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Liam Dann: Can we shop our way through a downturn?

Consumer confidence is holding up despite business gloom - can it last?

Surviving the trade war - 'There's a path through this'

Despite trade war there's still hope for global growth, says S&P global chief economist.

Steel & Tube returns to the black but says margins are squeezed

Steel & Tube turned back into the black in 2019 financial year.

Rob Gaimster: Concrete solutions underway to carbon dioxide emissions

Comment: NZ cement and concrete industry committed to finding solutions.

Susan Watson: Corporate citizens and saluting workers' value

COMMENT: Sleepyhead's plans to build houses for its workers echo Quaker companies.

Mega-polytech gets surprising welcome

Employer groups cautiously welcome new mega-polytech.

Gaynor: Future looking dope for global cannabis sector

Loosening laws spurring big deals but NZ off the pace.

Metroglass gives subdued guidance for 2020

The company has promised to cut debt faster.

New $55m Manukau 'tech park' to fix tradie shortage

Manukau Institute of Technology to build new $55m trades school.

China is catching up to the US on research into artificial intelligence

Government supports ambitious major projects, start-ups and research.

Small Business: Father-daughter duo win industry award

Father and daughter Jamie and Allen Bertelsen discuss running a business together.

Rich-lister opens up about health battle

Nick Mowbray, Zuru toys co founder, opens up about his battle with Crohn's disease.

Manufacturing sector on the rise in South: survey

Otago and Southland manufacturing has returned to expansion mode.

Stockpiling soft plastics before recycling scheme's return could cause backlog

When collection resumes, the soft plastics will no longer be sent to Melbourne.

Hydrogen not the answer to energy saving in NZ

COMMENT: Best to battle climate change with tools that will make a genuine difference.

How batteries will transform the power grid

COMMENT: Batteries could help mitigate outages, smooth out peak loads on the grid.