Export log prices have stabilised and are improving a little, despite conditions in the country's biggest market, China, remaining difficult.

Corporate travel specialist Carlson Wagonlit Travel forecasts modest airfare growth from and around New Zealand next year.

New Zealand's biggest NZX-listed business is forecast to declare a $355 million to $366 million normalised annual net profit after tax tomorrow, up on last year's $326 million.

A combination of unfavourable weather, heavy discounting and continued growth in online sales is behind yet another fall in profit for fashion retailer Hallenstein Glasson

A study of NZ businesses finds they are aiming higher than ever, according to new research commissioned by ASB.

Mark Hotchin has lost an appeal over a decision which said Hanover's trustees did not have a duty to verify the accuracy of statements in allegedly misleading prospectuses.

New Zealand could be on the cusp of a big lift in mergers and acquisitions activity, driven in part by increasing Asian interest in local companies.

Domino's Pizza Enterprises says its New Zealand outlets have shown the strongest growth of its businesses around the world in the past year.

More than $2 million a year will be spent to almost double the economic spinoff from Auckland's business events sector to $430 million annually in the next decade.

A flurry of new listings helped boost sharemarket operator NZX's interim profit and chief executive Tim Bennett says up to six more companies could go public this year.

The Auckland-based company Vista, whose technology is used to manage cinema operations in 63 countries, pulled off a solid stock exchange debut yesterday.

Auckland infant formula maker New Image says it is "getting back into production" for the Chinese market now it has finally received clearance to export its products.

Online travel giant Expedia has told New Zealand regulators there will be plenty of competition in the market after its planned buyout of rival booking site Wotif.

Warren Buffett has never had so much money to spend. Cash at his Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway has topped $50 billion

ANZ's commodity price index fell 2.4 per cent last month, led by a decline in dairy products and logs which make up more than half the trade-weighted basket.