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Is it a good time to buy stock in NASDAQ?

Summary NASDAQ registered 275 IPOs, raising a combined US$74.4 billion in Q1 of 2021. Blue-chip, mid-cap, and small-cap growth stocks are listed o...

Which are the top cryptocurrency stocks to explore in the US?

Cryptocurrencies have been gaining popularity recently, and their trading exploded this year. While countries like China are clamping down on cryptocu...

Rebound in energy, industrial stocks lift Wall Street

Benchmark US indices closed higher on Monday, June 21, after the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 580 points as energy and industrial stocks rallie...

Xometry IPO: Company eyes US$100 mn in NASDAQ debut

Summary Xometry has set a price range of US$38-US$42 for each Class A Common Stock for the IPO. Class A Common Stock would be approximately 42.9%...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Day sale: What you need to know

What is Amazon Prime Day sale? Amazon Prime Day is one of the most popular online limited-time sales events. It started the activity in July 2015 to...

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Day sale kicks off; 2 mn deals on offer

Summary Two-day Amazon Prime Day sale has 2 million products on offer across 20 countries. In 2020, Amazon’s Prime Day sales were up 45.2% t...

China intensifies crackdown on crypto mining industry

China has intensified a crackdown on the crypto mining industry over the weekend, renewing calls to national banks and private payment platforms such...

What is copper and what is its strategic importance?   

Summary Copper or the red metal has wide applicability ranging from industrial uses to human health. The copper prices reached an all-time high of...

What is all the brouhaha about the Amazon Prime Day?

Shopping is one thing that almost everyone loves – that is when you have the purchasing power to buy things. You get to buy the things you have...

How will New Zealand deal with its food wastage problem?

Summary Food wastage is a major concern in New Zealand. Concerns about sustainable growth and global food chain disruption. Trends shifting as pe...

This IPO raised over $29 billion, plus other biggest global IPOs of...

The first thing that is needed to start a business is money or capital due to higher costs and inconsistent revenues initially. People can get money b...

Massive sell-off in APAC shares; Japanese & Australian markets in de...

The equity markets in Asia-Pacific (APAC) region witnessed a heavy sell-off on Monday as the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance on monetary policy...

What exactly does Federal Reserve do?

A country’s economy can be compared to a chariot driven by two different horses - the government and the central bank. While the government is...

What is meatless meat? Is it slowly replacing animal-based meat?

Summary Plant-based meat, or meatless meat, is an essential element for people who prefer a vegan diet and adopt a lifestyle devoid of animal-based...

Sydney’s troubles far from over as infection cluster grows

Summary Sydney cluster grows, raising concerns over safety More testing and detection activities being undertaken People advised to get tested, w...

Is Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in danger?

Summary The Great Barrier Reef as a world heritage site is the world’s largest coral reef system. The World Heritage committee has been...

Amazon Forecast to Hold Leading Ecommerce Position with Prime Day

Summary E-commerce retail giant Amazon is holding its annual prime day online shopping sale event on June 21. The event is expected to help the co...

EU Loses Legal Battle Against AstraZeneca to Speed Up Vaccine Delive...

Summary Pharma giant AstraZeneca won a legal battle against the EU in Brussels, which would have forced the company to supply up to 120 million cov...

Biden's push for hydrogen fuel adds muscle to climate fight

Summary The US expects decarbonizing its polluting industrial sectors would bring long-term benefits to the economy and the climate, besides creati...

How is Australia progressing with cryptocurrency regulation?

In order to develop the nation as a technology and financial centre, the Australian Senate Committee is closely evaluating how can cryptocurrencies be...