Global Business, Healthcare/Marijuana, Markets, Politics Pharma Companies Generate $90B From Best Selling Drugs of 2018 The top 10 best selling drugs in 2018 generated $90 billion in revenues for large pharma companies
Global Business, Politics, Technology These Countries Are Pushing For Censored Internet With upcoming elections, countries like India, China and Nigeria are proposing censorship controls in place to limit connectivity and access for their citizens.
Global Business, Technology Tesla Dominates EV Market in 2018 EV sales surged 74% in 2018 to a total 1.26M around the world. Tesla had two of the best selling EVs in the top 5.
Global Business Recreational Drug Prices Are Up Around The World Bloomberg’s “Vice Index” tracks the price of recreational drugs around the world. In the US, street drug prices are up 40%.
Global Business, Markets, Politics OPEC+ Countries Falling Short on Oil Production Cuts Nations that vowed to cut oil production have not lived up to their word. The oversupply of oil has caused the commodity to fall 27% from a September 2018 peaks
Global Business, Markets Automakers Facing Bleak Prospects in Major Markets Auto sales are down in China due to a slowing economy and US trade war. In Europe and North America, competitive threats from ride-sharing services have lowered the need for owning a vehicle
Global Business, Politics, Technology Security Concerns and International Disputes Slowing 5G Rollout Rolling out in 2019 & 2020, 5G, the fifth generation wireless system will succeed 4G, which was first introduced in 2009.
Global Business, Technology With IPO Nearing, People Spent $50B on Ubers in 2018 Uber reported that total bookings for its ride-service and food-delivery businesses rose 45% from 2017. The company generated $11.3B in revenue by taking its cut, but failed to show a profit.
Global Business, Healthcare/Marijuana, Markets The Biggest Cancer Company Of 2018 May Lose Its Throne in 2019 Roche was the best selling oncology company of 2018, with double the sales of second place Celgene.
Global Business, Markets, Politics Renewable Energy Is The Future, But Do We Have Enough Resources to Fuel It? EV and renewable energy are progressing, but we are far away from having the necessary technology to make these the widespread standards.
