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Australia’s ASX200 features among APAC top performers over last year

A stock market ticker shows financial gains and losses Highlights ASX200 is among the top gainers in the APAC region. Vietnam’s VN30 has...

COVID-19 pandemic: have we reached endemic stage?

At the endemic phase, a disease might not always be prevalent with elevated spread levels but may continue there for a longer duration with intermitte...

Japan PM Suga set to resign, Tokyo stock markets at a 30-year high

Highlights  Japan PM Yoshihide Suga is set to resign amid public dissatisfaction over his handling of Covid-19 and the Olympics. Serving for...

Five stocks Warren Buffett is still pursuing

Warren Buffett, 91, is arguably the most successful investor of the 20th century and that’s the reason why Wall Street keeps a close eye on his...

APAC markets mixed; ASX200 in red despite positive GDP numbers

Highlights ASX is trading in the red despite better-than-expected GDP numbers China markets are in the green. Japan is the biggest gainer in the...

How many jabs of vaccine are needed to protect you from COVID-19?

With 221 countries and territories affected till now, the COVID-19 cases, as on date stand in excess of 218 million – sending the world economy...

Why are investors eyeing Nasdaq Listed NIU Technologies?

Highlights  NIU technologies is a China-based electric two-wheeler maker and seller. The company is listed on NASDAQ. The company has report...

China’s new regulation to reduce children’s online gaming time signi...

Highlights China would be executing an online gaming restriction for the country’s young population under 18 years of age. No online gaming...

Who is Dr Ashley Bloomfield, the Guardian angel of NZ health?

Highlights Dr Ashley Bloomfield, a household name in the Kiwi healthcare is again on the forefront Fighting the COVID-19 outbreak for the second t...

Longest war in US history comes to an end as last US troops exit Afg...

rime accused in 9/11 terror attacks In last days of the war, the US evacuated about 120,000 people out of Afghanistan The US has ended its long-...

Asia Pacific markets close in green

Highlights Most APAC markets began the week on a positive note. Australia recorded an unprecedented surge in fresh COVID-19 cases. Investors are...

COVID-19: NSW records highest ever single-day tally

Highlights  New South Wales has reported the highest number of single day infections. Most cases in the country are locally transmitted. NSW...

Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, natural gas output hit

Highlights Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, US on Sunday. Ida is one of the strongest hurricanes in 16 years. The storm has left over ha...

Tesla dips its toes in electricity retailing market: Five things to...

Highlights Having successfully ventured into the space of electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems, Elon Musk’s Tesla is eyeing the...

What’s flippening? Can Ethereum outshine Bitcoin in terms of market...

Highlights Bitcoin is valued at US$920 billion – almost three times that of Ethereum. Bitcoin represents 41% of the total market cap of all...

How is cloud computing shaping the future of the healthcare industry...

Highlights  Cloud computing in healthcare is making a positive change in several ways, including cost reduction in health-related services. T...

Asia Pacific markets mixed; all eyes on Powell’s Jackson Hole speech

Asia-Pacific shares were trading mixed on Friday as investors remained guarded ahead of the Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole symposium wher...

Kabul suicide blasts: Biden vows to retaliate as IS claims responsib...

US President Joe Biden has pledged to retaliate against the perpetrators of Thursday’s attack outside Kabul Airport, that killed dozens, includi...

Tech giants pledge billions to beef up cybersecurity

We may have come far ahead in the field of technology, but our tech products remain vulnerable to threats posed by hacking and cybercrimes. From Whats...

Tim Cook hits paydirt, pockets US$750 million worth of Apple shares

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), has received 5.04 million Apple shares this week, selling most of the stock for over US$751 million, the fil...