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Despite the fast changing market, JB Hi-Fi excels at jumping on the next big thing in technology and getting the march on its competitors, writes Christophwer Niesche.
Despite the fast changing market, JB Hi-Fi excels at jumping on the next big thing in technology and getting the march on its competitors, writes Christophwer Niesche.
New laws cracking down on shell companies appear to be having an early effect, with police seeing a drop off in requests for information about New Zealand-registered firms.
Auckland could boost SkyCity Entertainment Group's half-year result issued on Wednesday but Adelaide could drag it down.
Speculation that a leading player in the funds management sector is facing a FMA investigation for market manipulation is concerning if true, writes Liam Dann.
The New Zealand dollar dropped sharply in sympathy with its Australian counterpart after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised the market by cutting its overnight cash rate, fuelling....
New Zealand shares rose yesterday, heading back towards a record high after a two-day slide.
A company backed by rich-lister Peter Masfen is now in the hands of receivers.
As we congratulate ourselves on the buoyancy of our rock star economy, we need to appreciate that we are firmly locked into the global economy, writes Peter Lyons.
NZX chief executive Tim Bennett says a freshly inked agreement with the Financial Markets Authority will help the sharemarket operator deepen New Zealand's capital markets through the development of new products for investors.
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has posted a 13.9 per cent return for 2014, finishing the year at $27.5 billion, but warns returns will be "more muted" over the coming years.
NZIER's monetary policy shadow board believes the Reserve Bank should leave the official cash rate on hold at 3.5 per cent tomorrow but that the next best option would be a cut.
The prospect of further rises in the Reserve Bank's official cash rate has disappeared over the horizon.
New Zealand shares rose to a new record close yesterday as holidays in Auckland and Australia kept trading volumes light.
Global markets are braced for an extended bout of extreme volatility after left-wing party Syriza stormed to victory in the Greek elections.
Renters can strike a bargain when moving into a vacant property but they won't avoid rental price increases, a property expert says.
Renters can strike a bargain when moving into a vacant property but they won't avoid rental price increases, a property expert says.
Renters have been sheltered from the otherwise volatile housing market with rental prices remaining steady over the past months.
Global Brokers NZ has so far returned more than half of its clients' funds, says the Financial Markets Authority.
Oil bulls finally caught a break as prices capped their first weekly advance since November.
KiwiSavers collectively had more than $21 billion in their accounts. Those are some pretty big numbers, so what do fees mean for individual KiwiSaver balances?
Financial markets will this week find whether the Swiss National Bank's fears were well-founded when the European Central Bank announces its plan to revive economic growth.
A natural outcome of a market economy must be inequality of incomes. They are a necessary and desirable outcome, writes Peter Lyons.
Mega-miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are expected to announce more record iron ore production this week despite the commodity's price dive.