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Chinese Arrest Escalates the US-China Tensions, TikTok Ban Also on the Cards
July 28, 2020 01:29 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Chinese UC Davis researcher was arrested on visa fraud in the US. The US also plans on banning one of the popular video-sharing social networking platform TikTok. ByteDance claims that the TikTok does not store data in China, but the C.....

Russia's Battle against COVID-19 - How is the Country Faring on the Vaccine Front?
July 27, 2020 08:06 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), there have been over 15.78 confirmed COVID-19 cases across the globe, including 640,016 deaths (as of 2:34 PM CEST on 26 July 2020). Russia has the fourth-most COVID-19 cases in the world, with 812.....

Which Parameters Should Be Looked at While Selecting Stocks?
July 26, 2020 12:15 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Investing could be quite complex for new investors, and they shall emphasise on basic fundamental investment approaches while starting investments, especially when they have a lot of options. Selecting stocks for your portfolio will req.....

5 Ways to Diversify Your Investment Portfolio
July 26, 2020 12:10 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Investors choose to diversify their respective investment portfolios primarily to mitigate the risk associated with some class of assets. It is very important to hedge investment to decrease the exposure to uncertainties and market vola.....

Ruling Amid Crisis: 4 Companies Stealing the Show As COVID-19 Uncertainty Prevails
July 25, 2020 08:52 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaIn his recent media briefing, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that- As the business world witnesses changes never fathomed before, the first thought every business enthusiast would be waking up to these days (besides hopin.....

Your Complete Guide: Companies Hitting the COVID-19 Vaccine Charter (Part 3)
July 25, 2020 01:52 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaCOVID-19 pandemic has infected more than 15.29 million people across the globe since the outbreak, with over 628k reported deaths (as on 24 July 2020 according to the WHO). There is no vaccine available yet to protect against the deadly novel coron.....

Coronavirus Pandemic could hit Women the hardest
July 24, 2020 11:09 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe COVID-19 pandemic has created an environment where large swathes of population are confronting threats to their physical and financial wellbeing, which if left unchecked could accelerate the gender divides. The pandemic and the induced measures.....

Shedding light on another World within sight - Virtual Reality
July 24, 2020 11:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Virtual Reality (VR) represents a technology by which computer-aided stimuli creates an immersive illusion of being elsewhere both mentally and physically, ensuring a memorable experience. Virtual space training is no lon.....

Trump Goes COVID-19 Vaccine Shopping, Pumps ~US$2 Billion in Pfizer/BioNTech candidate
July 23, 2020 05:55 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Trump Administration secures 100 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine for US$1.95 billion to meet the Operation Warp Speed (OWS) program’s goal of delivering 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2021. In May 20.....

Things That Made Investors Pounce on Jio
July 23, 2020 03:40 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Reliance Industries’ Chairman Mukesh Ambani has seen his net worth soar higher in the recent months, becoming the world’s fifth richest man. Reliance Industries has been aggressively divesting stakes in its digital business, .....

Cyber Espionage Campaign: Strings that tie China, Australia and the US
July 23, 2020 03:19 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary US Justice Department announced indictment alleging two Chinese hackers behind Australia’s cyber- attack. The hackers are alleged to be contractors for the Chinese government, rather than full-fledged spies. Cyber-security attack.....

China-AU: Demand for Australian Resources is Still High
July 22, 2020 01:29 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary The Australian mining and petroleum industry is a major contributor to Australian exports with China importing 62% of iron ore in 2019 from Australia. At present, China is recovering from the impacts of coronavirus pandemic and has inte.....

Step Forward: Oxford/AstraZeneca’s AZD1222 Shows Promising Results in Early Human Trials
July 21, 2020 09:58 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Currently, more than 160 vaccines are under different stages of development (clinical and preclinical). With several ongoing studies around the world, people are eagerly waiting for some good news as the pandemic continues to wreak havo.....

Your Complete Guide: Companies Hitting the COVID-19 Vaccine Charter (Part 2)
July 21, 2020 03:59 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Governments from several countries are taking initiatives to accelerate vaccine development for COVID-19 and ensuring fair distribution once a vaccine is approved. The COVAX facility is a global collaboration to fast-track the developme.....

Airbnb Back to Square One?
July 20, 2020 07:52 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe travel industry will not be the same again, says Airbnb CEO, Brian Chesky. The boss of Airbnb - a vacation rental online marketplace company, admitted losing almost everything of what it took them 12 years to build. The worldwide outburst of n.....

How has Social Media changed the outlook for some Digital Stocks?
July 20, 2020 03:34 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Social media has emerged as an influential medium to aid the efforts made by individuals and entities to expand their businesses. Quantifiable user data generated via social media platform are further tracked, segmented, and analysed at.....

Morgan Stanley Delivers Record Results in Q2, Net Income Up 45%
July 19, 2020 01:10 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary Morgan Stanley recorded $13.4 billion in net revenues in 2Q 2020 with a net income of $3.2 billion. Its RoE was 15.7% and ROTCE was 17.8%. Strong market activity and performance of the Institutional Securities business helped the firm to.....

‘DE’fensive and ‘OF’fensive: Pivoting Strategies for FAANG Stocks set for Action
July 17, 2020 10:09 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary It will not be an exaggeration to mention that as per NASDAQ, FAANG stocks not only withstand the market blow but also put up a “great show”. The market darlings of technology sector, FAANG stocks have grown stronger over th.....

Start-Up CEO, Fahim Saleh Hacked to Death in his New York Luxury Apartment
July 17, 2020 09:47 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary 1) Tech CEO’s body found in luxury New York apartment. 2) A persona of interest is identified by NY Police Department, not in custody yet, 3) Tragic death of a visionary entrepreneur is a loss .....

China's Economy seems to be bouncing back from Coronavirus
July 17, 2020 07:21 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine MediaSummary China reported that its second-quarter GDP expanded by 3.2% in 2020 from a year earlier as lockdown measures ended, and stimulus was stepped up to overcome the shocks emerging from coronavirus crisis. While China's industrial output ros.....

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