New Zealand shares rose yesterday, paced by Chorus as its first-half earnings met with market expectations. Xero rose to a four-month high as a seller exited the stock.

Shares in Xero have jumped 24 per cent in the past week, amid speculation a large seller has left the market.

New Zealand shares rose yesterday, heading back towards a record high after a two-day slide.

Accounting software firm Xero has introduced a new combined payroll and accounting software platform to help increase growth in the US.

Exceptionally low oil prices have thrown world financial markets a curve ball by driving bond yields sharply lower and undermining share prices.

Cloud-based accounting firm Xero widened its first-half loss after spending more on staff and marketing.

Xero has paid the equivalent of $10m US online payroll company Monchilla to help drive its expansion in the world's largest economy.

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New Zealand shares gained for a third day yesterday, paced by Contact Energy and TrustPower, as investors spooked by recent volatility sought high-yield stocks. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare rose to a record.

On Monday Rod Drury, the technology entrepreneur and chief executive of Xero, the small business accounting software company, was sounding very chipper.

Investor fears on world markets flowed through into local share trading yesterday as concern mounted about growth in the leading economies of the United States, China, Japan and the European....

Rod Drury, one of New Zealand's most successful businessmen, these days relishes speaking in front of crowds of 1500 or so.

As Xero's CTO, Craig Walker is constantly working in the future, translating boss Rod Drury's vision for the business into hard technical reality.

Xero shares fell sharply this morning after Goldman Sachs slapped a sell recommendation on the New Zealand accounting software developer.

Cloud accounting software firm Xero has snared Andy Lark, an expatriate New Zealander with a stand-out global career, to be its new

Xero has snared Andy Lark, an expatriate New Zealander to be its new chief marketing officer as it moves to strengthen its push into the vital US market.

Peter Karpas, Xero's North America chief executive has quit just six months after joining the cloud-based accounting software company

Xero boss Rod Drury is disappointed with the sell recommendation Craigs Investment Partners has slapped on the company's stock.