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Wall Street Blue-Chip Citigroup Appoints New CEO Jane Fraser; A Water Break Moment for Women Leadership?
September 13, 2020 12:15 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaIn its 2030 sustainable development plan, the United Nations has outlined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that need urgent action by all for peace and prosperity for people and the planet. One of its goals is gender equality. It means that t.....

Uber luxurious Edgewater trophy home grabbed for $95 million
September 13, 2020 12:10 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaOne of the most expensive residential properties known as Edgewater is believed to be bought by the gold mining businessman "John" Changjin Li. The new buyer is believed to have purchased the waterfront trophy property for about $95 million.....

Are “Work From Home” policies biased towards parents?
September 13, 2020 12:00 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe COVID-19 pandemic has redefined the workspace with their humble abode becoming the work zone for the majority of people, post COVID-19 infection infiltrated the society. The concept of “Work from Home” (WFH), which was limited to t.....

US elections become a target for hackers
September 11, 2020 06:36 PM AEST| By Edita IvancevicHacker activity connected to Russia, China and Iran was exposed yesterday by Microsoft, stating that they detected cybercrimes targeting upcoming US presidential elections. People and organizations that were a part of both Trump and Biden presiden.....

Before COVID Rattled Stock Markets, There Was 9/11
September 11, 2020 02:53 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Mediafinancial resilience, while markets in European countries took longer to bounce back. Apart from the staggering levels of loss of lives and infrastructure, the 11 September 2001 terror attacks had a huge impac....
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Water Bottle Maker, Zhong Shanshan Is The New Chinese Billionaire
September 11, 2020 02:09 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaTechnology is an ever-evolving space. With improving and ever-changing features, every time something or other new thing keeps coming. Consequently, we have multiple stories of founders creating fortunes through such businesses. For instance, Zoom.....

LVMH’s Acquisition of Tiffany Gets French Government’s Veto
September 10, 2020 11:22 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe luxury jewellery and speciality retailer from the United States (US), Tiffany & Co. got a rude shock and took legal actions against LVMH, a French multinational company that specialises in luxury goods. The lawsuit followed the crucial deve.....

Why has AstraZeneca paused its Phase III COVID-19 vaccine study?
September 09, 2020 07:23 PM AEST| By Edita IvancevicWhat was believed to be the most-promising coronavirus vaccine study from AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has been paused indefinitely, due to the alleged unexplained illness that one of the participants had developed. Phase III vaccine t.....

What to Expect in Reimagined Office Space Post-COVID
September 06, 2020 11:00 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaOne of the most radical changes brought forth by COVID-19 has been the way office spaces function. When the virus hit a pandemic level in March, leading governments across the globe to enforce shutdowns, offices were forced to switch to a r.....

Walk Through Three Legendary US Businesses- Coca-Cola, Dow Inc, IBM
September 06, 2020 02:43 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaIn a dismal year of businesses, a handful of US companies have truly outshone, rising to the challenge imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Contemporary American businesses have demonstrated exceptional ways to address humanitarian and business nee.....

Swedish model during the coronavirus pandemic
September 05, 2020 12:10 AM AEST| By Edita IvancevicThe pandemic in Europe took a much bigger toll than in Australia. Most countries in the European Union (including the UK) had taken precautions and put countries in quarantine before it was too late. Also Read: When Will A Covid-19 Vaccine Be Avai.....

Everything you need to know about the newly proposed Media Legislation in Australia
September 05, 2020 12:05 AM AEST| By Edita IvancevicAustralian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had been urged to create a new set of rules that would regulate the news distribution on digital platforms, particularly Google and Facebook. Earlier on 20 April, the government had notified th.....

How is the US Election Race Faring? Does it impact your portfolio?
September 05, 2020 12:00 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe US Presidential election is just two months away from now and all eyes are set on its outcome, which will have an impact all around the world. Just as the race between the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden and Republican nominee, President Donald T.....

Are Cyber Attacks on NZX likely to get worse? GCSB warns NZ companies
August 31, 2020 09:24 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe New Zealand Exchange (NZX) has been the target of cyberattacks for five consecutive days, as on 31 August 2020. The DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service), one of the common cyberattacks, disturbed the trading session on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs.....

Excessive use of hand sanitisers can be bad for health
August 29, 2020 04:15 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaWe have heard a lot of times that excess of anything is bad and the same holds true for hand sanitisers. Hand sanitiser pumps, stations and wipes are present everywhere from grocery stores, shopping malls to churches, for curbing the spread of coro.....

It happens again, NZX being bullied by Cyber-attackers- Down for the fourth day
August 28, 2020 09:04 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaOn Friday, August 28, the New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) again became a target of a sophisticated cyber-attack. The exchange was knocked offline by an offshore DDoS attack. Initially, the session resumed but later halted because of the attacks......

How Anti-Chinese Sentiments Are Shaping Facebook vs TikTok Battle
August 25, 2020 03:25 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine Mediamarkets continues. ByteDance, owner of the short video-sharing platform TikTok, has been fighting battles on multiple fronts. One on hand, it is getting ready to sue the Trump administration that demands its US assets be sold, on the oth...

What is driving Apple to Hit All-time High? Rub-off on ASX 200 Tech Stocks?
August 24, 2020 06:25 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaApple Inc. (NYSE:AAPL) is crowned the most valuable listed company in the world. Tech titan and part of the renowned FAANG stocks, Apple Inc. shares, trading on NASDAQ, jumped over 5 per cent to a fresh closing high of USD 497.48 on 21 August 2020,.....

Unprecedented Surge in Number of Scams: Few tips to Protect Your Personal Information
August 24, 2020 02:12 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaCurrent uncertain times have instigated a massive rise in the number of online scams aiming individuals as well as entities. These scams have seen a significant increase during the pandemic from offering online shopping and payment service to enter.....

Before They Were Famous: Inspiring Beginnings of These Five Billionaires
August 22, 2020 01:16 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaHave you ever wondered what most successful people did before they were rich and famous? What did they do when they were young, and how did they get so successful? It is interesting to note that some of the wealthiest people were not born with a si.....

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