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The COP26 — the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference — began in Glasgow on Sunday, the 31st of October. What’s on the agenda? Well, apart from the usual climate-related talks, we could also see a bill related to climate change — one that emerging economies will be hoping to present to the more advanced economies so that they can get their business in order.

And in today’s episode for 1st November 2021, we explain why this is in many ways a call to justice

Once the darling of the stock market, this paint manufacturer hasn’t had a great run in the past year. While the Sensex is up by over 50%, Asian Paints has delivered only 30%.

And in today’s episode for October 30th 2021, we see what’s plaguing the company

On Monday evening, we had auctions for two new franchises participating in the latest edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). And one surprise bidder — a private equity firm CVC Capital Partners paid Rs 5,625 crores to snag Ahmedabad in a hotly contested auction.

But why are private equity investors interested in the IPL? Why are they putting up this kind of money? Well, in today’s episode for 29th October 2021, we explain this and more.

The Indian IPO market is red hot right now. In the first 6 months of this financial year, companies have raised around ₹63,500 crores through public listings and it could go up as high as ₹1,00,000 by the end of the financial year, with some big-ticket IPOs like Nykaa and Paytm on the cards. However, there is a small snag in the world of IPO financing and it has the potential to cool off the markets by a fair margin.

So in today’s episode for October 28th 2021, we talk about this and more

“Have you seen those crypto ads during the T20 cricket world cup?”

“I can’t believe how irresponsible those companies are”

“Chill! They’ve made it easier for people to make money. I think it’s okay”

Chances are that you’ve been a part of such conversations this week.

So, we decided to talk about advertising and crypto in today’s episode for October 27th 2021. Are these ads illegal? Is crypto illegal? What can we learn from other countries? Let’s find out.

PS - Zerodha (mentioned in this episode), through its investment fund Rainmatter Technologies is an investor in Finshots.

In today’s episode for October 26th 2021, we discuss what could be India’s biggest IPO

Let’s be clear that this isn’t a review of the PayTM IPO. Rather, it’s an explainer of how PayTM’s business has changed over the years and what its future may look like.

In October last year, you asked us to talk about stagflation and we did! It’s an environment where high inflation and low economic growth can wreak havoc on society and while there are murmurs that stagflation may be just around the corner, there are other more immediate inflationary risks that should probably concern us. So in today’s episode for October 25th, we talk about this and more.

The past week hasn’t been kind to PNBHF. The stock has lost over 15% of its value and so in today’s episode for October 23rd 2021, we see why it’s going through this rough patch. 

A global study by the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index placed India 40th out of 43 countries when rating how nations were preparing their ageing populations for retirement. So in today’s episode for October 22nd 2021, we examine the need for a strong social security system post-retirement.

In today's episode for October 21st we talk about how a privacy update created a new revenue driver for Apple