Comtex News Network Daily Brief
299 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA daily collection of top stories from around the globe, curated from Comtex's aggregated content library. Topics include global events, Coronavirus, Cryptocurrency, public company events, market research, international news and much more.
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Episodes
Comtex Daily Brief - Friday, December 10, 2021
December 10, 2021 17:32 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBSummary: Moderna to provide 20 million additional doses to Global Vaccine Alliance; inflation surging at fastest rate since 1982; Bitcoin rises past $50K on CPI data, future pricing unclear.
Comtex Daily Brief - November 23, 2021
November 23, 2021 20:18 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBSummary: Milwaukee Christmas Parade suspect charged with 10 prior crimes; U.S. and other nations coordinating to reduce gas prices; future Texas mining power demands
Comtex Daily Brief - November 19, 2021
November 19, 2021 19:08 - 10 minutes - 9.95 MBSummary: COVID cases spike in areas of US; Black Friday, what to buy and what to leave on the shelf; Bitcoin price levels tested
Comtex Daily Brief - November 18, 2021
November 18, 2021 19:34 - 12 minutes - 12.1 MBSummary: US Fentanyl overdoses top 100,000 in one year; Have layoffs hit a plateau?; Crypto tax modifications in Infrastructure Law
Comtex Daily Brief - November 17, 2021
November 17, 2021 18:51 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBSummary: What does the future hold for US-China relations?; Violence at the Poland-Belarus border; Binance’s surprising result with KYC compliance.
Comtex Daily Brief - November 16, 2021
November 16, 2021 19:50 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MBSummary: Biden and Xi tensions over Taiwan; Dow higher on strong retail; Israel’s new AML rules for Crypto.
Comtex Daily Brief - November 12, 2021
November 12, 2021 18:47 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBSummary: Johnson and Johnson to split into two companies; Why is Covid surging in highly vaccinated states?; Are institutional investors the key silent partners of crypto?
Comtex Daily Brief - November 11, 2021
November 11, 2021 18:15 - 10 minutes - 10.4 MBSummary: Rivian shares soar on debut; venomous sharks in the Thames; Musk sells over $1BB in Tesla shares.
Comtex Daily Brief - November 10, 2021
November 10, 2021 17:24 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBSummary: Ethiopian authorities detain more than 70 UN drivers; Kraken exchange predicts significantly higher Bitcoin prices; US faces biggest inflation surge in 30 years.
Comtex Daily Brief - November 9, 2021
November 09, 2021 17:03 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBSummary: Zillow home buying debacle shows challenges of using AI to value homes; Travis Scott to refund all Astroworld attendees, cancels tours; will Bitcoin crest $70k and beyond?
Comtex Daily Brief - November 8, 2021
November 08, 2021 19:22 - 12 minutes - 12 MBSummary: US lifting travel bans, welcoming vaccinated visitors; Bitcoin technical bullish; infrastructure spending plan approved.
Comtex Daily Brief - November 4, 2021
November 04, 2021 17:38 - 15 minutes - 15 MBSummary: LendinHome closes $388MM mortgage backed securitization; Jan 4 vaccine deadline for companies; Kevin Durant’s crypto and blockchain SPAC.
Comtex Daily Brief - October 28, 2021
October 28, 2021 16:18 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBSummary: New social and climate bill outlined; Neutrino experiment ushers in new era in physics; Wharton accepting Bitcoin as tuition payment for new classes.
Comtex Daily Brief - October 27, 2021
October 27, 2021 14:58 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBSummary: Stocks moving the most this morning; Is mono a trigger for MS?; Bitcoin fund approved in Dubai.
Comtex Daily Brief - October 25, 2021
October 25, 2021 17:57 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBSummary: Facebook shares under pressure as Facebook Papers released; Nigerian president set to unveil eNaira; SPACs continue to be favorably viewed into 2022.
Comtex Daily Brief - October 22, 2021
October 22, 2021 18:05 - 12 minutes - 12 MBSummary: Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman on set of ‘Rust’; Binance error shows brief ‘flash crash’ for Bitcoin yesterday; S&P 500 near highs, social media stocks in decline.
