RetailConsumer confidence still highA sluggish housing market, falling dairy prices and rising interest rates have had little impact yet on consumer confidence.16 Jun 05:00 PM
CompaniesHirepool aims for $262m in IPOAnother substantial stock is set to list on the NZX after rental company Hirepool registered its prospectus for an initial public offer aimed at raising up to $262 million.16 Jun 05:00 PM
AgribusinessVelvet touch needed as Wilkins keep eyes on ChinaIt's a long way from netball hoops to jumping through the hoops of doing business in China but farmer Mike Wilkins is aiming as carefully as his former Silver Fern wife.15 Jun 05:00 PM
CompaniesTech firm's ambitious planWireless charging technology developer PowerbyProxi wants to have a $30 million to $40 million capital raising this year.15 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Rebel onslaught shakes global economyLiam Dann asks, "What sort of economic fallout can we expect if Baghdad falls? It is a question that has carried serious geopolitical weight for thousands of years."15 Jun 05:00 PM
BDBDCompaniesGoodman Fielder plans $27m upgrade of Chch milk factoryGoodman Fielder will spend $27m to expand its Christchurch UHT milk plant, giving it additional capacity to meet increased demand in Asia.11 Jun 11:41 PM
AgribusinessAvocado sales hit record $136 millionNew Zealand avocado sales hit $136 million in the season ended April 30, double the previous season's, and setting new records in the export and domestic markets.09 Jun 05:00 PM
Banking and financeSlackers' World Cup goes to ChileIf you're planning to trade Chilean stocks during the World Cup, forget it.06 Jun 04:30 AM
SharesFMA backs Strategic Finance secrecyConfidentiality agreement helped secure $22m payback deal, says agency head.05 Jun 07:00 PM
CompaniesDo junk bonds deserve a nicer name?Junk bonds are back, though in truth they never went away and we've lost track of what these bonds actually were and are: Instruments that allow riskier ventures to be funded.03 Jun 04:30 AM
RetailFive reasons Postie Plus is in troublePostie Plus said today it had called in administrators. Markets writer Christopher Adams looks at what's gone wrong.03 Jun 02:00 AM
BDBDRetailPostie Plus woes worsen as bank bailsPostie Plus, the worst performing stock on the New Zealand stock market, has appointed administrators after its lenders withdrew support.03 Jun 01:09 AM
CompaniesIPO experts in hot demandInvestment bankers are putting increasing numbers of companies under the microscope as New Zealand firms line up to cash in on a rising sharemarket.02 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Don't let bad apples ruin new boomReports that companies are being turned away and told they are not ready for market listing are heartening, writes Liam Dann. Certainly there is no upside for investment banks in being associated with a turkey of a float.02 Jun 05:00 PM
