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Canada Suspends All Flights To UK For 72 Hours Amid Mutant Coronavirus Scare
December 21, 2020 02:58 AM EST| By Kunal SawhneySummary Canada has temporarily suspended all flights from the UK for 72 hours after a new coronavirus strain emerged from the country. The Public Health Agency of Canada informed that federal government and scientists are closely observing the .....
Amazon asks CDC for early COVID-19 vaccination of its essential workers
December 21, 2020 02:04 AM EST| By Edita Ivancevicroposal gets accepted, all workers should receive their jabs in Phase 2a. Amazon is trying to persuade the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to give all Amazon essential workers early access to the coronavirus vaccine. In a letter...
The Roku-WarnerMedia deal: What’s in store for Americans
December 21, 2020 12:18 AM EST| By Edita Ivancevicst subscriptions for HBO Max, which currently has around 12.7 million subscribers. The streaming service HBO Max is finally available on the Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) devices. The breakthrough joint-service started on 17 December. WarnerMedia, the co...
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US Congress Strikes USD 900 Billion Stimulus Deal for Coronavirus
December 21, 2020 12:09 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe relentless coronavirus pandemic has forced the US Congress to provide further stimulus to the ailing economy. After marathon negotiations, the stimulus deal finally saw the light of day on Sunday, 20 December 2020, when the US lawmakers agreed .....
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Before his White House departure, Trump has a spree of mining, energy project approvals
December 20, 2020 11:25 PM EST| By Hina ChowdharyAs per media reports, the United States President Donald Trump is rushing to flag off a final wave of major mining and energy projects on the federal lands. This comes ahead of him leaving the White House. Many requests across the United States are...
What’s Facebook & Apple’s latest feud all about?
December 20, 2020 09:18 PM EST| By Edita Ivancevicll hurt small and middle-sized businesses that largely depend on personalised ads. Public disputes between tech giants Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Facebook (NYSE:FB) are no secret, but tensions in recent days have escalated over new privacy policies...
Alarm Bells in the UK Over new COVID-19 Virus Mutation
December 20, 2020 08:48 PM EST| By Hina ChowdharyViruses show mutation regularly, and researchers have found multiple mutations among different samples of the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19. Some of the mutants do not have any effect on the spreads of virus or severity of sympt.....
Copper Tops USD 8,000, Commodity Supercycle at Play?
December 20, 2020 08:23 PM EST| By Kunal SawhneyAt present, many analysts believe that a copper supercycle is underway and the same has resulted in copper prices hitting a record high. So, what is a commodity supercycle? Image Source: Megapixl Supercycle is defined as a wave degree under the...
How COVID-19 Pandemic May Alter The Way Canadian Cities Functions
December 20, 2020 01:51 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe COVID-19 pandemic has kinked the way our normal lives function. People around the world went from going to work to working from home, shopping online and relying on a homebody economy to maintain the social distancing protocols. While so.....
Canadians Invested Highly In TFSA in 2020 Despite COVID: BMO Study
December 20, 2020 12:54 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaA recent study published by the Bank of Montreal (TSX: BMO) found that Canadians have parked a larger sum of money in tax-free savings accounts in 2020 than before, disregard of the financial impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The...
Canada Govt Releases New Tax Breakup For Work-from-home Employees
December 20, 2020 12:52 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Canada Revenue Agency’s new tax deduction allows more Canadian employees the scope to claim expenses for their home office. About 40 per cent of workers in the country have been working remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic, as...
Cyberpunk 2077 removed from Sony’s PlayStation Store, online buyers offered refunds
December 19, 2020 08:29 AM EST| By Kunal SawhneySony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has removed the much-anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 game from the PlayStation Store. The company is now offering refunds to the customers who had purchased the game through its online stores. It happened just a week.....
Microsoft’s plan of in-house chip deals a heavy blow on Intel’s stock
December 19, 2020 08:26 AM EST| By Hina ChowdharyThe shares of Intel dropped significantly over 6% by the market close on 18 December 2020. The technology industry and stock market participants have been recently showing concerns over Intel’s future revenue prospects as Microsoft plans...
Premier Health of America (TSXV: PHA) Revenues Up 78% YoY
December 19, 2020 02:53 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaCanadian healthtech firm Premier Health of America Inc. announced its annual financial results for 2020. It reported a massive 78.5 per cent year-over-year (YoY) surge in revenue, attributed to contract renewals, Quebec legislation amendments, and .....
Aleafia Health Inc. (TSX: AH) and Unifor Collaborates On Medical Cannabis Coverage
December 19, 2020 02:51 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaAleafia Health Inc. and Unifor, Canada's largest private-sector union, announced on December 18 that they have entered a long-term agreement to offer access to medical cannabis exposure for its members as part of their benefit and insurance plan. .....
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Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Awaits Health Canada Approval
December 19, 2020 02:47 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaModerna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine became the second candidate to get emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday, December 18. Health Canada, the Canadian drug regulator, is yet to authorize Moderna'...
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From Bumble to Robinhood, Hot Upcoming IPOs of 2021
December 19, 2020 02:14 AM EST| By Team Kalkine MediaCalendar 2020 was a banner year for initial public offerings (IPOs). After the initial hiccups and a pandemic-induced bear market, IPOs bounced back in the second half of 2020, hitting levels not seen since dot com bubble of the late 1990s. Now...
FDA greenlights Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
December 19, 2020 12:22 AM EST| By Hina ChowdharyFor a world striving to emerge out of COVID-19 gloom, the light at the end of the tunnel just got brighter. Adding to the hope for the future, another vaccine to prevent the coronavirus has got the green light to hit the sales counters. Just a wee.....
Tesla Share Price at Record high, EV Leader Enters S&P 500 with a bang
December 18, 2020 11:11 PM EST| By Hina ChowdharyTesla is breaking all records with the stock contouring another record high of USD 695.00 a share yesterday. The EV giant is now all set to see its inclusion in America’s benchmark S&P 500 stock index on Monday, i.e., 21 December 2020. I...
US banks can now buy back shares post green signal from Fed
December 18, 2020 10:26 PM EST| By Hina ChowdharyShare repurchases or share buybacks are heavily preferred by US companies as a part of shareholder returns. Federal Reserve has given a green signal on share repurchases by US bank for the first quarter of 2021. The decision comes after the late.....
