Antitrust & Travel Platforms: China’s market regulator fined and confiscated about $770m from Trip.com Group for online hotel-booking monopoly abuses, ordering refunds to hotels and requiring rectification and public disclosure. Semiconductors & AI Supply Chain: China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies priced a record Shanghai IPO to fund DRAM expansion as AI-driven memory demand boosts pricing power; meanwhile Reuters says Intel and AMD are locking Chinese server customers into longer-term CPU purchase commitments amid steep price rises. Consumer Goods Pricing Shock: Iran-war disruptions are pushing up Diet Coke costs in India as aluminium can supply tightens, with Coca-Cola shifting to pricier larger cans and rethinking packaging. Auto Costs & New Models: Maruti Suzuki raised prices up to ₹30,000 after West Asia crisis-linked cost pressure, while launching the updated Brezza with new powertrain options. Retail Real Estate: Hyderabad is seeing a wave of mall development, with developers betting on high occupancy and continued growth in organised retail. Banking Convenience: India’s CKYC 2.0 will let banks and insurers share a common customer ID from August, reducing repeated KYC for consumers. Electronics Manufacturing: India’s electronics manufacturing hit Rs 13.11 lakh crore in 2025-26, with mobile phones driving output and exports. FMCG Earnings: Tata Consumer Products posted strong Q1 FY27 results, with net profit up ~29% YoY to ₹427 crore. Food Safety: Australia issued a recall for Yumbah Greenlip Abalone after brevetoxin contamination.