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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Comtex Daily Brief - August 17, 2021
August 17, 2021 21:07 - 16 minutes - 15 MBSummary: Gold extends its rally on virus jitters; US retail sales down as Covid fears may be hitting consumers; Will Bitcoin replace Gold?
Comtex Daily Brief - August 16, 2021
August 16, 2021 17:39 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBSummary: Financial institutions are increasing their investment in Crypto; International community must take action in Afghanistan says Amnesty International; Airlines reroute flights around Afghanistan after Taliban takeover.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 13, 2021
August 13, 2021 18:50 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBSummary: Will the housing boom spur a boom in smart-home stocks?; FDA permits Covid vaccine booster shots for people with weakened immune systems; Wyoming’s new crypto bill could be a sandbox in action.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 12, 2021
August 12, 2021 17:17 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBSummary: Rising construction costs in the US; Crypto and blockchain investments doubled relative to 2020 says KPMG; US jobless claims fall for third straight week.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 11, 2021
August 12, 2021 00:23 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBSummary: US Senate makes strides in Crypto regulation, rise in digital currency companies around the world, and Coinbase & Upstart report boost in revenue growth.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 10, 2021
August 10, 2021 16:56 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBSummary: Third Pfizer shot has similar side effects to second shot; Bitcoin crests $46k as Senate debates Crypto bill; Senate set to pass trillion dollar infrastructure bill.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 9, 2021
August 09, 2021 18:16 - 19 minutes - 18.6 MBSummary: Goldman enters consumers banking, raises pay for junior bankers; Crypto miners turn to renewable energy; Back to school shopping threatened by Delta variant, supply chain chaos.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 6, 2021
August 06, 2021 17:13 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBSummary: Allianz expands US debt portfolio by 27 medical offices through $234MM transaction; US unemployment down, non-farm payrolls rise; Bitcoin mining ban in China paves the way for widespread EV adoption.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 5, 2021
August 05, 2021 16:31 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBSummary: Child tax credit helps drive US spending growth according to MasterCard; Etherium fork activates; US Stock futures up as investors await key data.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 4, 2021
August 04, 2021 18:28 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBSummary: Women to take drivers seat in male dominated Nigerian farming industry; Grayscale Investments increases commitment to Bitcoin ETF, hiring key leadership; Robinhood halted for volatility.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 3, 2021
August 03, 2021 18:22 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MBSummary: Moderna receives FDA green light to fast track RSV vaccine; study shows high demand for crypto payments; US markets approach record highs.
Comtex Daily Brief - August 2, 2021
August 02, 2021 18:07 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBSummary: Indonesia extends emergency restrictions as it battles to contain COVID outbreaks; US markets off to strong start in august; hold Bitcoin for 100 years?
Comtex Daily Brief - July 30, 2021
July 30, 2021 16:56 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBSummary: Will COVID vaccine protection wane over time?; potential risks of stablecoin savings accounts; Delta variant could be as contagious as chickenpox.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 29, 2021
July 29, 2021 16:10 - 14 minutes - 14 MBSummary: First US Bitcoin ETF likely to come by end of 2021; Dow at record high despite disappointing economic data; CDC updating vaccination guidelines.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 28, 2021
July 28, 2021 17:19 - 9 minutes - 9.17 MBSummary: England to allow travel to passengers from US and EU if vaccinated; Bitcoin trying to break $40K resistance; S&P 500 flat ahead of key Fed decision, Boeing stocks jump.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 27, 2021
