Woodside Petroleum is confident of meeting its full-year targets as it posts a sharp jump in quarterly production and starts exploration work in Burma.

The Government says it won't be able to say how many people have applied to buy shares in Mighty River Power until after the offer period has closed.

The proof will be in the pudding for the Government next week as the Mighty River Power share offer officially opens to the public on Monday. It's hard to know how many of the 440,000 people who pre-registered will buy shares.

Starbucks NZ owner Restaurant Brands says it isn't pulling the plug on the brand, but would sell for the right price.

Goodman Property Trust could own the new $60 million to $80 million Fonterra headquarters to be built near Auckland's waterfront.

I can't get excited about the Mighty River share float either as an investor or as an economist, writes Peter Lyons. NZers are being given a chance to buy shares in businesses that all of us already own.

Diligent Board Member Services faces breaching listing rules after the stock exchange regulator refused an application to waive its use of an American auditor.

More than 400,000 people have pre-registered their interest in buying Mighty River Power shares before the process closes at 5pm on Friday.

John Palmer's last act as Solid Energy's chairman was to announce the bad news: the state-owned enterprise had posted a $40.2 million net loss for the 2011-12 financial year on the back of major asset writedowns.

Former Solid Energy chief executive Don Elder says the main reason for the company's near failure was "a stunning blow" in the form of "an unprecedented collapse in coal prices".

SkyCity Entertainment Group could be up for $500 million if it wins the right to build a new Gold Coast casino, cruise ship terminal and tourism project, an expert estimates.

The Government's partial asset sales policy will launch tomorrow with a $1 million advertising blitz to promote the sale of Mighty River Power shares.

More details are due today of the NZX listing of Mighty River Power whose float could have a short-term hit on the broader market.

New Zealand company Todd Corporation is providing financial backing for a planned $1.3 billion methanol plant that will be the largest in North America.

John Key's Government has cleared the final hurdle for its flagship asset sales policy and is set to press the go button on the sale of Mighty River shares on Monday.

John Key and Bill English have been on tenterhooks waiting for the Supreme Court judgment on the Mighty River sales process, writes Fran O'Sullivan.