Xero chief executive Rod Drury is "extremely confident" the market will return to technology stocks after the company's shares slumped to a four-month low.

The Commerce Commission has offered immunity from prosecution to a financial markets participant as part of an investigation.

Orion Health is bidding for a massive Saudi Arabian technology contract that could turn the Middle East into one of the New Zealand software developer's biggest markets.

Kiwifruit marketer Zespri is poised for a major push into the Middle East, including a relaunch in Saudi Arabia after a five-year absence.

Stock exchange operator NZX says it will ramp up its efforts to help investors understand how it regulates the market this year.

United States stocks had a mixed week with the broader market rising on better economic data

The volume of trading on New Zealand's share market continued to gain in March, though the value of activity fell for a fourth month.

The headmaster turned up the other day with the local MP. I was sitting down the back of the staffroom.

The bulk of New Zealand's imports come through the Ports of Auckland while the Port of Tauranga is the undisputed king of the export trade.

Watch closely. We are about to find out if we have learned anything from the financial crisis, writes Liam Dann.