Cockroaches 1, Modi 0: India’s remarkable protests

The resignation of India’s education minister was a stunning capitulation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The Cockroach Janta Party, a fast-growing youth movement, has the upper hand for now. So-called macro trading is hard: even with advance knowledge of events, neither man nor machine seems to make much money. And hunting the mosaics of Invader, an anonymous French street artist.

Guests and host:

• Kira Huju, Asia correspondent
• Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent
• Caitlin Talbot, digital culture correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• India, Cockroach Janta Party, protest, Narendra Modi
• macro trading, retail investing
• Invader, Flashinvader, street art

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