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NZ banking under spotlight after Aussie review
A report on the conduct of NZ banks is due out next month.

KiwiRail boss faces his next challenge
The Interview: New Fletcher CEO Peter Reidy heads from one tough business to another.

Why buying Apple shares just got easier for Kiwis
A new online platform is set to make it cheaper and easier to buy US shares like Apple.

Court of Appeal rejects NZME and Stuff merger challenge
The media companies were challenging a judge's refusal to give the merger the green light.

Boss sells company shares only months into job
A2 Milk's new CEO has sold her stake in the company.

Sharemarket listing an option for investment start-up
Sharesies says a sharemarket listing could be on the cards in its future.

Labour not ruling out tax cuts in election year
Robertson didn't rule out the move in an interview with Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking.

Markets shrug off latest Trump trade war shot
Markets didn't panic today as the US unleashed a fresh round of tariffs on Chinese goods.

NZ ranked world's fifth most at-risk housing market
NZ house prices most overvalued in world, behind only Hong Kong.

US economy v NZ - why the winner isn't who you think
If you think the US economy is roaring away while NZ slumps - better think again.

'A period of fear and greed' - Lehman crash remembered
Ten years after the Lehman Brothers crash changed the world, what have we learned?

What's driving house price bounce back?
Auckland recovers and the rest of the country keeps booming. What's driving house prices?

NZ stock market signs deal with Nasdaq
The deal will make dual-listing on the NZX and Nasdaq easier.

Big manufacturing drop as outages hit production
The survey is the final set of data economists will use to firm up latest GDP forecasts.

Capital gains tax could be parked - expert
The tax working group is expected to release its interim report this month.

Comment: Why Trump deserves some credit for the booming US economy
COMMENT: The US President is at least partly responsible for some progress of the economy.

Ten years on - do we face another crisis?
A decade after the Lehman Brothers collapse, risk of another debt crisis is growing.

Stock Takes: Who's the best of the trillion dollar stocks?
Our take on the markets this week.

Shares slump on fears of emerging market meltdown
There is concern that debt laden emerging markets won't cope with rising interest rates.

Mark Lister: Will a capital gains tax backfire?
COMMENT: I'm open-minded about a CGT. I just worry the politicians will get it wrong.

Life advice from Warren Buffett imposter goes viral
Twitter has since suspended the fake Warren Buffett account.

The markets keep going up. Is it time to sell?
With the market tipping near its Everest, many investors are wondering whether to sell.

Liam Dann: Who is this gloomy business community anyway?
COMMENT: Confidence is relative and depends on which business world you are talking to.

Who really owns our banks?
Who really owns the so called 'Aussie' banks that dominate the local market?

Vista profit climbs 36 per cent
The Auckland-based cinema software developer lifted first-half revenue to $60.1m

Comment: New chairman - same old Fonterra song
COMMENT: The new chair pitched a tired old complaint that's worked for the co-op before.

Tim Preston: It's time to start supporting our SMEs
COMMENT: Participants in NZ's listed capital markets should stop playing the blame game.

Kiwi firms told to ditch the blues
If ever there was a time to 'fake it until you make it' it's now, says ASB's Nick Tuffley.