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Huge increase in cost of fruit and veges, new data shows

Food prices still rising faster than any time since 1980s.

Weaker US inflation data sends NZ dollar higher

The New Zealand dollar rallied by more than one US cent after soft US inflation data.

Average salary hits $70k - which regions are keeping up with inflation?

The average salary nationwide rose more than 6 per cent year-on-year.

Jarden Brief: Judge shoots down bid to block Call Of Duty move

In takeover intrigue, shares of interactive entertainment firm Activision Blizzard surge.

Jarden Brief: Stash the cash, mega-companies told as US imposes tougher new rules

Jarden Brief: Market shrugs off warnings about higher borrowing costs and fewer loans.

Liam Dann: OCR on hold or just holding on? Reserve Bank’s next rate call

ANALYSIS: Call this week masks a longer-term challenge.

Jarden Brief: US economy just too hot for some investors

More jobs should be good, right? Think again, as investors get jitters.

Retailers feeling it the most as cost pressures remain intense

The Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows retailers were the most downbeat.

AA Smartfuel rewards deal with Countdown to end

The Australian-owned supermarket announced an end to its partnership with AA Smartfuel.

Cooking the Books: Why sharemarket has hit pause, how to make money from it

ETF trading has fallen around 75 per cent.

The Bachelorette NZ star on his next move to support rising designers

Fashion designer Richie Boyens says creatives face big hurdles in the business world.

Liam Dann: Why record migration won’t be an election issue

Immigration has never been an issue that divides neatly along left-right political lines.

Immigration running hot - can we handle 100,000 new Kiwis a year?

“This is a giant natural experiment," says Westpac's Michael Gordon.

Are businesses pushing up prices to take advantage of inflation?

Some are starting to wonder if businesses have become too enthusiastic with price rises.

Liam Dann: Is the age of low-interest rates over? Don’t bet on it

OPINION: Will sharemarkets ever sail the fair winds of low rates again?

Liam Dann: What peaking OCR means for mortgage rates

An OCR peak might be good news for mortgage holders - if RBNZ has got it right.