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![<i>Gareth Morgan:</i> Rulebook thrown out the window](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
<i>Gareth Morgan:</i> Rulebook thrown out the window
These days, it's the developing countries that run the trade surpluses and end up exporting capital to the modern economies.
![Manufacturing sales off nine-year low](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Manufacturing sales off nine-year low
Manufacturing sales volumes rose 3.1 per cent in the December quarter, led by meat and dairy and other food-related industries.
![Mercedes on a charge to take on luxury rival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mercedes on a charge to take on luxury rival
Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit, the world's second-largest maker of luxury cars, will almost double investment on "green" technologies to take on BMW in the race to offer electric vehicles.
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Oyster season begins
The Bluff oyster season opened yesterday with a healthy catch, though supply to northern regions this week may be restricted because of bad weather.
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Surprise January trade surplus recorded
There's been a suprise trade surplus of $269 million in January- the biggest for the month since 1989.