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UK Gas Networks Plan to Deliver First Hydrogen-Fuelled Town by 2030
January 22, 2021 02:37 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyUK can expect to get its first hydrogen-powered heated town by 2030. Britain’s natural gas network operators are devising a strategy to roll out a Hydrogen fuel powered network. The new strategy is being formulated in line with the 10.....
BYD Co shares rise 2-6% as it raises $3.9 billion from share sale
January 22, 2021 12:46 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe Hong Kong-listed shares of the Shenzhen-headquartered diversified automaker BYD Co Ltd (HKG: 1211) rose nearly 2 per cent, while the Shenzhen Stock Exchange-floated component (SHE: 002594) jumped a little more than 6 per cent, on Thursday. The .....
Sunak’s Covid-19 policies being attacked by Labour
January 22, 2021 12:43 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been fiercely attacked by the Labour Party on the way he is handling the economy during the pandemic. Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds has put across her views in her speech she delivered at the London .....
Unilever Plc (LON: ULVR) reiterates its wider inclusivity drive, stocks marginally in the red.
January 21, 2021 10:31 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUnilever Plc (LON: ULVR) reiterates its wider inclusivity drive, stocks marginally in the red....
Dixons Carphone Plc (LON: DC.) decline by over 1%, despite reporting strong Christmas season.
January 21, 2021 10:30 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaDixons Carphone Plc (LON: DC.) decline by over 1%, despite reporting strong Christmas season....
SAGA (LON: SAGA) up 5%, ask all customers to get vaccinated before the summer holiday trip.
January 21, 2021 10:30 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSAGA (LON: SAGA) up 5%, ask all customers to get vaccinated before the summer holiday trip....
Pearson (LON: PSON) witnesses profit-taking, down by 2.00%.
January 21, 2021 10:29 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaPearson (LON: PSON) witnesses profit-taking, down by 2.00%....
SAGE Group Plc (LON: SGE) up 4%, reports in line Q1 numbers on successful strategic execution.
January 21, 2021 10:29 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSAGE Group Plc (LON: SGE) up 4%, reports in line Q1 numbers on successful strategic execution....
Major LSE indices trade in the green, FTSE 100 trades up by 0.10%
January 21, 2021 10:28 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaMajor LSE indices trade in the green, FTSE 100 trades up by 0.10%...
UK lateral flow tests can spot up to 90% cases, says study
January 21, 2021 08:50 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Researchers at the University of Oxford spotted 90 per cent of the cases with the rapid lateral flow test. But these results stood true only when devices were used by trained medical sta.....
FTSE 100 likely to open slightly higher as GBP gains strength
January 21, 2021 08:08 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUK stock markets are likely to open a tad higher on Thursday, 21 January, tracking the upbeat Asian equities and Wall Street finishing on a positive footing after Joe Biden was sworn in as the new US President. Further, the Great Britain pound (GBP)...
Kiwi Chris Liddell withdraws from race to head OECD after landing into controversies
January 21, 2021 07:18 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaExpat New Zealander Chris Liddell backed out of the race to head the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Lidell, who was a former US President Donald Trump’s nominee, had announced on Tuesday that he was withdrawing h...
England’s lockdown has failed to lower the virus transmission rate
January 21, 2021 06:52 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary PM Boris Johnson had imposed the third lockdown in England beginning 5 January. A study conducted by the Imperial College shows no evidence of a decline in the R rate during the first 10 days of the lockdown. The R rate was .....
Biden signs order for US to rejoin Paris climate accord
January 21, 2021 03:16 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaHours after taking oath as the President of the United States on Wednesday, Joe Biden announced that the US will rejoin the Paris climate agreement. In one of his first actions in the White House, Biden signed an executive order that will see the U.....
Trump a no-show as Biden swears in as US president
January 21, 2021 11:53 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyDemocrat Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, taking over reins from outgoing President Donald Trump. Biden, 78, is the oldest president in US history. Earlier, Biden had served as Vice President under for.....
UK & European Markets’ Ended in Green; S&P 500 and Nasdaq Traded at All-time Highs
January 21, 2021 08:30 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 54.09 points or 1.42 per cent higher at 3,853.00, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 264.47 points or 0.86 per cent higher at 31...
GM & Cruise Partner with Microsoft for Self-Driving Vehicles
January 21, 2021 06:48 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaGeneral Motors is once again hitting the headlines after it announced a partnership with Microsoft. In a public announcement Tuesday, GMC and Cruise LLC has inked a long-term strategic relationship with Microsoft in order to give a push to the commer...
UK’s annual consumer price inflation rises in December
January 21, 2021 02:24 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) data for December 2020, which stated that the 12-month inflation rate rose to 0.6 per cent from a value of 0.3 per cent during the previous month. &n.....
Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Stocks Surge As Jack Ma Resurfaces After 3 Months
January 21, 2021 01:43 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaChinese business magnate Jack Ma finally reappeared in the public eye on Wednesday, January 19, after months of speculation about him missing since slamming the Chinese government back in October. A clip* of Mr Ma delivering a speech at the online.....
FTSE 100 stalls ahead of Biden inauguration
January 20, 2021 10:29 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUK stocks seemingly were stalled in the mid-morning deals on Wednesday, 20 January, ahead of the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Joe Biden later in the day. The inauguration ceremony is slated to happen under stern security arrangements foll...