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Woolies pumping $516m into sales
Woolworths will funnel more than A$500 million ($516 million) into improving sales as it lags further behind supermarket rival Coles.
Co-ops need growth cash
Growing global market opportunities and the need to strengthen supply chains are creating a thirst for capital among agricultural co-operatives around the world, rural lending specialist Rabobank said.
Liam Dann: Fresh Chinese rate cut highlights slowdown risk
China's central bank has cut the country's official cash rate for the second time in three months - a move which highlights concern about the economic slowdown of New Zealand's largest trading....
'Don't speak to media' - Taurus Group
Investors in property syndicates formerly run by SPI have been told to close ranks to the media.
Brian Gaynor: Results season shows lacklustre performance
The results for the six months to December 2014 has been fairly lacklustre, with one notable exception, Brian Gaynor writes.
Fonterra 'on track' to hit payout
Fonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini rejects the notion that the co-operative is playing safe in keeping this season's farm gate milk price forecast at $4.70 a kilogram of milksolids.
Gold fever fades as $4b erased from funds
Judging by the barometer of hedge-fund interest, there's less to get excited about in gold these days.
Tourism Holdings beats forecast
Tourism Holdings, the largest campervan rental business in Australia and New Zealand, more than doubled first-half profit, beating expectations, after cutting costs and fattening margins.
Meat prices drop on drought cull
Drought in much of the country is helping to drive dairy prices higher, but farmgate prices for beef and sheepmeat are weakening.
Chorus paces rise in sharemarket index
New Zealand shares rose yesterday, paced by Chorus as its first-half earnings met with market expectations. Xero rose to a four-month high as a seller exited the stock.
Radio helps MediaWorks return to profit
MediaWorks Investments has returned to profitability in its first 10 months under a new capital structure, and its radio business was the biggest contributor to earnings.
Falling kiwi helps offset log price decline
The falling dollar has helped to offset declining export log prices, says AgriHQ.
Forecast brighter for Fonterra
Fonterra's board will have reason for cautious optimism when it meets tomorrow to review its farmgate milk price forecast for 2014/15.
Sanitarium safe from charity crackdown
Food giant Sanitarium appears safe from a Government crackdown on charities that has some sporting bodies worried they may lose their charitable status.
Christopher Niesche: Little's vision for Toll reaps rich return
Paul Little last week learned Japan Post was making a takeover bid for Toll Holdings, and the bid valued his shares about A$110 million more than they were worth earlier in the day.
NZ jetpack maker close to listing liftoff
New Zealand jetpack maker Martin Aircraft Company will become a publicly traded firm when it lists on the Australian stock exchange tomorrow.
Ambitious Powershop develops Oz market
Kiwi energy company Powershop is expanding its Australian market before targeting Europe and Asia next year.
Moscow gets junk rating by Moody's
Just over one month since its last downgrade of Moscow's credit rating, Moody's said Russia "is expected to experience a deep recession in 2015 and a contraction in 2016".
New boss as Telstra eyes north
Australia's largest telco, Telstra, is also pursuing an Asian expansion strategy, and on Friday appointed the man in charge of that expansion to run the entire company.