U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts praises the $1 billion investment BD Medical recently announced for its Nebraska sites, specifically the contributions to supply chain ... Show more

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Colombia IMF Review Sought Early as Debt Nears Its 71% Legal Ceiling: Colombia IMF review explained: the finance ministry asked the Fund to bring forward its ...
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Colombia IMF Review Sought Early as Debt Nears Its 71% Legal Ceiling
Why Xero's US boss wants to end America's love affair with cheques: Xero's US chief executive Matan Bar has a simple ambition for America's ...
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Why Xero's US boss wants to end America's love affair with ...
Vista Group leads the pack on the NZX 50: Vista Group is on track to be the week’s top gainer on the NZX 50, up 7.95% since last Friday’s close ...
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Vista Group leads the pack on the NZX 50
ArborGen's startling admission as shareholders count losses: It must feel like Groundhog Day for long-suffering ArborGen shareholders.This week’s ...
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ArborGen's startling admission as shareholders count losses
Private Capital Group tops $750m as it lines up $150m Queenstown Cable Car deal: Private Capital Group is accelerating its push into major infrastructure and ...
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Private Capital Group tops $750m as it lines up $150m Queenstown Cable Car ...
SBS Wealth works AI stack to drive KiwiSaver total returns: SBS Wealth says weightings to global equities and notably emerging-market semiconductor makers helped ...
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SBS Wealth works AI stack to drive KiwiSaver total returns
Valued at A$500m, Everlab gives New Zealand a go: Everlab’s website home page reads like a haiku. “Prevent disease.” “Optimise ...
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Valued at A$500m, Everlab gives New Zealand a go
KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals surge has no quick fix: Hardship withdrawals from KiwiSaver schemes have outpaced withdrawals for first-home buyers for almost ...
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KiwiSaver hardship withdrawals surge has no quick fix
Talley’s quarter-billion dollar hold on fast-tracker Bathurst: Talley’s Group continues to withhold $257 million in cash from would-be fast-tracked West ...
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Talley’s quarter-billion dollar hold on fast-tracker Bathurst
LIC shareholder challenges former colleague's rival stake: A former member of Livestock Improvement Corporation's shareholder group is challenging the ...
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LIC shareholder challenges former colleague's rival stake
The amount Bega Group spent chasing Mainland Group: Bega Group spent nearly A$2 million (NZ$2.39m) on its failed pursuit to purchase parts of Mainland Group from ...
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The amount Bega Group spent chasing Mainland Group
Dozens of New Zealand listed companies have been approached by an Australian asset-recovery company seeking access to their shareholder registers ... Show more

FMA says no legal basis to block shareholder data requests
Infratil shareholders query AI exposure at annual meeting: Infratil’s datacentre-heavy investment plans have been queried by shareholders at a subdued ...
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Infratil shareholders query AI exposure at annual meeting
The a2 Milk Company: Who needs Dunsandel when there’s Pōkeno: David Bortolussi is partly correct when he says a rumour involving The a2 Milk Company and Synlait ...
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The a2 Milk Company: Who needs Dunsandel when there’s Pōkeno
Freightways shares drop after ‘robust’ result but nervousness for 2027: Nervousness about the economic recovery appears to have unsettled Freightways ...
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Freightways shares drop after ‘robust’ result but nervousness for 2027
Jason Boyes, Infratil CEO: 'It’s our job to take risks': The BusinessDesk CEO Index, driven by Range Rover, has returned for its second year ...
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Jason Boyes, Infratil CEO: 'It’s our job to take risks'
My Food Bag: A strategic review and an 88% pay rise: My Food Bag’s board faces an awkward task: convincing shareholders the company performed well enough ...
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My Food Bag: A strategic review and an 88% pay rise
2 Cheap Cars directors back bid to take company private: Independent directors at used car retailer 2 Cheap Cars say they intend to accept a takeover offer and ...
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2 Cheap Cars directors back bid to take company private
OpinionWinton’s numbers game: What the charts say: It began, like many things do, with a fairly innocuous line item. In the company’s half-year report ...
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Winton’s numbers game: What the charts say
A New York investment firm’s attempt to overturn the Eroad board has largely failed after a shareholder vote. The NZX-listed telematics company ... Show more

