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The dollar gained with other commodity-linked currencies as a pickup in prices of raw materials boosted sentiment.

Wall Street touched intra-day record highs as equities are still considered the best bet for investors.

Investors who scored big gains by swooping in US equity selloffs are now backing away from the market.

The New Zealand dollar was little changed on a day that provided new information about the economy, kicking off a week that includes

A digital mapping company choose a quiet farmhouse in Kansas as the "default location" for IP addresses it couldn't map. It resulted in "digital hell" for the tenants.

Wall Street's losses were mitigated by continued gains in oil prices, the Nasdaq inched up for second record high.

New Zealand shares hit a fresh high led by positive earnings from Synlait Milk and Steel & Tube Holdings, while Auckland International

Wall Street rose to records as shares of Macy's and Kohl's rallied, while oil prices gained.

New Zealand shares rose after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates, underlining the yield from companies such as Spark NZ.

New Zealand shares rose after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates, underlining the yield from companies such as Spark NZ, while Kathmandu

The kiwi jumped to a 15-month high after the Reserve Bank's quarter-point rate cut.

Plunging dairy prices have again pushed down the price of food.

Wall Street fell as energy stocks moved lower with the price of oil amid fresh signs of an unabated global glut.

New Zealand shares fell,from a record high, as SkyCity Entertainment Group profit missed some analyst forecasts

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Wall Street was mixed along with the latest US economic data, while oil prices moved lower as did the greenback.

The country is one more step toward creating the "united states" of India.

Most financial advisers mention just one KiwiSaver scheme when they give advice.

Wall Street was little changed as investors eyed Friday's US jobs data to gauge the odds of a Federal Reserve rate increase this year.

New Zealand shares gained after Kathmandu Holdings affirmed earnings would rise in line with its guidance. A2 Milk also advanced.

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Surge lead by a 14pc gain in sporting goods revenue and a 6.6pc increase in its homeware sales division.

Wall Street slid with shares of retailers and car makers amid concern that a better-than-expected pace of consumer spending is not sustainable.

Wall Street was mixed to start its week, with energy stocks falling alongside a drop in the price of oil.

No senior banking executives have received jail time in the U.K. or U.S., but Ireland just handed down three rare convictions.

Fairfax Media, has written down the value of its NZ assets by A$95.3 million (NZ$100 million).

NZ's first and biggest peer-to-peer lender will plead guilty after it told people in letters they had been pre-approved for loans.

Wall Street was mixed amid disappointing earnings from Ford Motor and better-than-expected results from Facebook.