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.

Greenback struggles to gain any traction on ongoing jitters about the US.

Wall Street fluctuated near record highs as investors reassessed valuations, while the US dollar declined.

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.

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.

The housing market is in for a "pronounced and overdue slowdown", with national house price inflation forecast to fall to about 5 per cent a year

COMMENT: Risk of capital loss to US may make other nations follow.

New Zealand shares fell, led lower by Sky Network Television and Spark New Zealand, while Auckland International Airport gained.

For Comvita, an unofficial "grey" channel into China has played a big part in its success, but a change in the rules has hit sales.

NZ shares dropped, led by Spark NZ as company earnings show the telecommunications sector is experiencing stiff competition.

The New Zealand dollar extended its gains amid concern financial markets have been building too much optimism about US President Donald Trump.

Healthcare Partners Holdings will consider mounting a full takeover bid for Abano Healthcare provided it can get access to the medical investor's books.

Law firm Chapman Tripp is predicting the NZX will attract just three initial public offers this year - a level that means the market

Skellerup Holdings' first-half profit fell 7.5 per cent due to weaker sales to the mining sector in Australia and higher finance costs for a new factory in Christchurch.

Wall Street moved to fresh record highs after US reports showing a larger-than-expected increase in retail sales.

The number of companies listed on the New Zealand sharemarket will continue to shrink this year, according a forecast on the capital

New Zealand shares rose, led by Sky Network Television and Westpac Banking Corp, while Tegel Group Holdings and A2 Milk Co dropped.

The New Zealand dollar was little changed, recovering from an earlier decline.

The New Zealand arm of Domino's Pizza Enterprises is helping the company rake in the dough, with a strong first-half profit. The

Domino's is raking in the dough after recording sales over A$1 billion in the half-year period.