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Pumpkin Patch shares extend slump
Shares in the struggling childrenswear retailer have dropped by 9pc in trading, following similar sharp falls last week.
The big short is back in Chinese stocks
Chinese equities are once again in the cross hairs of short sellers.
NZ Merino inks 5-year, $45M contract with Italy's Reda
NZ Merino has signed a five-year, $45 million deal to supply fine wool to Italian luxury fabric manufacturer Successori Reda.
Former SkyCity CEO sells shares
Nigel Morrison has raised $461,450 by selling a small part of his stake in the casino.
Sealegs finds its financial legs
Kiwi boat maker Sealegs is back in the black and has sold its 1000th craft.
What the oil price rise means long term
Oil broke through US$50 ($75) a barrel last week for the first time since October.
Brent Sheather: NZ shares vs the rest of the world
COMMENT: According to the History channel the D-Day Landings in June of 1944 owed their success, at least in part, to the allies' mis-information strategy.
Tower leads index lower on $8.7m loss
New Zealand shares fell as Tower dropped after reporting a wider full-year loss and Air New Zealand dropped to an 18-month low.
Wall St inches higher overnight
Wall Street traded higher, though both the Dow and the Nasdaq gave up some of their earlier gains.
Sanford to take $5m impairment charge
Sanford will book a $5 million impairment charge on the sale of its last Pacific Tuna vessel when it reports half-year earnings.
Sky TV's bounce from sell off helps index
New Zealand shares rose as Sky Network Television gained on perceptions it may be closer to fair value.
Ryman posts another record profit
Ryman Healthcare posted another record full-year profit, rounding out 14 straight years of earnings growth as NZ's largest retirement village operator.
Xero to reach profitability in 3 years, says broker
Xero may reach positive operating earnings in 2018 and achieve bottom-line profit the following year, according to brokerage First NZ Capital.
Comvita price target raised at Craigs
Comvita's price target has been ramped up by brokerage Craigs Investment Partners after the manuka honey company posted a 68 percent jump in full-year profit on surging demand in Australia and China.
RBNZ may hold off cutting interest rates until August
The Reserve Bank may hold off cutting interest rates until August rather than moving in June because the economy isn't looking so bad and it's tactically better to wait longer.
FMA wins appeal to deregister Vivier
The Court of Appeal today overturned the High Court ruling and ordered that Vivier be deregistered.
Kiwis pay more for fruit and veges
Food prices rose in April as Kiwis paid more for vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers.
Xero posts 67pc jump in revenue
Xero said it has sufficient cash reserves to reach breakeven without having to raise more capital.
Wall St declines as Macy's, Disney disappoint
Wall Street declined amid disappointing earnings from Macy's and Disney, adding to concern US consumers are keeping purse strings tight.
Comvita profits jump 68pc
Comvita boosted annual profit 68 percent as Australian sales soared, overtaking New Zealand as the manuka honey company's largest market.
Oz election has Air NZ's Virgin sale up in the air
Air New Zealand's proposed sale of its 25.99 per cent stake in Virgin Australia could hit turbulence.
NZX director rejects Ralec funding claim
NZX director and Forsyth Barr managing director Neil Paviour-Smith has rejected Ralec's claims in the High Court.
Wall St seesaws overnight, eyes US jobs
Wall Street was mixed after a report showed more jobless benefits were filed than expected.
Brent Sheather Passive fund suitable for experts too
Like many people I prefer to start Sunday's slowly, with a cup of good coffee and a read of the newspaper's business section, writes Brent Sheather.
Wall St, financial shares up overnight
Investors edged back to safer bets from more speculative ones overnight.
Silver Fern agrees to meet on Shanghai Maling deal
New Zealand's largest meat processor will hold a special meeting of shareholders on its planned tie up with China's Shanghai Maling Aquarius.