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 AU & US Earnings beat expectations but future still looks gloomy

AU & US Earnings beat expectations but future still looks gloomy

November 05, 2020 06:00 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

The coronavirus pandemic has put a dent in the earnings of various sectors and the sector leaders. However, against the initially forecasted drop in the earnings, the recovery has been quite fast across sectors. Looking at the third quarter perfor.....

 Ant Group’s Race to world’s biggest IPO Abruptly Derailed, Regulator Raises Red Flag

Ant Group’s Race to world’s biggest IPO Abruptly Derailed, Regulator Raises Red Flag

November 04, 2020 07:01 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

What was supposed to be the world’s biggest Initial Public Offering (IPO) by financial technology company Ant Group, came to an abrupt halt in Shanghai and Hong Kong when Chinese regulators waved a red flag, derailing a record USD 34.5 billio.....

 Volatility In Gold And Crude Surges On The Heels Of US Presidential Elections 2020

Volatility In Gold And Crude Surges On The Heels Of US Presidential Elections 2020

November 04, 2020 02:50 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Gold prices are back in focus as the U.S. 2020 presidential election reaches the crescendo. The gold spot market has demonstrated an upper bounce during the trading session on 4 November 2020 with gold spot surging from the recent low of USD 1,859......

 AstraZeneca (AZN) Sells the rights of Two drugs to Cheplapharm for US$400 million

AstraZeneca (AZN) Sells the rights of Two drugs to Cheplapharm for US$400 million

November 03, 2020 05:36 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN) disclosed that it signed an agreement to sell the commercial rights of its hypertension medicines Atacand and Atacand Plus to Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, a German pharmaceutical company. Cheplapharm&.....

 US Presidential election at the fag end, is the market nervous?

US Presidential election at the fag end, is the market nervous?

November 03, 2020 04:00 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

With the US Presidential election 2020 due today i.e. 3 November 2020, the stock market has already given a key signal of the winner. CFRA’s ‘Presidential Predictor’ is showing victory of Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate, defea.....

 Google’s sister company X sheds light on its ambitious mental health project

Google’s sister company X sheds light on its ambitious mental health project

November 03, 2020 03:55 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Alphabet’s X, the Moonshot Factory, recently published a new blog post, detailing the findings of its mental health project called Project Amber. X, Google’s sister company, is a semi-secret research and development facility and organi.....

 Amex, Visa and Mastercard hit hard by subdued international travel

Amex, Visa and Mastercard hit hard by subdued international travel

November 02, 2020 04:09 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

International travel continues to be one of the areas suppressed by pandemic implications. Although international travel has resumed in channels, the return to pre-pandemic levels is far.  In the light of rising infections in Europe, countrie.....

 Weak iPhone sales dragged Apple stock price in after-hours trading

Weak iPhone sales dragged Apple stock price in after-hours trading

November 02, 2020 12:46 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Apple Inc. shares declined by 5.2% in after-hours trading on 29 October as the Company once again failed to offer a financial outlook amid the ongoing certainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. Since coronavirus related delay caused the new s.....

 Staycation and workation becoming the latest trends in the hospitality segment

Staycation and workation becoming the latest trends in the hospitality segment

November 01, 2020 01:20 AM AEDT| By Kunal Sawhney

COVID-19 has pushed people to come out of their daily routine and adapt to living in the new normal.  The crisis has led the hospitality industry to bring innovation and modifications in their services as countries reopen gradually after seve.....

 Why electric trucks are gaining more popularity?

Why electric trucks are gaining more popularity?

November 01, 2020 12:11 AM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevic

Electric cars are likely to replace traditional vehicles in the upcoming years, as the demand for sustainable energy grows by the day. However, companies such as Tesla do believe that humanity can get out of the mess it created. Electric vehicles a.....

 10 reasons why Bitcoin might not be the best investment

10 reasons why Bitcoin might not be the best investment

October 31, 2020 02:02 AM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevic

While traditional stock markets are prone to experiencing high volatility due to changing economic or political situations in the world, cryptocurrencies are not affected in the same way. They tend to be influenced by unprecedent, almost overnight .....

 ANZ's new emissions policy welcomed by conservationists but irks senior Nationals MPs

ANZ's new emissions policy welcomed by conservationists but irks senior Nationals MPs

October 30, 2020 04:00 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) and (NZX:ANZ) is a dual listed stock that unveiled its latest climate change policy, which will see the Bank moving away from funding thermal coal and switching to a zero-emissions economy by 2.....

 New Zealand votes for Euthanasia, Cannabis legalisation gets a thumbs down

New Zealand votes for Euthanasia, Cannabis legalisation gets a thumbs down

October 30, 2020 03:41 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

In a significant development, majority of the New Zealanders have voted yes to legalise Euthanasia. Preliminary results are out after the New Zealander cast their votes in two referendums – one for the End of Life Choice Act and second for th.....

 Is Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) maintaining its lead in the Battery Electric Vehicle race in Europe?

Is Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) maintaining its lead in the Battery Electric Vehicle race in Europe?

October 30, 2020 02:55 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Automotive industry giant Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) grabbed world attention after it recently stated that it would export electric vehicles to Europe. Leading electric vehicle company reportedly announced that it has started to export Made-in-China M.....

 Microsoft & Netflix trading flat despite robust results, Here’s Why

Microsoft & Netflix trading flat despite robust results, Here’s Why

October 28, 2020 06:18 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

ul> NASDAQ-listed Microsoft Corporation slipped lower on Tuesday post releasing its FY2021 Q1 earnings results as the tech giant fell short of analysts’ consensus over future earnings guidance. The stock settled ~ 2.84 per cent lower on 27...

 PayPal Goes Active on Crypto Space, Slew of News

PayPal Goes Active on Crypto Space, Slew of News

October 27, 2020 08:04 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

PayPal Introduces New Service Enabling Users to Transact Cryptocurrency: On 21 October 2020, PayPal announced the release of a new service that would allow the users to buy, hold & sell cryptocurrency straight from the PayPal account. The Comp.....

 Woolworths ropes in KIWI executive Pejman Okhovat to overhaul Big W in Australia

Woolworths ropes in KIWI executive Pejman Okhovat to overhaul Big W in Australia

October 27, 2020 05:09 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

High Street retail chain the Woolworths Group Limited (ASX:WOW) has hired Pejman Okhovat as Managing Director to take the transformation journey ahead for BIG W with its leadership team. Pejman will report to Claire Peters, who has joined as Managi.....

 Jack Ma’s Giant Ant Set to Make World’s Biggest Stock Market Debut

Jack Ma’s Giant Ant Set to Make World’s Biggest Stock Market Debut

October 27, 2020 04:29 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Jack Ma’s Ant Group is set to raise US$34 billion when its shares start trading on the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock market in the upcoming weeks. With this, Ant Group’s IPO would become the world’s largest stock market debut on re.....

 COVID-19 Cases Resurge in US and UK, Vaccine Trials Back on Track

COVID-19 Cases Resurge in US and UK, Vaccine Trials Back on Track

October 27, 2020 01:58 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

The COVID-19 crisis threw the whole world into a dilemma of lives and livelihoods. The global virus crisis has engulfed almost the entire year, and till now, there is no effective treatment available to tackle the situation. The measures one can f.....

 Meet HelloFresh, your home cooking companion!

Meet HelloFresh, your home cooking companion!

October 26, 2020 11:13 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

HelloFresh SE (XETRA: HFGG), a German meal-kit delivery firm, is seeing higher demand as the pandemic-hit consumers are desperate to add some jazz to their home-cooked meals amid strict lockdown. Ready-to-cook food delivery service HelloFresh prom.....

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