How have the COVID-19 lockdowns affected employment in Australia?

• July 26, 2021 10:49 PM PDT
• Suhita Poddar

The widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, increasing rate of vaccinations as well as businesses seeking to resume operations may all work in favour of providing vaccine certificates to know the vaccination or immunization status of any indi...

• July 23, 2021 10:50 AM PDT
• Team Kalkine Media

Summary The plan seeks to extend the repayment time and lower monthly principal and interest rates for mortgages. It aims to prevent a repetition of the sharp increase in foreclosures that occurred after the 2008-09 economic crisis. It seeks t...

• July 16, 2021 03:26 AM PDT
• Team Kalkine Media

Summary  Economies across the globe are actively recovering from the COVID-19 crisis, with major policy changes looming ahead. Improvement in the unemployment figures has cast expectations of inflationary spells in New Zealand and the US. ...

• July 14, 2021 01:41 PM PDT
• Team Kalkine Media

Summary The bill seeks to legalize marijuana; the government would tax it at the national level. Prices of many pot stocks soared following the news. Eighteen states has legalized cannabis for recreational purposes and 37 for medical use. ...

• July 13, 2021 01:19 PM PDT
• Kiran Murali

Summary The consumer price index grew 5.4% year over year in June, following a 5% increase in May. The core price index, which factors out food and energy, climbed 4.5 percent year over year. The increase in used cars and trucks prices contrib...

• July 06, 2021 09:11 AM PDT
• Team Kalkine Media

Oil prices in the US surged to six years high following the failure of the OPEC countries to decide on how much oil to be produced. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate hit a six-year high to US$76.98 a barrel this week, and global benchmark Brent ...

• July 05, 2021 06:17 PM PDT
• Furquan Moharkan

Days before the US Independence Day, on 2 July 2021, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Gita Gopinath was among the 34 immigrants honoured by a prestigious American foundation Carnegie Corporation – as a person "who has enriched ...

• July 04, 2021 11:52 PM PDT
• Furquan Moharkan

The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent bouts of lockdowns imposed to counter it, triggered one of the most severe recessions in the history of the world economy. As consumption across the globe fell drastically, so did the employment levels. The w...

• July 03, 2021 07:15 PM PDT
• Team Kalkine Media

Summary Symptoms of emotional health crisis may include sleep disorders, avoidance of friends and family, conflicts in relationships, substance abuse, and eating disorders. Thus, mental illness is closely tied to an individual’s emotional...

• July 03, 2021 06:10 PM PDT
• Team Kalkine Media

Summary Recognizing its immense disruptive potential and benefits to society in a recent article, the UN revealed how blockchain helped the organization fast-track delivery of emergency funds. Blockchain can expedite climate action in three way...