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Mainfreight record profit paves way for dividend rise
Local logistics company Mainfreight has reported a 77pc lift in interim profits and dividend payouts sup by a quarter.
World shares fall as Italian yields breach 7pc
Markets fell overnight on both sides of the Atlantic as Italy's borrowing costs soared, intensifying concern that efforts to contain the European Union's debt crisis aren't working.
Fairfax to pocket $530m from Trade Me float
The partial float of Trade Me has been priced at $2.70 a share, and Fairfax will walk away from the float with $530m.
De Beers sale signals end of an empire
End of an era as the Oppenheimer family sells its remaining stake in the world's leading diamond producer.
Asian win for Kiwi wine up and comers
An up-and-coming Kiwi wine label is toasting its success after taking out two awards in a major Asian competition last week .
Election 2011: Labour the greenest, says Goff
Party promises to bring farmers into ETS 2 years earlier and new water use charges
Dairy prices resume slide in latest auction - down 1.2pc
Average prices of dairy products resumed their slide in Fonterra's latest auction, the ninth decline in the past 10 sales and the first since the company cut its forecast 2012 payout.
Getting the world to sing in tune on trade
The latest WTO trade round is going nowhere fast...