It's war out there in cyberspace with hackers, activists and criminals running rampant, stealing, subverting and often just destroying stuff for the sake of it.

Stock markets have hit a bumpy patch with the global equity benchmark now down by around 11% in US$ terms since its 2015 high point.

The sharemarket's October dream run came to an end this week.

Brent Sheather an Authorised Financial Adviser and a personal finance and investments writer talks fees and anomalies.

If someone had said a few years ago that data would flow as fast over wireless connections as it does over wired ones, I'd have told them to do a reality check, writes Juha Saarinen.

Graham McGregor talks about your most valuable marketing asset.

A lot of business owners don't talk to each other about problems- look and find someone to share and trust info with - networking. I always believe in networking.

Shares have taken a battering and Kiwis are embracing streaming services.

If the Australian government relaxes media ownership laws as it is widely expected to do, it will trigger a slew of media mergers and acquisitions and one of the key players will be a secretive....

The long-running Pyne Gould Corporation saga has taken a few more bizarre twists and turns in the past three weeks.

To what extent would you attribute the rise of house prices in Auckland over the past 10 years to the greed of vendors and real estate salespeople?

Miller writes an advice column on navigating the modern workplace. Each week she will answer one or two questions from readers.

Gone are the days when investors gave little thought to the way their retirement savings are managed.

It's billed as the place to trade shares in small, high growth businesses, but growth is something the new NXT market hasn't seen much of.

One of the biggest concerns people have with China is the lack of transparency about what is really happening in the economy.

Starving but feeling a bit lazy or short of time? Here's a tip: be very careful when ordering food online.

Graham McGregor talks taking action in your marketing.

We save here and scrimp there, but are we really getting ahead?

The rise of Asian culture in Auckland, as February's Lantern Festival and this month's Diwali celebrations illustrate good fun and good energy to the city.

October 2015 may just be remembered as the month when the great Australian housing boom came to an end.

House-price inflation averaged more than 7 per cent a year in Auckland for the past decade and average wage growth has averaged just over 2 per cent.

"As your son is the co-owner of the property, unfortunately he will not be eligible to make a KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal."

Our increasingly relaxed attitude to using credit is worrying experts.

Inheritance will make retirement easier, so set up plans to save it.

The Treasury is warning that economic growth this year might drop below 2 per cent. That would mean virtually zero in per capita terms, writes Brian Fallow.

Sport, movie fans to benefit as Sky combats its cheaper online rivals, writes John Drinnan. The upgrade will be made by downloading apps, or using new set-top boxes where necessary.

Cinema software provider Vista Group is eyeing an entry to the S&P/NZX 50 - a move that would nicely cap off the company's stellar run since listing last year.

Manuka Honey producers are seeking to trademark the name is no surprise given that the manuka brand has been a victim of its own success over the years.

In selling you often need to get your customers to change their thinking before you can make a sale.