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On a sticky wicket: Can Cricket bounce back to blockbuster form after COVID-19?
May 18, 2021 06:27 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Governments in cricket-playing nations worldwide have relaxed restrictions, somewhat allowing smaller crowds into stadiums worldwide. But the hit to the bottom line for every national cricket association is crushingly undeniable. The Ch.....
Elon Musk Superseded as the World’s Second Richest Person
May 18, 2021 04:30 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaOn Monday, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk lost his position as the second richest person in the world as LVMH Chairman, Bernard Arnault, took the spot. Elon Musk drops to 3rd in the list of the wealthiest people in the world (Source: © J.....
APAC markets trading in green; Taiwan bounces back
May 18, 2021 02:44 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe equity markets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region were mostly trading in green on Tuesday as Taiwan led the pack with a sharp rebound. The Taiwan Weighted Index surged 4.90% on Tuesday, after a nearly 3% drop on Monday amid rising concerns over.....
COVID-19: WHO warns against ‘pandemic is over’ mindset, flags vaccine shortage
May 17, 2021 11:49 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over despite decline in the global numbers in the past two weeks. “There’s a huge disconnect growing where in some countries with the highest vaccina.....
Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ fame has bet US$534 million against Tesla
May 17, 2021 09:07 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanMicheal Burry, the investor famous for foreseeing the subprime mortgage crisis and profiting from it, has a short position worth US$534 million against the electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), a regulatory filing has revealed. According.....
China’s retail sales numbers paint a dismal picture
May 17, 2021 02:34 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe world’s second largest economy, China, seems to be grappling with a sluggish economic recovery as consumer spending grew far lesser than expected. According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the retail sales in t.....
APAC markets open mixed as investors await Chinese datasets
May 16, 2021 10:54 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanSummary Monday morning was a mixed bag for APAC markets. Taiwan weighted index is down 1.63% -- the worst performer. Dow Jones New Zealand is up 1% -- the best performer. The Asia Pacific share markets opened on a mixed note on Monday, as.....
Is COVID-19 wave on the ebb? Signs of relief as cases decline
May 16, 2021 09:51 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe COVID-19 pandemic is seen easing out across the globe, as fresh infections in India have been dwindling for four days on the trot now. On Sunday, the world reported 529,851 fresh cases of the highly contagious virus – its lowest level in.....
Has Tesla dumped Bitcoin holdings? Elon Musk drops a hint
May 16, 2021 08:39 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanBillionaire Elon Musk on Sunday night hinted that Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) might have dumped its holdings in the world’s largest cryptocurrency – Bitcoin. This triggered a 12% crash in Bitcoin prices from the 24-hour high. Musk’s .....
Israel-Palestine Conflict: Biden Calls For De-Escalation
May 16, 2021 03:41 AM EDT| By Kiran MuraliAmid the rising conflict between Israel and Palestine, the US President, Joe Biden, spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on May 15. President Biden supported Israel’s right to defend itself...
Cyberattack hits Colonial Pipeline, chokes US East Coast fuel supply
May 14, 2021 01:35 PM EDT| By Nitish KumarLast week, the world witnessed a major cyberattack on a US fuel pipeline that stymied the supply of gasoline and diesel on the east coast of the mighty United States. Colonial Pipeline, the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the U.....
APAC markets open mostly in green on Wall Street cues
May 14, 2021 01:36 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe Asia Pacific (APAC) markets opened mostly in green on Friday, following the Wall Street rally overnight. The Japanese shares were the biggest gainers in the region, with Nikkei225 up 2.3%, having wiped most of the losses it made in the Thursda.....
Will Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) Prices Cross the Hurdle on Charts?
May 14, 2021 01:25 AM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) has outperformed the index and generated ~16.01 percent returns in the last 3 months. On the daily chart, CVX’s prices are moving in a horizontal channel pattern and taking support from the 100-period Sim.....
US tax sleuths, justice dept set to probe Binance: Reports
May 14, 2021 12:43 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanOne of world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance is facing investigation from the US Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department, reports said. The probing officials have asked for detailed information from individuals with insight.....
Coinbase rides the crypto boom to hit over US$1 billion in revenue
May 13, 2021 11:47 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanCoinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN), a US-based holding company for an cryptocurrency exchange platform by the same name, has reported 9.45 times jump in its revenue as it surged past the $US1 billion-mark in quarterly revenue. The company reported .....
Bears grip APAC markets on inflation woes
May 13, 2021 01:07 AM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe bears seem to have gripped the Asia Pacific (APAC) markets for the second day on the trot, driven by the fears of rate hikes by the central banks. All the indices in the region, save the Taiwanese markets, were trading in red. The Taiwan Weigh.....
Bitcoin crashes as Tesla does a U-turn on the largest crypto
May 12, 2021 11:00 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe Palo Alto-headquartered electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) will stop using Bitcoin as payment mode for car purchases, CEO Elon Musk has said in a tweet. The price of Bitcoin, has since crashed by 15.8% and is trading below the US$5.....
COVID-19 continues to hammer India; global cases decline
May 12, 2021 09:31 PM EDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in India continues to test the limits of the country’s healthcare system, even as the global situation has visibly improved. In last seven days, the fresh cases reported by India – the new epicentre .....
Amazon Dodges US$300 Million EU Tax Order
May 12, 2021 07:23 PM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary European judges noted that the European Commission failed to show proof of preferential treatment to Amazon by Luxembourg. European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager had filed the tax evasion case against Amazon. In 2020,.....
US Consumer Prices Rise By 4.2%, The Fastest Pace Since 2008
May 12, 2021 05:55 PM EDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe US Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key gauge for changes in commodity and services prices, rose 4.2% in April, compared to the same period a year ago, as demand for various goods surged amid a significant improvement in the economy following the .....