July 27, 2021 19:44 - 14 minutes - 14 MBSummary: GE’s recovery fueled in part by pandemic; Fireblocks achieves unicorn status through more capital raising and $2 Billion dollar valuation; Parks Associates releases surprising data on household video viewing habits.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 26, 2021
July 26, 2021 18:59 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBSummary: Eye popping review of Tokyo Olympics costs; Amazon jobs ad sends Bitcoin back to $40k; iHeartRadio announces new podcast deal with Sports Illustrated and Sport Illustrated Studios.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 23, 2021
July 23, 2021 15:38 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBSummary: Olympics open with slimmed down ceremony; Ethereum and other coins get a boost from Musk; US markets poised for four-day winning streak
Comtex Daily Brief - July 22, 2021
July 22, 2021 18:11 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBSummary: China opposed probe into lab leak theory; Saudi Aramco victim of ransomware attack; Alabama regulators accuse BlockFi of offering unregistered securities.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 21, 2021
July 21, 2021 20:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBSummary: Core Scientific to list on NASDAQ through merger; Dow attempts to rebound; Unilever in row with Israel over Ben & Jerry’s boycott.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 20, 2021
July 20, 2021 20:05 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MBSummary: Bezos reaches space on Blue Origin’s first crewed flight; Circle partners with MasterCard to leverage USD Coin for frictionless transactions; NBC partners with Roku to create immersive experience for Tokyo Olympics.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 19, 2021
July 19, 2021 20:20 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBSummary: US markets fall as covid resurgence woes build; Jerry Garcia family announces NFT partnership; Bitcoin closes below $31K after lowest weekly close in 8 months.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 16, 2021
July 16, 2021 17:50 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBSummary: Navitas and Xiaomi team up for featherweight mobile; Jack Dorsey plans open DeFi platform for Bitcoin.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 15, 2021
July 15, 2021 17:01 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBSummary: Pandemic leads to new ways to diagnose dyslexia from afar; Blockchain’s remarkable contribution to Nigerian economy; Exploring more cannabinoids founds in Hemp could vastly expand its uses.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 14, 2021
July 14, 2021 18:10 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBSummary: Delta Airlines posts $652 million dollar profit in Q2; BNY Mellon becomes asset services for Grayscale Bitcoin Trust; American Robotics receives order from Fortune 100 oil and gas company for autonomous Scout System.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 12, 2021
July 12, 2021 16:50 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MBSummary: Hive Blockchain buys over 3000 bitcoin mining rigs, sees shift from East to west; Moderna to supply 20 million doses to Argentina; GM more appealing than Ford?
Comtex Daily Brief - July 9, 2021
July 09, 2021 18:55 - 10 minutes - 9.67 MBSummary: Economists lift US growth forecast even as pace cools; Square is working on a hardware wallet for crypto; Pfizer working on booster for Delta variant.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 7, 2021
July 07, 2021 15:46 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBSummary: Navigating public opinion when changing COVID rules; Cardano’s ADA most HODL’d coin on eToro, surpassing Bitcoin; Great first day for new Amazon CEO.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 6, 2021
July 07, 2021 01:06 - 17 minutes - 16 MBSummary: Emirates flies over 150 Million doses of COVID vaccine; Startup Paychant looks to be the Stripe of Africa for payments; What’s coming and going on Netflix.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 2, 2021
July 02, 2021 18:31 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBSummary: US jobs gains surge to 850,000 as businesses work to fill record number of open roles; Thailand SEC files criminal complaint against crypto exchange Binance; Virgin Galactic surges as Branson tries to take lead in billionaire space race.
