Covid 19

Coronavirus Pandemic Increases Deforestation Activities Across The Globe

August 11, 2020 07:21 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has severely affected the opportunities of income generation for a wider section of the global population. This crisis situation has prompted many people and businesses to take up certain illegal activities .....

COVID-19 Vaccine Race Continuing at War Time Speed, Who will Pull Off?

August 11, 2020 04:39 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Healthcare and pharma companies across the globe are burning their midnight oil to find a safe and effective vaccine against the coronavirus. While AstraZeneca is leading the race in terms of COVID-19 vaccine development, Moderna is not.....

Are These 5 Stocks Beating Investors' Expectations: DHG, SGR, FLT, NWS, NEC

August 11, 2020 04:31 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary With COVID-19 vaccine developments and staged reopening of economies, business activities are getting back on track. Cash position of News Corporation strengthened to $1.5 billion at end-June from $1.3 billion as of 31 December, despite.....

Technology Space in the face of COVID-19; Investment Tips for Tech Stocks

August 11, 2020 02:44 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

What Is Triggering Technology Space in The Face Of COVID-19 Crisis? Burgeoning Opportunities The new way of living - to practice social distancing has made humans utterly dependent on technology in terms of WFH, e-learning, entertainment, etc, w...

10x in 6 Months, What Will Drive ASX Emerging Company- Marley Spoon

August 11, 2020 02:16 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

COVID 19 pandemic has led to a challenging time for a number of businesses. Given the unprecedented and extraordinary situation caused by the pandemic, governments imposed lockdowns and halted several business activities, resulting in a massiv.....

ASX Surprises: Latest and Few on the Cards: AGG, NCK

August 10, 2020 04:20 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Amid the tough pandemic challenges, there are businesses that continue to write success stories. AngloGold Ashanti registered a surge in free cash flow generation, to an inflow of AUD 177 million in 1H20 from an outflow of AUD 31 millio.....

Glance Through the Chicken Meat Industry, Inghams Under the Spotlight

August 10, 2020 03:03 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary New guidelines announced for Victoria’s poultry industry call for 20 per cent staffing cut. Premier of Victoria urged Australians not to panic buy, as he believes the restrictions will not affect supply and demand. Poultry proces.....

Weekly Economic Calendar: Upcoming Global Updates Under the Spotlight

August 09, 2020 12:10 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Amidst COVID-19 storm, economies all across the globe have started to reopen in the hope of registering a pyrrhic victory post a bleak first half 2020. After suffering thick and fast, America, China, Australia and New Zealand brace to r.....

Five-Point Action Plan to Survive COVID-19 Storm

August 09, 2020 12:00 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary The nation’s job market seems to be on track to defeat the pandemic, widening the professional skill set is crucial. Given the potentially positive signs emerging so far, the economic indicators deserve closer attention while gaug.....

HR Tech Platforms Under Spotlight - XF1, CV1

August 08, 2020 01:47 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary COVID-19 pandemic has increased digital dependency for all like never before. With majority of people working from home, the HR role becomes more significant in managing workforce remotely through digital tools. Xref delivered a solid .....

Changes that Retailers Should be Looking At; Lens on Jewellery Retailer, Lovisa

August 08, 2020 12:15 AM AEST| By Hina Chowdhary

Summary Metropolitan Melbourne is under strict stage 4 restrictions with night curfews and limitations on going out of 5km of distance. New restrictions are again harsh on retailers that were trying hard to recover from the impacts of the previ.....

Retail Spending and Stocks That Have Become Dearer

August 07, 2020 04:20 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary June retail turnover normalised after the volatile spending periods induced by COVID 19 restrictions, but now Victoria is expected to have further effects of lockdowns on retail sales. CommBank card data insights for July suggested that.....

Impact of Coronavirus on Australian Economy and Way Forward

August 06, 2020 06:29 PM AEST| By Edita Ivancevic

Summary A start of the new pandemic that originated in Wuhan, China created a global health challenge and an economic catastrophe. Just after the most horrific bushfire season ended, Australians needed to adapt to a “new normal”. B.....

Second Page of the COVID-19 Diary: Business Insolvencies, Unemployment, Underemployment

August 06, 2020 04:53 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

The Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews declared new restrictions to limit the spread of coronavirus outbreak in Victoria and stated that the second lockdown could result in almost 250,000 job losses as a consequence of entire sectors freezing tempo.....

A Toast For You! How are Australian Wine Exporters Placed Amid Pandemic?

August 06, 2020 04:28 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Australian wine exports stood at $2.84 billion for 2019-20, with substantial recovery in the last quarter. While wine exports from Australia to China declined only marginally (1%) in value at $1.2 billion, volumes decrease by 17%. Austr.....

Coronavirus Vaccine - ‘Silver bullet’ OR NOT as per WHO

August 05, 2020 06:38 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary World Health Organization (WHO) stated that at the moment, there is ‘no silver bullet’ for COVID-19 and that could hold for the future as well. The international body advised all countries to precisely implement health .....

Australian Banking Space Amidst Virus-Induced Volatility; Digitalisation Turning Over a New Leaf

August 05, 2020 06:09 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

With the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic, major Australian banks have drawn considerable attention for deferring/suspending their dividends, facing loan deferrals, and making capital provisions for potentially high credit losses in the challenging m.....