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NZ dairy farmers can rejoice as dairy auction prices jump by 4.3 per cent
December 02, 2020 03:37 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAs per the latest Global Dairy Trade data, change in GDT price index from the previous event was up by 4.3%. The total number of bidders that participated in the trading event was 178, and the total sold quantity stood at 32,062. Image source: S.....

Lower South Island bearing the brunt of pandemic with rising unemployment
December 02, 2020 02:44 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe effects of the pandemic induced tightening have been felt severely by the lower South Island as unemployment rose in the region. The number of people availing JobSeeker benefits in the area has increased considerably. Queenstown Lakes, which i.....

BHP inks deal with Shell to power LNG carriers
December 02, 2020 02:07 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyAs a pledge to reduce carbon emission, BHP (ASX:BHP), a global resource company with dual listing in the UK and Australia, has signed an agreement with Shell to fuel five LNG powered Newcastlemax bulk carriers. LNG powered carrier vessels which BH.....

Ether up 4x this year, all eyes on Ethereum 2.0
December 02, 2020 01:13 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyWhile the most popular cryptocurrency bitcoin is soaring high nowadays, Ether, the world's second-biggest virtual currency by market value, is following the trend. It is up more than 4x this year. Since the beginning of the year, cryptocurrency has b...

2020’s Much-awaited Airbnb IPO Set to Launch In December!
December 02, 2020 01:09 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe famous home rental startup Airbnb Inc said on Tuesday that it intends to price its shares at USD 44 to USD 50 per share in its IPO, for a valuation of up to USD 34.8 billion in its initial public offering (IPO). The company is prepared to sell .....

Salesforce To Acquire Slack Technologies, Signs Definitive Agreement
December 02, 2020 12:20 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaOne of the most-awaited tech deals of the year is finally through. Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) has acquired communications platform Slack Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:WORK) for US$ 27.7 billion, making it the eighth-largest M&A deal in tech industry....

OPEC+ Delays Production Cut Decision, November Rally Halts
December 02, 2020 11:49 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe crude oil market finally hits a limbo with prices of Brent futures struggling around USD 50 mark to trade in a range from USD 49.00 per barrel to USD 48.00 per barrel after showing an immense recovery. Image Source: © Kalkine Group 2020...
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Bitcoin At an All-Time High Outperforming All Asset Classes, Why are investors Gung-ho?
December 01, 2020 06:18 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyBitcoin prices finally climbed to a record high, taking less than three years to scale the previous all-time high the previous high seen in December 2017. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency gained considerable momentum in the recent past,...

Unilever (LON:ULVR) to try out 4 days working per week in NZ
December 01, 2020 04:12 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaCompanies in New Zealand are increasingly coming forward with ‘four-day work a week’ policy and adding to the league is the London based, consumer goods company Unilever (LON:ULVR) which will be trying out four-day work in a week for all its em...

UK’s Fashion giant Arcadia goes into administration; 13,000 jobs at risk
December 01, 2020 03:18 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaArcadia Group, the owner of renowned fashion brands like Topshop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, has become the latest victim to bite the dust in the wake of COVID-19 storm. The fashion giant has hired administrators from Deloitte to assess all avail.....

Moderna seeks US, EU approval for COVID-19 vaccine after it demonstrated 94.5% efficacy
December 01, 2020 12:30 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicPharmaceutical giant Moderna Inc. (NYSE:MRNA) intends to ask vaccine regulators in the US, Europe, and the UK for urgent approval of its coronavirus vaccine. According to the company, they performed late-stage study of human trials for the COVID-1.....

New Zealand Housing Prices continues to Soar
November 30, 2020 08:32 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe latest survey conducted by ASB Bank Housing Confidence revealed that the market is currently on a new high in terms of housing prices. Mike Jones, senior economist from ASB revealed that after a short-term fall during the lockdown, the anticip.....

How has COVID-19 steered our mode of travel?
November 30, 2020 01:38 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Covid-19 pandemic that took the world in its grip, undoubtedly made people adapt to living which perhaps no one would have heard of or dreamed of. However, by now, we all are familiar with the concept of social distancing, regular hand sanitisi.....

Will RCEP bring a thaw in Australia-China trade relations?
November 29, 2020 12:01 AM AEDT| By Kunal Sawhney&n.....

Kiwi Dollar Reclaims USD 0.7000 Mark, What’s Bolstering the Home Currency?
November 29, 2020 12:00 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaKiwi dollar once again reclaimed the USD 0.7000 mark after the currency climbed the price ladder swiftly to trade at USD 0.7040 (intraday high on 27 November 2020) in two years. The jump in the domestic currency has been primarily led by a recovery.....

Bitcoin standing tall amid the gloomy Pandemic Period
November 28, 2020 03:15 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyThe most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin is now a days creating a lot of buzz in the investor community thanks to the recent rally. The pandemic year 2020 has mostly been positive for digital payment systems, including the bitcoin. If we s.....

Trump comes closest to compromise; says will leave White House if Biden gets electors’ nod
November 27, 2020 05:29 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicCurrent US President Donald Trump said in a recent interview that he would peacefully leave the White House if president-elect Joe Biden gets voted for by the Electoral College. Mr Trump had not previously admitted anything related to his defeat i.....

Earthquake forces Bunnings to close Mt Roskill warehouse
November 27, 2020 03:23 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaNovember has seen full earthquakes in New Zealand as the country felt ten quakes over 5.0 magnitude and many small quakes of below 5.0 magnitude. On 27 November 2020, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 was recorded during the early hours .....

NZ trade surplus Highest in ~3 decades as Imports Plunge down
November 27, 2020 02:53 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaNew Zealand’s trade surplus data for the year ended October 2020 has shown a surplus of NZD 2.2 billion, a figure not seen since 1992. This came as imports declined due to the pandemic related restrictions. Increase in exports over the course.....

NZ wine exports growth trajectory persists, touches NZD 2 billion mark
November 27, 2020 02:01 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaRecently, for the first time, New Zealand wine exports value has touched NZD 2 billion mark. New Zealand Winegrowers, ten years back when the export value was NZD 1.04 billion, had set out the goal to double the export value to achieve NZD 2 billio.....