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 How will Biden victory affect health insurance in the US?

How will Biden victory affect health insurance in the US?

November 12, 2020 05:06 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevic

After the US welcomed their new Democrat president Joe Biden in the most intense presidential elections ever, many Americans greeted the decision with a smile on their face. Fireworks, beeping cards, and singing pop classics could be both seen and .....

 Why Royal Caribbean shares saw a 29% spike

Why Royal Caribbean shares saw a 29% spike

November 11, 2020 10:53 PM AEDT| By Hina Chowdhary

  The travel and tourism industry has been hit the hardest by the backlash of the coronavirus pandemic as most countries restricted international and non-essential domestic travels after the Covid-19 cases started spreading.    A .....

 How Australia is planning to cash in on Blockchain technology?

How Australia is planning to cash in on Blockchain technology?

November 11, 2020 05:30 PM AEDT| By Kunal Sawhney

The Australian government, in its December 2018 Tech Future report, highlighted that  Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT) and Quantum Computing would bring opportunities for people, businesses and the broader economy......

 Medicinal cannabis firms’ varied views on the referendum result

Medicinal cannabis firms’ varied views on the referendum result

November 11, 2020 04:49 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

New Zealand has voted no to legalising cannabis in a close race, where 50.7% voted against the Cannabis Legalisation and Control bill, while 48.4% voted in support of it. A referendum on Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill that lays out a path .....

 Is Hydrogen the fuel of the future?

Is Hydrogen the fuel of the future?

November 11, 2020 03:59 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevic

In a world where the need for sustainable energy is growing by the day, engineers are facing a crucial task of finding new resources. After NASA started using hydrogen fuel for their spaceships, hydrogen as an element leapt to the limelight. It is.....

 Petco plans to go public, files IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission

Petco plans to go public, files IPO with the US Securities and Exchange Commission

November 11, 2020 02:19 PM AEDT| By Hina Chowdhary

Petco Animal Supplies Inc has announced its intentions to go public in the US after having submitted a registration form S-1 to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the review. However, the IPO is still in its initial stages, and the.....

 NZ might get COVID-19 vaccine by early 2021

NZ might get COVID-19 vaccine by early 2021

November 10, 2020 05:49 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

American drug giant Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE have suggested that scientific trials have shown that their vaccine averts 90% of the coronavirus infections. The results were based on an interim review done post 94 participants getting coronavirus......

 Brazil Halts Clinical Trials of Sinovac’s COVID-19 Vaccine, CoronaVac

Brazil Halts Clinical Trials of Sinovac’s COVID-19 Vaccine, CoronaVac

November 10, 2020 05:26 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Anvisa, the Brazilian health regulator, has paused the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s (NASDAQ:SVA) COVID-19 final-stage clinical trial.  The trials were put on a halt due to the detection of a severe adverse event. .....

 China's October 2020 CPI growth rate falls to 11-year low, PPI drops for ninth straight month

China's October 2020 CPI growth rate falls to 11-year low, PPI drops for ninth straight month

November 10, 2020 04:18 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

  The growth rate of China’s consumer price index (CPI), the indicator of retail inflation in the country, has fallen to the lowest level in 11 years since the subprime mortgage-led catastrophe rattled the financial markets across the w.....

 GE Healthcare in partnership with GenesisCare to deliver improved Cancer and Cardiovascular treatments

GE Healthcare in partnership with GenesisCare to deliver improved Cancer and Cardiovascular treatments

November 10, 2020 03:33 PM AEDT| By Hina Chowdhary

GE Healthcare is the healthcare division of the American multinational conglomerate, General Electric (NYSE: GE). The division alone is valued at US$16.7 billion and provides medical technology and related digital solutions on a global scale. .....

 Pfizer, BioNTech’s share prices jump on upbeat COVID-19 vaccine news

Pfizer, BioNTech’s share prices jump on upbeat COVID-19 vaccine news

November 10, 2020 01:13 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

On 9 November 2020, Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) announced that their vaccine candidate, BNT162b2 was found to be over 90% effective for the prevention of COVID-19 in Phase 3 participants with no evidence of an earlier SARS-C.....

 AstraZeneca (AZN) and Regeneron (REGN) beat COVID-19 blues, report strong Q3 results

AstraZeneca (AZN) and Regeneron (REGN) beat COVID-19 blues, report strong Q3 results

November 10, 2020 12:24 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

During the current reporting season, several companies have reported losses due to the impact of the ongoing pandemic. However, in the healthcare sector, some companies have witnessed moderate to high growth in revenues. This is because there have .....

 Uber's food delivery business ahead in the race; Ride services taking U-turn in revenues

Uber's food delivery business ahead in the race; Ride services taking U-turn in revenues

November 08, 2020 08:05 AM AEDT| By Kunal Sawhney

Global e-hail company Uber Technologies Inc released a statement on Thursday stating that the demand for its food-delivery service Uber Eats rose exponentially in the latest quarter ending on 30 September 2020. However, it's signature global rides .....

 European countries are re-imposing lockdowns amid the second wave of Coronavirus

European countries are re-imposing lockdowns amid the second wave of Coronavirus

November 08, 2020 08:00 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

The Coronavirus has infected more than 48 million people on the planet in a span of mere nine months. The outbreak has been witnessed across the globe with some nations getting affected way more than others.  Some of the worst-hit nations inc.....

 Top 5 Economies Investing in Australia: What are the sectors under focus?

Top 5 Economies Investing in Australia: What are the sectors under focus?

November 08, 2020 12:20 AM AEDT| By Kunal Sawhney

Foreign investment is essential to any country's economic prosperity. Even in Australia, the investment has helped build the country's economy. The investment provides a platform to improve the wellbeing of its citizens' financial growth as well. .....

 Sneak peek at COVID-19 Vaccine frontrunners: AZN, Moderna, Pfizer, J&J

Sneak peek at COVID-19 Vaccine frontrunners: AZN, Moderna, Pfizer, J&J

November 08, 2020 12:14 AM AEDT| By Hina Chowdhary

Since the outbreak of the catastrophic pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has taken a severe toll on human life as well as economic and financial aspects. We are already close to completing a year since the emergence of the disease, and there are still several m.....

 Climate Change to impact Australian economy: time to bring in robust changes

Climate Change to impact Australian economy: time to bring in robust changes

November 08, 2020 12:12 AM AEDT| By Kunal Sawhney

Climate crisis for Australia is not new. Each year the climate topic pops up, and conversations continue with less significant actions to deal with it.  Recently in a groundbreaking case, a 25-year-old won a trial against Australian superannu.....

 Why did the streaming video service Quibi fall?

Why did the streaming video service Quibi fall?

November 08, 2020 12:10 AM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevic

A once-promising idea that was supposed to transform the entertainment industry and Hollywood itself, Quibi is now a long-forgotten project that tumbled sooner than anyone could have ever expected. When the world found about the project with the f.....

 5 emerging Tech trends to rock the world after coronavirus

5 emerging Tech trends to rock the world after coronavirus

November 07, 2020 03:59 AM AEDT| By Kunal Sawhney

The value of digital resilience, which helps business and the lives of people to proceed as usual through pandemics, has been confirmed by COVID-19. With work from home becoming the new normal, technology is playing a significant role in supportin.....

 US Presidential Election 2020: Federal reserve interest rates hold steady

US Presidential Election 2020: Federal reserve interest rates hold steady

November 06, 2020 05:51 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

The Federal Reserve has pledged to take every step to sustain the U.S. economic recovery in coming months, which is threatened by the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic and the uncertainty being faced over a still undecid.....

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