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US Capitol Riots: Facebook and Twitter block Trump’s Accounts
January 07, 2021 08:24 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaIt was a Black Wednesday for the United States. The US Capitol was under siege when an armed and angry mob stormed one of the most iconic buildings and attacked the police when the Congress was about to validate Joe Biden’s presidential win. .....
Sustainable Investing in The UK And Handbook Launch of Tokyo Exchange To Assist Identifying Companies
January 07, 2021 07:14 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary 2020 witnessed strong momentum in ESG investments and the trend is expected to continue. Industry experts strongly believe that sustainable investments do not necessarily mean lower returns. The devastation caused by the pandemic h.....
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Market Updates: 7 January
January 07, 2021 06:37 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaFTSE 100 set to open higher tailing positive global cues UK stock markets are set to open on a positive footing on Thursday, 7 January, with the FTSE 100 nudging over 10-month highs and the index witnessing the best start ever to a new year. The pos...
AstraZeneca (LON: AZN) vaccine rollout gets extended to general practitioners
January 07, 2021 06:26 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Government aims to vaccinate all the four most vulnerable groups within the next one and a half months’ period The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has informed that some doctors’ practices would be able to offer.....
Willis Towers Watson names Lee Garvey as Financial Solutions head for ANZ
January 07, 2021 05:53 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaWillis Towers Watson, an international advisory, broking, and solutions firm, has roped in Lee Garvey as the head of financial solutions for ANZ. Lee Garvey has re-joined the Company after leaving in 2012. In between, he worked with a global insur.....
Democrats win Senate majority, woman shot dead during White House chaos
January 07, 2021 03:35 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevicockdown, as Trump supporters started protesting against the president-elect Biden. The state of Georgia concluded an ongoing political run-off between Democrats and Republicans after Democrat Jon Ossoff secured the party’s majority in the...
Pro-Trump Protesters Attack US Capitol Hill, One Dead
January 07, 2021 02:25 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaShocking after-effects of the US presidential election seem far from coming to an end. Amid the prolonged tense situation where the incumbent President Trump has been refusing to accept the election results, the course of events took an ugly turn o.....
NYSE now confirms delisting of three Chinese telcos
January 07, 2021 12:32 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyFor the second time in less than a week, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has said it would delist the NYSE-listed shares of three Chinese telecommunications companies. Source: Pixabay The exchange had reversed its original decision aft.....
FTSE 100 Accelerated to 10-month High, Led by Energy and Financial Stocks; HSBC Holdings Stock Zoomed by 9.92%
January 07, 2021 07:29 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in green - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 50.16 points or 1.35 per cent higher at 3,777.02, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index expanded by 599.68 points or 1.97 per cent higher at 30...
Market Updates (2): 6 January
January 07, 2021 02:09 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaFTSE 100 hits 10-month high; HSBC (LON: HSBA), BP (LON: BP) gain up 8% UK stock markets spearheaded the European markets with the benchmark FTSE 100 hitting a 10-month high on Wednesday, 6 January, while Great Britain pound (GBP) suffered a...
Wereldhave (AMS: WHA) Disposes Shopping Centers To French Company Vinci SA
January 07, 2021 12:23 AM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyNetherlands-based closed end real estate investment company Wereldhave NV (AMS: WHA) has sold two of its shopping centres to French construction and infrastructure company Vinci SA for €57 million. The valuation was based upon the book value o.....
Euro shines vs USD ahead of PMI release; German bond yields rise to five-week high
January 07, 2021 12:21 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneySummary The EUR vs USD pair has been trading at a 52-week high on Wednesday The persisting weakness in greenback has lifted many European, as well as global currencies Germany’s 10-year bond yields are hovering at a 5-week high on 6 Janu.....
World Bank on coronavirus vaccination: Working to resolve legal hurdles
January 06, 2021 11:38 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaDavid Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, has said that the World Bank is working closely with over 100 countries to provide them with low-interest loans and funds so that they can purchase and distribute the Covid-19 vaccines. Dur.....
Rolls-Royce (LON: RR.) delays UltraFan engine development
January 06, 2021 10:27 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaRolls-Royce Holdings Plc (LON: RR.) has confirmed that it will be putting UltraFan engine development projects on ice after the engineers complete testing in 2022. Reportedly, Rolls-Royce has invested about £500 million so fa...
Paperchase on the verge of falling into administration
January 06, 2021 10:26 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAfter most of its stores closed around the Christmas period, stationery chain Paperchase may opt for administration. A statement issued by the iconic British brand said the cumulative effects of lockdowns and current restrictions h...
Ryanair (LON: RYA) under lens over holiday ads for Easter
January 06, 2021 10:25 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaRyanair Holdings Plc (LON: RYA) is under lens over its Easter ads dubbed as “jab and go”, which allegedly urges customers to book Easter flights. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it has received around 1,6...
China denies entry to the WHO team probing COVID-19 origin
January 06, 2021 08:51 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyA team from the World Health Organization (WHO), scheduled to investigate the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan, has been refused entry by China. Of the two associates of the investigation team who had already set out on their visit, one member has now .....
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Bitcoin Hits Another Milestone, Crosses US$35,000-Mark
January 06, 2021 07:06 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaBitcoin has yet again set a new price record, breaching the US$ 35,000-mark on January 6, 2021. After crossing US$ 34,000 on January 3, the crypto giant tumbled approximately 17 per cent on January 4, displaying volatility. It was highest single day...
Market Updates: 6 January
January 06, 2021 06:31 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyFTSE 100 likely to open in green as vaccination drive restores confidence UK stock markets are likely to open in green on Wednesday, 6 January, tracking the upbeat Wall Street and the restored confidence amidst the investors on the back of t...
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New car registrations in Britain dropped but EV sales up, says SMMT
January 06, 2021 05:45 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has said that new car registrations in the UK plummeted to a nearly three-decade low value last year. 1.63 million new cars got registered in 2020 as compared to 2.3 million totalling for the y.....
