Finshots Daily
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Finshots Daily
A daily 5-min podcast explaining the most important finance and business happenings in plain English. India focused.
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Why India needs the Right to Disconnect
In today’s episode on 12th December, we talk about the recent Right to Disconnect bill that was proposed in the Lok Sabha and its importance in India’...
The Warner Bros–Netflix Saga Explained
In today’s episode on 10th December 2025, we unpack how one of Hollywood’s most iconic studios ended up on the auction block, why Netflix sprinted to...
Has IndiGo’s monopoly paralysed India’s aviation system?
In today’s episode on 10th December 2025, we look back at the IndiGo crisis that broke out on the 2nd of December 2025 and try to understand whether r...
What’s driving SSD and RAM stick prices to the moon
In today’s episode on 9th December 2025, we talk about why RAM sticks and SSD prices have shot up in the past few months, and whether it will stabilis...
The Wakefit IPO explained
In today’s episode on 8th December 2025, we take a look at the Wakefit IPO, which opens for subscription today and closes on 10th December, 2025.
The economics of Pantone and its colours
In today’s episode on 5th December 2025, we tell you why Pantone’s Color of the Year is such a big deal in the design world, and the economics behind...
The Meesho IPO explained
In today’s episode on 3rd December 2025, we break down the Meesho IPO, the company that quietly became India’s largest e-commerce platform by order vo...
DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations has landed itself in SEBI’s bad books
In today’s episode on 2nd December 2025, we tell you how DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations, a company that made a splashy debut on the SME exchange a co...
What the Airbus scare tells us about modern infrastructure
In today’s episode on 1st December 2025, we look at how a burst of energy from 150 million kilometres away managed to unsettle a $100 million aircraft...
Why Michael Burry is going short on AI
In today’s episode on 28th November 2025, we explain why the famous short seller is going short on AI when everyone is going bullish on AI stocks.
What's a smell trademark, anyway?
In today’s episode on 27th November 2025, we tell you how Japanese tyre-maker Sumitomo Rubber secured legal approval for a rose-scented tyre as a trad...
India’s new Labour Codes explained
In today’s episode on 26th November 2025, we break down India’s biggest labour reform in 75 years, and what it actually means for your job, your salar...
When ORS didn’t mean ORS
In today’s episode on 25th November 2025, we explain how sugary drinks are finally banned from calling themselves ORS and why it took so long for the...
Can LIC be India’s sovereign wealth fund?
In today’s episode on 24th November 2025, we look at why India doesn’t have a sovereign wealth fund*, why some people think Life Insurance Corporation...
Understanding the economics behind India’s egg prices
In today’s Finshots, we take you on a tour of India’s egg industry and explain how the eggs many of us consume are priced.
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The battle for BYJU’s remains
In today’s episode on 19th November 2025, we talk about why BYJU’s parent company is finding bidders despite being under insolvency proceedings and mo...
Making sense of India's first ever LPG import deal with the US
In today’s episode on 18th November 2025, we break down India’s first-ever structured, long-term contract to source 10% of its LPG from the US, and wh...
Why Softbank sold its golden goose
In today’s episode on 17th November 2025, we talk about Softbank’s recent stake sale of Nvidia, and what it plans to do with the proceeds through the...
The ₹150-crore prop-trading scam
In today’s episode on 15th November 2025, we break down one of the wildest prop-trading blow-ups in recent times that ran on fake terminals, insane le...
How digital gold became India's favourite unregulated investment
In today’s episode on 14th November 2025, we dive into why digital gold became such a popular product even though it remains unregulated.
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What SEBI’s new AIF rules mean
In today’s episode on 13th November 2025, we talk about SEBI’s latest consultation paper on Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and what the new chang...
The PhysicsWallah IPO explained
In today’s episode on 12th November 2025, we break down the PhysicsWallah IPO which opens for subscription today and closes on November 13th, 2025.
India wants its own stablecoin?
In today’s episode on 12th November 2025, we tell you why India is now rooting for its own stablecoin.
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The Tata Trusts saga explained
In today’s episode on 10th November 2025, we break down the unfolding saga at Tata Trusts where legacy, leadership, and power are all being tested.
What happened to all the T+0 excitement?
In today’s episode on 7th November 2025, we tell you why SEBI has indefinitely extended the deadline for stockbrokers to be fully ready for T+0 settle...
A breakthrough that might break the internet
In today’s episode on 6th November 2025, we take a look at how a chip named Willow recently proved that reliable quantum computing is not science fict...
Bankim Brahmbhatt and the $500 million lesson in lending against thin air
In today’s Finshots, we tell you how HPS Investment Partners, a recently acquired firm under BlackRock, got scammed out of half a billion dollars.
The Groww IPO explained
In today’s episode on 4th November 2025, we break down Groww’s IPO, which opens for subscription today and closes on Friday (November 7th, 2025).
Why mutual funds will soon cost less
In today’s episode on 3rd November 2025, we break down the SEBI consultation paper on mutual funds asset management charges.
The Lenskart IPO explained
In today’s episode on 31st October 2025, we break down the Lenskart Solutions IPO, which opens for subscription today (October 31st) and closes on Nov...
The Orkla India (MTR Foods) IPO
In today’s episode on 30th October 2025, we talk about the Orkla India IPO, better known as the parent company of MTR Foods, Eastern and Rasoi Magic,...
What you need to know about loans against silver
In today’s episode on 29th October 2025, we break down the RBI’s new rules on lending against silver and why everyone is so upbeat about it.
SEBI wants mutual funds to stop chasing pre-IPO deals
In today’s episode on 28th October 2025, we try to explain why mutual funds can no longer access the pre-IPO market.
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RBL’s ticket to the big leagues
In today’s episode on 27th October 2025, we explore why Dubai’s Emirates NBD is placing a $3 billion bet on RBL Bank.
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How reliant is the Indian pharma industry on China?
In today’s episode on 24th October 2025, we tell you why the world’s pharmacy still needs China’s chemistry and what India can do to catch up.
What’s up with the new EPFO rules?
In today’s episode on 23rd October 2025, we tell you about the new Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation rules and the tug‑of‑war between discipline...
Can India really grow at 6.6% like the IMF says?
In today’s episode on 22nd October 2025, we discuss whether the IMF’s growth projections are accurate and if India can grow at the rate it projects.
The CERC-IEX insider trading saga explained
In today’s episode on 21st October 2025, we tell you how an IEX insider trading scandal managed to slip out from inside the walls of CERC, India’s pow...
Should you just 'index and chill'?
In today’s episode on 17th October 2025, we take a look at active versus passive investing. That’s it.
Why is everyone talking about the fall of Bira 91?
In today’s Finshots, we tell you why Bira 91, the brand that once ruled India’s craft beer market, is slowly fizzling out… and whether it can be reviv...