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 What is a cryptocurrency and how to use it?

What is a cryptocurrency and how to use it?

September 07, 2020 05:18 PM AEST| By Edita Ivancevic

Cryptocurrency, also known as a digital currency, is a virtual money exchange made and managed by private consumers and organisations. Most cryptocurrencies are not legally controlled. Hence, cryptocurrency is, in theory, invulnerable to any sorts .....

 Walk Through Three Legendary US Businesses- Coca-Cola, Dow Inc, IBM

Walk Through Three Legendary US Businesses- Coca-Cola, Dow Inc, IBM

September 06, 2020 02:43 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

In 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.....

 Bitcoin Tumbles as South Korean Police Raids Bithumb

Bitcoin Tumbles as South Korean Police Raids Bithumb

September 05, 2020 01:15 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Bitcoin prices have reacted sharply to the emerging news of South Korean police raiding a crypto exchange – Bithumb over fraud allegations. South Korean police raided Bithumb – one of the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.....

 Swedish model during the coronavirus pandemic

Swedish model during the coronavirus pandemic

September 05, 2020 12:10 AM AEST| By Edita Ivancevic

The 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.....

 How is the US Election Race Faring? Does it impact your portfolio? 

How is the US Election Race Faring? Does it impact your portfolio? 

September 05, 2020 12:00 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

The 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.....

 Three Key Trends Defining Travel Sector’s Recovery from COVID-19 Storm

Three Key Trends Defining Travel Sector’s Recovery from COVID-19 Storm

September 04, 2020 03:11 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

No doubt, COVID-19-induced restrictions initially smashed the thriving NZ travel industry amid stringent lockdown restrictions and overseas travel bans. However, some optimistic trends that appear to hit the ground running deserve closer attention .....

 Retail Confidence Crashes in August amid Level 3 restrictions

Retail Confidence Crashes in August amid Level 3 restrictions

September 03, 2020 06:53 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

The latest September NZ Retail Radar report shows that the retailer confidence declined substantially due to Level 3 lockdown in Auckland during August because of the resurgence of community transmission of coronavirus in NZ. Though, sales had rec.....

 Silver Back in Action!! Charts Reflecting on Bullish Sentiments

Silver Back in Action!! Charts Reflecting on Bullish Sentiments

September 02, 2020 03:24 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Silver prices have been emerging as the darling commodity with returns even outperforming gold on a six-month basis. The investing community on the global front is now eyeing silver over the emerging supply disruptions and robust demand for the wh.....

 Are Cyber Attacks on NZX likely to get worse? GCSB warns NZ companies

Are Cyber Attacks on NZX likely to get worse? GCSB warns NZ companies

August 31, 2020 09:24 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

The 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

Excessive use of hand sanitisers can be bad for health

August 29, 2020 04:15 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

We 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

It happens again, NZX being bullied by Cyber-attackers- Down for the fourth day

August 28, 2020 09:04 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

On 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......

 What made ETFs a Star Investment Opportunity During COVID-19 Crisis?

What made ETFs a Star Investment Opportunity During COVID-19 Crisis?

August 28, 2020 01:51 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

While market volatility caused by COVID-19 offered Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with the most critical test since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, they remarkably proved their resilience during the virus crisis. The pandemic-induced uncertainty an.....

 UBS Follows Suit of Other Investment Banks in Downgrading UK’s GDP Forecast For 2020, Remain Firm for A Bounce Back in 2021

UBS Follows Suit of Other Investment Banks in Downgrading UK’s GDP Forecast For 2020, Remain Firm for A Bounce Back in 2021

August 26, 2020 11:20 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

The data of British GDP published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) earlier this month officially confirmed that the economy is now in recession. Registering a decline of 20.4 per cent, the shrinkage was sharper than most observers had exp.....

 Are The Prospects Of A No-Deal Brexit Increasing?

Are The Prospects Of A No-Deal Brexit Increasing?

August 25, 2020 11:11 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Michel Barnier, chief negotiator, European Union (EU) is a strong negotiant and has asked the EU states to be thick-skinned with Britain as the Brexit deadline is coming closer. During the seventh round of trade negotiations held between the two p.....

 New Zealand Retail Sales Tank in June Quarter- Are we Out of the woods?

New Zealand Retail Sales Tank in June Quarter- Are we Out of the woods?

August 25, 2020 04:39 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

With the sudden resurgence of coronavirus cases around 2 weeks before in Auckland, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was quick to put 1.7 million residents of the city in lockdown, making companies to shut down and schools to close. On 24 August, Arde.....

 How Anti-Chinese Sentiments Are Shaping Facebook vs TikTok Battle

How Anti-Chinese Sentiments Are Shaping Facebook vs TikTok Battle

August 25, 2020 03:25 AM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

markets 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...

 NZ Economic Charter: Three Silver Linings in the COVID-19 Cloud

NZ Economic Charter: Three Silver Linings in the COVID-19 Cloud

August 24, 2020 06:14 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

While second infection wave is under the scanner after 102-days long virus-free streak, the nation seems to be performing fairly well than several other advanced countries, in terms of revival in the economic activity. Dedicated efforts from policy.....

 Allow Takeaways at alert level 4 - Hospitality businesses, Is it Safe?

Allow Takeaways at alert level 4 - Hospitality businesses, Is it Safe?

August 24, 2020 02:25 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern earlier announced Auckland returning to Alert Level 3 with rest of the country at Alert Level 2.  The statement came after four cases of community transmission, with a total of 14 new cases in Auckland had been c.....

 From CERB to EI: Canada Revises Pandemic Income Support Programs

From CERB to EI: Canada Revises Pandemic Income Support Programs

August 22, 2020 11:00 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

Insurance premiums for workers and businesses kept intact at 2020 levels for next two years. Three more new one-year income support benefits proposed for those not covered under EI.   The short era of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit...

 LNG in a Hive of Activity, Contango as Winter demand Beckons

LNG in a Hive of Activity, Contango as Winter demand Beckons

August 22, 2020 04:36 PM AEST| By Team Kalkine Media

As the LNG market prepares for a major contraction in the yearly levels during 2020, the industry players have been proactive enough to manage the supply cuts, which followed the major demand destruction disrupting the LNG trade. The LNG prices on.....

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