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Mark Lister: Straight to full speed in 2015
Mark Lister writes: This year has started in an eventful fashion and a number of key developments will set the tone for 2015.
Mark Lister writes: This year has started in an eventful fashion and a number of key developments will set the tone for 2015.
Oil prices have made strong gains for a second day, helped by a surprisingly robust jobs report in the United States, the world's largest crude consumer.
Wall Street stocks finished a buoyant week with a whimper, ending the Friday session lower in a drop attributed to profit taking.
Speculation that a leading player in the funds management sector is facing a FMA investigation for market manipulation is concerning if true, writes Liam Dann.
Auckland could boost SkyCity Entertainment Group's half-year result issued on Wednesday but Adelaide could drag it down.
The Financial Markets Authority is investigating a local fund manager over suspected market manipulation, according to sources.
The start of 2015 hasn't felt that upbeat. Headlines have tended towards the negative and it's not just because journalists are feeling blue about being inside while the beautiful New Zealand summer....
New Zealand shares rose yesterday, heading back towards a record high after a two-day slide.
Kathmandu lost more than a quarter of its market value yesterday after investors punished the outdoor retailer for poor Christmas and New Year trading that will result in a first-half loss.
Kathmandu's stock slumped 19 per cent to a two-and-a-half year low after the outdoor goods retailer said Christmas and January trading lagged behind expectations.
As we congratulate ourselves on the buoyancy of our rock star economy, we need to appreciate that we are firmly locked into the global economy, writes Peter Lyons.
New Zealand shares fell for a second day as the kiwi dollar's slide to a four-year low sapped overseas investor appetite for high-yielding stocks.
New Zealand's trade accounts were in the red for the sixth month in a row in December, imports exceeding exports by $159 million or 3.6 per cent.
Services sector activity picked up in December, led by wholesale trade and hospitality.
Global markets are braced for an extended bout of extreme volatility after left-wing party Syriza stormed to victory in the Greek elections.
New Zealand shares rose to a new record close yesterday as holidays in Auckland and Australia kept trading volumes light.
The two big lessons from last year's initial public offerings were the huge difference between the best and worst performing companies and the importance of the first trading day.
With reporting season due to kick off next month investors will be on the lookout for poor pre-result trading updates, otherwise known as "confessions".
Banks will need to "reinvent themselves" if they want to keep increasing shareholder returns, according to a new report.
Chinese equities plunged the most in five years, led by brokerages, after regulatory efforts to rein in record margin lending sparked concern.