Sky Network Television has reported a 9 per cent gain in first-half profit as subscribers migrated to its My Sky premium service and spent more.

New Zealand shares fell, pushing the NZX 50 to a month-low.

Currency war averted then? There seems to have been plenty of resolve among the nations of the G20.

The New Zealand dollar jumped to a post-float high on a trade-weighted basis and is poised for a 1.7 per cent weekly gain.

Aluminium prices should improve slightly this year, despite an expected surplus of the metal and the likelihood of overproduction in the years ahead.

The fall in the number of UK Facebook users had led many to speculate that Facebook has hit a saturation point in developed markets like the UK and could be going backwards.

A mining sector group says New Zealand should be doing more to capitalise on the use of pollution-soaking clay to clean up dairy land.

Trade Me shares are out of a trading halt, with Fairfax now having sold all its shares to a "broad range of institutions" at a five per cent discount.

Restaurant Brands' newly opened Carl's Jr burger store in Mangere has performed ahead of expectations during its first five days of trading, the company says.

Petrobras officials attempted to save their Raukumara Basin project by asking for time to seek a financial partner.

New Zealand's fragmented oversight of the oil and gas industry could result in potential 'fracking' problems slipping through the gaps.