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.

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.

Profits are down at SkyCity, after Rugby World Cup benefits weren't repeated and international visitors won more money than usual.

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.

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.

Fast food chain and franchisor BurgerFuel Worldwide has opened its largest store ever, in the capital city of Saudi Arabia.

The ease with which Moa Group raised $16 million through its stock exchange float shows the thirst Kiwi investors have for "great New Zealand companies".

Shares in Moa Group, the boutique beer maker doing NZ's first initial public offering of the year, have started trading on the NZX at an 8 per cent premium.