New Zealand tech stocks continued to soar today. Cloud accounting company Xero touched a new high of $29.30 - giving it a market capitalisation of $3.7 billion.

The first marine consent application for seabed mining on the North Island's west coast is about to be lodged.

Why scrap over 2 per cent of the beer market? That's the question being posed by Moa Brewing Company chief executive Geoff Ross.

Australian mining magnate and long-time philanthropist Andrew "Twiggy"Forrest has donated A$65 million ($NZ73.9m) to universities in Western Australia.

NZ tech darling Xero has raised $180m in new capital - but it's not planning new acquisitions. It's "more about building a war chest" says founder Rod Drury.

An academic says New Zealand's local stock exchange needs to step up its game.

A tweet that appeared to suggest Israel had attacked Syria sent US oil prices soaring - until traders realised the post referred to the 40th anniversary of a war.

Shares in Mighty River Power gained 5c today after the company announced that it would buy back up to $50 million of its shares - 6 months after it was listed.

The newly floated state owned power company Mighty River has announced a $50m share buyback plan - less than six months after it was partially privatised.

A call by Abano Healthcare for former director Peter Hutson to come up with a price for his half of their jointly owned audiology business has failed to illicit a public response.

Activist investor Carl Icahn is pressuring Apple to spend $150b buying back its own shares.

A report into the oil and gas sector says the "rubber's finally hitting the road" with $2.2 billion about to be spent exploring around New Zealand.