Lower-than-expected revenues from sale of its COVID-19 vaccine and treatment, Pfizer has been forced to lower revenue estimates for the full year by 13% and announce that it would cut $3.5 billion in employees and expenses. Following the development of the vaccine Comirnaty with German partner BioNTech SE and the antiviral medication Paxlovid independently, Pfizer generated record revenue in…
A powerful wave of post-pandemic spending has slowed down due to rising prices and economic uncertainty, according to luxury goods industry leader LVMH, which announced a 9% increase in third-quarter revenue on Tuesday. This represents slower growth. “After three roaring years, and outstanding years, growth is converging toward numbers that are more in line with…
In an effort to improve its software skills, AMD said that it intends to acquire the artificial intelligence firm Nod.ai. Advanced Micro Devices intends to make significant investments in the crucial software required for the company’s cutting-edge AI chips in its race to catch rival chipmaker Nvidia. Through its software and the community of software…
The World Bank announced on Monday that it is exploring methods to increase the commercial loan guarantees it offers in order to increase the amount of private finance available to developing nations. Due to the rising global interest rates and the uncertainty surrounding when the U.S. Federal Reserve will reach the conclusion of its current…
Even if no additional vows to phase out fossil fuels are made, the global coal industry might lose roughly 1 million jobs by 2050, with China and India bearing the brunt of the losses, according to new data released on Tuesday. Hundreds of labor-intensive mines are projected to close in the next decades as they…
After a surprise attack by Hamas terrorists on Israel over the weekend, major international airlines suspended or reduced aircraft services to or from Tel Aviv, saying they were waiting for safety conditions to improve. El Al, Israel’s national carrier, was an exception, adding more flights to bring back reservists from around the world to help…
Although Europe’s luxury businesses shone brightly at Paris Fashion Week, investors are rethinking their appetite for the stock market in the face of a Chinese slowdown and interest rate uncertainty. The STOXX Europe Luxury 10 index has just experienced its largest quarterly drop since 2020, after entering 2023 in vogue on prospects of a swift…
The creator of the massive online retailer Amazon, Jeff Bezos, is increasing his interest in space. He launched two test satellites for his Project Kuiper broadband mega-constellation earlier this week. In order to provide internet connections to every country in the world, Bezos plans to launch more than 3,200 spacecraft over the next five years.…
On TikTok, a campaign impersonating Omar al-Bashir, the former president of Sudan, has garnered hundreds of millions of views, adding to the internet chaos in the already-conflicted nation that has been torn apart by civil war. Since late August, an unidentified user has been uploading what it claims to be “leaked recordings” of the former…
US President Joe Biden’s administration is under pressure from some lawmakers to forbid American companies from working on a freely available chip technology that is widely used in China, opening a new front in the U.S.-China tech conflict that could fundamentally alter how the international technology sector collaborates. RISC-V, or “risk five,” is the in…
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