Bay of Plenty median house prices have hit a record high, with Whakatāne and Ōpōtiki values climbing more than $150,000 and $200,000 in the month to January. The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand’s monthly report showed the Bay’s median house price was $942,000, a 22.8 per cent increase since January 2021. Ōpōtiki District saw its median house price increase […]

Asian stock markets are mostly higher on Wednesday, following the broadly positive cues overnight from Wall Street, on continued bargain hunting and as traders digest the latest batch of quarterly earnings news, with strong gains in technology and financial stocks partially offset by weakness in energy stocks as oil prices fell sharply for a second straight session. Asian Markets closed […]

Disneyland and Walt Disney World have indicated that, starting Thursday, they will no longer require masks for fully-vaccinated guests in the parks, whether indoors or outdoors. Guests who are not fully vaccinated are required to continue wearing masking indoors (including on indoor rides). “We expect Guests who are not fully vaccinated to continue wearing face coverings in all indoor locations,” […]

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday said it has arrested two people and seized over $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency linked to the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. Justice Department has arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, both of New York. The two individuals were arrested on Tuesday morning in Manhattan due to an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency […]

Chinese giant Xiaomi is going for the premium segment with a view to grabbing market share in the Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000  smart phone market as well as having offerings up to Rs 70,000 where players like One Plus, Samsung, Vivo and Apple are key players. “Two years ago, the Rs 20,000 plus smart phone market which is considered […]

Tim Calkins is a clinical professor of marketing and associate chair of the marketing department at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Calkins teaches courses in marketing strategy and biomedical marketing, and acts as co-academic director of the school’s branding program. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. The Super Bowl is the biggest single advertising […]

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire who was on board on the first all-civilian SpaceX flight last year, Inspiration4, has revealed his plans of going to outer space again, according to reports. Isaacman, who is now a part of the Polaris Program, announced Polaris Dawn later this year. The Polaris Program will raise funds for space flights as well as contribute to […]