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 All You Need to Know about French Digital Services Tax on the US Tech Companies

All You Need to Know about French Digital Services Tax on the US Tech Companies

July 13, 2020 04:57 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary In July 2019, the French Parliament had passed Digital Services Tax (DST) regime to impose a 3 percent tax on the revenue of the US digital services providers, which resulted in an investigation by the US to determine whether France was .....

 Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Faces Probe Over C$ 900-million contract to WE Charity

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Faces Probe Over C$ 900-million contract to WE Charity

July 13, 2020 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Justin Trudeau-led government’s decision to award a contract of over C$ 900 million to WE charity his family members are associated with has stirred up a political controversy. The charity admitted paying the Prime Minister’.....

 Revealed! Four Strong Companies From The Biggest Economies Amid COVID-19

Revealed! Four Strong Companies From The Biggest Economies Amid COVID-19

July 12, 2020 12:35 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary World continues to track economic and epidemiological developments around COVID-19, and as lockdowns lift, businesses are pondering over their next moves. Current times offer leaders the unique opportunity to structure, strengthen and l.....

 How ‘Secure’ are Insurers Amid COVID-19, PPP a Savior?

How ‘Secure’ are Insurers Amid COVID-19, PPP a Savior?

July 10, 2020 11:24 PM AEST| By Kunal Sawhney

The emergence of COVID-19 crisis has ignited a debate over the importance of public private partnership in the insurance industry to mitigate the risks associated with the pandemic. Introduction of the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act in May 2020 by Con.....

 Condemned for Misinformation, Hate & Harassment, Facebook Says- “We Are Making Progress”

Condemned for Misinformation, Hate & Harassment, Facebook Says- “We Are Making Progress”

July 10, 2020 09:09 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

An Audit report of the 21st century American corporation- Facebook, the social media company that has influence over 2.5 billion users across the globe, has been concluded and it is not all praises! In 2018, Facebook agreed to become the first soc.....

 Global Vaccine Developers Providing Excellent Returns: A lens on Novavax, INOVIO Pharmaceuticals, Moderna, BioNTech

Global Vaccine Developers Providing Excellent Returns: A lens on Novavax, INOVIO Pharmaceuticals, Moderna, BioNTech

July 10, 2020 08:20 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

According to WHO, globally, there have been more than 12 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 549,247 deaths (as of 8:14 AM CEST, 10 July 2020). The race to find a suitable (safe and effective) vaccine is gaining momentum. From around the.....

 Is Retail Landscape changing for good?

Is Retail Landscape changing for good?

July 10, 2020 06:26 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Post-pandemic, the retail industry would emerge with a hybrid of online and physical stores serving as a key to sector’s recovery. To adapt the new consumer behaviour, retailers would need to assess their omnichannel models and fi.....

 Advantages of working from home for businesses, employees, and employers

Advantages of working from home for businesses, employees, and employers

July 10, 2020 01:58 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Remote working gained momentum recently, due to spread of COVID-19 putting several people at risk of getting infected through human touch. Employers can benefit a lot by adopting remote working practices by reducing costs at workplaces,.....

 China’s Share Market Gaining Steam: Technology, Automation, 5G & Cybersecurity under Focus

China’s Share Market Gaining Steam: Technology, Automation, 5G & Cybersecurity under Focus

July 10, 2020 03:35 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary The Chinese stock market could be heading for another bubble with the CSI 300 index recently hitting a five-year high. A robust service and manufacturing PMI, backed by central banks policies to maintain credit balance and media house c.....

 Wall Street Nudges the Issues Around COVID-19; Stocks Depict Solid Gains

Wall Street Nudges the Issues Around COVID-19; Stocks Depict Solid Gains

July 09, 2020 07:18 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Wall Street is reflecting positive trends with NASDAQ Composite reaching record levels notwithstanding the continued rise in COVID-19 cases. Recently, tech stocks have shown impressive growth as a response to the changing preferences of.....

 China’s Internet Play: Issues, Censorship and ByteDance in Action

China’s Internet Play: Issues, Censorship and ByteDance in Action

July 09, 2020 06:18 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary China is noted to have the most comprehensive and sophisticated censorship rules across the globe. New National security law passed in Hong Kong on 30 June 2020, is all set to shake up digital surveillance in the semi-autonomous nation,.....

 IPO Gamble in a Confidential Way: Uptick in floats and Palantir is under the spotlight

IPO Gamble in a Confidential Way: Uptick in floats and Palantir is under the spotlight

July 08, 2020 10:38 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Amid pandemic, the IPO market grounded to a near halt from a past couple of months; we are beginning to witness some movement again, and Palantir new business move might usher in more activity. Palantir Technologies has confidentially f.....

 Global Equity Markets: High-Level Punting by Retail Investors, Watch Out the Trends

Global Equity Markets: High-Level Punting by Retail Investors, Watch Out the Trends

July 08, 2020 10:30 PM AEST| By Hina Chowdhary

While COVID-19 driven volatility continues to persist in the global equity markets, a surge in retail investor participation has been observed in stock markets lately. Investors seem to be piling into beaten-down stocks of fundamentally sound compa.....

 E-commerce Titan Amazon shares traded above $3,000; would the rally continue in post-pandemic phase?

E-commerce Titan Amazon shares traded above $3,000; would the rally continue in post-pandemic phase?

July 08, 2020 03:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Nasdaq Composite index closed at a record high of 10,443.65 points, up by 2.21%, on 6 July 2020, driven primarily by tech giants gains. 6 July 2020 was an epic day for Amazon as the shares of e-commerce giant soared 5.77% and closed the.....

 Good Note From COVID-19: Prospering Companies Amid Pandemic

Good Note From COVID-19: Prospering Companies Amid Pandemic

July 07, 2020 05:42 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Amid COVID 19, companies must incorporate pandemic planning considerations into resilience management activities to provide comprehensive response & continuity for their most critical products and services In a dismal year for most .....

 Chinese Stocks on Fire, Déjà vu or This time is different?

Chinese Stocks on Fire, Déjà vu or This time is different?

July 07, 2020 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary CSI 300 Index representing overall performance of China A-share market gained 14% in the five days to trade at a five-year high, fuelled by state media signalling towards a boost required in the equity market fostering economic growth R.....

 Are the tides turning against Chinese tech companies?

Are the tides turning against Chinese tech companies?

July 07, 2020 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Many economies such as the US, UK, India, Canada, are now singing the same tune and turning the tide against Chinese vendors by excluding them or at least taking them out from their core 5G network. The U.S. FCC deems Huawei and ZT.....

 How are the Unicorns doing?

How are the Unicorns doing?

July 07, 2020 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Crunchbase’s unicorn list has added 44 new entities within a year which were valued cumulatively at US$64 billion and have raised US$12 billion cumulative funding with an average deal of US$300 million. Unicorn companies are the m.....

 Citizens of Hongkong glance towards exits as China foists security law on them

Citizens of Hongkong glance towards exits as China foists security law on them

July 02, 2020 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

China’s decision to impose national security law, which was drafted and approved in a swift and secretive process, on Hong Kong has strengthened Beijing’s authoritarian rule over the territory. In the last week of May, the Central gove.....

 Peter Reith was 'born to plot'

Peter Reith was 'born to plot'

April 07, 2017 01:36 PM AEST| By AAPNEWS

Peter Reith was a one of John Howard's hard men, especially during the bruising and divisive 1998 battle for the waterfront.

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