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Kiwi workers lose jobs as billion-dollar firm quietly shifts production to US
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US clean energy industry’s future hangs in balance on election day
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Commerce Commission taking legal action over GIB customer rebates
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Third of small businesses shrink workforce as sales drop
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Volkswagen to close at least 3 German plants, cut thousands of jobs
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