Comtex Daily Brief - July 1, 2021
July 01, 2021 19:30 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBSummary: Covid-19 vaccine cards and test results now natively supported on Android; How China’s Crypto Crackdown could impact Bitcoin mining; JPMorgan says Delta variant poses no market risk, could boost certain stocks.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 30, 2021
June 30, 2021 21:48 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBSummary: Software solutions begin to integrate cryptocurrency payments options; Africa to address vaccine gap by manufacturing mRNA vaccines in South Africa at Tech Hub; Countries lay out strategies to handle arrivals from Delta variant hotspots.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 29, 2021
June 29, 2021 16:43 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBSummary: US shoppers emerging from lockdown with strong shopping and travel intents according to report from Klarna; Buy signal for Bitcoin?; United Airlines makes its biggest order ever.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 28, 2021
June 28, 2021 17:43 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBSummary: Investment adviser industry grows despite pandemic; Corona gives away Triptocurrency to get people back to the beach; FAA notes concerns over Boeing 777X safety.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 25, 2021
June 25, 2021 17:12 - 9 minutes - 8.71 MBSummary: For The Culture: A Global Message to Uplift Others; Sotheby’s to accept cryptocurrency at diamond auction; Stocks higher as key inflation indicator rises.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 24, 2021
June 24, 2021 18:18 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBSummary: Scientists find COVID-19 sequences which had been mysteriously deleted; Largest crypto heist in history; The healing power of swear words.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 23, 2021
June 23, 2021 19:15 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBSummary: How froth and FOMO drive meme stock creation; Bitcoin looks bullish long term, short term pain may yet come; Asia markets mostly up, Hong Kong jumps.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 22, 2021
June 22, 2021 18:20 - 11 minutes - 11.3 MBSummary: Two vaccines effective against Delta variant?; Billionaire Mark Cuban burned in run on Titan cryptocurrency; Bitcoin below $30K for first time in seven months.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 21, 2021
June 21, 2021 19:08 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBSummary: China Bitcoin mining ban crushed Nvidia GPU prices; WeWork business update, focus on recovery; Dow bounces back.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 18, 2021
June 18, 2021 17:24 - 7 minutes - 7.47 MBSummary: Indonesia receives $1.3BB load from World Bank for Covid response and reforms; Controversial WHO alcohol advisory regarding women; Goldman Sachs flip-flops on crypto while expanding crypto operations.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 17, 2021
June 17, 2021 17:40 - 10 minutes - 9.81 MBSummary: Health care workers infected with COVID-19 despite being vaccinated; 73% of US workers have anxiety about returning to work; Ledger data breach results in fake hardware wallet scam.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 16, 2021
June 16, 2021 18:14 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBSummary: Americans will vacation and work-cation more than ever in 2021 says Priceline; Kyber to expand to Polygon, announces $30M rainmaker liquidity mining program; Meme stocks could see massive shifts this week as investors play whack-a-mole.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 15, 2021
June 15, 2021 18:15 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBSummary: Industry pioneers interviewed at What’s Next Longevity Venture Summit; Black Tech Street & SecondMuse partner with Blockchange to build Black entrepreneurs tech hub in Tulsa; US Hedge Fund long term crypto plans.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 14, 2021
June 14, 2021 17:36 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBSummary: Employees still skipping lunch when working from home; Bitcoin bounces back, could Tesla accept it again?; Blood shortage announced.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 11, 2021
June 11, 2021 19:56 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBSummary: The need for women in power; Will Bitcoin reach $38K support level?; CDC approves return to cruising.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 10, 2021
June 10, 2021 18:37 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBSummary: Temperature impact rate of covid spread, but warm weather is not enough; CytoDyn investigated for false statements, insider trading; Bitcoin now recognized as asset class by Basel Committee.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 9, 2021
June 09, 2021 17:14 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBSummary: Feds celebrate recovery of pipeline ransomware payment; Forecast in global ready to drink cocktails market; CDC eases international travel recommendations for fully vaccinated Americans.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 8, 2021
June 08, 2021 17:03 - 11 minutes - 11 MBSummary: FBI recovers Bitcoin paid in pipeline ransomware attack; Are vaccines effective against new Covid variants in India?; Sweden offers credit guarantees for green investments.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 7, 2021
June 07, 2021 18:30 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBSummary: El Salvador President Bukele plans to make Bitcoin legal tender for country; Growth forecast for global caffeine market; Fisher Price announces Safe Start program.
Comtex Daily Brief - June 4, 2021
June 04, 2021 16:03 - 10 minutes - 9.89 MBSummary: Fed chair on climate change's effect into interest policy; Latest Bitcoin event in history kicks off in Miami; Congo facing new wave of Covid.