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What Is the UK Doing About the Climate Challenge?
June 12, 2021 12:43 AM AEST| By Suhita PoddarSummary Climate change threat is increasing every day, with the world having touched 419 parts per million of CO2 in the atmosphere in May 2021, the highest ever on record. The UK’s ambitious net zero targets and its plan to decarbonise s.....
Ocean Conservation: What Are Nations Doing to Protect Their Underwater Habitats?
June 12, 2021 12:25 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaGreenpeace UK, on World Oceans Day, launched a six-month operation called ‘Operation Ocean Witness’ for patrolling the coasts of the UK. Its ship, called the Sea Beaver, would be on a patrol of the protected areas located off the southe.....
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Seraphim Space Investment Trust Plans World’s First Space Tech Fund IPO
June 11, 2021 10:12 PM AEST| By Suhita PoddarSummary Seraphim Space Investment Trust, a UK-based space tech fund, announced plans to float an IPO on the LSE. This will make it the world’s first space tech fund to be listed on an exchange. The funds raised from the IPO will be used .....
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UK Economy in April Records Its Fastest Growth Since July 2020
June 11, 2021 10:09 PM AEST| By Kamalika GhoshSummary UK’s GDP grew by 2.3% in April, its fastest growth since July 2020. Mining and quarrying sank sharply by 15% due to planned temporary shutdowns of oil production fields. Services sector recorded a growth of 3.4%, as consumer-faci.....
UK construction output soars 77% in April 2021, highest growth rate on record
June 11, 2021 08:53 PM AEST| By AbhijeetContinuing the upward trend of economic reversal, the macroeconomic factors showcased a meaningful rise in April 2021 led by a strong bounce back in all the major components including the construction output, manufacturing and industrial production.....
New Atlantic Charter to Be Signed in Bilateral Meeting of Boris and Biden
June 11, 2021 07:04 PM AEST| By Kamalika GhoshSummary Boris Johnson and Joe Biden met for the first time in the seaside resort of Carbis Bay. The new document read that the two nations remained united on the spirit of territorial integrity, peaceful resolution of tensions, and sovereignty......
What made BT Group, Auto Traders Group and Smith & Nephew stocks to outperform On Thursday?
June 11, 2021 06:26 PM AEST| By Suhita PoddarSummary BT Group’s shares rose by over 6 per cent on Thursday after French multinational telecom company Altice acquired a 12.1 per cent stake in the company for £2.2 billion. Auto Trader Group’s shares also jumped by over 6 p.....
FTSE 100 likely to start a tad higher as trade deficit narrows
June 11, 2021 04:58 PM AEST| By AbhijeetSummary UK shares are expected to start on a positive footing on Friday Trade deficit narrowed to £0.9 billion in April 2021 from £2 billion in previous month The total exports from the UK grew by 2.5 per cent to £49.36 billi.....
Reabold Resources Reports Solid Progress in Investment Projects Despite Pandemic Challenges
June 11, 2021 03:28 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Reabold Resources Plc has emerged in a solid financial position with an exciting and potentially transformative year ahead. The vagaries of Covid-19 on the oil & gas industry have highlighted the strength of the Reabold model of inv.....
APAC market mixed; ASX200 up 0.12%
June 11, 2021 01:49 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanSummary Asia markets opened on a mixed note on Friday. Chinese shares were in the red. Overnight, the S&P 500 closed at a record high. The equity markets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) were mixed in Friday trade, after overnight gains on .....
What are signs of a stagflation? Are we headed there?
June 11, 2021 12:57 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanIn economics, a higher gross domestic product (GDP) growth means that people in that country have more income. A higher income leads to more spending, which in turn, increase the prices of products and that leads to a spike in inflation. In contrast...
COVID-19: Are Intranasal vaccines better than the traditional vaccine shots?
June 11, 2021 10:47 AM AEST| By Tripti JoshiSummary The intranasal route of vaccine administration has enormous potential because of the organized immune system of the nasal mucosa, high compliance, and low cost. Scientists believe that intranasal vaccines will reduce the virus load in t.....
US Stocks Advance After Mixed Cues From Economy
June 11, 2021 08:28 AM AEST| By Sanjeeb BaruahAll benchmark US indices closed higher on Thursday, June 10, after investors appeared to have ignored new labor data, which showed that consumer prices surged to a record 13-year high in May. The S&P 500 rose 0.47% to 4,239.18. The Dow Jones gai...
Technology & Healthcare Shares Pushed FTSE 100 Marginally Higher
June 11, 2021 04:05 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 22.65 points or 0.54 per cent higher at 4,242.20, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index surged by 144.11 points or 0.42 per cent higher at 34,5...
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FTSE 100 gains slightly as BT, AstraZeneca hand hold London equities
June 10, 2021 11:08 PM AEST| By AbhijeetSummary FTSE 100 traded marginally higher, led by shares of BT and AstraZeneca BT jumped nearly 6 per cent after Patrick Drahi bought 12 per cent stake AstraZeneca, up 2 per cent, supported the index further UK shares traded flat in.....
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Stocks in Action Today: CMC Markets, Shell, and Ryanair
June 10, 2021 10:15 PM AEST| By Kamalika GhoshSummary CMC Market Plc is likely to launch a new wealth platform for the retail segment. Royal Dutch Shell Plc will speed up its energy transition strategy and cut down its carbon emission as per court orders. Ryanair Holdings Plc is facing an.....
Are The UK-EU Talks on Northern Ireland on The Verge of a Collapse?
June 10, 2021 06:34 PM AEST| By Suhita PoddarSummary EU has threatened Britain over post-Brexit Northern Ireland trade. If required, the EU could go in for any type of action required – be it legal, retaliatory, arbitration or tariff based. Britain has requested the bloc to be more.....
Is Bitcoin legal in New Zealand?
June 10, 2021 05:49 PM AEST| By Jasmine AnandSummary The digital currency, Bitcoin is gaining massive popularity across the globe, with a market capitalisation of more than $1000 billion noted in early 2021. NZ investors are also fascinated with investing in Bitcoin, with a market capital.....
Electronic Medical Records (EMR): What are they, and why do we need them?
June 10, 2021 04:39 PM AEST| By Tripti JoshiSummary Electronic Medical Records (EMR) are real-time patient records that provide medical information immediately and securely to authorized users. EMRs are developed to share information with other health care providers (HCPs) and organizati.....
What is BNPL and why is it important?
June 10, 2021 03:04 PM AEST| By Furquan MoharkanThe buy now pay later (BNPL) is an age-old concept, revived in a trendy way by Fintech companies across the world. To put it simply, it means a customer taking home their purchase but paying for it on a later date. In BNPL, a customer buys the produ...
