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Financial Times: More shareholders are picking proxy fights with businesses.
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Fran O’Sullivan: Winston Peters’ Red Sea move brings NZ and the US closer
OPINION: New Zealand’s interests are three-fold: Economic, moralistic and loyalistic.
Editorial: Time for optimism when looking at the year ahead
Let's look on the bright side and ditch the negativity.
Market close: Lazy day for NZ shares
The market was quiet with investors still in holiday mode.
Market close: NZ shares stage late comeback, Infratil leads way
Uncertainty remains over the timing of US Fed interest rate cuts.
Hungover: NZ shares feel Wall Street's New Year pain
Local shares were sluggish after tech stocks slumped on Wall Street.
Tesla overtaken by China’s BYD as world’s biggest EV maker
Financial Times: Sales from Elon Musk’s group beat estimates, fall behind Chinese rival.
Market close: NZ sharemarket ends roller coaster year
The 'damp end' to the year is not just outside, but in the sharemarket too.
Foreign investors unwind $52 billion bet on China growth rebound
Financial Times: Almost 90% of money that flowed into Chinese stocks in 2023 has left.
Brokers Picks: Wipeout - local stock picking hard going in a year of high interest rates
It was a tough year for local stock pickers as the NZX50 struggled to stay above water.
Four CBL directors fined for breaches of disclosure rules
The lack of disclosure meant 'investors were wholly unaware of the escalating problems'.
Market close: NZ market closes for Christmas on flat note
Synlait Milk and Move Logistics both gave gloomy updates.
Wall Street slams the brakes for a rare slowdown after record-setting rally
S&P 500 had its worst loss since beginning a monster-sized run shortly before Halloween.
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount CEOs hold exploratory merger talks
Financial Times: Deal could combine big names while letting firms cut streaming costs.
UK inflation falls to 3.9%
Financial Times: Bigger than expected drop sparks slide in Sterling.
Market close: Mini-Budget fails to lift NZ sharemarket
Retail shares were dragged down as KMD Brands revealed poor sales data.
Market close: NZ stocks finish higher after late spurt
But a big test comes tomorrow with the Treasury’s half-year economic and fiscal update.
Activist Rakon shareholder tells board to act quickly on takeover offer
Previous chances have been blown through delays, an investor says.
Alliance looks at capital structure after $98m pre-tax loss
Alliance's capital structure is in the spotlight after this year's big loss.
Market close: NZX lacking direction - but Mercury rising
The New Zealand sharemarket made a small gain but lacked real direction.
Sharemarket well-positioned for 2024 after stronger-than-expected year - Mark Lister
OPINION: Our market is heavily weighted to defensive businesses that pay dividends.
Market close: Sharemarket dips as investors take profits
The NZX 50 index gained nearly 0.5 per cent for the week.
Stock Takes: The best and worst performing NZ shares in 2023
Plus: The best and worst performers on the market this year.
Market close: Buoyant day for sharemarket as GDP slumps
The New Zealand sharemarket reached its highest level in 14 weeks.
Market close: NZ stocks stage strong rebound
The local market was heartened by cooling inflation in the United States.
Sir Ian Taylor: Manaaki/We Are Indigo - what about the founders, Mr Auditor-General?
Sir Ian Taylor finds the Auditor-General report disturbing.
Market close: NZ stocks fall as investors await US inflation figure, Fed decision
The S&P/NZX 50 Index is now behind for the year to date.
Market close: Two takeover moves and a possible sell-down make for intriguing day
Amid the excitement, the NZ sharemarket slipped nearly half a per cent.
Markets with Madison: Wise v Banks
Its motto is ‘money without borders’, but the GBP$8.26 billion ($16.88 billion) payments technology company Wise only transacts an estimated 5 per cent of all money moved globally. Its co-founder and CEO explains how he plans to capture the rest. Video / NZ Herald
Market close: SkyCity Entertainment shares fall after firm revises its guidance
The New Zealand sharemarket closed flat but was up for the week.
Markets with Madison: Best of business
You didn’t think I’d attend the best event in business and not bring you along with me, did you? Join me at the Deloitte Top 200 Business awards to find out what’s on executive’s minds and how they’re positioning for 2024. Video / NZ Herald