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Two decades after 9/11, the wounds are still fresh!
September 06, 2021 12:24 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights The world abided together to fight terrorism after the horrifying 9/11 terror attacks. After years of struggle to fight and combat terrorism, the Taliban captured Afghanistan once again last month. Be it the Americans or the Afghans.....
Australia’s ASX200 features among APAC top performers over last year
September 06, 2021 12:19 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanA stock market ticker shows financial gains and losses Highlights ASX200 is among the top gainers in the APAC region. Vietnam’s VN30 has emerged as the top performer across the globe. Vietnam, India, South Korea, Taiwan have performed b...
Burning Up – What is HOT Crypto?
September 06, 2021 11:50 AM AEST| By Daniel Paul JohnsHolochain’s native token – HOT – has started September off nicely rising by 22% since September 1, 2021. The price of HOT was trading at around US$0.0128 on September 6, rising from approximately $US0.0105 on September 1, accordi.....
Canada snap poll: How can Liberal & Tory platforms impact stock market?
September 05, 2021 01:30 PM AEST| By Ankit SethiThe snap election is approaching. The two major political parties, Liberal and Conservative, are seeking a majority win to take forward their respective agendas to address the pandemic-induced slowdown. Will the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) react .....
Top 5 DApps On The Ethereum Network in August
September 05, 2021 12:52 AM AEST| By Daniel Paul JohnsWhile Ethereum is still awaiting its much needed upgrade, an increasing number of people are still adopting the outdated blockchain. 2021 has seen a Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, reducing the gap on the largest cryptocurrency, Bitco.....
COVID-19 pandemic: have we reached endemic stage?
September 05, 2021 12:35 AM AEST| By Tripti JoshiAt the endemic phase, a disease might not always be prevalent with elevated spread levels but may continue there for a longer duration with intermittent rises. On 24 August 2021, the Chief Scientist of the WHO, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, stated that in.....
How to start investing in Canada?
September 04, 2021 02:16 PM AEST| By Shreya BiswasA country’s capital market functions as a crucial economic unit that contributes to growth and development of the economy and facilitates allocation of funds between demanders and suppliers of financial resources. An economy is said to functio...
US stocks end mixed on weak jobs data
September 04, 2021 07:13 AM AEST| By Sanjeeb BaruahBenchmark US indices closed the week mixed on Friday, September 3, after weak jobs data raised uncertainty about the economic recovery. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained as the weaker-than-expected job data eased fears over Fed’s tapering...
Proportion of payments made using banknotes is declining: RBA
September 04, 2021 12:19 AM AEST| By Priyanka PayalHighlights During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Reserve Bank of Australia highlighted a significant shift to contactless and mobile payments by merchants and consumers. The RBA maintained that the proportion of payments made using banknot.....
Can Bitcoin Reach the Half-a-Million Mark by 2023?
September 04, 2021 12:09 AM AEST| By Daniel Paul JohnsBitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation and also the world’s first digital currency, having been introduced in 2009. By no means was there any fanfare during the revolutionary coin’s inception. In fact, to say tha.....
On the runway to Q3 results
September 04, 2021 12:06 AM AEST| By Rini ZachariahHighlights At the end of July, the 2Q GDP data was announced. ABC has also announced the performance of critical variables like retail sales, employment data and loan commitment data. The numbers paint a flimsy picture overall but there .....
Japan PM Suga set to resign, Tokyo stock markets at a 30-year high
September 03, 2021 11:39 PM AEST| By Rishika RainaHighlights Japan PM Yoshihide Suga is set to resign amid public dissatisfaction over his handling of Covid-19 and the Olympics. Serving for less than a year, Suga is scheduled to step down on 30 September. Following the news, Japan&rsquo.....
SenseTime IPO. How to invest in this Chinese AI firm’s stock?
September 03, 2021 07:59 PM AEST| By Raza NaqviHighlights SenseTime is involved in the development of AI-based technology for interpreting images. In 2019, the US authorities had put SenseTime on an export blacklist. As SenseTime IPO gains investors’ attention, people are looking abo.....
Why is it taking Binance 3 years to go public?
September 03, 2021 06:14 PM AEST| By Daniel Paul JohnsHighlights The Founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, announced that the US-based platform plans to conduct an initial public offering within the next three years Binance is one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges with a.....
TSX gains as base metals rise, New Gold & BRP top gainers
September 03, 2021 03:30 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaRise in gold and silver stocks saw the base metal sector lift Canada’s main stock market index on Friday, September 3. The base metal sector was up by 1.27%. Falling oil prices, on the other hand, pulled back the energy sector by 0.39%. At cl...
Energy stocks lift US indices higher after OPEC OKs production hike
September 03, 2021 08:06 AM AEST| By Sanjeeb BaruahBenchmark US indices closed higher on Thursday, September 2, pulled up by gains in energy stocks after global oil cartel OPEC decided to go ahead with its planned production increase. The S&P 500 was up 0.28% to 4,536.95. The Dow Jones gained 0....
Will Bitcoin break the resistance to reach $51,000?
September 02, 2021 11:24 PM AEST| By Manu ShankarHighlights Thursday saw the crypto market once again bouncing back with Bitcoin on the brink of touching $51,000. Bitcoin’s today’s surge coupled with Ethereum’s strong rally has pushed the cryptocurrency market cap up b.....
Cue Health IPO: How to buy this COVID test maker’s stock?
September 02, 2021 07:22 PM AEST| By Raza NaqviHighlights Cue Health has opted for an initial public offering (IPO) and is likely to debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market. In March this year, the US Food and Drug Administration gave an emergency approval to Cue Health’s COVID-19 test.....
Five stocks Warren Buffett is still pursuing
September 02, 2021 05:18 PM AEST| By AayushWarren Buffett, 91, is arguably the most successful investor of the 20th century and that’s the reason why Wall Street keeps a close eye on his portfolio. He is one of those few investors whose entry or exit from a stock holding creates a buz.....
Ethereum 2.0 and its Highly Anticipated Release
September 02, 2021 05:13 PM AEST| By Daniel Paul JohnsHighlights Ethereum cofounder, Charles Hoskinson, said that most of the work involved in the upgrade would probably happen in 2022 with the project likely to be completed in late 2022 or early 2023 Ethereum’s change in consensus from PoW .....