Finshots Daily
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Finshots DailyFeb 16, 2021
Can India recharge Tesla?
In today’s episode for 16th April 2024, we explain Tesla’s interest in India and the possible hurdles it might face.
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How greenhouse gases are being smuggled into Europe
In today’s episode for 15th April 2024, we tell you how and why powerful climate pollutant gases called HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) are being illegally traded across Europe.
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How a bird expanded a fundamental right
In today’s episode for 12th April 2024, we explain how the tussle between saving Rajasthan’s state bird and renewable power has led to the recognition of a new distinct fundamental right.
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Why is Kerala in a financial crisis?
In today’s Finshots, we explain how the state ended up in a spot of bother and why it is unhappy with the central government.
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Now let's dive in.
Why is India leasing out its petroleum reserves?
In today’s episode for 10th April 2024, we tell you why strategic petroleum reserves may not be economically viable for countries like India and how we plan to tackle this problem.
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What is Reverse Innovation?
In today’s episode for 9th April 2024, we explain the concept of reverse innovation based on the back of GE Healthcare’s endeavours in India.
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Disney’s billion-dollar Boardroom Battle
In today’s episode for 8th April 2024, we talk about the lengthy proxy battle at Disney and tell you why its shareholders had been in a tug of war over who should be on the Board (of Directors).
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A Landmark moment for Mercedes-Benz?
In today’s episode for 6th April 2024, we explain how Landmark Cars is riding the wave of demand for luxury and premium cars.
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RBI’s crackdown on currency trading?
In today’s episode for5th April 2024, we explain the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest directive on trading currency derivatives on the exchanges.
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What the heck is AI Washing?
In today’s episode for 4th April 2024, we talk about AI washing and why companies are doing it.
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Did Amber Dalal run a Ponzi scheme?
In today’s episode for 3rd April 2024, we tell you about how a Chartered Accountant allegedly defrauded thousands of investors across the world.
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Why the Visa and Mastercard antitrust case isn't over
In today’s episode for 2nd April 2024, we tell you all about a decades-long antitrust lawsuit that Visa and Mastercard have been stuck in and why it may not end anytime soon.
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Chocolate Chaos
In today’s episode for 1st April 2024, we tell you why cocoa prices are hitting record highs.
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Goodbye, ICICI Securities…
In today’s episode for 30th March 2024, explain why there was controversy over the delisting of ICICI Securities.
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Daniel Kahneman’s Prospect Theory
Daniel Kahneman passed away on 27th March and your LinkedIn feed is probably filled with people telling you why Kahneman’s book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” is the best book ever written.
And there’s no denying it’s a great book. But it also draws heavily from the research he conducted in the preceding decades. Research that won Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist with no formal training in economics, the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002. So in today’s Finshots, we thought we’d talk about what led to him winning the prestigious award.
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An explainer on Bima Sugam
In today’s episode for 28th March 2024, we talk about insurance’s new online marketplace ― Bima Sugam and tell you why it’s being labelled as a gamechanger for the Indian insurance industry.
America sues Apple
In today’s episode for 27th March 2024, we tell you about the latest lawsuit against the iPhone maker in the US.
Can a living wage replace the minimum wage?
Since there’s news about India considering replacing the ‘minimum’ wage with a ‘living’ wage, we thought we’d dive into these concepts in today’s episode for 26th March 2024.
Much to cheer about India’s PMI!
In today’s episode for 25th March 2024, we explain the latest results of India’s Flash Purchasing Managers’ Index.
Has the rally of Oil Marketing Companies run out of fuel?
In today’s episode for 23rd March 2024, we explain why the shares of certain oil companies witnessed a massive rally in 2023 and how recent events might be a dampener.
Can Delhi clear its garbage dumps?
In today’s episode for 22nd March 2024, we talk about biomining and why Delhi hasn’t been able to reclaim its biggest dumping grounds.
The Soho House frenzy explained
In today’s episode for 21st March 2024, we tell you all about the exclusive Soho House and its expansion in India.
Can Fly91 fly where others couldn’t?
In today’s episode for 20th March 2024, we explain why regional airlines in India have always had a tough gig.
What’s a Revolving Door Incentive?
In today’s episode for 19th March 2024, we explain why the potential sale of TikTok in the US has evoked discussions around an economic concept known as a Revolving Door.
