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Airbnb is looking to potentially raise $1 billion in an IPO by the end of the year. And while we mostly do stories on the Indian markets, we thought we would switch it up this week and do a story on something more international. So yeah, hopefully, you'll enjoy this one.

In today's Finshots, we talk about a brand new idea called "Privilege Tax".

In today’s Finshots, we talk about the merger between Lakshmi Vilas Bank and DBS Bank India.

In today’s Finshots, we talk about the problem of semantics and the rise of the plant-based milk industry.

In today's Finshots, we talk about the Simandou saga or as The Economist called it - a titanic battle between the giants of iron-ore mining for control of the world’s richest deposits.

Since everybody is talking about air pollution these days, we thought it would be prudent to discuss one of the primary contributors to this problem - Stubble Burning.

In today's Finshots, we talk about the possibility of the government regulating online streaming content

On 2nd September, Indian authorities banned the popular battle royale game PUBG alongside many other apps with links to China. However, just a couple months later, PUBG is planning to stage a comeback. So in today’s Finshots, we will look at how the saga has unfolded so far and why the gaming company is so desperate to make a re-entry.

In today's Finshots, we talk about the economic implications of a Biden Presidency.

Yesterday, drugmaker Pfizer announced that early analysis of its coronavirus vaccine trial suggested the vaccine (developed in conjunction with BioNTech) was robustly effective in preventing Covid-19. And while multiple pharma companies have released details about their own vaccines so far, there is a lot of optimism surrounding Pfizer’s announcement.

So why are people this excited you ask?