The sharp decline in oil and dairy prices could have a huge impact on the domestic economy as the former is our largest import item and the latter our biggest export earner.

Most of $8 million the Government is putting into mineral and oil and gas geotechnical studies will be spent on aerial aeromagnetic surveys.

Rubicon, the forestry company spun out of Fletcher Challenge, has reiterated plans for an initial public offer for ArborGen, the biotech forestry company of which it holds a third.

Shares in childcare roll-up Evolve Education Group have made their NZX debut at a 7 per cent premium to the $1 issue price.

BP and Z are both claiming to have led the market in reducing their national price for 91-octane petrol to a smidgeon below $2 a litre this morning.

Martin Aircraft Company has extended its IPO for two weeks as the firm negotiates with a potential investor that could become a cornerstone shareholder.

Blue Sky Meats, whose shares trade on the Unlisted platform, has agreed to acquire Gore-based Clover Export.

Russia's economic crisis deepened as the Govt acknowledged it's heading for recession and "panic" crept into the financial system as oil prices plunged.

NZ cinema software company, Vista has finished rolling out 230 cinema sites across China in just six weeks.

Billionaire wildcatter Harold Hamm, a founding father of the United States shale oil boom whose fortune has fallen by more than half in the past three months, says US drilling will slow as producers....

With $1 trillion spent on projects to feed a commodity boom since 2002, the world's mining firms have a lot riding on China.

Leverage in trading is a good tool for those who use it properly. It is even better than good, it can be great.

The world is in the grip of a new oil shock. The shock is that prices are collapsing. Liam Dann explains what it means for the NZ economy.

The Financial Markets Authority's consultation paper on corporate governance is timely.

Falling oil prices have been one of the biggest stories in financial circles over recent weeks.

Scales Corp, the fruit and vegetable logistics company, says annual earnings may beat guidance in its prospectus.

The ticker codes are allocated and the listing dates set - New Zealand's initial public offering pipeline is pumping again.

Moa Group posted a wider first-half loss after the unprofitable boutique beer maker restructured its fledgling business.

NZ shares fell yesterday, led by Mighty River Power, Meridian Energy and Contact Energy as investors cashed in profits on recent gains in power company stocks.

The British outsourcing giant that operates Auckland's Mt Eden prison is facing major financial strife, with its boss warning jobs will be slashed.

Listed landlord DNZ Property Fund made $25.9 million net after-tax profit in the September half-year, up 41 per cent on last year. The

The FMA will not be taking any action against Gentrack but said the Auckland-based firm could have been clearer in its initial public offer IPO prospectus.