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While you were sleeping: Stocks rally amid deals
Wall Street

While you were sleeping: Stocks rally amid deals

Equities rallied amid a flurry of corporate takeovers as well as comments from China's central bank governor that the government plans to bolster the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares follow ASX lower, paced by Spark, Xero
Unified Communications

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares follow ASX lower, paced by Spark, Xero

New Zealand shares fell paced by Xero, Spark New Zealand and other dual listed stocks as investors across the Tasman sold off stocks after a major cap.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
World Week Ahead: All about the economy
Human Capital Management

World Week Ahead: All about the economy

Investors will scrutinise the latest US jobs data this week, with private payrolls, weekly jobless claims and the government's official report at the.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015

Stories from Other Regions

NZX's SuperLife lifts Energy Mad stake to 45.6% with $2.2M rights offer underwrite
NZX

NZX's SuperLife lifts Energy Mad stake to 45.6% with $2.2M rights offer underwrite

NZX's SuperLife escalates Energy Mad holding to 45.6% amid rights issue, channelling £2.2M to aid LED strategy.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
NZ building consents fall for a third month in February
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

NZ building consents fall for a third month in February

New Zealand residential building consents declined for a third month in February, as the pace of new home building slowed.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
PAYE for NZ businesses proposed in biggest tax shake-up since 1957
Risk & Compliance

PAYE for NZ businesses proposed in biggest tax shake-up since 1957

The government is floating the idea of businesses paying their tax on a pay-as-you-go (PAYE) basis, like individual taxpayers, in the biggest proposed.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
Fonterra says its holding its own in Canterbury as farmer suppliers look to new processors
Fonterra

Fonterra says its holding its own in Canterbury as farmer suppliers look to new processors

Fonterra Cooperative Group, New Zealand's largest dairy processor, says it's holding its own in the dairy-intensive Canterbury region, despite reports.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
Court of Appeal rejects MTF Sportzone appeal over credit fees
Fintech

Court of Appeal rejects MTF Sportzone appeal over credit fees

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Motor Trade Finance and Sportzone Motorcyles over breaches of the Credit Contracts & Consumer Finance A.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
Kirkcaldie taps former chief Shewell as acting CEO while hunting Milford replacement
Shares

Kirkcaldie taps former chief Shewell as acting CEO while hunting Milford replacement

Kirkcaldie & Stains, the upscale Wellington department store, named former managing director Philip Shewell as acting chief executive while it searche.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
NZers see growing benefits from closer economic ties with Asia, wary on investment: survey
Colmar Brunton

NZers see growing benefits from closer economic ties with Asia, wary on investment: survey

New Zealanders see positive spin-offs coming from the nation's growing economic ties across Asia, although they have become wary of investment from th.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
NZ dollar slips as traders look ahead to dairy auction, US payrolls data
Human Capital Management

NZ dollar slips as traders look ahead to dairy auction, US payrolls data

The New Zealand dollar fell ahead of key US manufacturing and employment reports, and before a dairy auction where buyers will have to absorb increase.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
Update: Synlait shares fall 12% on first-half loss; lower guidance
Synlait

Update: Synlait shares fall 12% on first-half loss; lower guidance

Shares of Synlait Milk, which has taken a cornerstone stake in Sichuan New Hope Nutritional Foods Co to gain direct interest in a Chinese infant formu.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
NZ dollar may sink to 70 US cents in 2015 on resurgent greenback: BusinessDesk survey
Health Technologies

NZ dollar may sink to 70 US cents in 2015 on resurgent greenback: BusinessDesk survey

The New Zealand dollar may extend its decline against the greenback this year, on increased signs the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates from a.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
NZ employment confidence rises with optimism about earnings growth
Employment

NZ employment confidence rises with optimism about earnings growth

New Zealanders have become more confident about the labour market and confident they'll be able to earn more in a growing economy.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
Synlait shares fall 12% after posting a first-half loss; lowers full-year guidance
Sales

Synlait shares fall 12% after posting a first-half loss; lowers full-year guidance

Shares of Synlait Milk, the dairy company which has taken a cornerstone stake in Sichuan New Hope Nutritional Foods Co to gain direct interest in a Ch.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
NZ puts seven new oil and gas areas put up for tender
Government

NZ puts seven new oil and gas areas put up for tender

A total of seven new areas will be opened up to oil and gas exploration under its block offer tendering system, as the New Zealand government seeks to.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
Zespri says kiwifruit volumes back to pre-Psa volumes as new season kicks off
Market

Zespri says kiwifruit volumes back to pre-Psa volumes as new season kicks off

Zespri, the world's largest marketing exporter, says this season's volumes are forecast to be back to the levels they were prior to the Psa virus hitt.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
NZ dollar falls to one-week low vs British pound after BoE's Carney says next move is up
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar falls to one-week low vs British pound after BoE's Carney says next move is up

The New Zealand dollar fell to a one-week low against the British pound after Bank of England governor Mark Carney said the next move in interest rate.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015