Eroad chairman John Scott to remain as shareholders vote down boardroom challenge
OpinionThe SpaceX IPO effect on global investing: SpaceX’s recent initial public offering was staggering: a headline valuation of US$1 ...
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The SpaceX IPO effect on global investing
Investors urged to go global as tech reshapes investing: Business Daily conference spotlights the future of investing.
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Investors urged to go global as tech reshapes investing
Greens attack Government over claimed $1.4b carbon auction shortfall: The Green Party says a string of failed carbon auctions has left a $1.4 billion fiscal hole ...
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Greens attack Government over claimed $1.4b carbon auction shortfall
Shareholder loans from dead companies targeted in tax changes: Shareholder loans from liquidated companies will become taxable as income if not repaid within six ...
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Shareholder loans from dead companies targeted in tax changes
Budget 2026: A $7b capital spend on roads, rail, warships, and hospitals: The 2026 Budget will put a $6.8 billion capital package towards a Waikato expressway ...
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Budget 2026: A $7b capital spend on roads, rail, warships, and hospitals
Government books back in the black by June 2029 even in downside scenario: Tight spending control means the Government’s books are forecast to be back in ...
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Government books back in the black by June 2029 even in downside scenario
RBNZ not losing sleep over Budget 2026 – for now: Reserve Bank of New Zealand officials are not expecting Budget 2026 to be inflationary ...
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RBNZ not losing sleep over Budget 2026 – for now
Ferrari-driving failed firm owner owes $4m, faces probe: An Auckland businessman who goes by multiple aliases is under investigation for director conduct ...
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Ferrari-driving failed firm owner owes $4m, faces probe
Syos expands drone fleet with underwater minesweeper: New Zealand drone company Syos Aerospace says it is closely monitoring the war in Iran and believes its ...
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Syos expands drone fleet with underwater minesweeper
OpinionHero to Xero: Spare a thought for Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, the chief executive of Xero. Since stepping into the role, she’s presided over a round-trip ...
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Hero to Xero
Argosy profit edges up as dividend, possible buyback in focus: Argosy Property has posted steady annual results, with solid gains in occupancy, rental growth ...
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Argosy profit edges up as dividend, possible buyback in focus
Changing State Technologies primes the pump for commercialisation: Changing State Technologies has spent 17 years working on a pump it believes could ...
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Changing State Technologies primes the pump for commercialisation
Business groups back fiscal discipline as Budget 2026 takes shape: Business lobby groups urging the Government to prioritise fiscal credibility and regulatory ...
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Business groups back fiscal discipline as Budget 2026 takes shape
Construction industry divided over move to compulsory builders’ warranties: Auckland firm B&E Construction is trying to do a deal with Master Builders ...
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Construction industry divided over move to compulsory builders’ warranties
OpinionBanks still backing housing over business and it is costing: We received a quinella last week, though not currently a winning one for New Zealand ...
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Banks still backing housing over business and it is costing
OpinionOn a related matter: FMA goes round in circles: New Zealand is so small that connections between people must be gauged in radians, not degrees.By that reckoning ...
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On a related matter: FMA goes round in circles
Buy “DER AKTIONÄR 20/26” now!: Tech comeback: These 3 tips are igniting now
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Buy “DER AKTIONÄR 20/26” now!
M&A deals in first-quarter 2026 remain buoyant: PwC: The number of merger and acquisition deals in New Zealand remained buoyant in the first quarter of 2026 ...
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M&A deals in first-quarter 2026 remain buoyant: PwC
First Rakon millions to flow after Bourns takeover clears: The first millions will be paid out to Rakon investors after the company’s takeover by Bourns ...
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First Rakon millions to flow after Bourns takeover clears
Westpac NZ lifts profit as Iran conflict risk hits provisions: Westpac NZ says it is well placed to navigate the financial and economic challenges posed by the ...
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Westpac NZ lifts profit as Iran conflict risk hits provisions
OpinionInvesting fundamentals: Asset allocation is the most important thing. Period. Get that right, and the rest should take care of itself ...
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Investing fundamentals
OpinionThe Budget trilemma: You can't have it all: The Impossible Trinity, or Trilemma, states that a country cannot maintain a fixed exchange rate ...
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The Budget trilemma: You can't have it all
Citadel retools business development with hires, promotions: After a series of departures, Citadel has been replenishing its investor recruiting ranks ...
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Citadel retools business development with hires, promotions
Dileepa Fonseka: There are still questions to be answered around the India free trade deal. #Opinion 👉 Sign first, read later is no way to sell the India FTA deal
Auckland city deal rumoured to be a ‘discussion about having a discussion’: An Auckland City deal is said to be imminent, but a bed tax is not ...
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Auckland city deal rumoured to be a ‘discussion about having a discussion’
Retirement village operator Summerset has backed down on its plan to hike its directors’ pay 13%, saying it “wasn’t appropriate” in the current challenging ... Show more

