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Graphcore Calls on UK Regulator to Block Nvidia-Arm Acquisition
February 08, 2021 10:03 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyUS-based computer systems design services company Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) has got fresh resistance from Microsoft-backed Graphcore, which is an AI accelerator and machine learning chip developer, regarding the acquisition of Briti.....

Hyundai, Kia Deny EV Collaboration Reports with Apple
February 08, 2021 09:48 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaKorean automotive manufacturers Hyundai Motor Company (KRX: 005380) and Kia Motors (KRX: 000270) denied reports of partnership negotiations with technology giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to develop self-driving electric vehicles, in separate regulatory.....
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How Nickel Dispute Uncorked a Political Storm in French-ruled New Caledonia
February 08, 2021 07:57 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe French-controlled island of New Caledonia is going through a political turmoil after its government collapsed after dispute over nickel assets sale. The crisis originated when five out of the total 11 members of the government executive resigne.....

South Africa suspends Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine rollout
February 08, 2021 06:40 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSouth Africa has temporarily suspended the rollout of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after a study claimed that the vaccine provided minimum protection against the new Covid-19 variant detected there. These are early trail results of a new st.....

Siemens Gamesa grabs a piece of UK’s lucrative wind generation market
February 08, 2021 04:47 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyBelfast-headquartered Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) has shortlisted Spain-based Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, S.A. (SGRE) to supply and install more than 200 14MW+ turbines for East Anglia Hub. The total project cost is £.....

U.S. EIA Anticipates Crude Oil Production to Surpass 2019 Peak
February 08, 2021 02:33 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) anticipates the U.S. crude oil production to rebound to another record high in 2023 after taking a toll from the COVID-19 outbreak. Source: Copyright © 2020 Kalkine Media Pty Ltd Glob...
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All You Need To Know About Kuaishou That Made a Splash with $5bn IPO
February 08, 2021 12:43 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe post-pandemic period would belong to technology. Lending weight to this notion is the recent enormously successful debut of Chinese firm Kuaishou Technology that offers a video-sharing mobile app. Last week on 5 February 2021, Kuaishou Technol.....
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Three US giants declaring earnings this week
February 08, 2021 08:41 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe earnings season in the US is going on, and this week could be crucial as three of the market’s favourites are about to declare their earnings. The social media giant Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) would be the first of the three to come out wit.....

Top three GameStop stock’s alternatives
February 08, 2021 08:18 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe GameStop (NYSE:GME) mania was one of the most hyped short squeeze events in the US. However, the buying frenzy seems to be running out of steam. GameStop's overboard buying has also turned investors to some other alternatives that probably don&.....

Ethereum Hits All Time High! Will It Cross $2,000-Mark?
February 07, 2021 01:41 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaEthereum rose to a record high of US$ 1,761.35 on Friday, February 5, 2021, as the cryptocurrency market rallied. The world’s second-largest virtual coin has returned more than 133 per cent this year. The token, with a market cap of over US$.....

Can Microsoft’s Bing impress Australians if Google opts out?
February 07, 2021 12:35 AM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyAdding another chapter to the ongoing war between Australian Federal Government and the US tech giant duo Facebook and Google, Microsoft has jumped into the fray. Microsoft has assured the Australian government that if Google pulls out its s...

What is Dogecoin and why it is making a splash?
February 07, 2021 12:31 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyDogecoin is a cryptocurrency just like Bitcoin but with a much smaller market cap (about $6 billion). The currency was invented by two software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer way back in 2013. The currency features a logo of &ldq.....

Ford Doubles Investment on EVs, Warns About Profit Decline
February 06, 2021 11:40 AM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyUS-based automotive giant Ford (NYSE: F) has decided to nearly double its investment in electric vehicles (EVs) to US$ 22 billion through 2025 despite the challenges due to the shortage of semiconductors within the industry. It has not.....

Glencore Reports Bleak 2020 Numbers As Pandemic Bites
February 06, 2021 03:19 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyAnglo-Swiss multinational commodity mining and trading company, Glencore plc has unveiled its 2020 full-year production report with a significant fall in copper and cobalt production. The production was significantly impacted due to mining suspens.....

Better than injection? All about nasal COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline
February 06, 2021 03:06 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe intramuscular route has been thought of as the ultimate way to administer a vaccine. However, intranasal vaccines have multiple advantages of their own, including ease of self-administration and systematic immunity. The nasal route has outstan.....

Advertising Platform Magnite Inc Buys Spotx for $1.17bn
February 06, 2021 01:59 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyMagnite Inc (NASDAQ: MGNI), one of the largest independent sell-side advertising forums, has signed an agreement to buy SpotX, a video advertising group from RTL Group, a European broadcasting group for a whopping amount of $1.17 billion in the for.....

Elon Musk, Back On Twitter, Sends Dogecoin Surging By 50%
February 05, 2021 09:27 PM AEDT| By Ipsita SarkarTesla CEO Elon Musk, back from a two-day Twitter break on Thursday, sent meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin surging by over 50 per cent to US$0.059 after he tweeted about the coin. Musk had said in a tweet on Monday afternoon that he would stay aw.....

Technical Overview of Global Tech Giants- Microsoft Corporation and IBM
February 05, 2021 08:55 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has witnessed a sharp rally from the low of USD 212.03 on 15 January 2021 and made a new lifetime high of USD 245.07 (as on 03 February 2021), a gain of ~15.50 percent in this short span. Microsoft Corp. Shoots.....
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Crude Oil Rally Continues on Declining US Stockpile
February 05, 2021 08:24 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe latest Energy Information Administration (EIA) report with crude oil stockpile data has sparked celebrations across the oil industry. The trend in the weekly inventory data has highlighted a drawdown in the levels. Connecting the dots between t.....
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Remdesivir drives Gilead’s Q4 FY20 sales, sales momentum likely to continue
February 05, 2021 05:23 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAmerican biopharmaceutical player Gilead Sciences Inc (Nasdaq:GILD) continues to play a central role in the COVID-19 pandemic, with its drug remdesivir (Veklury®). On 4 February 2021, the biopharmaceutical player announced its Q4 and FY 2020 r.....
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