United Breweries And Carlsberg Fined By India Antitrust Body For Price Fixing

In a case involving cartelisation of beer pricing in India, the country’s antitrust watchdog levied a penalty of $102 million on Heineken-controlled beer giant United Breweries and $16 million on the local subsidiary of Denmark’s Carlsberg on Friday. The ruling follows a lengthy inquiry that began in 2018, with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) searching…

The Global Chip Shortage Is A ‘Short-Term’ Issue, Says Tesla’s Elon Musk

according to Elon Musk, CEO of the United States based electric vehicle maker Tesla, stated on Friday that the continuing semiconductor shortage problem being faced throughout the world will be resolved by next year. The tech entrepreneur believes the chip scarcity is a “short-term” issue rather than a long-term one. “There’s a lot of chip fabrication plants that…

Afghanistan Threats Against Bring US And Pakistan Face-To-Face

The Taliban’s capture of Kabul has heightened mutual animosity between the United States and Pakistan, two ostensible partners who have clashed over Afghanistan. However, both parties continue to rely on one another. With the Biden administration searching for alternative ways to combat terrorist threats in Afghanistan, it is likely to come back to Pakistan, which…

Nike Lowers Sales Estimate For Full Year And Warns Of Delays In Holiday Season

Nike Inc on Thursday cut its fiscal 2022 sales expectations and said it expects delays during the holiday shopping season, blaming a supply chain crunch that has left it with soaring freight costs and products stuck in transit. Months-long factory closures in Vietnam, where about half of all Nike footwear is manufactured, have piled more…

India’s Ride Hailing Firm Ola Bets On E-Bikes To Flying Cars For Mobility Future

India’s Ola plans to produce kick scooters, e-bikes, drones and even flying cars under its future mobility scheme to help meet the country’s transport needs, the company’s founder Bhavish Agarwal said in a blogpost on Thursday. Ola, backed by Japan’s Softbank Group, is building what it calls a “New Mobility” ecosystem which will include mobility…

GM Strikes Partnership With Chinese Autonomous Driving Startup Momenta

General Motors Co announced on Thursday that it will make an investment of $300 million in the Chinese self-driving startup Momenta for developing self-driving technology for the American company’s future models in China, marking the company’s first such partnership in the world’s largest vehicle market. Momenta is one of the few firms in China with…

Millions More Pfizer-BionTech Vaccines Shots To Be Donated By US To Poorer Countries

Pfizer and BioNTech will donate 500 million additional doses of their Covid-19 vaccines to the United States government which will then be rerouted to poorer countries.  Wednesday’s announcement expands on the existing agreement between the U.S. government and the companies to supply additional vaccine doses at no-profit prices to less-advantaged countries. This brings the total…