Muscovites rushed to the shops yesterday as the ruble's slide brought fears that imported goods would soon soar in price.

The economy grew more strongly than expected in the September quarter but the positive surprise was overshadowed by the statisticians' downward revisions.

The raw figures look bad, and they are deteriorating.

Pyne Gould Corporation chairman Bryan Mogridge faced a barrage of investor questions around auditing delays at the company's annual meeting in Auckland yesterday.

Have you ever looked at a task, shaken your head and walked away feeling overwhelmed? And then you’ve beaten yourself up for procrastinating?

More than a third of American adults report getting less than 7 hours of sleep on weekdays. The reason? Work.

Russia has lost control of its economy and may be forced to impose Soviet-style exchange controls after the central bank failed to stem the collapse of the rouble.

Here is a list of quick tips and ideas for the holidays from Debbie Mayo-Smith.

Russia took its biggest step yet to shore up the ruble and defuse the currency crisis threatening its stricken economy.

The Treasury delivered a cheerful set of economic forecasts in its half-year update yesterday, revising up its forecasts for the next two years.

The Government's widely touted return to surplus is likely to take a further 12 months and is largely reliant on cuts to spending.

Opposition parties say new Treasury forecasts that the Crown's books will not return to surplus this year as promised by the Government are an embarrassment.

Economic growth is expected to average a historically high annual rate of 2.8 per cent over the next five years.

The services sector slowed in November while remaining in expansion, adding to evidence the economy is adjusting to a more moderate pace of growth.

Silver Fern Farms faces a bill of up to $3 million after it was ruled it made more than 100 Dunedin seasonal meat workers redundant.

Mighty River Power chairwoman Joan Withers talks to Henri Eliot on corporate governance.

A Hamilton family has lost valuable belongings after an international moving company hit the wall.

My mother had clinical depression. As a consequence, I experienced difficult and upsetting moments in my childhood - none more so than when she was absent from home, residing in a psychiatric hospital.

As the end of the year approaches, deadlines get closer and the pressure starts to mount. It's easy to find ourselves working long coffee-fuelled hours and feeling near the end of our tether.

Steve Saunders' initial exposure to the horticultural innovation that has been a hallmark of his career came in the 1990s.

Embattled public service supremo Iain Rennie enjoyed a $50,000 salary bump last year, but it was eclipsed by several other public sector bosses.

New Zealand food prices fell in November led by cheaper spring time vegetables and cheese prices.