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Property Finance Group makes small loss
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 7:47 am | Businesswire
Dec. 3 (BusinessWire) – Property Finance Group posted a small loss for the first half of its financial year, while maintaining it is on course to stabilise its business activities. More >>
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain; Rakon, PGW, ANZ rise
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 6:04 pm | Businesswire
Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares extended their gains for the third session as global concerns about a debt default in Dubai abated. Rakon Ltd. led the advance and PGG Wrightson rose on expectations its successful capital raising puts the company ... More >>
Greymouth to enter retail gas and power markets
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 5:19 pm | Businesswire
by Pattrick Smellie Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) - Unlisted oil and gas developer Greymouth Petroleum is to enter the retail market for electricity and gas supply, starting in Auckland early next year. More >>
Sinochem prolongs assessment of Nufarm takeover
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 1:45 pm | Businesswire
Dec.2 (BusinessWire) - Sinochem Corp., China’s largest chemicals trader, has prolonged its assessment of takeover target Nufarm Ltd., forcing Australia’s biggest farm chemical maker to extend the deadline for the A$2.8 billion deal. More >>
TeamTalk mops up the rest of CityLink
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 12:30 pm | Businesswire
Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) – TeamTalk Ltd., the country’s largest mobile radio company, has mopped up the remaining shares in CityLink Ltd. through a share swap worth some $890,000. CityLink Holdings, which is owned by four current and former employees ... More >>
NZ dollar gains as markets shake off Dubai fears
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 10:08 am | Businesswire
Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) – The New Zealand dollar climbed after the market shook off fears about a potential default by Dubai World amid a pick-up in U.S. home sales, while the Bank of Japan introduced a form of quantitative easing. More >>
Reserve Bank, NZX in talks about settlements JV
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 9:49 am | Businesswire
Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and NZX Ltd. are in talks about a possible joint venture that would combine the stock exchange’s settlements system with the central bank’s Austraclear system. More >>
Stocks to watch: F&P Appliances, IFT, RBD, RYM
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 9:25 am | Businesswire
Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday. All prices are in New Zealand dollars unless specified. More >>
Fonterra milk powder prices reach 15-month high
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 9:18 am | Businesswire
Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) – The price of milk powder continued its march higher, climbing for the fifth straight month on Fonterra Cooperative Group’s online trading auction to a 15-month high as demand for dairy products remained resilient after last year’s ... More >>
While you were sleeping: Stocks rally on economic
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 7:06 am | Businesswire
Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) – Shares in Europe and Wall Street rallied on renewed optimism about the global economy and an easing of concerns about the debt woes of Dubai. More >>
While you were sleeping: Stocks rally on economic
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 7:06 am | Businesswire
Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) – Shares in Europe and Wall Street rallied on renewed optimism about the global economy and an easing of concerns about the debt woes of Dubai. More >>
While you were sleeping: Stocks rally on economic
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 7:06 am | Businesswire
Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) – Shares in Europe and Wall Street rallied on renewed optimism about the global economy and an easing of concerns about the debt woes of Dubai. More >>
While you were sleeping: Stocks rally on economic
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 7:06 am | Businesswire
Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) – Shares in Europe and Wall Street rallied on renewed optimism about the global economy and an easing of concerns about the debt woes of Dubai. More >>
While you were sleeping: Stocks rally on economic
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 7:06 am | Businesswire
Dec. 2 (BusinessWire) – Shares in Europe and Wall Street rallied on renewed optimism about the global economy and an easing of concerns about the debt woes of Dubai. More >>
RBA hikes rates for third straight month
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 6:44 pm | Businesswire
By Paul McBeth Dec. 1 (BusinessWire) – The Reserve Bank of Australia has hiked interest rates for a third month in a row after the so-called “lucky country” experienced a “relatively mild” downturn in the wake of the global financial ... More >>
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain; RBD leads, Ryman up
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 6:38 pm | Businesswire
Dec. 1 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares rose for a second day, led by Restaurant Brands, amid optimism about the prospects for the fast-food franchise operator that has revamped its stores to win back customers. More >>
Retirement savings on the up despite recession
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 5:18 pm | Businesswire
Dec. 1 (BusinessWire) - New Zealanders are “flooding back into Kiwisaver” and still saving for retirement despite the recession sapping their ability to spend, according to an AMP report released today. More >>
Shorter working week masks weak employment: NZIER
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 2:43 pm | Businesswire
Dec. 1 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand’s labour market is probably weaker than the 6.5% headline unemployment number, with capacity closer to levels last seen in the early 1990s when the economy was undergoing a major transformation, according to ... More >>
F&P Healthcare humidification unit to drive profit
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 2:30 pm | Businesswire
Dec. 1. (BusinessWire) - Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp.’s respiratory humidification business, which lagged behind sleep apnea sales in the first half, will probably drive earnings growth through the remainder of the year as the company rolls out ... More >>
Talk often to tardy bill payers, D&B advises
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 2:24 pm | Businesswire
Dec. 1 (BusinessWire) – Companies forced to chase tardy bill payers need to keep communicating with the debtors to ensure the speediest repayments, according to debt collection firm Dun and Bradstreet. More >>
