Economics

Memes Are Now For Sale

Over this past decade, we’ve seen a lot of new things pop up, all thanks to blockchain. From virtually untraceable currencies which have now reached all time highs with having 0 intrinsic value, to digitally created artwork that can be electronically signed with a non-duplicable signature, there definitely has been a lot of talk. NFTs, …

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GameStop’s Stonks

Recently, the words Reddit, r/WallStreetBets, GME and “stonks” have been in the limelight for quite some time, and have ultimately risen as the bane of two major hedge funds on Wall Street, and it is they who are responsible for making the hedge funds go “sToNkS?” So, let’s retrace the story which shares the likeness …

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Lithium: The New Gold

Over the past few decades, the technological sector has been the pioneer of innovation as well as economic growth. The fact is only further proved when we look at the indices of various stock exchanges across the world, and see that it has been companies like Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple that have generated …

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Stimulus 3.0: India’s Attempt to Salvage its Economy

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the Indian economy with irrecoverable challenges. It caused a month-long nationwide lock down which led to disruptions in the delicate domestic and international supply chains in India and caused a massive reverse migration after the initial months of Financial year 2020-21. In order to compete with rising problems and negative …

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BITCOIN: Can it Truly Disrupt the Global Economy?

The scope of this paper shall be limited to the analysis of the position of Bitcoin in our current and future financial economy. The blockchain technology on which the digital currency is based is truly revolutionary and will bring disruptive change to multiple industries in the years to come. However, for the purposes of this …

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The Vaccine Wars

The current pandemic seems to have a new glimmer of hope, now that various pharmaceutical companies have now rolled out experimental vaccines for COVID-19. These vaccines have been hailed as a Hail Mary for the current situation the world finds itself in, with the companies promising their vaccines to be without any prospective side effects, …

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Turbulent Skies

Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin Atlantic Airways, once said “If you want to be a millionaire, start with a billion dollars and launch a new airline”. A detailed study of the Indian aviation sector presents numerous thought provoking questions to us. The Indian aviation industry is standing at crossroads. A very candid opinion upon …

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Profits in the Pandemic

In the interest of containing a community spread, the imposition of lockdowns on the populace not only forced people into their homes but employees out of their jobs. Furthermore, the need to work from home and accept measures conducive to maintain public health and safety tested the adaptability to the new ‘normal’ and showcased a …

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