CompaniesScales Corp earnings up 20pcChristchurch-based agribusiness company Scales Corp said its net profit rose by 20 per cent to $20.4 million in calendar 201305 May 11:59 PM
ConstructionOz housing construction approvals dipAustralian housing construction approvals have dipped in the past couple of months, but are still at 19-year highs.05 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeWestpac post record half-yearAn improving economy and a massive reduction in bad loans helped Westpac New Zealand post a record half-year profit.05 May 05:00 PM
CompaniesFirst-home hit: How city comparesFirst-home buyers in Auckland pay almost $200 more a week in mortgage repayments than those starting on the property ladder nationally.04 May 05:00 PM
CompaniesMarket ripe for a stirFormer chairman Rob Campbell says the local market is ripe for the kind of shareholder activism it was once renowned for.04 May 05:00 PM
ManufacturingFormula exporters race for deadlineThe Government announced last week that 12 of this country's 13 baby milk manufacturers had to carry out changes at their production facilities.28 Apr 05:00 PM
CompaniesConfidence drops among Aussie small firms: reportBusiness confidence among small and medium-sized Australian firms is waning despite business conditions rising to a four-year high.28 Apr 05:00 PM
CompaniesToo qualified to live in New ZealandAn Indian national with a master's degree was declined an opportunity to apply for residence as a skilled migrant, despite being more qualified than was required.28 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Corporate musical chairs begins againDo you care who made your butter and toast this morning? Do you care who made the packet the butter was wrapped in? Probably not.28 Apr 05:00 PM
CompaniesGoodman bid tip of merger icebergSingapore's Wilmar International and Hong Kong's First Pacific have launched a A$1.27 billion ($1.38 billion) joint takeover bid for Australasian food group Goodman Fielder.28 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionAndrew Watters: Dairy farm prices in tune with earningsHome owners, sitting on a near tripling of house prices over the past 20 years, are largely immune to warnings that the housing market is overheated.28 Apr 05:00 PM
BDBDCompaniesWall St up as drug deals bolster sentimentA raft of merger and acquisition activity in the global drug sector helped underpin equities on both sides of the Atlantic22 Apr 08:52 PM
CompaniesKiwi cafe firm targets AmericaCooks Global Foods, the New Zealand franchisor of the Esquires cafe chain in markets outside Australasia, is poised for North American expansion.22 Apr 04:15 PM
Banking and financeExperts back OCR increaseThere is near-unanimous support on NZIER's shadow board for Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler to raise the official cash rate again tomorrow, to 3 per cent.22 Apr 04:15 PM
Banking and financeInterest rate peak poses big riskInterest rates could peak at a level which would see first-home buyers in Auckland spending two-thirds of household income paying the mortgage.21 Apr 04:15 PM
