EQ Saturday Sapience #93

Equity Intelligence 16th November 2024

Why quick commerce is working only in India, Consumption preferences in the Indian middle class, especially the young, are changing, People who want to do more to fight climate change and those who want to do less tend to have one thing in common. Both sides agree that decarbonising the world economy will be dauntingly expensive but that may not be so,  Cyberattacks are fast becoming the number one challenge in the connected world.

  • From tea leaves to iPhones, the country’s quick-commerce platforms are reshaping urban retail while proving sceptics wrong about their viability… Read more
  • The narrative that India’s middle class is shrinking due to soft FMCG demand is completely misleading. In reality, the middle class is expanding. The young generation is consuming and saving much wiser than the older generation, reflecting a shift in financial consciousness… Read more
  • The energy transition will be much cheaper than you think. Most analysts overestimate energy demand and underestimate technological advances… Read more
  • A mind-boggling 600 million cyberattacks are conducted daily, and artificial intelligence (AI) can play a critical role in securing billions of electronic devices by assessing attack patterns and developing autonomous defences over time, a senior Microsoft official said… Read more
  • “Charlie and I spend a lot of time thinking about things that could hit us out of the blue that other people don’t include in their thinking. And we may miss some opportunities because of that, but we feel it’s essential when managing other people’s money or, for that matter, managing our own money.” —Warren Buffett