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Uber luxurious Edgewater trophy home grabbed for $95 million
September 13, 2020 12:10 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaOne of the most expensive residential properties known as Edgewater is believed to be bought by the gold mining businessman "John" Changjin Li. The new buyer is believed to have purchased the waterfront trophy property for about $95 million.....

Are “Work From Home” policies biased towards parents?
September 13, 2020 12:00 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe COVID-19 pandemic has redefined the workspace with their humble abode becoming the work zone for the majority of people, post COVID-19 infection infiltrated the society. The concept of “Work from Home” (WFH), which was limited to t.....

UK Get A Major Breakthrough, Secures Free Trade Pact with Japan
September 12, 2020 11:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaOn 11 September 2020, over a video call, UK’s International Trade Secretary, Liz Truss and Japan’s Foreign Minister, Motegi Toshimitsu signed the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. The UK was successful in securing a.....

Brexit deadlock on Internal Market Bill: Britain inflexible, US-UK trade deal could suffer
September 12, 2020 08:32 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe ongoing talks on Brexit between Britain and the European Union (EU) seemed to be on the edge of a collapse due to the UK’s inflexibility over the Internal Market Bill. The Boris Johnson's government has not agreed to a request from the EU.....

Are There Any Green Shoots Sprouting in the NZ Economy?
September 12, 2020 12:35 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaWhile the Kiwi Land is battling with the second wave of COVID-19 infections and resultant lockdown restrictions, stronger than anticipated performance of the NZ economy has taken the world by surprise. Moreover, some optimistic signs of recovery ar.....

Read What’s Happening Inside Australian Travel Industry!
September 12, 2020 12:30 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaState border closures and Victoria’s extended lockdown are threatening Australia’s travel industry like never before. The full recovery seems to be sometime away for the battered travel sector. However, one cannot neglect the dedicated .....

What is NEO?
September 12, 2020 01:29 AM AEST| By Edita IvancevicNEO is a China-based network and cryptocurrency that is based on a blockchain technology. Da Hongfei and Erik Zhan launched AntShares in 2014, which was later renamed to NEO in 2017. DO READ: What is a cryptocurrency and how to use it? The idea b.....

Pound Sterling Weakens Against The Euro
September 11, 2020 11:22 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe British pound has been consistently falling against the euro, touching its lowest value in the past six months period to reach a value of 1.0784 on 11 September 2020. In fact, the sterling pound has dropped by more than 3 per cent since.....

Introduction of “Rule of Six”: Will It Further Put Pressure on Ailing Hospitality Sector?
September 11, 2020 11:11 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe continuous surge in the number of Covid-19 cases has forced the British Government to take preventive measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus infection. In order to restrict the growing cases, the Government has rolled out a new rule whi.....

US elections become a target for hackers
September 11, 2020 06:36 PM AEST| By Edita IvancevicHacker activity connected to Russia, China and Iran was exposed yesterday by Microsoft, stating that they detected cybercrimes targeting upcoming US presidential elections. People and organizations that were a part of both Trump and Biden presiden.....

New Zealand’s 2-year bond yield enters negative territory for the first time: Impact on the larger economy
September 11, 2020 05:36 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaNew Zealand has been leading the world in battling coronavirus. The country has been applauded globally for its effective control on coronavirus by imposing strict and early 7-week lockdown in April and May. However, the country witnessed a second .....

Before COVID Rattled Stock Markets, There Was 9/11
September 11, 2020 02:53 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Mediafinancial resilience, while markets in European countries took longer to bounce back. Apart from the staggering levels of loss of lives and infrastructure, the 11 September 2001 terror attacks had a huge impac....

Morrison government revamped rules lets one take a dip into JobKeeper and JobSeeker dole outs
September 11, 2020 02:27 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaJobKeeper and JobSeeker subsidies by the Australian government came to the rescue of more than 2.2 million people from falling into poverty as millions had come under the unemployment net or were facing reduced work hours. On 1 September, the Aust.....
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Water Bottle Maker, Zhong Shanshan Is The New Chinese Billionaire
September 11, 2020 02:09 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaTechnology is an ever-evolving space. With improving and ever-changing features, every time something or other new thing keeps coming. Consequently, we have multiple stories of founders creating fortunes through such businesses. For instance, Zoom.....
Europe Faces the Threat of The Second Wave
September 11, 2020 01:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSome European countries are observing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases after successfully lowering incidences early in the year. Southern-eastern European nations, including North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Romania, and Montenegro witnessed a hig...

Election 2020: Labour to bring a 39% tax rate for top income earners
September 11, 2020 04:37 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaJacinda Ardern’s ruling labour party has proposed a new higher tax rate of 39% on income earned over $180,000 implying that only 2% of the taxpayers would in reality pay it, while others would keep paying taxes at the same rate as before. Th.....

What is Stellar?
September 11, 2020 04:31 AM AEST| By Edita IvancevicLaunched in 2015 by Ripple’s co-founder Jed McCaleb, Stellar is a decentralized network that offers sending, receiving, and trading money in any form of fiat or cryptocurrencies. DO READ: The Advent of Cryptocurrencies- Popular Cryptos in Fo.....

LVMH’s Acquisition of Tiffany Gets French Government’s Veto
September 10, 2020 11:22 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe luxury jewellery and speciality retailer from the United States (US), Tiffany & Co. got a rude shock and took legal actions against LVMH, a French multinational company that specialises in luxury goods. The lawsuit followed the crucial deve.....

Will food prices rise if the UK divorces Brexit?
September 10, 2020 11:11 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaIn case of a no deal Brexit, almost half of the goods and services being imported from the Europe could attract extra duties or levies beginning January 2021, including food. The UK government estimates had suggested that total value of border tari.....

Is the Boris Johnson Government Planning to Alter the Brexit Deal?
September 10, 2020 09:47 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Pulling out of the United Kingdom from the European Union is creating unforeseen complications for both for the UK as well as the EU. The latest controversy to hit both these economic blocs is a statement made by cabinet minister Brandon .....