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Dogecoin Volatile Over the Weekend; Where is the Digital Currency Heading?
May 09, 2021 03:46 PM AEST| By DaminiOf late, crypto assets have gained immense popularity among global investors, who are now betting big on the cryptocurrency as a mainstream asset. Initially devised to remove financial intermediaries in peer-to-peer transactions, digital currencies.....
US Employment Numbers Fall Short of Expectations in April 2021
May 09, 2021 05:56 AM CEST| By DaminiAgainst widespread forecasts of the US economy adding about 1 million jobs in April 2021, the latest employment report released by the Labor Department showed that the economy added a disappointing 266,000 jobs last month. The report came as a sur.....
Here’s How We Can Support Australia’s Net Zero Mission
May 08, 2021 04:59 PM CEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe current zero emission target set by Australia stands at 26-28% emission reduction below 2005 levels to be achieved by 2030. While climate change is a global concern, it holds special importance for Australia as the country has long been in the .....
Critical minerals can strengthen global climate ambitions, says International Energy Agency
May 08, 2021 04:17 PM CEST| By SukritiCritical minerals refer to metals as well as non-metals that are vital for the global economic well-being. Nonetheless, their supply can be at risk owing to geopolitical issues, trade policy, geological scarcity or other likewise factors. Understand...
China Ramps Up Diplomacy As World Comes Calling For Vaccines
May 08, 2021 10:08 AM CEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary India, one of the world’s largest drugmakers, has put curbs on exports of AstraZeneca to meet its domestic demand. Amid a shortage of covid drugs, countries grappling with the increasing number of deaths and infections have turned.....
New Zealand Unveils New Fair Pay Agreements; Receives Mixed Response
May 07, 2021 10:00 PM CEST| By Team Kalkine MediaLabour Laws play an instrumental and significant role in the country's corporate sector. They ensure that just treatment is meted towards the employees with the appropriate working environment, thereby ensuring the protection of employees' rights. .....
Five digital assets that offered over 500% returns this year
May 07, 2021 05:07 PM CEST| By Furquan MoharkanCryptocurrencies seem to be having a blockbuster 2021, having picked up well in the first four months of the year. Understandably, there has been a lot of noise over the digital assets. Many markets, which were earlier hostile to the idea, have st.....
Bitcoin & Its Reckless Power Consumption Is A Threat To The Climate
May 08, 2021 12:32 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaAll that glitters is not gold. In fact, there is something that is outshining even gold. Yes, you know it, that’s bitcoin. Based on the blockchain technology, this so-called “digital currency”, or should we just say, a speculative...
All you need to know about intranasal COVID-19 treatments and vaccines
May 07, 2021 04:12 PM CEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary With the development of COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, scientists are now aiming to improve therapeutics and exploring different delivery routes. Amcyte Pharma’s algae-derived NasitrolTM nasal spray has demonstrated efficacy in .....
Bank of England Governor’s Crypto Warning – Be Prepared to Lose All Your Money
May 07, 2021 08:10 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Andrew Bailey, Bank of England’s governor, has warned investors to be prepared to lose money if they invest in Dogecoin. Dogecoin has made an astronomical rise in the past twelve months, particularly since the start of 2021. The .....
Dogecoin Surge Leads to Robinhood Crash as Investors Left Feeling Robbed
May 07, 2021 07:38 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Trading app Robinhood crashed due to a recent heavy influx of investors hoping to cash in on the Dogecoin rush. The site’s crash occurred on the back of Dogecoin’s value, rising around 12% in just nine hours. Robinhood&rsqu.....
Has the Rally Begun in Procter & Gamble Co. Post Consolidation?
May 07, 2021 11:00 AM CEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) outperformed its peers and generated ~4.62 percent return in the last 3 months. PG stock prices are trading in a falling wedge formation on the daily chart and now taking the major support from the 50.....
Goldman Sachs offers a new Bitcoin derivative
May 07, 2021 06:55 PM AEST| By AayushSummary The institutional demand for exposure to Bitcoin has continued to grow significantly in the derivative space. Goldman Sachs has started to offer a new derivative product to its clients, which closely tracks the price of Bitcoin. The de.....
Experts warn of more COVID-19 variants as India reels under the deadly second wave
May 07, 2021 10:51 AM CEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Viruses continually mutate, and sometimes new variants emerge that can persist for a longer time. Experts warn that more COVID-19 variants are anticipated to arise in the upcoming months. Meanwhile, Moderna’s new booster shot has.....
Fed warning fails to stymie APAC markets’ rally
May 07, 2021 09:18 AM CEST| By Furquan MoharkanThe equity markets in the Asia Pacific (APAC) rallied on Friday, despite the warning about ‘significant declines’ in the asset prices. All the indices in the region, except for Indonesia and New Zealand, were trading in green. The Taiw.....
Palladium rockets to an all-time-high; here's what propelled its rally
May 07, 2021 08:07 AM CEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Palladium prices surged to all-time-high levels on strong demand and supply deficits. The ongoing disruptions in Russian and South African mines have created a supply deficit in the market. Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan and sti.....
Too high for NASDAQ: Berkshire shares outpace computers
May 07, 2021 05:22 AM CEST| By Furquan MoharkanSummary The Class A shares of Berkshire are trading at US$435,120 This is higher than what NASDAQ computers can record The company has never had a stock split. The Class A shares of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) h.....
New Zealand In Awkward Spot As Tension Between Australia And China Soars
May 07, 2021 05:03 AM CEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary China has been criticised for its policies on Hong Kong and Uyghurs by the Five Eyes alliance. New Zealand took a diplomatic stand and Australia faced the maximum burns from China as the latter also questioned about the origin of the no.....
Coronavirus Reaches Mt Everest, Nepal Worried About its Tourism Industry
May 07, 2021 04:41 AM CEST| By RomaSummary COVID-19 spreading chaos in the Everest Nepal amongst other nations trying their best to control the second wave While travel is the worst hit, concerns over this years’ expeditions. Covid-19 has swept through the world like.....
New Zealand shells out €100,000 to support OPCW’s ChemTech Centre
May 07, 2021 04:18 AM CEST| By SonalThe Government of NZ has given a further €100,000 to a special Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Trust Fund. The contribution will help build a new facility, the OPCW Centre for Chemistry and Technology (also call...