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S & P 500 creeps to record high
Confidence still high despite fall
Business confidence has declined for the third month in a row, ANZ's Business Outlook survey has found, though optimists…
Fonterra's milk price to fall
Signs of normality returned to the dairy sector yesterday when Fonterra forecast a $7 a kg farmgate milk price for 2014-15…
Brian Fallow: Anti-rort law hits forest good guys
Under its equivalent of the cover of darkness Parliament has legislated to stop a rort by a subset of a subset of participants…
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The New Zealand government-owned Public Trust…
Global funds management firm and index provider, Russell…
Business confidence drops 9 per cent
New Zealand business confidence extended its slide from a record high to a third month, in the face of rising interest rates…
Fonterra sets $7.00 seasonal milk price
Fonterra has set an opening milk price of $7.00 per kg of milksolids for the 2014/15 season and revised down its forecast…
Wall Street hits record overnight
Wall Street rose, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to a fresh record high, amid a slew of data showing that…
Pay for top CEOs soars to new heights
Globe-trotting CEOs are getting paid more than ever - even as most workers put up with wages that won't budge. So are the…
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NZ dollar slips below 85 USc - lowest in more than two months
The New Zealand dollar fell below 85 US cents to its lowest in more than two months as sentiment waned…
NZ dollar weakens as business sentiment continues to slide
The New Zealand dollar weakened after a survey showed business confidence fell for a third month, while Fonterra Cooperative…
Could apartments ease house prices?
The cost of properties with over-inflated price tags can be brought down with a rapid increase of high rise apartment blocks…
NZ dollar edges up ahead of Fonterra milk price forecast
The New Zealand dollar edged up in local trading ahead of Fonterra Cooperative Group's milk price forecast tomorrow, which…
House slump biggest risk to recovery
Sharp slowdowns in the Auckland housing market or in China are the main risks the NZIER sees to a recovery…
European stocks climb on ECB stimulus hopes
Equities in Europe advanced after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi cemented expectations euro-zone policy…
NZ dollar at bottom of range as ECB forum awaited
The New Zealand dollar held near the bottom of its recent band ahead of the European Central Bank forum which may give investors…
Trade surplus narrows in April on meat, dairy fall
New Zealand's trade surplus narrowed more than expected in April as exports fell more than imports, driven by a drop in…
NZ dollar weakens as greenback bouyed
The New Zealand dollar fell as positive US economic data strengthened the greenback and some investors reduced their holdings…
Wall St waits for US GDP, consumer confidence
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A slew of US economic reports including data on housing, consumer confidence, and a second estimate…
Brian Fallow on the economy
Brian Fallow: Balancing immigration a tricky task
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You can have too much of a good thing, as the saying goes, and right now it is a live question whether…
Bernard Hickey
Bernard Hickey: Beautiful but costly
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I'm becoming increasingly uncomfortable about our prices. NZ is an expensive destination and it's getting…
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Vincent Aviation's Australian operation in receivership
Wellington-based Vincent Aviation's Australian operation has been put in receivership in what the airline says is a bid…
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