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China, Taiwan relationship at worst in last four decades: Taiwan
October 07, 2021 06:09 PM AEDT| By SamtaHighlights China-Taiwan geopolitical tensions have dominated the headlines in the recent days. The cold war like rhetoric can worsen racism against Asian Australians. China sees Taiwan as the part of its territory, but Taiwan sees itself as a.....
Stocks which you can give away to your kids as inheritance
October 07, 2021 05:29 PM AEDT| By Rishika RainaHighlights -After ensuring their own financial security, parents usually pass on their assets to children. -The inherited assets may include a stock, a house, or even a business. -The best stock options to pass as inheritance are high-dividend s.....
France to redefine relationship with Australia
October 07, 2021 04:09 PM AEDT| By SamtaHighlights France is sending its ambassador back to Canberra as it tries to redefine future relations with Australia. French Foreign Minister said that this step will end the programme for the future submarines. Paris had entirely reviewed it.....
How does Ripple payment work?
October 07, 2021 03:57 PM AEDT| By Jasmine AnandHighlights Ripple, which is both crypto and a payment method, is much sought-after by larger financial organisations for settling their cross-border payments. Its transaction fees are very small when compared to banks and other cryptos, thus ma.....
Is It An Oversimplification to Say All NFTs Are Bad For the Environment?
October 07, 2021 03:14 PM AEDT| By Daniel Paul JohnsHighlights A recent report by carbon analyst, Erin Davies, outlines that, on average, a piece of printed art results in around 2.5 kilograms of extra CO2 emissions The report estimates one NFT’s lifetime CO2 emissions equate to a car trav.....
Qantas performs longest ever flight of over 17 hours
October 07, 2021 01:48 PM AEDT| By SamtaHighlights Qantas successfully performed their longest-ever commercial flight of over 17 hours. QF14 flew entirely in the daylight experiencing average headwinds of up to 35 kilometers per hour. This was Qantas’s longest ever non-stop fl.....
US stocks edge higher after weak start in early trade
October 07, 2021 08:50 AM AEDT| By Sanjeeb BaruahBenchmark US indices closed higher on Wednesday, October 6, as stocks recovered following a weak start to the trading day and bullish sentiments rose after lawmakers sealed a debt-ceiling deal. The S&P 500 was up 0.41% to 4,363.55. The Dow Jones...
Tesco Shares Edged Higher by 5.95%; FTSE 100 Breached 7,000 Level
October 07, 2021 05:29 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 25.72 points or 0.59 per cent lower at 4,320.00, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index dipped by 251.10 points or 0.73 per cent lower at 34,063.5...
Bitcoin surges past $50,000 for the second time in two days
October 07, 2021 01:53 AM AEDT| By Manu ShankarHighlights Bitcoin has been on a high throughout this month and today, it was trading at US $54,412.76. Bitcoin was up by 8.26% in in the last 24 hours and 24.82% in the seven-day period. Shiba Inu, Dogecoin and Ethereum were among the top ...
Biometric passport: UK passengers stuck at airport for hours
October 07, 2021 01:27 AM AEDT| By Manu ShankarUK airline passengers reported delays of up to four hours across prominent UK airports following biometric passport gates failure. Travellers in most UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick and Edinburgh, had to wait in long queues for hours at the .....
FTSE 100 nosedives, AstraZeneca cracks 2%, only 8 shares in green
October 07, 2021 01:22 AM AEDT| By AbhijeetHighlights Inflation pressures continue to mount on the London equities on Wednesday FTSE 100 crashed nearly 128 points, or 1.81% to a two-week low of 6,949.14 AstraZeneca shares provided the most negative points to the index Inflation pr.....
Top 5 UK IPOs in 2021 so far
October 06, 2021 11:07 PM AEDT| By Rishika RainaLondon has maintained its position as the most attractive IPO venue across Europe by funds raised in the third quarter and is continuing its dominance with the same momentum as in the last two quarters, touching new highs. According to a research .....
Fuel crisis: Good times ahead for electric vehicles?
October 06, 2021 11:03 PM AEDT| By Rishika RainaThe sale of new cars in the UK has gone down as the country is tumbling to the weakest September total for over two decades with the sector being hit by the shortages of semiconductors across the globe. However, for electric vehicles, it was a.....
US Crypto Ban: Gary Gensler puts the ball in Congress’ court
October 06, 2021 10:38 PM AEDT| By Manu ShankarIn what can be considered as cold feet, the US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler indicated that the decision to ban cryptocurrency would be taken by Congress and not the Security Exchange Commission (SEC). Speaking at the Hou.....
5 top-rated cryptocurrencies with over 7,000% YTD returns
October 06, 2021 08:59 PM AEDT| By Ankit SethiHighlights Five billion-dollar market cap cryptocurrencies have a whopping YTD return of over 7,000 per cent Token of a blockchain game has skyrocketed by 22000 per cent YTD One crypto, which ranks among top ten cryptos by market cap, has an e.....
Greggs (GRG), Melrose (MRO), Gulf Keystone (GKP): 3 FTSE stocks to buy
October 06, 2021 08:54 PM AEDT| By Sreenivas D AjankarHighlights The UK stock market is trading lower as investors anticipate the UK’s energy crisis could become worst due to the recent rise in crude oil and gas prices. The rise in energy prices will have a direct impact on the country&rsquo.....
What makes Coldstack crypto a potential investment opportunity?
October 06, 2021 08:49 PM AEDT| By Manu ShankarHighlights The ColdStack is a world’s first decentralized cloud aggregator, which aggregates data such as Filecoin. It gives the users the ability to store huge amount of data and with its AI-based technology, it is able to provide a sing.....
The Gods Smile on Olympus: The Mysterious Crypto Making Strides
October 06, 2021 08:39 PM AEDT| By Daniel Paul JohnsHighlights The Olympus platform (OHM) has seen a growth of more than 150% during the month of September Olympus is an algorithmic stablecoin – an algorithmic currency protocol, which eventually aims to become a stable crypto-native curren.....
Crude futures hit three-year high; what’s driving the rally?
October 06, 2021 06:48 PM AEDT| By Furquan MoharkanThe prices of crude oil in the international markets have surged by a whopping 27% in the past one and a half months as the world continues to face the energy crunch. The December 2021 Futures of benchmark crude were trading at US$83 a barrel, up .....
Marks Electrical IPO: Can it be most successful AIM listing of 2021?
October 06, 2021 05:53 PM AEDT| By Suhita PoddarOnline electrical appliances retail company Marks Electrical is mulling an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) junior market, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The company’s plan to float on the ma.....