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Tasmania Signs New Energy Deal with Federal Govt
December 15, 2020 08:28 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Australian federal government and the state government of Tasmania have signed an energy and emissions reduction deal, as per the 15 December 2020 Australian Prime Minister media release. Besides generating thousands of job opportunities, it is.....
Will the US Face Critical Shortage of Covid-19 Vaccine Doses?
December 15, 2020 07:42 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThere has been a wave of jubilation in the US after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the emergency use authorisation for the coronavirus vaccine co-developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE. As the US has the highest number of reported .....
Disney+ on cloud nine after engaging billion-plus subscribers
December 15, 2020 06:22 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicSince its launch in November 2019, Disney Plus has attracted a significant number of subscribers, becoming one of the most notable competitors to Netflix. Last week, the streaming platform held an online event, where it presented its goals and ide.....
Google services’ global outage: Here’s what exactly happened?
December 15, 2020 04:53 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevicwere forced to take a break or an entire day-off until the problem was rectified. Numerous Google and YouTube services, including Gmail and Google Drive, suffered a 45-minute outage on Monday, disrupting the operations of schools and work envir....
Jacinda Ardern assures New Zealand-Australia travel bubble to come up early next year
December 15, 2020 04:39 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevicthe news, saying his country was ready to meet the required terms and conditions. In a welcome decision which can boost travel industry in New Zealand and Australia, Kiwi Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed to establish a trans-Tasman trave....
China turns up the heat on trade war, bans Australian coal
December 15, 2020 03:13 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevice A$14 billion coal industry joins the show, raising anxiety in Australian miners. Chinese authorities are thought to have confirmed a formal ban on A$14 billion coal imports from Australia on Monday night. Since then, the Australian government...
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Kordia Group Mourns after its Ex-CEO Scott Bartlett died following a battle against Brain Tumour
December 15, 2020 02:27 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaFormer CEO of Kordia Group, Scott Bartlett who was diagnosed with multiple brain tumour in August 2019 died at the age of 40, battling against cancer on 15 December 2020. Scott Bartlett was one of the famous names on the New Zealand tech scene. He w...
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Key takeaways from the RBA´s Monetary policy meeting
December 15, 2020 02:22 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaIn the recent Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia, a host of developments were noted on both the domestic and international front. The meeting was held on 1 December 2020, headed by Governor Philip Lowe. Here are some importan.....
Biden Gets Green Signal from Electoral College to Become 46th US President
December 15, 2020 01:52 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaOn Monday, 14 December 2020, the US president-elect Biden got a substantial majority of votes in the Electoral College. This confirms his victory in the last month's presidential elections and affirms that he would be the next president of the US. .....
Laybuy (ASX:LBY) share price jumps over 2% in early trade; here’s why
December 15, 2020 01:16 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaOn 15 December 2020, Laybuy Holdings Ltd (ASX:LBY) announced three major business milestones achieved that are boding well with the market participants. To start with, the company announced that its Tap to Pay (6 instalments at selected retailers).....
APRA relaxes COVID-19 dividend restriction for banks
December 15, 2020 11:48 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyAustralian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on Tuesday said that banks are no longer required to hold a minimum level of earnings retention as against the earlier recommendation in July 2020 amid COVID-19 crisis. The updated capital managemen.....
Alcoa's Portland aluminium smelter receives $76.8 m Federal Government support
December 15, 2020 11:41 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaShutterstock Image The Morrison Government has assured $76.8 million to support Alcoa's massive Victoria Portland Aluminium Smelter and in turn help to manage the state’s energy demand. Portland Aluminium Smelter is amongst the largest el...
Pushpay (PPH) in trading halt to facilitate sell down
December 15, 2020 11:03 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaPushpay Holdings Ltd (ASX:PPH, NZX:PPH) has been granted a trading halt by the NZX and ASX in wake of the bookbuild to be conducted on Tuesday, 15 December 2020. The Church donations platform may announce the outcome of the bookbuild prior to the m.....
Another hour-long Google service outage in six months, Gmail, Google Drive affected
December 15, 2020 03:01 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe services of global tech conglomerate Google were down for the fourth time this year after 90 per cent of the users failed to log in into prime Google applications, such as Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, Google TV and Google Play. Although the Go.....
UK and EU Agree to Continue Brexit Deal Negotiations for Viable Solution
December 15, 2020 12:12 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUnable to come on a fruitful agreement, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have said they would keep discussing the free trade deal beyond the self-imposed deadline on Sunday in a bid to find a vi.....
Green energy: Government announces plans to support 220,000 British jobs, to start talks with EDF
December 14, 2020 11:12 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe UK government said that it is planning to support around 220,000 jobs across Great Britain as part of the Green Industrial Revolution project. The proposal is part of the government’s energy white paper, which chalked out the plan to deca.....
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), Tencent Holdings (OTC: TCEHY) backed firms fined by Chinese market regulator
December 14, 2020 11:05 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyExercising its new law on anti-competitive business behaviour in the country, China has imposed a fine of CN¥ 500,000 each on China Literature and Shenzhen Hive Box for not providing proper details on recent M&A deals for anti-trust reviews.....
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Tech entrepreneurs dominate Australia’s Young Rich List
December 14, 2020 09:15 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicAustralian Financial Review (AFR), the Aussie newspaper picks the wealthiest people in the continent and ranks them annually. Image Source: Shutterstock However, the Young Rich list could be the one where Australian entrepreneurs, aged 40 and y.....
UK Manufacturers Body Warns of a Knockout Blow If Brexit Deal Not Secured
December 14, 2020 08:43 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyAs the UK and EU make best efforts to clinch a Brexit deal, Make UK has stated that in the absence of a trade deal, it will render a big knockout blow to the sector. The trade body has slashed the growth forecast for the sector from 5.1 per cent to.....
Global Economy to regain speed on a Bumpy Road to recovery
December 14, 2020 08:27 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe global economy has shown its remarkable resilience as it gradually progressed through the COVID-19 pandemic. Though prospects for a way out of the crisis have risen, some countries are still battling the rising number of virus cases by re-impo.....
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