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Why Simon and Schuster won’t publish Senator Josh Hawley’s book
January 08, 2021 03:43 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicFamous American publisher Simon and Schuster has decided against publishing Senator Josh Hawley’s latest book, as the Senator was one of the members who sought to overturn the President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Hawley, a Republican S.....
Will owning a house in NZ become a distant dream amid soaring housing prices?
January 08, 2021 02:55 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaNZ posted record housing prices for December 2020, showing no signs of any moderation in the last month of 2020. CoreLogic’s House price index (HPI) revealed that property values rose by 2.6% in December alone, reporting a 6.1% growth in the.....
Boeing Enters DPA in 737 MAX Probe, Agrees to Pay $2.5Bn
January 08, 2021 02:29 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyThe United States Justice Department and the world's largest aerospace company Boeing have reached an agreement concerning a 737 MAX probe. The American conglomerate has agreed to pay USD 2.5 billion to settle a criminal charge of defrauding safety...
Calls grow for removal of Trump via 25th amendment or impeachment
January 08, 2021 01:31 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe tumultuous pictures coming from the US Capitol have forced the authorities and lawmakers of the US to ponder upon the impeachment of President Donald Trump prior to Joe Biden taking over as the next president. Violent and raucous scenes pla...
Shopify bans Trump-affiliated stores after Capital turmoil
January 08, 2021 12:58 PM AEDT| By Edita IvancevicThe e-commerce giant Shopify has decided to remove US President Donald Trump’s stores from its platform. The Canadian company pulled out all merchandise related to the sitting president as a response to recent riots in the US capital Washing.....
The US Capitol incident generates divided opinions in New Zealand
January 08, 2021 12:47 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe dramatic turn of events in the US capitol building that took place yesterday (7 January 2020) were strongly condemned by people from politics and otherwise, across the world. The protest left 4 protestors and one police officer fatally injured,.....
Euphoria in Bitcoin continues as it surged past US$40,000
January 08, 2021 08:23 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe euphoric rally in Bitcoin continues to make new all-time highs with every passing day. On 7 January 2021, Bitcoin surged past an unbelievable US$40,000 mark after rallying by more than US$3,000. It’s been hardly a week into 2021 and Bitco.....
Tesla Boss Elon Musk Dethrones Jeff Bezos To Become World’s Richest Person
January 08, 2021 03:21 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaTesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA, TSLA:US) and SpaceX founder Elon Musk finally zoomed past Amazon Inc head Jeff Bezos, to earn the title of the richest person in the world. His net worth is now over US$ 185 billion. The near three-per cent jump in Tesla&rsqu...
UK’s Crypto Derivatives Ban Effective Now: 10 Key Things to Know
January 08, 2021 01:43 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaUnited Kingdom’s Cryptocurrency derivatives ban to the retail customers has come into effect from 6 January Now any organisation offering such services to retail customers should be considered as a scam The UK capital market regulator F...
Gold breaking out of slumber, what are charts saying?
January 08, 2021 12:30 AM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaGold has been under a crabwalk for a while with economic situations around the globe taking a turnaround with the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine. The spot market has been stuck in a range for quite a while; however, after a period of slow moves, gold ha...
US Congress Upholds Joe Biden’s 2020 Presidential Win, Trump Accepts Defeat
January 07, 2021 11:32 PM AEDT| By Hina ChowdharyThe US Congress has formally certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 7. In the joint session held by the House and Senate, congressional leaders confirmed.....
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Lockdown 4 in New Zealand looms large after increased number of COVID-19 variant cases
January 07, 2021 08:39 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaNew Zealand’s Health Ministry is keeping a close watch on the COVID-19 numbers as the new variant is a highly transmissible strain of the virus. The new mutant of the COVID-19 virus is estimated to be 50% more infectious than others. It is a.....
Rural New Zealand to be affected by the banks’ initiative to weed out cheques
January 07, 2021 06:54 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaIt has been reported that rural regions in New Zealand, may face problems with the banks switching towards online platform. While banks feel that by discouraging the use of cheques would eventually help them in achieving the goal of going contact-l.....
Willis Towers Watson names Lee Garvey as Financial Solutions head for ANZ
January 07, 2021 05:53 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaWillis Towers Watson, an international advisory, broking, and solutions firm, has roped in Lee Garvey as the head of financial solutions for ANZ. Lee Garvey has re-joined the Company after leaving in 2012. In between, he worked with a global insur.....
Democrats win Senate majority, woman shot dead during White House chaos
January 07, 2021 03:35 PM AEDT| By Edita Ivancevicockdown, as Trump supporters started protesting against the president-elect Biden. The state of Georgia concluded an ongoing political run-off between Democrats and Republicans after Democrat Jon Ossoff secured the party’s majority in the...
Searchspring Ropes in Former JCurve (ASX:JCS) CMO to Aid Regional Expansion
January 07, 2021 03:10 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaSearchspring, a US-based e-commerce site providing merchandising solutions, has reached another milestone as part of its regional expansion efforts. The American company has hired Kate Massey, the ex-Chief Marketing Officer of JCurve Solution.....
Pro-Trump Protesters Attack US Capitol Hill, One Dead
January 07, 2021 02:25 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaShocking after-effects of the US presidential election seem far from coming to an end. Amid the prolonged tense situation where the incumbent President Trump has been refusing to accept the election results, the course of events took an ugly turn o.....
Is China a factor for a steep rise in Dairy products’ prices in NZ?
January 07, 2021 02:18 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyDairy products prices reached their highest in 12 months in the global auction held this week. This was the fourth consecutive rise in all dairy products, up by almost 3.9%, amounting to US$33306 per metric tonne (MT). This came as a pleasant surp.....
Hollywood Star Mark Wahlberg’s food chain Wahlburgers to enter the Kiwi Market
January 07, 2021 02:08 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine MediaThe family burger chain owned by Hollywood superstar Mark Wahlberg, is all set to venture into the New Zealand Market. Working with United Cinemas, the food chain is planning individual restaurants as well as cinema outlets throughout the country. .....
NYSE now confirms delisting of three Chinese telcos
January 07, 2021 12:32 PM AEDT| By Kunal SawhneyFor the second time in less than a week, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has said it would delist the NYSE-listed shares of three Chinese telecommunications companies. Source: Pixabay The exchange had reversed its original decision aft.....