Comtex Daily Brief - October 21, 2021
October 21, 2021 17:37 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBSummary:. Jobless claims lower; Least sold item at McDonald's; Bitcoin hits and surpasses all time high.
Comtex Daily Brief - October 20, 2021
October 20, 2021 17:29 - 10 minutes - 10.3 MBSummary: Steve Bannon held in criminal contempt; bomb attack on Syrian military bus in Damascus kills 14; Facebook is changing its name.
Comtex Daily Brief - October 19, 2021
October 19, 2021 17:52 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MBSummary: Haitian gang demands $17MM ransom for American and Canadian missionaries; Funding into polluting industries wipes out hopes for climate related spending; Bitcoin up 50% since China mining.
Comtex Daily Brief - October 18, 2021
October 18, 2021 18:39 - 15 minutes - 15 MBSummary: Colin Powell dies from Covid-19 while battling cancer; Vehicle sales severely impacted by chip shortage; ProShares Bitcoin ETF debuting October 19th.
Comtex Daily Brief - October 12, 2021
October 12, 2021 18:38 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBSummary: Southwest reduces cancellations after customer outrage; House extends debt ceiling through December; Top Facebook wallet engineers move to A16z fund.
Comtex Daily Brief - October 1, 2021
October 01, 2021 19:59 - 19 minutes - 18 MBSummary: New Merck oral antiviral treatment may be very effective; Is October Uptober for Bitcoin?; Free health care for uninsured Americans?
Comtex Daily Brief - September 30, 2021
September 30, 2021 17:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBSummary: Congress moving today to avoid government shutdown; Possible migrant surge at southern border if Covid restriction lifted; Tyson Fury launches new MY AAA app for content creators.
Comtex Daily Brief - September 29, 2021
September 29, 2021 17:46 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MBSummary: Demand destruction for oil looming?; Democrats struggle to avoid shutdown while passing Biden’s agenda; Crypto swoon over debt ceiling struggle?
Comtex Daily Brief - September 28, 2021
September 28, 2021 18:01 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBSummary: Rising bond yields causing exit from tech stocks?; Emergency in NYC as vaccine resistance causes healthcare worker shortage; Chinese crypto crackdown ripples through Alibaba.
Comtex Daily Brief - September 27, 2021
September 27, 2021 19:12 - 10 minutes - 9.56 MBSummary: Cardano announces deal with Dish network; Instagram for kids is on hold; UK warship in Taiwan Strait stokes tensions.
Comtex Daily Brief - September 24, 2021
September 24, 2021 18:10 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBSummary: LuxFi launches platform to buy luxury assets as NFTs; Crypto asset values hurt by China crackdown; Taliban says strict punishments will return.
Comtex Daily Brief - September 23, 2021
September 23, 2021 21:15 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBSummary: Top cannabis stocks to watch today; US markets bounce back; US undecided on digital dollar.
Comtex Daily Brief - September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021 17:14 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MBSummary: Divided House passes vote to raise debt ceiling; Intrado rolls out House all Pro patient engagement platform; more DeFi ETFs seek SEC approval.
Comtex Daily Brief - September 21, 2021
September 21, 2021 18:24 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBSummary: Scientists identify triggers for healthcare workers’ vaccination hesitancy; What investors should know about China’s Evergrande crisis; Haitian migrants whipped at US border?
Comtex Daily Brief - September 20, 2021
September 20, 2021 17:50 - 13 minutes - 13 MBSummary: Pfizer says covid vaccine safe for kids 5-11; El Salvador continues buying Bitcoin; Dow poised for sell-off?
Comtex Daily Brief - September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021 17:06 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MBSummary: Will key part of Biden Covid strategy move forward?; France and China enraged over submarine pact; El Salvador’s credit rating in peril.
Comtex Daily Brief - September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021 18:12 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBSummary: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention announced new program to help support givers; China iPhone 13 pre-orders looking strong; Ethereum bull run ahead?
