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<i>Gehan Gunasekara</i>: Heavy price for place in US good books
What is the cost of a US free trade deal?

Emergency meeting held in response to floods crisis
Twenty three Queensland towns and cities are now affected in a disaster zone larger than the size of New South Wales.

Queensland floods will have global impact - Premier
The damage from the Queensland floods is so extensive it will affect the international economy...

Commodities slide on world markets overnight
Commodities slid, taking stocks on Wall St. lower overnight, amid concern that rising food and raw materials prices would cut into corporate profits.

NZ-Hong Kong trade agreement in effect
The Closer Economic Partnership Agreement between NZ and Hong Kong came into force on Saturday, making cuts to remaining NZ tariffs.

Strong dollar a boon for tourists heading to Europe
The New Zealand dollar is trading at its highest level against the pound in three decades.

Current account surplus swung by $1.7b earthquake claims
New Zealand had a current account surplus of $35m in the September quarter Statistics New Zealand said today, due largely to Canterbury earthquake insurance claims.

<i>Inside Money:</i> Christmas smells, oh Christmas smells
I'm not the only one who's wondered what The Warehouse smells of.

Fonterra-troops claim 'preposterous' - Helen Clark
Helen Clark has angrily denied claims her government sent NZ non-combat engineers to Iraq over a Fonterra contract.

NZ wary of China's emergence - WikiLeaks
NZ was disturbed by China's rising influence in the Pacific region, a WikiLeaks cable shows.

Bulls firmly in charge on world markets
Investors just can't seen to help themselves - and pay no attention to the barrage of bad news.

Visionary Indian trader spreading the gospel of globalisation
Raghupati Singhania says his country shouldn't be judged only by Games glitches, writes Karyn Scherer.

Failed discount plan behind F&P earnings downgrade
An unsuccessful discounting strategy contributed to poor trading results that forced Fisher & Paykel Appliances to downgrade earnings guidance today.

Air NZ, Virgin Blue alliance approved
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given approval for the proposed trans-Tasman alliance between Air New Zealand and Virgin Blue.