Did Hari Shankar Tibrewala crash the stock market???
In today’s episode for 18th March 2024, we explain why a Dubai-based ‘businessman’ is in the eye of a stock market storm.
Gold Rush
In today’s episode for 16th March 2024, we explain what’s driving gold prices higher and higher.
What if the world's coral reefs disappeared?
In today’s episode for 15th March 2024, we talk about the mass coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and what would possibly happen if our coral reefs disappeared.
Why is Bengaluru facing a water crisis?
In today’s episode for 14th March 2024, we explain the water crisis that has engulfed the Silicon Valley of India.
What's the Digital Competition Bill anyway?
In today’s episode for 13th March 2024, we give you a primer on the government’s idea to bring about a law to regulate digital businesses.
Will we see a Tata Sons IPO?
In today’s episode for 12th March 2024, we tell you why everyone’s been buzzing about a potential IPO of Tata Sons.
Is the newspaper industry fighting an endless battle?
In today’s episode for 11th March 2024, we talk about the newspaper industry’s battle against customs duty and why it wants the government to waive the tax.
The Gopal Snacks IPO
In today’s episode for 9th March 2024, we dive into the business of Gopal Snacks which closes its IPO application window on 11th March 2024.
An explainer on IPO financing
In today’s episode for 8th March 2024, we explain the concept of IPO financing and why the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reprimanded JM Financial.
Price transparency puts hospitals in trouble
In today’s episode for 7th March 2024, we tell you why the Supreme Court has pulled up the Central Government for price disparities at hospitals and how it has put the healthcare industry in a tight spot.
Is India getting unhealthy by the day?
In today’s episode for 6th March 2024, we explain why India’s obesity rates are rising and the problems associated with it.
A V-Marc stock rigging scandal?
In today’s episode for 5th March 2024, we talk about an alleged front-running scheme by the management of V-Marc India, a company making wires and cables, and how SEBI pulls up such frauds.
Why did Google kick Indian apps off the Play Store?
In today’s episode for 4th March 2024, we explain Google’s monopoly rent and why there’s a clamour for an Indian app store.
Will the advertising ban on Patanjali shake things up?
In today’s episode for 2nd March 2024, we trace the journey of the Patanjali Group and tell you why the Supreme Court has imposed a temporary advertising ban on one of its entities.
Will paints be Birla's Magnum Opus?
In today’s episode for 1st March 2024, we talk about Birla’s foray into the paints industry and see if it can challenge its thriving incumbents in the business.
A ULIP in Mutual Fund clothing!
In today’s episode for 29th February 2024, we tell you how a recent ad by an insurance company might just get the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to sit up and take notice.
Finshots Money Milestones — Buy or Rent?
In today's limited-edition bonus episode we help you figure out the most controversial personal finance debate in the world: Should you prepare yourself to buy a house or are you better off renting it forever?
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A new regulator for nutraceuticals?
In today’s episode for 28th February 2024, we discuss the nutraceuticals market boom in India and why the government wants to change how it’s regulated.
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An explainer on the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey
In today’s episode for 27th February 2024, we tell you the importance of the latest Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) survey that was released a decade after the previous one.
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KYC is getting a makeover. But why?
Last week the Finance Minister sat down at a meeting to discuss how KYC could be simplified for businesses. So in today’s episode for 26th February 2024, we tell you why it matters.
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What’s a forest, anyway?
In today’s Finshots, we tell you about the Supreme Court's interim order against the government’s plan to redefine forests.
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Can the BRICS have a common currency?
In today’s episode for 22nd February 2024, we talk about whether a common currency for BRICS economies is a plausible idea.
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Do investors love Byju’s again?
In today’s episode for 21st February 2024, we explain the ongoing rights issue at Byju’s’ HQ.
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The Indian Railways just got a bigger electricity bill!
Last week the Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) passed an order that will increase the electricity bill for the Indian Railways. So in today’s episode for 20th February 2024, give you an oversimplified explainer on why that happened.
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An explainer on MSP and the farmers' protest
In today’s episode for 19th February 2024, we tell you why farmers are annoyed with the government and whether their demand for a Minimum Support Price is economically viable.
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Can Nirma make the jump from suds to pills?
In today’s episode for 17th February 2024, we talk about how and why a detergent company has come to own a specialist pharma company.
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