The Commerce Commission is preparing for an inflow of merger applications this year.

Blue Chip investors are vowing an angry mob will turn up to court for the sentencing of property company co-founder Mark Bryers.

A lobby group says mobile customers will pay if the telecommunications industry is not regulated.

The Commerce Commission, in a split decision, has rejected regulation as a means to reduce the costs of mobile phone calls.

A report out today proposes criminalising cartels, with jail sentences as long as seven years.

Even some big businesses employ door-to-door salesmen, but they can carry a stigma.

Telecom admits misleading more than 130,000 of its broadband customers, the eighth time its been in trouble over the Fair Trading Act since 2003.

Buying a bunch of flowers, parking a car and paying bills or fines by credit card could all result in customers having to pay new surcharges.

Flight Centre's "Fly for free" promotion breached the Fair Trading Act by offering deals that didn't exist and tickets that weren't available.

Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee says a big energy company shake-up is designed to give more power to consumers.

The Government has unveiled a shake up of the state owned power companies in an attempt to get more competition into the electricity sector.

An industry watchdog says there are positive signs Telecom is trying to change its behaviour, despite its $500,000 fine yesterday.