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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.

'What other f***ing signs do you need?' Shane Jones fumes over mill closures

The Regional Development Minister says foreign investors were warned.

‘Just stunned silence’: Mill closure shocks rural community

'Our local towns... it’s probably going to wreck them.'

'Massive blow': Hundreds of jobs lost as Winstone shuts mills

One of the central North Island's biggest employers has made the call to shut two mills.

Hundreds lose jobs as Ruapehu mills close

'As tough as this news is, our people need certainty to get on with their lives.'

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.'

Silicosis threat greater than asbestos: push for NZ to act on deadly dust

Call to ban engineered stone benchtops in NZ due to silicosis risk.

Top defence contractors set to rake in record cash after orders soar

Financial Times: Growing cash flows spark debate about how industry will spend billions.

Citadel and DE Shaw slashed Nvidia holdings ahead of market rout

Financial Times: Sharp divisions among managers over the outlook for chip-making giant.