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NZ dollar holds above 67 US cts as Wall St slips l
Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 9:32 am | Businesswire
NZ dollar holds above 67 US cts as Wall St edges lower, TWI over 63 More >>
Stocks to watch: Briscoe, Cynotech, Fletcher, TEL
Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 9:18 am | Businesswire
August 11 – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday. More >>
While you were sleeping: Wall St prices questioned
Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 8:39 am | Businesswire
August 11 (BusinessWire) – Stocks on Wall Street fell, snapping a four-week rally, amid concern prices had risen beyond levels justified by earnings. European shares also declined. More >>
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares edge up; NZX, MFT gain
Monday, 10 August 2009, 6:08 pm | Businesswire
August 10 – New Zealand shares rose, pushing the NZX 50 Index back toward a nine-month high as better-than-expected U.S. employment data lifted optimism the global economy will recover. Stocks exchange operator NZX Ltd., which posted a surge in profit, ... More >>
Cautious 10-20% emissions cut target
Monday, 10 August 2009, 5:25 pm | Businesswire
10 Aug (BusinessWire) - New Zealand will commit to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by between 10% and 20% on 1990 levels over the next 11 years, as long as the rest of the world reaches a new deal on climate change, Prime Minister John Key announced ... More >>
Chinese students fuel tourism spend as UK wanes
Monday, 10 August 2009, 4:00 pm | Businesswire
August 10 (BusinessWire) – Chinese students propped up the amount spent by tourists in the past 12 months as the global recession kept U.K. travellers’ wallets tightly closed. More >>
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may gain on US confidence
Monday, 10 August 2009, 12:20 pm | Businesswire
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may gain on TWI as confidence in U.S. recovery grows More >>
Telecom engineers strike over contracts move
Monday, 10 August 2009, 12:13 pm | Businesswire
August 10 – About 900 employees of Telecom Corp. contractors Downer EDI Ltd. and Transfield Services went on strike today amid a shakeup over firms that hold maintenance contracts for the carrier’s Chorus lines company. More >>
Auckland Airport sells NZ$25M of 7-year, 8% bonds
Monday, 10 August 2009, 11:05 am | Businesswire
August 10 – Auckland International Airport Ltd., the nation’s busiest gateway, sold NZ$25 million of seven-year bonds in a private placement under its existing debt programme. More >>
NZ retail spend rises 1.1% in July, Paymark says
Monday, 10 August 2009, 10:48 am | Businesswire
August 10 – New Zealand retail spending edged up 1.1% in July from the same month of 2008, according to data from eftpos transactions company Paymark. More >>
NZ dollar hits 10-mth high on TWI after US jobless
Monday, 10 August 2009, 9:30 am | Businesswire
August 10 (BusinessWire) – The New Zealand dollar hit a 10-month high on the trade-weighted index after the U.S. unemployment rate unexpected fell in July, stoking optimism the world’s largest economy is climbing out of its deepest recession since World ... More >>
Stocks to watch: Air NZ, Fletcher Building, TEL
Monday, 10 August 2009, 9:24 am | Businesswire
August 10 – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday. More >>
NZ property values pick up for a 3rd month: QV
Monday, 10 August 2009, 9:11 am | Businesswire
August 10 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand property values improved for the third straight month amid `solid’ sales activity as low interest rates and a shortage of quality properties underpinned demand in the market. More >>
While you were sleeping: US posts better jobs data
Monday, 10 August 2009, 8:21 am | Businesswire
August 10 (BusinessWire) – America’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in July, while the pace of job losses slowed, stoking optimism the world’s biggest economy is through the worst of its economic decline. Stocks rallied in the U.S. and Europe ... More >>
MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks edge higher; SKC gains
Friday, 7 August 2009, 6:10 pm | Businesswire
August 7 – New Zealand stocks edged higher as investors prepare for earnings season to begin in earnest. Sky City Casino Group, which has already flagged that profit beat its forecast, more than doubling from a year earlier, led the advance. More >>
Air NZ opens up trans-Tasman pathway for Rotorua
Friday, 7 August 2009, 5:53 pm | Businesswire
August 7 (BusinessWire) – Air New Zealand Ltd., the national carrier, will offer trans-Tasman flights twice a week in the lead-up to the Christmas holidays. More >>
SMELLIE SNIFFS THE BREEZE: Trust is king
Friday, 7 August 2009, 4:28 pm | Businesswire
Aug 7 (BusinessWire) - If you're looking for detailed signs of the Key Government's emerging economic agenda, scratch beneath the surface of this week's Capital Markets Development Taskforce report. More >>
NZX first-half net soars on asset sales
Friday, 7 August 2009, 11:29 am | Businesswire
Aug 7 (BusinessWire) - New Zealand's sharemarket operator, NZX Ltd, is strongly positioned for future acquisitions and growth thanks to the sale of its TZ1 carbon registry, delivering after-tax profit of $60.758 million for the six months to June, in line ... More >>
NZX first-half net soars on asset sales
Friday, 7 August 2009, 11:11 am | Businesswire
Aug 7 (BusinessWire) - New Zealand's sharemarket operator, NZX Ltd, is strongly positioned for future acquisitions and growth thanks to the sale of its TZ1 carbon registry, delivering after-tax profit of $60.758 million for the six months to June, in line ... More >>
REINZ adopts new measure for house prices
Friday, 7 August 2009, 11:04 am | Businesswire
August 7 (BusinessWire) – The Real Estate Institute’s monthly housing price index is in for an overhaul after the central bank found that the series had flaws that made it difficult to identify trends in property prices. More >>
