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Restaurant Brands' share price plunges on weaker profit outlook
The sharemarket fell after a weak Wall Street over the weekend.
Market close: Retirement stocks gain but sharemarket remains flat
Investors are wary about the continuing rise in long-term bond yields.
Market close: NZ stocks hold their own after sharp fall on Wall St
The United States credit rating downgrade reverberated around weaker offshore bourses.
Market close: Good Spirits Hospitality finds buyer for bars and restaurants
The New Zealand sharemarket shrugged off weak offshore bourses.
Market close: Aussies keep cash rate on hold while NZ sharemarket fails to fire
The New Zealand sharemarket retreated more than half a per cent on light trading.
Market close: Pacific Edge, Mainfreight slide back
The New Zealand sharemarket ended the week on a flat note.
Stock Takes: Bad run of weather is good news for power companies
The power companies are due to report their results next month.
Market close: Falling Aussie inflation provides good news for NZ market
But while the local index perked up, investors are still hanging back.
Market close: ‘Winter is here’ - Mainfreight, Ryman shares fall after sounding warnings
Both leading stocks provided conservative statements in their AGMs.
Market close: F&P Healthcare leads NZ stocks lower
The index failed to take any leads from positive markets offshore.
Market close: NZ shares start week off on right note
Gains were widely spread across the main board amongst the big and small cap stocks.
Market close: NZ stocks close quiet week out with a small gain
Meanwhile some of the steam came out of United States stocks.
Market close: Steady-as-she-goes sharemarket fails to match buoyant Wall St
The S&P/NZX 50 Index closed flat for the third successive day.
Market close: Investors remain on sidelines as they digest inflation data
The NZ sharemarket made a small gain on further evidence that inflation is falling.
Bid for Metroglass part of Vulcan Steel expansion strategy?
The company has rejected the takeover offer.
Market close: Steel & Tube shares higher after upgrading earnings guidance
The New Zealand sharemarket drifted sideways in a quiet day’s trading.
Metroglass pushes back after shareholders launch takeover play
There is a plan to take over some or all of the glass processor.
Market close: Energy stocks take a hit, Vulcan shares slide after downgrade
Vulcan Steel disappointed the market.
Stock Takes: NZ Shareholders Association on seeing the wood for the trees
The NZSA has questioned the timeliness of PGW's disclosure.
Market close: Mainfreight shares rise after delivering 20pc gross profit bump
It was an otherwise quiet day on the sharemarket as investors turn to holiday mode.
Is this tech company the next Xero?
This freshly listed tech start-up is back by Sir Owen Glenn.
Market close: NZ shares edge lower ahead of Reserve Bank’s OCR decision
The index finished lower despite a late surge.
Market close: NZ stocks fall as investors show caution
Talk around the world of more interest rate rises is making some people nervous.
Market Watch: Will AI mania crash the stock market ... or create real wealth?
A big surge in tech sector stocks is stocking fears of a new dot.com bubble.
Market close: NZ stocks show resilience as Aussie shares fall sharply
The index climbed strongly in the afternoon after having fallen more than 1 per cent.
Pacific Edge shares make rapid recovery; Vista surges on restructure announcement
However, neither were able to stop the index from falling lower today.
Jarden Brief: Coinbase catches a crypto cold, parcel giant faces strike
Mega-strike would be the first of its kind in more than 25 years.
Market close: NZ stocks come alive late; a2 milk loses trademark battle
The index has risen more than 3 per cent in six of the last seven trading days.
Jarden Brief: Chip wars and oil price intrigue
Machinations in motion to manipulate oil price.
Market close: NZ and Aussie sharemarkets enjoy strong day
Both indexes reacted positively to the RBA putting rate hikes on hold.
Sweet deal: Comvita sees earnings boost for Singapore purchase
Comvita expects an earnings boost from its latest acquisition.
Market close: Comvita shares jump on China supply agreement
But an otherwise aimless sharemarket traded flat.
NZ stocks continue to rally but still a ‘tough winter to get through’
Some good dividends are also being paid out.