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 Debenhams to shut six of its stores permanently

Debenhams to shut six of its stores permanently

January 14, 2021 08:43 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

    Debenhams will permanently close down six of its stores in the UK, including the flagship branch on London’s Oxford Street. This would impact 320 jobs.   The branches at Portsmouth, Weymouth, Worcester, Staines and Harr...

 Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Asked to Recall 158,000 Vehicles Over Safety Issues

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Asked to Recall 158,000 Vehicles Over Safety Issues

January 14, 2021 07:55 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

US regulator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked EV carmaker Tesla to recall 158,000 vehicles due to safety concerns in the display module that can cause critical failures. It is important to note that electric mobility is sti.....

 Snapchat slaps permanent ban on Trump over Capitol Hill riots

Snapchat slaps permanent ban on Trump over Capitol Hill riots

January 14, 2021 07:50 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

The recent incident in Capitol Hill has gone quite against the US President Donald Trump, with the outgoing president facing heaps of backlash from congress, judiciary as well as from many tech companies. The vandalism staged by Trump supports at .....

 FTSE 100 likely to stay range bound as renewed virus fears hit markets

FTSE 100 likely to stay range bound as renewed virus fears hit markets

January 14, 2021 06:42 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

UK stock markets are likely to open slightly higher on Thursday, 14 January, but are expected to remain range bound as the renewed fears over a possible economic turmoil has disturbed market participants. The latest imposition of lockdowns in the Eur...

 England’s crowded hospitals raised risk of dying in 2020

England’s crowded hospitals raised risk of dying in 2020

January 14, 2021 06:38 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Research has found that packed hospitals raised the risk of death by 20 per cent Stricter lockdown restrictions needed to prevent hospitals from being over-packed with Covid-19 patients  A research from the University College .....

 Can COVID-19 be completely eliminated after mass vaccination?

Can COVID-19 be completely eliminated after mass vaccination?

January 14, 2021 04:25 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevic

t all restrictions in place, as the younger generations are at a much lesser risk. Coronavirus vaccine rollout has started in several nations across the world. However, they are still limited to only a fraction of the population, which is consid...

 Crude oil bulls stare at USD 60 a barrel, forecasts and estimates you should know

Crude oil bulls stare at USD 60 a barrel, forecasts and estimates you should know

January 14, 2021 11:45 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Crude oil prices are inching up smartly with prices of Brent crude oil futures nearing the 11-month high of USD 60.0 a barrel. Image Source: © kalkine Group 2020 Trend shifts as consumption picks steam The shift in the global demand and sup...

 Trump becomes first US president to get impeached twice, Senate yet to vote

Trump becomes first US president to get impeached twice, Senate yet to vote

January 14, 2021 11:39 AM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevic

Donald J Trump became the first president in the history of the United States to get impeached twice during his mandate, after a majority of Senators from Democratic and Republican parties found him responsible for inciting riots at Capitol Hill in.....

 FTSE AIM Index Accelerated by 0.55%; Shares of STV Group Zoomed by 14.58%

FTSE AIM Index Accelerated by 0.55%; Shares of STV Group Zoomed by 14.58%

January 14, 2021 06:12 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

US Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 4.32 points or 0.11 per cent higher at 3,805.51, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 6.59 points or 0.02 per cent higher at 31,07...

 What happens if one loses a Bitcoin key?

What happens if one loses a Bitcoin key?

January 14, 2021 04:07 AM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevic

his mass wealth. Recovering a password on most social media channels, streaming services, forums, emails, and so on, is relatively simple. Firstly, one needs to report a forgotten password, usually by clicking “Forgotten Password?”....

 Critical care staff suffers trauma and severe anxiety, says UK study

Critical care staff suffers trauma and severe anxiety, says UK study

January 13, 2021 09:46 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Summary A study on the healthcare workers serving the patients in the ICUs of the United Kingdom was carried out in June and July The result of the study indicates that almost half of them are under mental stress and have shown tendency of depr.....

 Morrisons (LON: MRW) breaks the barrier, to pay at least £10 an hour to its colleagues

Morrisons (LON: MRW) breaks the barrier, to pay at least £10 an hour to its colleagues

January 13, 2021 09:31 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

  Amid the talks of poor pay levels in the retail industry, Morrisons has become the first UK supermarket to break the £10 an hour pay barrier.   The company intimated that as per the new deal it would guarantee pay of at least &...

 John Lewis (LON: JLH) temporarily stops click and collect services

John Lewis (LON: JLH) temporarily stops click and collect services

January 13, 2021 09:31 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

    John Lewis of Hungerford Plc (LON: JLH) has come forward to support the lockdown measures by temporarily halting its click and collect services.   As per the company’s announcement, click and collect services based with...

 Citizens UK reports 410,000 UK supermarket workers earn less than real living wage

Citizens UK reports 410,000 UK supermarket workers earn less than real living wage

January 13, 2021 09:30 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

  A new report by Citizens UK disclosed that major UK supermarkets had paid their workers less than the real living wage in April last year.   The study from Citizens UK found that 410,000 supermarket workers earning was less than the...

 Jack Ma-Xi Jinping Standoff: The Battle Between Chinese Govt vs Private Tech

Jack Ma-Xi Jinping Standoff: The Battle Between Chinese Govt vs Private Tech

January 13, 2021 08:49 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

After speculation of billionaire entrepreneur Jack Ma missing for two months, reports now claim that the Chinese government is seeking to nationalize his billion-dollar companies, Alibaba and the Ant Group. The rumors come in the backdrop of a Chines...

 Couche-Tard (TSE: ATD) initiates talks with Carrefour (EU: CA)

Couche-Tard (TSE: ATD) initiates talks with Carrefour (EU: CA)

January 13, 2021 07:33 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSE: ATD) announced that it is in talks with Carrefour SA (EU: CA) for a potential tie-up. The Canadian multinational operator of convenience stores, Couche-Tard informed that it has initiated a potential deal with Ca.....

 Post Brexit scenario: NI food supplies disrupted

Post Brexit scenario: NI food supplies disrupted

January 13, 2021 07:03 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Northern Ireland has seen shortages in few food products as retail chains adjust to the post-Brexit arrangements while importing food items from Great Britain. Since December 31, NI continued to remain a part of the European Union’s single ma.....

 FTSE 100 seen opening flat to higher as GBP improves marginally   

FTSE 100 seen opening flat to higher as GBP improves marginally  

January 13, 2021 06:52 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

UK stock markets are likely to open a tad higher on Wednesday, 13 January, with the Asian equities trading largely in green tracking the upbeat Wall Street. The Great Britain pound (GBP) registering a marginal recovery is expected to support the Lond...

 Is Twitter right in its attempt to censor Donald Trump?

Is Twitter right in its attempt to censor Donald Trump?

January 13, 2021 06:40 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevic

ban Mr Trump from accessing the network has a legal ground in the First Amendment. Understanding freedom of speech and political correctness has been on high demand since social media platforms became an equivalent to ancient forums of speeches...

 ‘No political games’: Pence won’t invoke 25th amendment to oust Trump

‘No political games’: Pence won’t invoke 25th amendment to oust Trump

January 13, 2021 04:27 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevic

ice. Ms Pelosi is expected to proceed with Mr Trump’s impeachment. Vice President Mike Pence has said that he will not use his right to invoke the 25th amendment and pronounce Donald Trump ‘unfit for office’. Mr Pence informe...

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