BDBDOfficial Cash RateBollard tipped to lift rates this year, as inflation stirsReserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard is expected to keep the official cash rate unchanged next week while signalling the stimulus of a record-low OCR will be removed sooner rather than later as inflation pressures start to stir.08 Sep 08:30 PM
BDBDEconomyEquities sink as Bernanke fires blanksEquities sank after the most powerful central bank chief in the world came out guns blazing but fired blanks ahead of a speech by US President Barack Obama.08 Sep 07:45 PM
BDBDEconomyWall St rallies overnightUS shares rebounded overnight, as investors applauded signs on both sides of the Atlantic that government fiscal problems are getting solved.07 Sep 07:30 PM
AgribusinessOwnership and control crucial, say Fonterra farmersFonterra farmers are again warning that any change which may reduce their ownership or control of the co-operative sill be rejected.07 Sep 05:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateShare slump hammers Euro banksStocks in Europe and Italian fixed-income securities were pummelled on concern about the euro zone's debt crisis. The benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index ended the day with a 4.1 per cent drop.05 Sep 07:45 PM
CompaniesJail for two Nathans directors sends a 'clear message'A Shareholders' group has welcomed punishment imposed on 'inept' finance company chiefs.02 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Changing the scores unfair to investorsNormalising profits to bury the bottom line shouldn't be the norm.02 Sep 05:30 PM