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Tech stocks, BNPL players taking stock markets higher
April 11, 2021 07:19 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: TZIDO SUN,Shutterstock As major economies of the world continue to shake off the damages done by the pandemic, the major stock markets have also started to shine, showing signs of positivity. Out of all the significant indices, it woul...
What To Expect From Bank Of Japan's CBDC Pilot
April 10, 2021 10:37 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaImage: Pixabay The Bank of Japan (BoJ) unveiled its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot project earlier this week. The experiment will analyze the viability of the virtual currency and consolidate efforts of other major central banks that are...
Canadian Equity Indices Fall on Weak Energy & Oil Prices
April 10, 2021 07:33 AM AEST| By Ipsita SarkarCopyright © 2021 Kalkine Media Pty Ltd. The leading Canadian equity indices closed in red on the last day of the week, pulled down by weak metal and oil prices. The TSX Composite Index fell by 0.84 per cent to 19228.03 while the TSXV index lost...
Will JPMorgan Continue to Soar?
April 10, 2021 06:20 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: pcruciatti, Shutterstock Summary JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) hit a new lifetime high and delivered a return of ~27 percent in the last three months. JPM Stock prices are trading in a rectangle channel formation on the daily ch...
What Does IMF’s World Economic Outlook Say in Detail?
April 10, 2021 06:10 AM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanSource: MuhsinRina, Shutterstock When the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised global growth forecast in its April update, there was a certain degree of jubilation across the globe, which has been crippled by once a century pandemic. The global...
Canada’s March Unemployment Rate At Lowest Level Since Pre-COVID
April 10, 2021 01:55 AM AEST| By Shreya BiswasSource: BELL KA PANG, Shutterstock Summary As COVID-related precautionary restrictions eased across several regions in March 2021, Canada continued to notice a rise in employment on a monthly basis. On a national level, the country added 303,0...
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s Husband, Passes Away At 99
April 10, 2021 12:33 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: Pixabay Prince Philip, husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, passed away on Friday, April 9, the Buckingham Palace has announced. He was 99 years old. The palace wrote in its official statement that the Duke of Edinburgh “pas...
3 Upcoming IPOs For Eager Canadian Investors
April 09, 2021 10:11 PM AEST| By Shreya BiswasSource: Palto, Shutterstock Summary Seasoned investors are always on the lookout for fresh and upcoming listings that are debuting on the stock exchanges. A Vancouver-based company’s IPO prospectus reveals that the company’s revenu...
Impossible Foods IPO Finally On Cards? All You Must Know
April 09, 2021 09:47 PM AEST| By Shreya BiswasSource: Imagentle, Shutterstock Summary Speculation has cropped up that plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods Inc is planning to go public. Impossible Foods' backers reportedly include venture capitalists like Horizon and Khosla Ventures a...
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine: A look at recent challenges
April 09, 2021 04:09 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Mediae links of blood clots after the administration of AstraZeneca’s jab. The COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Oxford University and AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN) has been a part of controversy amid several nations suspending the vaccine's use, in...
What you should know about Bitcoin mining
April 09, 2021 01:07 PM AEST| By Aayushcoin miner uses his computing power to verify a transaction by solving the puzzle. Since the introduction of Bitcoin (BTC) in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, it has excited investors, tech pros and everyday people alike. However, despite its fascinati...
ICE Cotton prices in a correction mode, more pain to continue?
April 09, 2021 10:36 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSource:Agnes Kantaruk, Shutterstock Summary Global production of Cotton is expected to rise by ~4.70 percent in 2021/22. Global consumption of cotton has increased by ~14.48 percent in 2020/21. The prices are sustaining above an upward slopin...
Rallying Tech Stocks Keeps TSX In Green Zone For 5th Straight Day
April 09, 2021 07:53 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaCopyright © 2021 Kalkine Media Pty Ltd. The TSX Composite Index advanced on the fifth consecutive day, gaining 99.80 points or 0.52% to 19,228.87 amid improved technology stocks, easing bond yields and investors optimism pushed the speedy globa...
How Does NZ Government Plan To Lessen Carbon Emissions?
April 09, 2021 06:00 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: kamilpetran, Shutterstock Summary Countries across the globe are increasingly becoming aware of climate change and harmful carbon emissions. Paris Agreement 2020 to limit global warming to 2°C and the US plans to host Climate Leade...
5 Stocks to Buy Before Canadian Budget 2021
April 09, 2021 02:54 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: ranjith ravindran, Shutterstock As Canada races against the new variant spread of coronavirus and provinces brace themselves for another lockdown, the federal government is all set to present Budget 2021 on April 19. Ever since...
53% of Canadians Are C$200 Away From Being Flat Broke: Survey
April 09, 2021 02:29 AM AEST| By Shreya BiswasSource:Who is Danny, Shutterstock Summary The Trudeau government recently said that it is looking into rolling back the many financial aid and loan deferral programs it put in place amid the pandemic. Meanwhile, a recent study found that the n...
Want To Invest Money? Here Are Three Stocks Under $10 To Explore In 2021
April 09, 2021 02:11 AM AEST| By Shreya BiswasSource: KamiPhotos, Shutterstock Should you invest in stocks? The answer to this question depends on your risk-taking capacity and a little awareness about the fundamentals of the equity markets. While stocks can be a good choice for investments, th...
Top 2 Crypto ETFs To Invest In 2021
April 08, 2021 11:19 PM AEST| By AnujSource: allstars, Shutterstock Purpose Investments unveiled the world’s first crypto ETF, Purpose Bitcoin ETF (TSX: BTCC.B), on the Toronto Stock Exchange in February 2021. Evolve Funds also launched its Bitcoin ETF (TSX: EBIT) to replicate th...
Loanpal IPO On The Horizon? What We Know So Far
April 08, 2021 09:58 PM AEST| By Shreya BiswasSource: Imagentle, Shutterstock Summary Solar loans provider Loanpal is said to be on the path to launch an initial public offering (IPO) this year, reported sources close to the matter. Founded in 2003 by entrepreneurs Hayes Barnard, Jason Wa...
Kim Kardashian makes her debut on the billionaires’ list
April 08, 2021 05:15 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Mediaenner clan. As per Forbes, Kim Kardashian is currently worth USD 1 billion. From a Twitter influencer to a billionaire in a span of 10 years, the story of Kim Kardashian indeed needs to be told. Kim first appeared in Forbes in 2011 for her nea...