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Javier Milei’s next economic mission: affordable air fryers
Financial Times: Libertarian leader scraps tariffs to break open protectionist economy.

Woolworths seeks to acquire food manufacturer Beak and Johnston
Beak & Johnston make ready-made products such as soups and frozen meals.

He created a $660m company in his garage: Sistema richlister on standing firm with a famous name to retain ‘Made in NZ’
'I don’t care if it’s Martha Stewart or the bloody Pope. I’m not taking [Made in NZ] off.'

Recorp can-making boss Bruce Parton: What’s coming up in 2025
The way we drink - and drink out of - is going to be transformed.

Legislation, losers and lessons: Andrew Bayly’s 2024
Minister Andrew Bayly sat down with Tom Raynel to discuss his 2024, and what comes next.

France, Italy in push to scrap 2025 car emission fines
Fining carmakers counterproductive and no good for EV transition, French minister says.

'Low point' – new data to confirm NZ back in recession
Data due this Thursday will update the nation's third-quarter economic performance.

Jane Finlayson: Fixing manufacturing’s billion-dollar harm problem
OPINION: Harm in manufacturing has not decreased over the past 10 years.

Hawke's Bay's economic future relies heavily on six industries (and tourism isn't one): Report
Tourism has been left off a top-six list of industries to drive Hawke's Bay's economy.

Save our mill: Proposed job cuts threat to entire town, advocates say
“This is going to be the beginning of the end if we don’t do anything about it.”

Mexico President hails 'excellent' Trump talks after US tariff threat
The Mexican leader warns that imposing US tariffs on utes would backfire.

Kiwi workers lose jobs as billion-dollar firm quietly shifts production to US
AG1 was marketed as ‘made in NZ’, but an investigation reveals it’s mostly made in Utah.

Boeing expects post-strike output recovery to take several weeks
Restarting the Boeing manufacturing line is a complicated process.

Sistema proposes to cut more than 100 jobs in Auckland factory
Workers are distraught, with roughly a quarter at the factory set to lose jobs.

US clean energy industry’s future hangs in balance on election day
Financial Times: Few industries stand to gain – or lose – more this US election day.

Commerce Commission taking legal action over GIB customer rebates
New Zealand's only wallboard manufacturer is estimated to have a giant 94% market share.

Third of small businesses shrink workforce as sales drop
The hospitality sector has experienced the highest percentage of cutbacks.

Volkswagen to close at least 3 German plants, cut thousands of jobs
Financial Times: The first closure of domestic plants in the company’s 87-year history.

Greg Smith: Why the RBNZ has to cut the OCR by at least 0.75%
OPINION: Our economic data is dire, and the RBNZ must take drastic steps.

Keeping it in the family: Why the Paula Ryan brand will live on
Paula Ryan has faced some major setbacks in her career but still comes up smiling.

What went wrong in the NZ electricity market and why it will get worse
Inside New Zealand's winter of de-industrialisation.