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![Lex: Volkswagen tries to play catch-up with Rivian deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Lex: Volkswagen tries to play catch-up with Rivian deal
Financial Times: If you can't beat 'em...VW is hitching a ride with fleeter-footed rivals.
![Editorial: Cause for optimism amid economic gloom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Editorial: Cause for optimism amid economic gloom
OPINION: There's still cause for optimism, despite bad economic times.
![Market close: Weaker business, consumer confidence drags NZ stocks down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Market close: Weaker business, consumer confidence drags NZ stocks down
The S&P/NZX 50 Index declined nearly 3% in the June quarter.
![Market close: Higher Australian inflation reaffirms rate cut delay fears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Market close: Higher Australian inflation reaffirms rate cut delay fears
But the New Zealand sharemarket shrugged off the news across the Tasman for another gain.
![Market close: NZ stocks follow strong lead from Australia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Market close: NZ stocks follow strong lead from Australia
Blue-chip stocks came alight as the S&P/NZX 50 Index rose more than half a per cent.
![Synlait needs 'influential' a2's support for Bright Dairy lifeline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Synlait needs 'influential' a2's support for Bright Dairy lifeline
The struggling dairy manufacturer has revealed fresh detail about its $130 million loan.
![Online fast-fashion group Shein files confidential paperwork ahead of possible London listing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Online fast-fashion group Shein files confidential paperwork ahead of possible London listing
Financial Times: Allegations of forced labour precede Shein's possible $103b valuation.
![Market close: Retail stocks slump to new lows](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Market close: Retail stocks slump to new lows
The New Zealand sharemarket was lower on another downgrade from The Warehouse Group.
![What The Warehouse’s earnings downgrade signals for the economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
What The Warehouse’s earnings downgrade signals for the economy
The Warehouse promises 'laser focus' on core brands after grim outlook.
![Markets with Madison: Zespri’s future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Markets with Madison: Zespri’s future
The kiwifruit exporter just had a record harvest and is set to pay growers a better yield. Its outgoing CEO explains the seeds it’s now planting for future growth.
![The sharemarket's haves and have nots: Stock Takes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
The sharemarket's haves and have nots: Stock Takes
Infratil's capital raise, and the rise of Nvidia, highlights a two-tier sharemarket.
![Market close: NZ shares rally as economy edges out of recession](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Market close: NZ shares rally as economy edges out of recession
Shares in energy companies and retirement village stocks rose.
![Investors cheer as Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Investors cheer as Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president
Financial Times: Rand and equities rise after ANC seals power-sharing agreement.
![Market close: NZ shares fall as tight rate outlook sharpens focus on GDP](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Market close: NZ shares fall as tight rate outlook sharpens focus on GDP
Investors prepare for data set to show if New Zealand is still in recession.
![Ka-ching: NZ Super Fund cleans up as AI star Nvidia becomes world's most valuable firm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Ka-ching: NZ Super Fund cleans up as AI star Nvidia becomes world's most valuable firm
But will it end in tears? A couple of cautious voices emerge.
![Infratil’s successful $1b institutional placement boosts NZ shares](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Infratil’s successful $1b institutional placement boosts NZ shares
Investment firm among the biggest gainers after resuming trading.
![Market close: NZ market falls as investors sell out to take part in Infratil capital raise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Market close: NZ market falls as investors sell out to take part in Infratil capital raise
Electricity generator-retailers also weighed on the market.
![Infratil capital raise: What it means for the sharemarket](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Infratil capital raise: What it means for the sharemarket
Infratil's big capital raise will have implications for the sharemarket.
![Markets with Madison: Overweight Asia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Markets with Madison: Overweight Asia
The BlackRock Investment Institute made the correct call on Japan equities – so where in Asia is it picking market growth next? Video / Carson Bluck
![Why BlackRock is picking Japan for more growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Why BlackRock is picking Japan for more growth
It's keeping an overweight position on one of the best markets of 2024.
![Fixing a financial disaster: How Ryman’s chairman plans to do it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Fixing a financial disaster: How Ryman’s chairman plans to do it
CEO & CFO gone. Dividend suspended. Directors replaced.