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Slipper-maker extends wool contract
Glerups, the Danish woollen slipper maker, has extended its contract with New Zealand woolgrowers to meet increased demand for its product.
NZX50 has best month since GFC
The benchmark index's October run was bolstered by investor demand for investments paying regular income in a low interest rate environment.
Dairy prices help lift gloom
The New Zealand dollar is heading is largely unchanged against the greenback after the Federal Reserve's move to keep open a potential rate hike.
Investors cash in on record gains
New Zealand stocks fell, retreating from record levels as investors booked profits.
Market heft gives ANZ lift
Market-share gains helped ANZ New Zealand drive a 4 per cent lift in annual profit to a record $1.8 billion.
Fried chicken boosts Restaurant Brands profit
Fried chicken at KFC and more Carl's Jr stores has boosted first half profit at Restaurant Brands.
Matt O'Brien: Global zero interest rates likely to stay
Europe is going to have zero interest rates for a lot longer, and that is going to make it harder for the United States to stop having them itself.
Delisting poor option for investors
The long-running Pyne Gould Corporation saga has taken a few more bizarre twists and turns in the past three weeks.
Metro Glass leads on 10th day of share rises
New Zealand shares rose for a 10th straight day, propelling the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 Index to a record high.
Growth market yet to take flight
It's billed as the place to trade shares in small, high growth businesses, but growth is something the new NXT market hasn't seen much of.
Ethnic diversity can drive bottom line
Companies are lagging behind when it comes to capitalising on cultural mix, writes Holly Ryan.
Is there a rebellion at the Federal Reserve?
Zero interest rates might be around awhile longer, that was the message last week from Federal Reserve governors.
NZ Refining ekes out extra margin from upgrades
New Zealand Refining, operator of the country's only oil refinery, added an extra US cent to its margins from recent upgrades.
Demand for dividends boosts index
NZ shares rose as a weakening Kiwi dollar and demand for dividends boosted equities.
Outlook lifts index to two-month high
New Zealand shares rose, pushing the S&P/NZX 50 Index to the highest in more than two months, as the rebound in dairy prices, relatively low NZ dollar and rising house prices lifted sentiment for....
Moa narrows loss on better margins, bigger volumes
Moa Group said its first-half loss narrowed after the listed beer company lifted the volume and value of sales and improved its gross margin.
Russian Dow Jones hackers sought trading tips
Russian hackers infiltrated the servers of Dow Jones, owner of the Wall Street Journal, and stole information to trade on before it became public.
Investors' appetite for stocks a bet on Federal Reserve keeping interest rates at zero
New Zealand shares rose yesterday as investors looking for yield pushed equities higher. Spark New Zealand, Genesis Energy and Kiwi Property Group advanced.
Stock Takes: Vista eyes NZX 50
Cinema software provider Vista Group is eyeing an entry to the S&P/NZX 50 - a move that would nicely cap off the company's stellar run since listing last year.
World shares down on China import news
Equities on Wall Street and in Europe fell overnight.
CBL shares soar on debut
Shares in CBL Corporation debuted at a solid premium after the company went public yesterday in New Zealand's second public share offer of the year.
Wall St up overnight as dollar falls
Wall St moved higher while the US dollar fell overnight.
Peer lender to aim for SME market
The Financial Markets Authority has licensed New Zealand's fourth peer-to-peer lender, Lending Crowd, which plans to offer small-to-medium sized enterprises business loans of up to $200,000.