Equities rallied on both sides of the Atlantic amid increased bets on a US Federal Reserve rate hike.

Business owners looking to cash up could be in luck this year but don't expect to see a return to the "irrational exuberance" experienced before the global financial crisis.

The S&P/NZX 50 Index dropped 18.68 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 7148.78.

Harbour Asset Management has been named the top fund manager in Morningstar's annual awards. It is the second year in a row the fund

Donald Trump's first speech to Congress has left markets guessing after it revealed little detail about his economic plans.

Investors are focused on US President Donald Trump's address to Congress later in the day.

Stock market operator the NZX has released its first in-depth report into how it investigates complaints and enforces rule breaches.

A watershed meeting of creditors next week for Pumpkin Patch is likely to see duelling liquidators as insolvency firms jostle for

Nestlé's latest multi-million dollar facility in South Auckland will help ramp up gluten-free production and boost exports the company

Donald Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday is taking on the importance of a State of Union speech when it comes to U.S. financial markets.

COMMENT: Financial markets love Trump. Are they checked out or do they know something the rest of us don't?

The FMA has today released a series of pointers on how consumers should deal with the investment sector.

Recruitment expert says expected growth in the construction sector means the industry needs many more people to train.

New Zealand shares rose after Metlifecare posted a 31 per cent jump in first-half profit and said people were queuing up to enter its retirement villages.

COMMENT: Record-breaking migration brings positives as well as challenges, writes Mark Lister.

A businessman is out to shake up the NZX, saying he feels the company has become too bureaucratic and is not encouraging new listings.

Warehouse Group and Mercury New Zealand shares closed down, while Air NZ rose.

COMMENT: Regulator has no downside if its decision is wrong, but the consumers may be hugely disadvantaged, Brian Gaynor writes.

New Zealand shares rose yesterday, led by Air New Zealand and Spark New Zealand,

Closing the Cadbury factory will hit Dunedin hard, but what does it say about the health of NZ manufacturing?

A rally in shares of DuPont lifted the Dow to a fresh record high.

The local bottler of Coke-branded drinks ramped up sales volumes in 2016.

ASX-listed insurer Suncorp Group has built an 11 per cent stake in Tower and put forward a rival takeover offer for the NZX-listed general insurer.

Wall Street moved higher, touching fresh records, amid better-than-expected corporate results including from Wal-Mart and Home Depot.

COMMENT: Despite blip, the housing behemoth is likely to roll on - until the recession, writes Mark Lister.

New Zealand shares rose as Scales and Mercury gained and Comvita dropped after its earnings report. The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 16.19

A Kiwi-founded tech company that helps businesses use their own data to improve their bottom line has expanded across the Tasman. Fulcrum's

Shares of Unilever ended the day with a 6.7 per cent drop in London and closed 5.2 per cent weaker in Amsterdam.

The two-day Taniwha Dragon Economic Summit was hailed a success before lunch yesterday, Mondayachieving half its goal of $100 million

NZ shares were mixed with Auckland International Airport and Spark New Zealand gaining while Chorus and Sky Network Television dropped.