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Thousands of Xtra emails have not been sent after two incidents affected the internet service provider… More

Finance Minister Bill English may hike the excise on tobacco and alcohol and further tighten rules on property investment… More

The CEO of JPMorgan Chase has offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders for a US$2 billion trading loss that "should… More

1. JP Morgan CEO accepts blame for $2b trading blunder

Kiwi Income Property Trust has posted a healthy profit in the year to March after reporting a bottom line loss in the previous… More

1. Mark Lister: Listed property firms outperform stock market

Hawke's Bay businesses are still suffering from an Xtra email failure, says Hastings accountant Preston… More

General Motors plans to stop advertising on Facebook because it determined paid ads had little impact on consumers, the… More

1. video Is Facebook a passing fad? (1:04)

Government legislation to regulate deep sea oil drilling, seabed mining and other activities in New Zealand's massive offshore… More

1. Brian Fallow: NZ's marine rights come with duties (11 comments)

Prices of dairy products fell for the third straight sale in Fonterra's overnight auction, reaching a new three-year… More

1. Fonterra pushes share trade idea

Facebook plans to raise the price range for its initial public offering to US$34 ($44) to US$38 a share from the previous… More

1. video Facebook IPO set for this month (1:26)

The New Zealand dollar fell 1 US cent after Greek politicians called for new elections after crisis… More

1. Greek crisis frays nerves on world markets overnight

The wife of convicted fraudster Stephen Versalko - who stole almost $18 million from ASB - has won a big payout from the… More

1. Versalko ASB prostitute denies extortion

Television New Zealand is confident a Commerce Commission investigation will not shut it out of its Igloo joint venture… More

1. Sky TV critics find voice as Igloo joint venture looms

Wall Street struggled after Greece called for a new election following politicians' failure to form a government, even as… More

Debt-stricken Greece must hold fresh elections after talks on forming a new government broke up without agreement overnight… More

1. video Greece's four biggest parties fail to find common ground (2:21)

An analyst has slashed SkyCity's financial outlook and warned of risks to the transtasman business. After… More

1. SkyCity deal could reverse pokie cuts

A sophisticated scam is offering New Zealanders large sums are offered for their underperforming shares. Fraudsters posing… More

1. Olympus may sue execs over cover-up

Australians taking our Kiwi talent is always a difficult subject to broach in conversation. Phar Lap's dual nationality… More

1. Fed-up Kiwis head to Oz en masse

The euro crisis pushed New Zealand and Australian government 10-year bond yields to all-time lows yesterday as demand for… More

1. Greece: Final push for coalition

Infrastructure investor Infratil said it expected to build on its earnings momentum in the current financial year after… More

1. Profits up 6pc at Infratil

ANZ's Truckometer rose 1.2 per cent last month, reversing March's 0.8 per cent fall, but this still… More

Locals claim they are missing out because migrant businesses are not translating their signs into English. "I… More

1. Ethnic signs a worry for Kiwis, says study

Quake-affected Canterbury became the first region to scoop all three top awards at the annual Dairy… More

1. Fonterra execs come out swinging on competitors' tactics

A question and answer session about the Hatchery Programme with Icehouse Incubator manager Nick Egerton. More

1. The Business Pitch: Mike Orange, DirtyMan skincare

The Crown has clawed back $645 million of the $1.78 billion it stumped up to pay out depositors of South Canterbury Finance… More

1. South Canterbury defendants named

Existing and would-be home owners are being encouraged… More

1. Home price challenge to Bollard

President Barack Obama tried to tarnish Mitt Romney as a corporate titan who got rich by cutting rather… More

1. video Obama, Romney focus on job numbers (2:09)

Auckland and Beijing have signed a agreement to create closer business links and promote bilateral investment… More

1. Mayor's China business mission gains warm welcome

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