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Argentina’s maverick Javier Milei backs away from dollarisation

Financial Times: Signs maverick next leader is backing away from flagship policy.

Black Friday: Online Thanksgiving shopping record, US consumers splurge

Financial Times: Demand roars as retailers deepen discounts.

Diana Clement: Giving the gift of financial literacy

OPINION: Board games can help foster financial skills.

Mortgage relief? Westpac first major bank to start cutting rates again

Westpac is cutting a range of its longer-term home loan rates.

Black Friday sales NZ: How not to get scammed

Criminals know everyone wants a bargain from now till Boxing Day.

Big read: Disney kingdom’s quest to rediscover the magic

Financial Times: Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm seem to have hit a wall.

Can China spend its way out of economic crisis?

Financial Times: How much budgetary firepower does Beijing really have?

Saudi Arabia-backed mixed martial arts league challenges UFC with Bellator deal

Financial Times: Acquisition as kingdom seeks to bolster its global presence in sports.

Is Indonesia finally set to become an economic superpower?

Financial Times: Jokowi has guided strong growth, rapid development, and has bigger plans.

Wall Street workers told to expect another year of smaller bonuses

Financial Times: Payouts for some roles set to fall by 25 per cent.

Eftpos, credit card retail spending well down in October

Spending in retail industries fell 0.7 per cent compared to September, down by $44m.

US stocks and bonds jump after inflation falls

Financial Times: Rise in US consumer price index slows more than economists had forecast.

'Dominos falling' - receivers selling 11 unfinished Auckland apartment blocks

'Wake-up call for anyone pushing the Auckland intensify agenda.'

China, Russia, Iran and the prospect of American retreat

Financial Times: US faces simultaneous security challenges in Asia, Europe, Middle East.

Property Insider: Waiwera tower went with whimper; wholesale fund repayments looming

Demolition more of a labour of love, slowly unpicking the structure from the top down.

The fraught politics of the office whipround

Financial Times: Technology upending the age-old act of chipping in for a farewell gift.