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Higher fares, fewer planes: Boeing crisis forces airlines to cut services

Financial Times: Delivery delays tied to 737 Max safety concerns hit carriers.

Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta’s AI spending spree as shares tumble

Financial Times: The owner of Facebook reported better than expected quarterly revenue.

Jamie Dimon cautions over soft landing for ‘unbelievable’ US economy

Financial Times: Dimon says he’d ‘love to be president, but you’d have to anoint me’.

RBNZ refuses to bend rules to improve bank competition

The RBNZ's financial stability mandate clashes with the competition watchdog.

Tesla shareholders braced for worst results in 7 years

FT: Investors ask if the EV maker is in the midst of a major change of direction.

Ex-Super Fund CEO’s new job revealed

Matt Whineray to lead triple-firm finance merger.

Opinion: The overstimulated superpower

FT opinion: Overlooked reason for US resilience could be huge ongoing stimulus.

Auckland Council vs Ranfurly Village over $650k fees - who won?

Arguments for lower fees were based on a Ryman case where amounts were cut by 79 per cent.

Opinion: The economics of running

Financial Times: Does a hotter economy really make you faster?

Crypto miners hoard bitcoin as supply cut looms

Financial Times: Cryptocurrency miners are stockpiling near-record amounts of bitcoin.

Opinion: Why Boeing chief’s $55m pay is hard to justify

Financial Times: Dave Calhoun was awarded a 45 per cent increase in total pay last year.

Equitise crowdfunding licence cancelled

Regulator slams the platform for a "history of non-compliance".

Buyer beware - improving competition among banks comes with catches

Hurdles high to improving competition among banks.

‘Blowout’ US retail sales shake bond and currency markets

Financial Times: Dollar gains, and latest sign of hot economy cools hopes of rate cuts.

China’s capital markets activity falls to multi-decade lows

Financial Times: Mainland equity issuance is the worst on record this year.

The rise of the chief AI officer - but what do these leaders do?

Financial Times: More companies are appointing staff to oversee the technology.

Japan’s biggest brewer cuts down on the booze as consumers go teetotal

Financial Times: Brewers are racing to capitalise on health conscious customers.

Banks want government help with anti-scam centre

We can't do this alone, banks say in wake of huge scam losses.