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Trump's casual attitude towards Covid-19 guidelines raises many eyebrows
October 08, 2020 01:56 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAt the backdrop of Covid-19 pandemic and rising tension between the US and China, the US presidential election in the year 2020 is not the usual one. However, the problems have not deterred President Trump. Despite diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus.....

Labour’s Fiscal Plan before Election 2020 and accusation of $10 billion fiscal hole by National Party
October 08, 2020 02:02 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaOn 1 October, Labour Party released its fiscal blueprint, making few changes to its fiscal plan, apart from the tax changes made earlier, with the party stating that it has reserved double the amount of money of what New Zealand National Party woul.....

NZ Meat Industry Amid Coronavirus : Can e-commerce make up for the lost Hospitality Market?
October 07, 2020 06:55 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaNew Zealand’s total meat and edible offal export was valued at 685.39 thousand tons for the period (between January-August 2020), which is slightly higher by 0.33% compared to the same period last year. The country’s exports totalled a.....

Why has John McAfee been arrested?
October 07, 2020 04:03 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicJohn David McAfee, a famous computer programmer and founder of McAfee antivirus software, was arrested in Spain yesterday after being accused of several felonies by the US authorities. Mr McAfee had been accused of evading tax, after earning milli.....

Take away from 1st US Presidential Debate, effect on ASX stocks?
October 07, 2020 03:44 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAhead of the crucial elections in the US, President Donald Trump and his Democrat opponent Joe Biden indulged in the first edition of debate on 29 September 2020 in Ohio. Nevertheless, the debate soon turned out to be a chaotic dispute featuring po.....

How are the Aussie and the Kiwi Dollar Looking on the Charts?
October 07, 2020 01:31 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAUD/USD: Entering Primary Uptrend Corridor AUD/USD broke out of the downward sloping trendline in the last quarter and is now taking support at USD 0.7128 level. The ability of the currency to sustain the present breakout would decide the future d.....

Clean Sweep for Biden anticipated, how is Wall Street placed?
October 07, 2020 12:10 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaA dismal blend of coronavirus worries, and presidential uncertainty has grappled Washington, leaving investors worried amid a volatile environment. Coronavirus has infected more than 7 million people in the US and resulted in more than 215,0.....

Is the Australia New Zealand travel bubble a viable solution?
October 06, 2020 08:10 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAustralia is New Zealand's largest target market, and as per July 2020’s update, Australians contribute ~1.5 million tourists’ arrival, which is 40 per cent of New Zealand's total arrivals on yearly basis. Moreover, the Australians had .....

Share Buybacks and Dividends still under Fed leash: Extends Restrictions
October 06, 2020 05:06 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaDividend stocks have been one of the favourite picks for many investors across time. Companies formulate dividend pay-out policies to cater to the expected needs of investors post taking the capital allocation decision into consideration. There has.....

Where can you use bitcoin?
October 06, 2020 04:05 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicEver since cryptocurrencies are getting recognised by more and more people, the price of bitcoin has drastically gone up. The high price caused an even higher demand, which resulted in more stores and companies accepting bitcoin as a way of payment.....

3 start-ups that have passed the COVID-19 test unscathed
October 05, 2020 12:30 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThere is no special report required to see the economic devastation knocking off many countries' economies down. Australia's small businesses are not immune to it either. Since March, most retail shops are closed, restaurants are closed, busy stree.....

Lens over New Zealand Government debt, what does it mean for the NZD?
October 05, 2020 12:00 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaNew Zealand is currently facing the worst recession, it has ever seen in the last few decades after the country imposed strict measures to control the spread of coronavirus. On 18 September, Stats NZ disclosed that NZ economy shrank by 12.2% in the.....

Elections around the corner - How is NZX entering October 2020? Few Sectors to look out for
October 03, 2020 02:34 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe year 2020 till now has been under the grasp of the COVID-19 crisis. The coronavirus stricken world is looking for an effective treatment for the virus to restore both health and the economy. The virus, which originated at Wuhan city of China, i.....

Short on Foreign Workers, Farming Sector A New Ray Of Hope for People on JobSeeker
October 03, 2020 12:58 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe pandemic has redefined all sectors; its effects have forced countries to focus on strengthening domestic primary industries than globalisation. When the COVID-19 crisis began in 2020, the world experienced an unprecedented situation that was f.....

JPMorgan pays $920 Million to settle the US Justice Department and CFTC Probe
October 02, 2020 10:00 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaOne of the largest banks in the United States, JP Morgan Chase was found engaged in placing manipulative trades in the secondary market, which consists of futures tied to precious metals and Treasury bonds. JP Morgan has been asked to pay a fine of.....

Both Donald And Melania Trump Tested Positive For Coronavirus
October 02, 2020 05:20 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaIn his most recent tweet, the US President Donald J. Trump announced that both him and his wife Melania Trump contracted COVID-19. After Mr Trump’s close adviser Hope Hicks revealed her positive coronavirus test, the President revealed that .....

Yield and Liquidity Farming - Tools to Generate Alpha in the Crypto Space
October 02, 2020 03:55 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaDeFi or decentralised finance is the new talk of the town with the disruptive application of the blockchain technology keeping the cryptocurrency ablaze in the market. Blockchain technology is behind almost every DeFi application in the market place...

AstraZeneca Share Price Topples as FDA Widens its Inquiry on COVID-19 Vaccine
October 01, 2020 12:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaShare price of British-Swedish multinational pharma and biotech company AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN) tumbled by 0.56% to close the market at US$54.80 on 30 September 2020. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is still to give approval to Astra.....

How are developing world economies preparing for COVID-19 vaccine deployment and testing?
September 30, 2020 07:07 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly 33.25 million individuals, including ~1 million deaths, as reported to the WHO as of 5:08 PM CEST on 28 September 2020. Many healthcare companies are engaged in the development of vaccines, treatmen.....

Has lockdown been a turning point for the Retail Sector?
September 30, 2020 03:32 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaIn the recent times, coronavirus has been the biggest challenge faced by businesses around the world, along with the retailers. Supermarket sales have been up (both in-stores and online) when the country was at Alert Level 4 as buyers stocked up on.....
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