The June 2014 reporting season is over, the results have been counted and analysed.

Invivo Wines co-founder Tim Lightbourne says an NXT listing is a capital raising option the company is considering.

Mega's chief executive doesn't think the seizure of 20 per cent of the company's shares will cause problems for its backdoor listing on the New Zealand stock exchange.

An Auckland stockbroker who admitted fraud has today been sentenced to six years in prison.

Broker Craigs Investment Partners has slapped a sell recommendation on Xero shares after initiating research of the online accounting software firm.

Tugboat crews are threatening to disrupt shipments from the world's biggest iron ore port as they negotiate for increased wages.

NZ could become a "superpower" of the global craft beer market, with demand for Kiwi brews expected to triple, according to research by ANZ.

Meridian Energy has fattened its dividend and is hinting of a possible return of capital next year after beating prospectus forecasts in its first annual result.

Oil and gas exploration and development spending was up 7 per cent last year to almost $1.6b, according to the latest official figures which also show a big jump in gas reserves.

It was a tale of two technology companies yesterday as Eroad stock soared following the firm's NZX debut.

Broker Craigs Investment Partners has given its picks on some of the possible highlights and lowlights of this month's earnings season.

Sam Morgan, who made his fortune when Trade Me was sold to Fairfax, has built a substantial shareholding in security software developer Wynyard Group.

Nuplex Industries has posted full-year profit growth of 18 percent as the chemicals manufacturer fattened its margin on coating resins in Asia and Europe.

As David Chaplin writes, financial literacy - a major theme of the recent Workplace Savings NZ conference - is tough going.

Ports of Auckland, Napier Port and Icepak have formed a joint venture to develop a $20m freight hub near Palmerston North.

SkyCity Entertainment Group profits have taken a big dive, its normalised net profit for the June 30 2014 year down 8.1 per cent to $123.1 million.

Despite all the talk of action against Vladimir Putin, Exxon Mobil, the largest US energy company is undeterred, starting work on $700m oil well in the Arctic.

Shares in software developer Vista Group opened up 2.1 per cent following the company's stock exchange debut this morning and have continued to rise.

The sharemarket performance of recent IPOs, in New Zealand and overseas, has been extremely disappointing.