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Giving away billions of fortunes in charity: The McKenzie Scott way
December 17, 2020 12:57 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicMcKenzie Scott on Wednesday shot into limelight again after she announced to donate A$5.5 billion (US$4.2 billion) in charity in four months. Ms Scott has already given away A$2.3 billion in July. That philanthropic cause included 116 organisations.....

Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) On an Expansion Drive, To Open R&D Centre in Singapore
December 17, 2020 02:02 AM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyZoom Video Communications Inc. has said it would come up with a new R&D centre in Singapore which would hire hundreds of engineering staff to support its operations. The pandemic made the company a household name, which saw a meteoric rise in t.....

MSCI To Remove 10 Chinese Securities from GIMI Series Following US Order
December 16, 2020 10:56 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyNew York-headquartered global securities index manager MSCI Inc announced on Tuesday that it would delete 10 Chinese securities from the Global Investable Market Index (GIMI) series after the US imposed restrictions on their ownerships. The changes.....

KBC Bank reports rise in Irish consumer sentiments in December
December 16, 2020 10:53 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyConsumer sentiment in Ireland has bounced back strongly in December as the second lockdown in the country was withdrawn at the beginning of the month. KBC Bank, which maintains a consumer sentiment index for Ireland, has reported a value of 74.6 fo.....

Technology giants to provide sensitive information to Federal Trade Commission
December 16, 2020 08:34 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that the major technology companies would need to provide detailed information on how they collect consumer's personal data and how they use it. The Federal regulators have decided to ask Facebook, Twitter, A.....

Alphabet’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google To Face A Possible Antitrust Case in US
December 16, 2020 08:23 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyGoogle seems to be in a spot of bother as a coalition of US states are expected to file an antitrust lawsuit against the global tech giant. According to media reports, Google has been accused of deliberately engineering its search engine to place i.....

Gold jumps to a one-week high on hopes of Fed stimulus
December 16, 2020 06:43 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyGold prices rallied to a one week’s top today as the hopes grow for further stimulus by the US government as the Federal reserve policy decision is awaited. The price of yellow metal had dropped to a low of USD 1,820 per ounce at the start o.....

Are America’s wealthiest 1% calling dibs on COVID-19 vaccine?
December 16, 2020 06:02 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicAfter Pfizer’s pioneer COVID-19 vaccine received emergency approval for distribution in the US, many Americans are keenly waiting for an opportunity to get the first jab. READ MORE: Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine receives a go-ahead sign fr.....

Australia drags China to the WTO over barley tariffs
December 16, 2020 05:54 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicThe Australian government announced that it would take China to the World Trade Organisation over massive tariffs on Australian barley. The situation which arose in May has posed a significant threat to the A$2.5-billion sector. This is the first.....
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Wish to tap the US secondary market with US$1.1 billion IPO
December 16, 2020 03:59 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaAfter the successful launch of Airbnb and DoodDash’s billion-dollar IPOs, now its time for the Online retailer, Wish to hit the market. The company is coming out with an IPO of US$1.1 billion, making it the 31st IPO this year to exceed the bi.....

What’s ailing international education industry in Australia
December 16, 2020 01:23 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicWhen the pandemic hit the world earlier this year, international students in Australia could have never imagined the struggle they would experience in the following months. Suddenly, many international scholars started losing their part-time jobs .....

O3 Mining (CVE: OIII) Comes Up with An Upbeat PEA for Its Garrison Gold Project
December 16, 2020 01:09 AM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyCanadian Gold miner O3 Mining has come out with its Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) report for one of its mining projects -- the Garrison project in Canada. The report portrays the project with a very high economic value that would push the c.....

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE: NCLH) highlights achievements in 2019 stewardship report
December 15, 2020 11:03 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyLeading global cruise company Norwegian Cruise Line has come out with its latest stewardship report highlighting its achievements on environmental, social and governance fronts as part of its global sustainability program -- Sail & Sustain. Th.....

Will the US Face Critical Shortage of Covid-19 Vaccine Doses?
December 15, 2020 07:42 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThere has been a wave of jubilation in the US after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the emergency use authorisation for the coronavirus vaccine co-developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE. As the US has the highest number of reported .....

Disney+ on cloud nine after engaging billion-plus subscribers
December 15, 2020 06:22 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicSince its launch in November 2019, Disney Plus has attracted a significant number of subscribers, becoming one of the most notable competitors to Netflix. Last week, the streaming platform held an online event, where it presented its goals and ide.....

Google services’ global outage: Here’s what exactly happened?
December 15, 2020 04:53 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevicwere forced to take a break or an entire day-off until the problem was rectified. Numerous Google and YouTube services, including Gmail and Google Drive, suffered a 45-minute outage on Monday, disrupting the operations of schools and work envir....

Jacinda Ardern assures New Zealand-Australia travel bubble to come up early next year
December 15, 2020 04:39 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevicthe news, saying his country was ready to meet the required terms and conditions. In a welcome decision which can boost travel industry in New Zealand and Australia, Kiwi Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed to establish a trans-Tasman trave....

China turns up the heat on trade war, bans Australian coal
December 15, 2020 03:13 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevice A$14 billion coal industry joins the show, raising anxiety in Australian miners. Chinese authorities are thought to have confirmed a formal ban on A$14 billion coal imports from Australia on Monday night. Since then, the Australian government...
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Kordia Group Mourns after its Ex-CEO Scott Bartlett died following a battle against Brain Tumour
December 15, 2020 02:27 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaFormer CEO of Kordia Group, Scott Bartlett who was diagnosed with multiple brain tumour in August 2019 died at the age of 40, battling against cancer on 15 December 2020. Scott Bartlett was one of the famous names on the New Zealand tech scene. He w...

Biden Gets Green Signal from Electoral College to Become 46th US President
December 15, 2020 01:52 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaOn Monday, 14 December 2020, the US president-elect Biden got a substantial majority of votes in the Electoral College. This confirms his victory in the last month's presidential elections and affirms that he would be the next president of the US. .....

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