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Milk solid prices 'far below fair'
Current dairy commodity prices are now well below "fair" expectations of price among global dairy producers, says Fonterra's chief executive Theo Spierings.

How a fable became a symbol of Japan's investor activism
The moral of Aesop’s North Wind and the Sun fable is informing a wave of shareholder activism in Japan, with the government's blessing.

Stock Takes: BurgerFuel pulls out of Iraq on Isis threat
Kiwi company BurgerFuel has pulled out of Iraq as a result of the increasing threat of the Islamic State jihadist group in that country.

Triple meat Double Down unleashed
Restaurant Brands cited the success of KFC's Double Down as a factor in their latest profit forecast, and an even bigger version of the bunless burger could be coming to NZ.

KFC sales plump Restaurant Brands profit forecast
The nation's largest fast food operator, raised its annual profit forecast as it benefits from higher sales and restructuring of stores. The shares rose to a record.

BurgerFuel plans US and Australian stores
BurgerFuel Worldwide, the NZAX-listed fast food chain franchisor, is opening five new Australian stores and expects to announce the timing of its US expansion soon.

Nick McDonald: Two Traders and a Fisherman
What happens when two traders who love to fish spend 24 hours in close quarters with a skipper whose life is dedicated to fishing?

Xero shares plunge after downgrade
Xero shares fell sharply this morning after Goldman Sachs slapped a sell recommendation on the New Zealand accounting software developer.

Heavy hitter to lead Xero US push
Cloud accounting software firm Xero has snared Andy Lark, an expatriate New Zealander with a stand-out global career, to be its new

BurgerFuel opens first Kuwait store
BurgerFuel, the NZAX-listed fast food chain has opened the doors to its first restaurant in Kuwait.

Treasury Wine price dips
Australia's largest winemaker, Treasury Wine Estates, has rejected takeover proposals from two global private equity firms, prompting a sharp fall in the company's share price.

Michael Lewis: Occupational hazards of working on Wall St
When you start your career you might think you are setting out to change the world, but the world is far more likely to change you.

The farmer, the rabbi and the Facebook con
When Facebook announced it was going to list on the stock exchange, it became the hottest stock offering in internet history.

Michael Fraser: Firms raising the bar on finance reporting
In a discussion about what constitutes good reporting practice it is easy to buy into reporting myths and it is important to dispel these.

Stock Takes: Power companies ride the election wave
Shareholders in NZX-listed power companies became the first beneficiaries of National's decisive victory in the general election after the market opened on Monday.

Apple Pay hits potential rivals in the pocket
Gwen Stefani, Dr Dre and Stephen Fry, along with a swarm of experts from the worlds of technology and fashion, last week made their annual pilgrimage to Cupertino, California.

Hot and spicy boost for Restaurant Brands
Increased KFC sales helped boost Restaurant Brands revenue 5.8 per cent to $108 million in the second quarter.

Vista's 24pc gain in two-weeks questioned by NZX
Vista has been issued a please explain by NZX regulators after its stock gained 24 per cent since the start of the month.