Comtex Daily Brief - September 14, 2021
September 14, 2021 18:37 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBSummary: Cuemath helping bridge math gap by offering guided math curriculum at no charge; House Dems propose tax hikes to pay for $3.5 trillion bill; Bitcoin prepares for critical resistance level.
Comtex Daily Brief - September 10, 2021
September 10, 2021 18:38 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBSummary: As Biden implements mask mandates, these are how jurisdictions remain divided; Dow declines for fifth straight day, Covid jitters to blame; Nasdaq to provide price feeds for tokenized stock trades.
Comtex Daily Brief - September 9, 2021
September 09, 2021 15:43 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBSummary: weekly jobless claim drop shows step towards pre-pandemic normalcy; Taliban allows 200 Americans and dual nationals to leave Kabul; did MicroStrategy insiders dump shares after Bitcoin Bull Run?
Comtex Daily Brief - September 8, 2021
September 08, 2021 18:24 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBSummary: Despite glitches and protests, Bitcoin rollout in El Salvador marches forward; Vaccinated seniors taking very different approaches as they return to normal; Coinbase lower on SEC plans to sue interest earning product.
Comtex Daily Brief - September 7, 2021
September 07, 2021 19:41 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBSummary: Delta worries jitter markets; Flexa adds support for fraud proof lightning payment networks; UK considers steps taken by other countries as child vaccination decision looms, what are other countries doing?
Comtex Daily Brief - September 3, 2021
September 03, 2021 16:54 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBSummary: US shopping vaccines overseas; disappointing jobs report;. Apple lawsuit settlement and it's impact on NFTs.
Comtex Daily Brief - September 2, 2021
September 02, 2021 16:45 - 13 minutes - 13 MBSummary: Storm Ida dumps record rains on New York City, at least 9 dead; Active traders seeing account balances continue to rise; Binance: will US exchange go public?
Comtex Daily Brief - September 1, 2021
September 01, 2021 15:27 - 13 minutes - 13 MBSummary: US creates far fewer jobs than expected in August; child killer Pitchfork released from prison; will Twitter allow content creators to be tipped with Bitcoin?
Comtex Daily Brief - August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021 16:44 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBSummary: The longest war has ended; Flipboard offers new customization options, battling depression and anxiety from COVID-19 related news consumption; NYC has biggest decline in marijuana related arrests after legalization.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 30, 2021
August 30, 2021 20:13 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBSummary: US Drone strike kills 10 in Afghanistan, US shoots down rockets aimed at Kabul airport; Ida downgraded to tropical storm as over a million left without power in Louisiana; NFT adoption skyrockets fueled by major brands.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 27, 2021
August 27, 2021 15:19 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBSummary: US futures higher on Fed stimulus hopes, global update from Baystreet; is ADA ready for a $3 price point?; key inflation gauge higher than early 90’s.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 26, 2021
August 26, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBSummary: Terror threats loom in Afghanistan, many rescue efforts in Kabul stopped; Cryptocurrency creators impacted by TikTok guideline changes; JD Powers outlook on US automotive sales.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 25, 2021
August 25, 2021 18:16 - 14 minutes - 13.9 MBSummary: Employer difficulty in finding and retaining talent will extend into 2022 according to Towers William Watson survey; J&J booster shows strong immune response; will El Salvador Bitcoin adoption transform remittance in Central America?
Comtex Daily Brief - August 24, 2021
August 24, 2021 19:24 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBSummary: What does full approval of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine mean?; New York City now most expensive rental market in the US; Bitcoin rejects $51K price level.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 20, 2021
August 20, 2021 18:25 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBSummary: Taliban conducting door to door manhunt in Afghanistan; ADA cryptocurrency doubles to reach new high; Apple delays return to office amid pandemic surge.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 19, 2021
August 19, 2021 22:22 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBSummary: Latest developments in Afghanistan; Coinbase launches in Japan; Markets lower on concerns of reduced stimulus.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 18, 2021
August 18, 2021 18:32 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBSummary: Physical and psychological aggression increased between 6-8 fold since pandemic according to a study by Georgia State University; Target tops estimates, raises forecast and back to school spending kicks in; Former IRS official joins Binance to lead AML efforts.