Wall St slid overnight with the price of oil and European banks fell again.

Kiwi tech stocks have taken a hammering as investors react to global fears about the risk of another bubble in the sector and weakening world economy.

Local investors are expected to take to the sidelines this morning after share prices in the major international markets took a pounding.

In a fully priced market, companies whose results reveal negative surprises can expect to get hammered, writes Christopher Adams

New Zealand shares rose, led by milk marketer A2 Milk and Air New Zealand, although the value of trading continued to be relatively light.

New Zealand shares fell as weaker commodity prices weighed on equities in countries dependent on exports of raw materials.

New Zealand shares rose, led by Fletcher Building after the country's biggest construction company bought a roading firm.

Dairy farmers are bracing themselves for still more falls in product prices at tomorrow's Global Dairy Trade auction.

The Chow brothers' back-door listing on the New Zealand stock exchange still needs the approval of shareholders.

The Bank of Japan's unexpected decision to add monetary stimulus further lowered expectations that Fed policy makers will raise interest rates again.

The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 1.4 per cent fall on a trade-weighted basis this week.

Wall Street moved higher with oil prices and better-than-expected US corporate earnings including from Facebook.

COMMENT: No inflation, interest rates are set to fall again and the Government is promising a spend-up to make Auckland even cooler, writes Liam Dann.

New Zealand is unlikely to escape the global volatility shaking world markets, CNN's Richard Quest has warned.

New Zealand wool prices rose at auction yesterday, with lamb wool matching its all-time high.

Analysts say there needs to be a fundamental catalyst to signal a market bottom.

What's the point of market turmoil if the best stuff doesn't actually fall very far?

New Zealand share prices have fallen this morning down 1 per cent after big falls on overseas markets.

Another plunge in the price of crude oil sent stocks sharply lower on Wednesday, bringing the market to its lowest level in nearly two years.

US stocks recovered much of an early plunge, but oil suffered its worst one-day drop in months.

If it's true that the stock market has predicted nine out of the last five recessions, then let's hope that this is one of those four fake-outs.

Japanese stocks plunged into a bear market amid a slump in equities across Asia.

IMF has lowered its forecast of global economic growth over the next two years amid the deepening slowdown in emerging markets.