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Bitcoin Joins the Trillion Dollar Club, Surpasses Facebook’s Market Cap
February 23, 2021 01:49 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe digital currency Bitcoin is once again storming the headlines with its market capitalisation surpassing USD 1 trillion mark on 19 February 2021 as its price crosses USD 55,000. Copyright © Kalkine Media Pty Ltd Bitcoin Surpasse.....
PM Boris Johnson To Announce Lockdown Exit Roadmap Today
February 22, 2021 08:10 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe restrictions are likely to be removed in a phased manner. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to declare an exit roadmap from the national lockdown on Monday, 22 February, under which the government will be issuing definitive guidelin.....
Have the UK hiring intentions improved in 2021?
February 22, 2021 07:52 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Mediation, information and communications, insurance, finance, and healthcare. Businesses in the UK have shown strong hiring intension in Q1 this year for the first after the coronavirus outbreak. According to the latest results of CIP...
FTSE 100 Likely to Open A Tad Lower as Sterling Hovers Around 1.40
February 22, 2021 06:39 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUK stock markets are likely to open marginally lower on Monday, 22 February, as market participants remain cautious ahead of the declaration of a potential plan for the exit from the third national lockdown in a phased manner. The ongoing corporate e...
Canada-based Geothermal Start-up Bags USD 40 Million from Oil Giants Chevron & BP
February 22, 2021 01:35 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSource: Sutterstock Eavor Technologies – a Canada-based geothermal energy start-up has received backing from global oil giants Chevron and BP for its geothermal technology. Eavor has secured USD 40 million in the funding round along with few...
Crude Oil at One Year High; Stocks Under Radar - BP Spon & Exxon Mobil Corp.
February 22, 2021 11:59 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaIn the last couple of weeks WTI crude oil prices have surged on account of a production cut that was announced by the OPEC+ members coupled with a deep halt in the U.S. South that shut wells and oil refineries in Texas. World crude oil .....
Facebook is back with negotiations after blocking AU news pages
February 21, 2021 07:02 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyAustralian PM Scott Morrison said Facebook Inc (NYSE:FB) has come up with some negotiating discussions after rising tensions regarding the disabling of many pages in the country, including some health and emergency pages. On 18 February 2021, Face.....
Looking for cryptocurrencies in 2021, here are top 10 other than Bitcoin
February 21, 2021 07:00 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyWorld’s largest and most admired, Bitcoin, continues to take the lead in the cryptocurrency market. On 19 February 2021, Bitcoin saw yet another record high increase in its market capitalisation to US$1 trillion. Over the past 12 mon.....
COVID-19 vaccine updates from Nook and Corner
February 21, 2021 05:19 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe pressure is on for nations to vaccinate people against COVID-19, especially when the new strain is also picking the pace. As per media reports, close to 200 million people have been vaccinated, covering more than 85 countries. With the launch o.....
Sunak delays business rates review until autumn
February 21, 2021 03:51 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaChancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak is expected to delay the final report on business rates’ review for the November, a Financial Times news report stated. The business rate report is a crucial part of Sunak’s promise for provid.....
Excitement In Air As Nasa’s Perseverance Rover Lands On Mars
February 21, 2021 12:58 PM AEDT| By Ipsita SarkarScientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) were in an ecstasy of joy after the Perseverance Rover made a historic landing on Mars Thursday. NASA is expected to release some of the rare photos of the landing and nearby ar.....
Order Covid-19 test kits over a call, no internet required
February 21, 2021 11:36 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary Individuals willing to order home test kits dial in 119 to place their orders. The home testing kits will remain accessible through the online portal for order. NHS Test and Trace has been working with the RNIB to improve home tests fo.....
What’s all the buzz about Cryptocurrency? Is it boosting economy?
February 21, 2021 12:32 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe journey of cryptocurrencies has progressed from being an obscure trend to becoming an extraordinary means of investment. The initial doubts surrounding cryptocurrencies have long been snuffed out with the arrival of new entrants like Litecoin, .....
Bitcoin Hits $1 Trillion Market Value As Crypto Rally Continues
February 20, 2021 01:05 PM AEDT| By Ipsita SarkarWorld’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, saw yet another record high on Friday, raising its market cap to $1 trillion, even as the crypto rally continues. Bitcoin’s spectacular rise, gaining some 350 per cent over the .....
US Stock Indexes End Week On Positive Note; Energy, Real Estate Gain
February 20, 2021 12:55 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS stock markets ended Friday’s session on a positive note, buoyed by encouraging manufacturing data and brightening prospects of economic recovery as investors bet big on energy, and real estate. The S&P 500 shed 0.19% to 3906.71. The D.....
How London markets’ performed after the sterling reached near its three-year high?
February 20, 2021 04:09 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 9.21 points or 0.24 per cent higher at 3,923.18, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index surged by 91.81 points or 0.29 per cent...
Evolve Bitcoin ETF (TSX:EBIT) Debuts On TSX
February 20, 2021 02:03 AM AEDT| By AnujSource: Pixabay Evolve Funds Groups’ Bitcoin ETF (TSX: EBIT) is all set to debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on Friday, February 19. The launch comes a day after the world’s first Bitcoin ETF, Purpose Bitcoin ETF (TSX: BTCC.B), s...
Will Volkswagen’s Decision of Separately Listing Porsche Help It?
February 20, 2021 02:00 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaGermany-based automobile giant Volkswagen AG (DE: VOW) is reportedly considering listing its luxury sports car brand Porsche separately in a bid to raise capital for its electric car business and make technological investments. According t.....
IMO 2020 Marpol Convention Unfolds, Maersk to Introduce Carbon Neutral Liner by 2023
February 20, 2021 12:18 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe maritime shipping industry is all set to mark an unprecedented shift towards cleaner fuels to reduce their carbon footprint, thanks to the implementation of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention or the .....
Why the UK consumer confidence index rose in February
February 19, 2021 09:13 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe Growth for Knowledge (GfK) has found that the UK consumer confidence index has risen to -23 in February, indicating a five-point increase. In January, the index was at -28. The British consum.....