’s episode for 20th June 2023, we talk about the practicality of this premise.

Jun 19, 2023 • 8min
India wants a credit rating upgrade!
In today’s episode for 19th June 2023, we tell you why India has found it hard to get a thumbs up from global credit rating agencies.

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Jun 17, 2023 • 7min
MRF hits ₹1,00,000. So???
Typically, we like to dive into the history of a company to see how it got here. And then attempt to fathom what the future could hold. But enough has already been written about how MRF grew its business since the time of India’s independence.
So in today’s episode for 17th June 2023, we thought we’d look at this historic 1 lakh mark through a different lens and offer some theories for you to mull over.

Jun 16, 2023 • 11min
How to (almost) get away with fraud?
Subhash Chandra Goenka is many things.
He’s a media mogul who set up Zee — India’s first private TV channel in 1992. He was a Member of Parliament who dipped his toes in the world of politics. He is a philanthropist who helps the less fortunate.
But now…he’s also allegedly a fraudster!
At least that’s what the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) thinks.
So, what damning evidence have they found to support their claim? In today’s episode for 16th June 2023, we dive into what they’ve revealed in their interim order.
If you're a person who is great at communicating and are enthusiastic to join our team, Ditto is looking to recruit new Insurance advisors. You don't even have to know about Insurance, we would train you from scratch and you can enjoy working remotely with a great team. Click this link -
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Jun 15, 2023 • 7min
Is Reddit digging its own grave?
The biggest news out there today is a 4-word headline — “Reddit is going dark”. So in today’s episode for 15th June 2023, we explain what exactly is happening.
Before we get to today's story. here's a quick sidenote from Team Ditto. If you're someone who has experience in recruitment especially from Colleges, Ditto is looking to hire a Campus Recruiter. So if you're interested or know someone who is, please click this link-
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