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Iran just blocked the busiest oil highway on Earth, Strait of Hormuz. To put that in context, 20% of the world’s oil and gas move through this narrow lane every day. And because there is no real alternative route if it gets blocked, energy agencies rightfully call it one of the world’s most critical chokepoints. But why should you care? Because oil is unlike any other commodity. It affects petrol, diesel, electricity generation, manufacturing, transport, food prices and even government budgets. If supply through Hormuz slows or stops, prices jump instantly because markets price in risk before shortages even happen. For India specifically, nearly half of India’s crude imports move through this route. So when prices go up: • Fuel becomes more expensive • Goods cost more to produce and transport • Food and travel inflation rise • Governments have to spend more on oil imports Follow along @FinFloww for more updates on how this new-age gulf war will affect you.

A cameraman is clearly visible in this shot from Dhurandhar the Revenge But how could the King of Peak Detailing, Aditya Dhar, make such a silly mistake? You can see the same thing in The Dark Knight. Or in the Matrix. And even in Harry Potter. These are mistakes that deliberately stayed in. The question is why? Aren’t directors like Nolan, and even Dhar, obsessed with removing imperfection? Actually, NO. See, films aren’t products where polishing every edge makes them better. When you enter a theatre, you know whatever’s being shown is an illusion, Yet to make you feel it’s real, The film has to preserve something deeper than visual neatness. It's capturing the moment and preserving the integrity of that moment first. Authenticity is true perfection for filmmakers. Dhar could have easily reshot the scene from another angle. But thank god he didn’t! Because that preserved the raw build-up of emotions between Jassii and Pinda. Fixing a micro-second glitch meant risking to dilute that lived-in feeling. And who knows, this might not be a mistake at all, But the artist’s’ flair And a subtle homage by Aditya Dhar, the king of peak detailing! To another master of the craft, Christopher Nolan. If you want more such pieces on your feed, follow @FinFloww.

When asked about buying an IPL franchise in Nikhil Kamath’s podcast, Kumar Mangalam Birla said he’s not really into it because it’s a question of capital allocation. There’s better opportunities elsewhere. Probably what changed is the fact that RCB’s brand at the $2 B mark might be a great value buy.

RCB might have to change its name. Because the name Royal Challengers Bengaluru was supposed to promote the Royal Challenge Whiskey sold by its current owner Diageo. But now RCB is on sale. And whoever buys it next will end up in a dilemma. It's the legacy trap Vijay Mallya set at the start of the IPL. If the new owners keep the name Royal Challengers Bengaluru, they’ll basically be running a free marketing campaign. That too for an alcohol brand they don’t even own. But if they change it, they risk a steep collapse in brand value. Because you can’t recreate the same connection fans built with the original name.  At least not that fast. But there’s a way around this problem. See, most people relate with the abbreviation RCB. So why not retain that but change the full form to Royal Champions of Bengaluru. It’ll take away the explicit connection with Royal Challenge whiskey. And it's actually the perfect way to describe the team’s journey. Because when they are already the reigning champions of IPL, there’s no better time for Royal Challengers to become the Royal Champions of Bengaluru.

RCB sold to Birlas! Great move.

Suddenly tax season doesn’t feel that bad anymore.

This T20 World Cup without Rohit and Virat is already more successful! We are not saying this, the data is. JioHotstar saw an 81% increase in its unique viewers from the 2024 edition. But when most people think this T20 World Cup has no hype and the 2 year cycle has killed its charm, then how is it doing so well? A few years ago, ICC saw that even though the hype for their world cup was high, it was limited to major clashes like India VS Pakistan. Not the tournament as a whole, like the FIFA World Cup. So, to make the Cricket World Cup truly a World Cup, they first had to increase the participating nations in the tournament. But with the big teams dominating, wouldn’t most games become one-sided? That’s why they chose the T20 World Cup for global expansion. Because at its core, T20 as a format is intrinsically volatile. Which means a USA beating Pakistan or a Zimbabwe beating Australia is highly probable. That volatility makes even the viewers who’d only watch their home matches expect upsets and follow the entire World Cup. This converts high-attention markets like India into broadcast revenue, and reinvests that capital to grow cricket in the emerging nations, creating more exciting matches. And having it every 2 years instead of 4 makes this global expansion of cricket even faster.

Flipkart is sponsoring Namibia’s jersey in this T20 World Cup But why is a local Indian e-commerce company sponsoring the jersey of a nation where it doesn’t even operate? You see, 90% of cricket viewers are Indians. Most people who’ll watch the T20 World Cup will be Indians, even if it’s some other country’s match. So to be in front of them, you don’t need to buy the super expensive jersey slot of the Indian team. You can simply buy any other country’s jersey slot which is much cheaper. In fact, it’s better for Flipkart. Indians are more drawn to companies that are global brands. So when we see their logo on the Namibia’s jersey, it would cement a local brand as a global brand in our minds. That’s brilliant because it’s like ek teer se do nishane. This has actually happened before with Nandini Dairy sponsoring Ireland and Amul sponsoring USA’s jerseys. And it's definitely not a coincidence that all of them very smartly sponsor teams that are in India’s group. If you want more such pieces on your feed, follow @FinFloww for more.

@stuartfanning1 You guys still at broadcasting? Most Indians (yes including the poor) watch sports on JioHotstar on their smartphones. And yes, they all can afford that much. Looks like the digital wave didn’t hit you :)

@FinFloww Yes the middle class in India will watch but can the poor afford Star Sports? I think not.

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@FinFloww Flipkart is not an Indian company it is owned by walmart

@MakeForBharat Flipkart operates only in India. Making it a local Indian company. Doesn’t matter who owns it.

@FinFloww ~77% owned by Walmart, so it is not a local Indian company

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Flipkart 🤝 Namibia? We’ve seen the chatter. All your “WHY?” gets answered in this video. ▶️

Budget is incomplete without this banger

Indian government bans 10 min delivery! And Blinkit has quickly dropped the service with most other companies joining them soon. So, what will happen now? What most people couldn’t understand is that the 10 min model is an internal model of most these companies to be able to setup bases or dark stores perfectly in data driven ways that it’s possible for delivery in 10 minutes. This was supposedly (as per claims from the companies itself) not a direction or incentive on the rider itself to deliver in 10 minutes or fastest he can. If you want to compare the model, you can compare this to the McDonald’s model. Yes, the food there is being made faster than most other restaurants combined, but it’s not like they are pushing their chefs and cooks to cook faster, it’s just that the processes and SOPs (standard operating procedures) have been laid in a way that it ensures food in a few minutes or as soon as you order. What happens now to Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart, Flipkart Minutes, Amazon Now, Big Basket? They’ll basically not be banning the service but removing the 10-min or ultra fast delivery claim. All other things will work as it is because when you order, they’re not going to delay the delivery even if they can deliver fast right? But how does that move change anything? If certain companies have been internally putting pressure on their riders to fulfil the order in 10 minutes or faster (instead of strengthening their dark-store network) to compete with already established players, they’ll perish. But most importantly we think it’ll remove the unreal expectation from certain consumers who don’t think of riders as human. What do you think will happen?

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Uttar Pradesh ranks 2nd in India in the number of people earning over ₹1 crore per annum!! But why do you think UP has more crore-plus earners than Karnataka (home to India’s Silicon Valley Bengaluru) & Gujarat ( India’s business hub) combined? In fact, more than every other state except Maharashtra??

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Dhurandhar could be the last big film you watch in theatres! But when it’s actually reviving Bollywood, how is that possible? Here’s why both Bollywood & Hollywood are scared of what Netflix is about to do next: