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Did you miss these updates on Oxford University-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine?
March 05, 2021 03:34 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource:Viacheslav Lopatin,Shutterstock Summary German vaccination authority has given the green light to Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in seniors. Canada has received the initial shots of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 v...

Tsunami alert lifted in NZ, residents asked to return to homes
March 05, 2021 02:31 PM AEDT| By RomaSource: FocusDzign ,Shutterstock Summary With Tsunami warning subsided, people asked to return to homes in New Zealand. This comes after a series of earthquakes gave rise to Tsunami threats in North Island. Though Tsunami warning is over...

NZ to Vaccinate South Auckland & Tamaki Makaurau Residents Soon
March 05, 2021 02:14 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource:solarseven ,Shutterstock With just around 9,431 receiving the first shot of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine as on Tuesday (2 March), New Zealand is all set to administer the vaccine to the other priority groups. Source: Copyright © 2...

4 Foreign Stocks Hitting It Out Of The Park In The US
March 05, 2021 01:56 PM AEDT| By Mark O'Donnellbled as it firmly establishes itself as the go-to e-Commerce brand across South America. Investors have typically been conservative while acquiring foreign stocks, preferring to stick with home-based businesses. Source: © Danp68 | Megapi...

US Stocks End Lower Amid Recovery Woes, Mortgage Rate Spike
March 05, 2021 08:46 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media Pty Ltd. Summary S&P 500 was down 1.34%, Dow Jones shed 1.11%, and NASDAQ plunged 2.11%. Ten-year treasury bond yields were up 5.33% to 1.548 on Thursday. The 30-year mortgage rates rose...

Meme Stocks Can Backfire, Just Look At Hertz
March 05, 2021 03:35 AM AEDT| By AnujSource: JomNicha, Shutterstock Before the Reddit-fueled rally of 2021, retail traders had heavily boosted the penny stocks of bankrupt rental car firm Hertz Global Holdings (HTZGQ:US, OTCPK: HTZGQ) in 2020 to reap maximum profits. Fast forward to T...
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Why Google Won’t Look For User Cookies Any More?
March 04, 2021 08:23 PM AEDT| By Ipsita Sarkarogle accounted for more than half of all global digital ad spending last year. Google won’t be prying on your browsing history after all. The California-based company said on Wednesday that it will stop tracking people’s internet dat...

What’s fuelling the surge in Bond Yields?
March 04, 2021 06:31 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Mediaof jobs with policies potentially enhancing the positive sentiment in the market. The surge in US treasury yields has impacted global economies, stirring the pot for already vulnerable international markets. The sudden increase in the 10-year tr...

Mitsubishi Express Receives Lowest Ever Zero Star Rating by ANCAP
March 04, 2021 05:53 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Mediao other Mitsubishi fleet since buyers demand 5-star ratings while making purchases. Source: Copyright © 2021 Kalkine Media Pty Ltd ‘Mitsubishi Express’ was unveiled last year, and has become the first car in the history of Au...

SpaceX’s Starship prototype explodes after a seemingly successful landing
March 04, 2021 02:54 PM AEDT| By Aayushn Musk plans to send people to Mars by as soon as 2023 via these starships. Space Exploration Technology Corporation (SpaceX) had yet another flub that involved its Starship rocket prototype. On Wednesday, SpaceX’s unmanned rocket prototyp...

Are Cruise-Ship Stocks Turning Bullish In 2021?
March 04, 2021 12:55 PM AEDT| By Mark O'DonnellSource:Smit,Shutterstock Summary Positive indicators are towing Cruise stocks into bullish territory. Royal Caribbean will begin cruising out of Israel with vaccinated passenger in May. Carnival expects to return 24 liners into service by the...

US Stocks Continue To Fall On Fed Policy Worries, Bond Yields
March 04, 2021 08:39 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: Phongphan ,Shutterstock Summary S&P 500 dropped 1.31%, Dow Jones shed 0.39%, and NASDAQ plunged 2.70%. Treasury bond sell-offs spike market volatility, trigger inflation worries. The 10-year US Treasury bond yield surged 3.67...

Problems galore for Kiwis during Auckland’s COVID-19 lockdown
March 04, 2021 12:10 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: Nhemz, Shutterstock Summary Auckland was put under another lockdown, prompted by a coronavirus case who has been infectious for a week but did not go in quarantine. Auckland power outage postponed by Vector Limited but the Company woul...

NZ Super Fund announces Catherine Drayton as Chair while staying positive on its investment approach
March 03, 2021 06:20 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: kan_chana, Shutterstock Coronavirus pandemic led to several challenges and resulted in a turbulent year for financial markets. In spite of the pandemic’s damaging impact, the Guardians of NZ Superannuation stays positive in its long-te...

Cipla Join Hands With Alvotech For Distribution Of Medicines in AU and NZ
March 03, 2021 06:16 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: funnyangel, Shutterstock India’s leading pharmaceutical company, Cipla notified on 2 March 2021 that its subsidiary Cipla Gulf FZ LCC (popularly known as Cipla Gulf) has entered a strategic alliance with Iceland domiciled Alvotec...

Which Stocks Are Searched By The Retail Investors For investment?
March 03, 2021 03:59 PM AEDT| By Mark O'DonnellSource:Mihai_Andritoiu,Shutterstock The retail activism on the US stock exchanges has continued into March as well. It all started with GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) in January but has not stopped there. Source: © Brodogg1313 | Megapixl.com The...

Electric Vehicles: 6 Stocks To Watch Out For in 2021 Apart From Tesla
March 03, 2021 02:13 PM AEDT| By Mark O'DonnellSource: Smile Fight,Shutterstock Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is the highest-selling EV brand in the world, and an investor’s favourite. Tesla stock has risen 370% in the past year. On 2 March, Tesla last traded at US$686.44, declining b...

Ant Group Rekindles IPO Hopes
March 03, 2021 01:39 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: VideoFlow,Shutterstock Summary Ant Group is working towards a short-term liquidity solution for employees. The top management has confirmed its intention of getting the company listed after resolving issues with authorities....

Chinese hackers breach Microsoft email security
March 03, 2021 01:36 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource:Volodymyr,Shutterstock Summary Microsoft confirms of being targeted by supposedly a state-sponsored hackers’ group from China. In an attempt to conduct cyberespionage, hackers exploited the flaws in Microsoft email sof...

US Stocks End Lower On Lingering Worries Over Volatility, Recovery
March 03, 2021 08:47 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: Sodel Vladyslav,Shutterstock Summary S&P 500 dropped 0.81%, Dow Jones plunged 0.46%, and NASDAQ shed 1.69%. Most industry sectors that were up in the previous session declined on Tuesday. Ten-year US Treasury Bond yields dropped 2...