AgribusinessKiwifruit exporters' dollar battleKiwifruit marketer Zespri faces a positive outlook this year but there are headwinds - the New Zealand dollar's strength against the currencies of its two biggest export destinations, Japan and....11 Jan 04:00 PM
Banking and financeKiwi climbs against euro, aussieThe New Zealand dollar pushed on to a 21-month high against the euro yesterday as the spectre of deflation swept through Europe's financial markets.08 Jan 04:00 PM
BDBDCompaniesNZX trades down last month in volume and valueThe volume and value of cash trading on New Zealand's stock exchange fell last month from a year earlier.08 Jan 04:00 PM
CompaniesCarmel Fisher: Dump emotion to win the unwinnableIf investors could be bothered wading through academic research of recent decades on markets and investor behaviour, they'd probably feel like giving investing a wide berth.06 Jan 04:30 PM
CompaniesWarhol beats Picasso in auction salesAndy Warhol was the top-selling artist at auction last year as increased competition for the most-expensive segment of the market drove global art sales higher.01 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe 'must-see' night marketsTurning carparks into eateries where diners sit on plastic stools and share their table with random strangers may not sound like a recipe for success.30 Dec 04:00 PM
AirlinesThe Corner Office: Jetstar NZ Head, Grant KerrSummer Herald: The Corner Office - Jetstar NZ Head, Grant Kerr. My overall business philosophy is to be honest; honest to myself and to everyone I interact with.30 Dec 04:00 PM
CompaniesThe super-rich got a lot richer in 2014The richest people on Earth got richer in 2014, adding US$92 billion ($118 billion) to their collective fortune in the face of falling energy prices and geopolitical turmoil incited by Russian President Vladimir Putin.30 Dec 04:00 PM
BDBDCompaniesKiwi on course for 5% drop in value against USThe New Zealand dollar is heading for a 5 per cent decline against the greenback in 2014, a year which saw the kiwi soar close to a post-float high and prompted the central bank to intervene to bring it down.30 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Dollar's rise helps redress Oz imbalanceFor New Zealanders interested in investing in Australia, 2015 looks set to provide a golden opportunity.29 Dec 08:30 PM
CompaniesRocky times ahead as oil prices crashThe oil price decline of 2014 upended the geopolitical chessboard. Worth watching in 2015 will be who can recover and dominate play - Opec, Vladimir Putin or US shale drillers.29 Dec 04:00 PM
CompaniesNZ duo's $670m Aussie buy-upThe extraordinary strength of the New Zealand dollar against the aussie wasn't the main reason why Infratil and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund decided to buy RetireAustralia, but it helped.29 Dec 04:00 PM
World2014's worst technological failsIf there's one thing we learned about technology in 2014, it's that other people (never us) can suffer alarming consequences from security breaches.29 Dec 04:00 PM
Companies'Humdinger' rally but analysts waryUnited States markets head into the last week of the year with a "Santa Claus rally" having lifted them to record highs, picking up momentum from outstanding GDP numbers in the world's biggest economy.28 Dec 04:00 PM
CompaniesIPO pipeline predicted to keep on pumpingThe initial public offering pipeline is expected to keep delivering in the year ahead, but market watchers say it will be a challenge to match or exceed 2014's bumper crop of 12 IPOs.28 Dec 04:00 PM
AirlinesNZ's Argentina flights fill gap for AussiesAir New Zealand's flights to Buenos Aires will be more than a third filled with passengers from Australia, an analysis of the service says.28 Dec 04:00 PM
CompaniesGlobal economy hanging on knife-edgeThe world economy enters 2015 at a fork in the road. One track leads to the self-sustaining vigorous recovery that policymakers have sought in vain since the financial crisis erupted in 2007.28 Dec 04:00 PM
CompaniesThe Corner Office: Rory GlassSummer Herald The Corner Office: Rory Glass is the managing director of brewer Lion New Zealand.28 Dec 04:00 PM
CompaniesOnline Xmas spending will continueKiwi Christmas shoppers have spent $170 million more this month than at the same time last year and retailers are hoping the splurge will continue on Christmas Day online.23 Dec 04:00 PM
EconomyNZX benchmark hits record highThe benchmark NZX 50 Index hit its highest point yesterday and has risen by 17 per cent in 2014, marking another golden year for local equities.23 Dec 04:00 PM
CompaniesCoffee crowned king of commoditiesTo lose money in the markets in 2013, you had to really try. Three-quarters of the world's stocks rose, by an average of 42 per cent. The S&P 500 jumped 30 per cent.23 Dec 04:00 PM
