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What’s powering Dogecoin’s astronomical April rally?
April 22, 2021 11:08 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary With Dogecoin price hitting an all-time high, fans celebrated 20 April as 'Doge Day'. The meme-based cryptocurrency recorded a new high of US$0.42 per unit on Tuesday. The market cap of Dogecoin crossed US$50 billion, higher than that .....

Volkswagen Enters EV Space, Set To Unveil ID.4 GTX Model
April 22, 2021 06:00 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Volkswagen will soon unveil one of its first performance electric vehicles, ‘4 GTX’. The new model will be sportier in appearance with a lower ride height. The car is ready to be launched on 28 April 2021. Source: &c.....

3 Lessons To Learn From Chauvin’s Conviction In George Floyd Case
April 22, 2021 02:17 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe world watched on Tuesday, April 20, as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the George Floyd case. The 12-member jury, comprising six white and six black or multiracial people, found Chauvin...

Unabated COVID-19 surge spooks foreign investors in India
April 21, 2021 05:13 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanThe unabated surge of COVID-19 in India has spooked many people, including the foreign investors, even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to allay fears about a new lockdown. Modi’s 15-minute address on 8.45 pm IST on Tuesday faile.....

Netflix misses subscriber growth targets
April 21, 2021 03:15 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanSummary Netflix misses the subscriber guidance of 210 million users The Company is facing challenges as economies open up Revenues continue to show double-digit growth The Silicon Valley-based content platform – Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:.....

New Zealand Announces Plans To Centralise Healthcare System
April 21, 2021 02:23 PM AEST| By RomaSummary New Zealand Health care sector announcement takes the nation by surprise. Government offers new plans to reduce stress on healthcare workers. New Maori Healthcare reforms also included in the latest announcement. In a breakthrough.....

Global Players Charging Up Amid EV Race
April 21, 2021 02:01 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Many countries are aiming to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and have introduced new CO2 emission standards have bolstered the EV market. Last year, Tesla Inc. sales reached almost 0.5 million, a milestone set by the US automaker.....

Is NZ Tourism Industry Ready For The Influx Of Tourists Post The Commencement Of Trans-Tasman Bubble?
April 21, 2021 01:26 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The opening of the Trans-Tasman travel bubble has been a witness to an influx of AU tourists across the New Zealand shores. The NZ tourism industry has long waited to get the much-needed economic boom, which otherwise was on hibernation.....

Why Netflix remains the king of streaming giants
April 21, 2021 11:08 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaOnline streaming sites have been gaining steam since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. The huge success of Netflix prompted many Over-the-Top (OTT) players to test their luck in the subscription-based streaming business. Players such as Walt Disney (N.....

Juventus Shares Slip 9% After 18% Gain on Super League Inclusion Plans
April 21, 2021 12:08 AM AEST| By AbhijeetSummary Shares of Juventus FC SpA retreated sharply in the afternoon deals on Tuesday, 20 April The stock witnessed immense selling pressure in the wee hours of trading On 19 April, shares of Manchester United and Juventus rallied on Super Lea.....

Semiconductor Shortage Chipping Away at EV industry Production
April 20, 2021 07:17 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The global auto industry is facing an acute shortage of semiconductors, derailing production estimates for 2021. The coronavirus pandemic-induced challenges hit supply chain of semiconductors last year. Though the auto industry picked u.....

Australia-NZ resume quarantine-free travel even as COVID-19 lingers
April 20, 2021 07:09 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The travel bubble eliminates the mandatory requirement of 14-day quarantine for the travellers. Post announcement, several travel companies’ share jumped like Qantas and Auckland International airport. A day after the announc.....

The Monumental Trans-Tasman Touchdown
April 20, 2021 06:14 PM AEST| By RomaSummary Trans-Tasman Bubble finally opens, first flight touched down successfully. People from both the countries welcomed the event with celebrations. Decision about other countries’ travel situation remains pending. There were the.....

Countries move to ban travel from India as COVID-19 unleashes havoc
April 20, 2021 01:31 PM AEST| By Furquan Moharkanour next week India reported more than 250,000 cases for three days in row The countries across the globe have started to ban travel from India, as the world’s second most populous country is grappling with heavy surge in the COVID-19 cas...

New Zealand Not Happy About Five Eyes Alliance Growth
April 20, 2021 12:17 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: Tang Yan Song, Shutterstock Summary The Five Eyes Alliance was formed for co-operation on signals intelligence. However, the member countries are giving opinions and raising concerns about issues outside the stated realm, such as Hong...

Trip.com Jumps on Hong Kong Debut
April 20, 2021 11:07 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: Oleksiy Mark, Shutterstock Summary Trip.com shares traded 4% higher from their issue price on the first day of trading in Hong Kong. Proceeds are planned to be used for the expansion of offerings and improving user experience and...

PPG Industries Inc. Is at Record Peak, What to Expect Ahead?
April 19, 2021 08:24 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Mediaositive trend for the stock but at the same time, an overbought condition. PPG Industries Inc. (NYSE: PPG) is a manufacturer of a wide range of coatings and specialty materials. PPG’s price has broken out of its all-time high on Friday and se...

Is Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Catching Momentum from Crucial Support Zone?
April 19, 2021 08:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: Macro photo, Shutterstock Summary Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) gained 5.68% percent in the last trading session and was one of the top gainers in the NASDAQ 100 index. Last week, AMD had pierced through a downward trendline and...

Music to your ears? How podcasting is taking traditional media by storm
April 19, 2021 07:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Mediado not. Joe Rogan’s Spotify deal is the largest in podcasting history. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a plethora of listeners migrate to various niche podcasts. Most notably, the genre of true crime has attracted a large portion of liste....

Indian markets feel the heat as COVID-19 rattles the country
April 19, 2021 04:30 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Mediaber of daily COVID-19 deaths – displacing Brazil The raging COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc in India, the world’s second most populous country. On Monday, the equities in the country opened deep in red, despite most of its...
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