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What is value-based pricing in healthcare?
July 29, 2021 12:10 AM EDT| By Tripti JoshiSummary Value-based pricing in the healthcare sector can offer patients access to better health services and treatments at a lower cost. In healthcare value-based pricing, the value of relevant drugs, components or services is identified, measu.....
Big Tech crushes earnings estimates: How have their shares reacted?
July 29, 2021 12:06 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThree big tech companies – Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) – with a combined worth of over US$5 trillion, announced their second quarter results on Tuesday. All the three compa...
Bitcoin hits US$40,000; how high can it go in 2021?
July 28, 2021 10:03 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanBitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple coins - largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation. When the world’s largest cryptocurrency – Bitcoin -- crashed below the US$30,000-mark on 20 July 2021, no one would have thought that it would...
Nasdaq edges up on tech earnings boost
July 28, 2021 05:49 PM EDT| By Sanjeeb BaruahThe tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index closed higher on Wednesday, July 28, a day after big technology companies like Google, Apple, and Microsoft posted strong quarterly earnings, while the blue-chip S&P 500 and the Dow Jones saw small gains in a...
How have cryptocurrencies turned around since Musk’s U-turn?
July 28, 2021 03:41 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanAfter the world’s largest cryptocurrency – Bitcoin – crashed below the US$30,000 mark, analysts started giving their verdict on its future direction. There were two schools of thought at that point in time: one argued that Bitcoin...
Explaining Project Pegasus: What you need to know about snooping right under your nose
July 28, 2021 12:06 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanLast week, when the Project Pegasus news story was broken by a consortium of media houses across the world, many were left flabbergasted. The shock wasn’t because of the way the espionage was conducted. In the intelligence gathering circles, a...
Multiple Hong Kong indices dip in bear zone
July 27, 2021 09:24 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanMultiple indices on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) have crashed deep into the bear zone as China continues its purge on tech companies – most of which are listed on the HKEX. Two indices in particular – Hang Seng Tech Index and Hang...
US indices slip, weighed down by technology, consumer stocks
July 27, 2021 06:01 PM EDT| By Sanjeeb BaruahBenchmark US indices drifted from their recent gains on Tuesday, July 27, dragged down by technology and consumer stocks, even as Q2 earnings reports of big companies trickled in. The S&P 500 fell 0.47% to 4,401.46. The Dow Jones shed 0.24% to 3...
Lending before COVID-19 was sub-par: This is what write-offs across APAC convey
July 27, 2021 04:57 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanRight from the start of the pandemic, rating agencies and experts had warned that bad loans will see a surge – a fact that holds true when incomes get truncated in the face of a once-in-a-century pandemic. However, along with the expected surg...
APAC markets a mixed bag; HK tech sell-off continues
July 27, 2021 12:25 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe equity markets in Asia Pacific region traded mixed on Tuesday, as tech shares in Hong Kong continued to be under pressure from investors. On Tuesday morning, shares of Chinese tech giant Tencent – which faced regulatory action by the Chi.....
Earnings on tap for Big Tech: What to expect
July 26, 2021 11:18 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanOn Tuesday, after the market close, three of the top four most-valued companies in the US – Alphabet, Microsoft, and Apple – would announce their quarterly results. The collective valuation of these three companies is over US$4 trillion....
Tesla races past a milestone, hits US$1 billion in revenues for first time
July 26, 2021 08:33 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanAmerican electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has breached the US$1 billion mark in the quarterly earning for the first time in its history. The company overnight reported a net profit of US$1.14 billion for the quarter ending 30 June 2021...
Wall Street stocks end flat ahead of big tech earnings week
July 26, 2021 05:48 PM EDT| By Sanjeeb BaruahUS stocks closed flat on Monday, July 26, as investors seemed to have taken a break ahead of a busy earnings week with many big technology giants like Amazon, Google and Facebook are lining up for second-quarter reporting. The S&P 500 was up 0.2...
How have APAC currencies stacked up against the US dollar this year?
July 26, 2021 02:53 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe foreign exchange rate of any country is a key determinant of the economic health of that country. As most currencies are globally pegged against the US Dollar, hence the currency of a particular country starts depreciating in times of economic tu...
What is happening in APAC markets?
July 25, 2021 11:47 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanLast week was a volatile one for the Asia Pacific (APAC) equity markets. On one hand, the equities across the region tried to follow the cues of Wall Street, while, on the other hand, domestic woes weighed heavy. The primary woes, that impacted the...
What’s impeding global vaccination drive? Debunking myths about COVID-19 vaccines
July 25, 2021 11:15 PM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Vaccination has been a game-changing tool in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 3.6 billion people have been successfully vaccinated across the globe. Rising concerns about vaccine safety have triggered countless challenges.....
Why is China tightening the noose for tech companies?
July 25, 2021 10:24 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe crackdown by the Chinese government on its tech companies has been making headlines for about 10 months now. In the latest bout of crackdown, the Chinese anti-trust regulator – State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) – impo...
Chinese government cracks down on Tencent
July 25, 2021 03:04 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe Chinese communist government has cracked down on multinational technology conglomerate holding company – Tencent Holding Ltd – in a stated goal of restoring fair competition in the market. The State Administration for Market Regulati...
COVID-19 has a new epicentre; and that is worrying
July 25, 2021 01:09 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanAs COVID-19 pandemic seems unrelenting, it has found new epicentre: a yet another country in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region – Indonesia. In the past one month, the archipelago on the top of Australia has reported 1.07 million fresh COVID-19 ca...
How are M&As shaping the Australian oil and gas industry?
July 24, 2021 10:12 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Oil prices were on the move with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting the business of many Australian companies. With disruptions in the demand market, With M&As to shrink focus on core and profitable operations or expand c.....
