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Ted Baker & IAG: 2 FTSE stocks you can buy now
September 06, 2021 08:27 PM AEST| By Sreenivas D AjankarHighlights Global Investors are returning to London stock Exchange once again as the UK listed companies are available at attractive valuations compared to global peers. Ted Baker is focusing on new products and had launched a new collect.....
NFT-based game CrytpoZoo in soup with allegations of scam
September 06, 2021 08:08 PM AEST| By Daniel Paul JohnsHighlights CryptoZoo is a new NFT game release by popular YouTuber, Logan Paul, where users are required to breed and exchange exotic digital animals Since the game’s release on Thursday, users have expressed their frustrations on T.....
Why did 64 asset management firms fail to meet the UK ESG code?
September 06, 2021 07:21 PM AEST| By Suhita PoddarHighlights A new report by UK security regulator, the Financial Reporting Council, found several asset managers, pension funds, and insurance companies failed to meet UK’s stricter ESG best practice code. All 300 asset managers exis.....
Jewish people ring in new year with Rosh Hashanah celebrations
September 06, 2021 06:49 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time of annual celebrations for the Jewish people across the globe to embrace the coming year. As per the Jewish culture, the 48-hour-long period must be dedicated for intense retrospection an.....
Top 3 Performing Cryptos in Past 24 Hours
September 06, 2021 06:43 PM AEST| By Daniel Paul JohnsHighlights Quant was launched in 2018 and its platform allows developers to create apps that can run on more than one blockchain simultaneously Fantom is a consensus-as-a-service (CaaS) platform that aspires to make advanced technologies more a.....
COVID-19 in Australia: No letup in sight despite continuous lockdowns
September 06, 2021 06:27 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanSome of the Australia’s major cities have been under lockdown for almost three straight months now to contain the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the net result seems to be opposite of what the government aimed for. The epicentre of...
What is Bitcoin mining? Why is it not yet ESG compliant?
September 06, 2021 12:58 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaBitcoin and cryptocurrencies are gaining traction. The global economy has gone through a rough patch over the last one year, which has impacted the Bitcoin mining sector along with cryptocurrency, in general. However, an upward trajectory could be .....
Two decades after 9/11, the wounds are still fresh!
September 06, 2021 12:24 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaHighlights The world abided together to fight terrorism after the horrifying 9/11 terror attacks. After years of struggle to fight and combat terrorism, the Taliban captured Afghanistan once again last month. Be it the Americans or the Afghans.....
Australia’s ASX200 features among APAC top performers over last year
September 06, 2021 12:19 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanA stock market ticker shows financial gains and losses Highlights ASX200 is among the top gainers in the APAC region. Vietnam’s VN30 has emerged as the top performer across the globe. Vietnam, India, South Korea, Taiwan have performed b...
Burning Up – What is HOT Crypto?
September 06, 2021 11:50 AM AEST| By Daniel Paul JohnsHolochain’s native token – HOT – has started September off nicely rising by 22% since September 1, 2021. The price of HOT was trading at around US$0.0128 on September 6, rising from approximately $US0.0105 on September 1, accordi.....
Top 5 DApps On The Ethereum Network in August
September 05, 2021 12:52 AM AEST| By Daniel Paul JohnsWhile Ethereum is still awaiting its much needed upgrade, an increasing number of people are still adopting the outdated blockchain. 2021 has seen a Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, reducing the gap on the largest cryptocurrency, Bitco.....
COVID-19 pandemic: have we reached endemic stage?
September 05, 2021 12:35 AM AEST| By Tripti JoshiAt the endemic phase, a disease might not always be prevalent with elevated spread levels but may continue there for a longer duration with intermittent rises. On 24 August 2021, the Chief Scientist of the WHO, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, stated that in.....
Is planting trees a solution to climate change?
September 04, 2021 01:58 PM AEST| By Priya BhandariHighlights Governments and businesses globally have committed to plant more trees to offset human-caused GHG emissions from Earth’s atmosphere. The World Economic Forum launched the one Trillion trees programme to grow, restore and conser.....
Weekly roundup of FTSE 100 risers and fallers (31 August - September 03)
September 04, 2021 09:58 AM AEST| By Sreenivas D AjankarFTSE 100, despite choppiness, managed to close with gains on a weekly basis. Here we are giving the roundup of the top gainer and top loser of every day during the passing week. 31 August 2021: Top riser: Weir Group Plc (LON: WEIR): Shares of th...
Famous five of business this week (August 30-September 03)
September 04, 2021 09:01 AM AEST| By Nidhi GuptaMonday – August 30 1. Ryanair Holdings Plc (LON: RYA) Europe’s largest airline in terms of passenger count, Ryanair expects a strong recovery in its short-haul flights within Europe. The company forecasts i...
US stocks end mixed on weak jobs data
September 04, 2021 07:13 AM AEST| By Sanjeeb BaruahBenchmark US indices closed the week mixed on Friday, September 3, after weak jobs data raised uncertainty about the economic recovery. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained as the weaker-than-expected job data eased fears over Fed’s tapering...
Shares of Discoverie Group Edged Higher by 21.60%; FTSE 100 down 0.36%
September 04, 2021 04:21 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded on a mixed note - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 4.43 points or 0.10 per cent lower at 4,532.52, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index dipped by 87.26 points or 0.25 per cent lower at 3...
Looming crisis: NHS warns backlog could hit 13 mn if govt fails to give £10 bn
September 04, 2021 02:12 AM AEST| By Rishika RainaHighlights NHS officials have warned that patients are genuinely facing a huge risk. The UK government should provide £10 billion every year to avoid the NHS backlog from reaching as high as 13&nbs.....
Proportion of payments made using banknotes is declining: RBA
September 04, 2021 12:19 AM AEST| By Priyanka PayalHighlights During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Reserve Bank of Australia highlighted a significant shift to contactless and mobile payments by merchants and consumers. The RBA maintained that the proportion of payments made using banknot.....
Can Bitcoin Reach the Half-a-Million Mark by 2023?
September 04, 2021 12:09 AM AEST| By Daniel Paul JohnsBitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation and also the world’s first digital currency, having been introduced in 2009. By no means was there any fanfare during the revolutionary coin’s inception. In fact, to say tha.....