Summerset retires plan to hike directors' fees
OpinionWhy targeted government support beats universal cuts: One of the good things about negative supply shocks – and there are not many – is that you face ...
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Why targeted government support beats universal cuts
FirstCape CEO backs KiwiSaver enrolment from birth: An imaginative government could deal with the Iran war’s inflation shock by making KiwiSaver ...
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FirstCape CEO backs KiwiSaver enrolment from birth
KMD Brands has announced it intends to launch a capital raise. The owner of Rip Curl, Kathmandu, and Oboz footwear said it will launch a capital raise "by ... Show more

KMD Brands to launch capital raise
The firm contracted to deliver the beleaguered national ticketing system has reported a nearly $29 million loss. United States defence and transport contractor ... Show more

Cubic NZ posts $28.9m loss as ticketing delays drag
Graeme Clegg is rumoured to have signed a deal to sell New Image Group more than 40 years after founding the health and nutritional business ... Show more

Graeme Clegg to sell New Image Group – sources
The biggest obstacle to selling your business is often not the market. It is your own hesitation. That hesitation is not weakness ... Show more

The psychology of selling: why owners get stuck and what helps them move forward
New Zealand car share company Mevo is running out of cars amid a dispute with its leasing company, while it attempts to switch its business model and raise ... Show more

Mevo raises capital amid dispute with leasing partner
The new tax leadership standard for CFOs: Tax readiness is about whether your tax positions can withstand scrutiny when systems are cross-checked.
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The new tax leadership standard for CFOs
Supplementary budget risks: Economists note that repeated spending revisions risk weakening fiscal discipline and unsettling investors ...
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Supplementary budget risks
Fonterra farmers set to rubber‑stamp $3.2b Mainland Group capital return: The vote to sign off on Fonterra Co-operative Group’s $3.2 billion capital return ...
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Fonterra farmers set to rubber‑stamp $3.2b Mainland Group capital return
Reserve Bank of NZ easy with current iteration of prudential policy committee: Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s new Financial Policy Committee is set to ...
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Reserve Bank of NZ easy with current iteration of prudential policy ...
‘Market has slowed down little bit,’ says Pirojsha Godrej; open to opportunities in Gurugram and Noida | Real Estate News
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‘Market has slowed down little bit,’ says Pirojsha Godrej; open to ...
Synlait Milk takes the long road to recovery: One step forward, two steps back.That analogy could well sum up Synlait Milk’s long-running recovery – ...
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Synlait Milk takes the long road to recovery
CRHL red flags rise across regional investment portfolio: Crown Regional Holdings has flagged a rise in the number of regional development investments it ...
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CRHL red flags rise across regional investment portfolio
‘Mother of all deals’, EU-India pact raises the FTA stakes for NZ: The European Union signing a free-trade deal with India could strengthen the case for NZ ...
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‘Mother of all deals’, EU-India pact raises the FTA stakes for NZ
Is Rocket Lab a ‘great’ company? Mmmm: I’m not sure about you, but I keep an eye on the “NZ investors” group on Facebook ...
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Is Rocket Lab a ‘great’ company? Mmmm
EECA: shifting power use off-peak could save up to $3b: An Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority-commissioned analysis suggests New Zealand could reduce ...
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EECA: shifting power use off-peak could save up to $3b
OpinionA year in KiwiSaver funds: KiwiSaver has rattled through another calendar year without incident.Almost everything was up, according to the just-released December ...
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A year in KiwiSaver funds
Abbott Laboratories: Who is the newcomer to Pōkeno?: The $307 million price tag for its North Island operations might have been so material to Synlait Milk that ...
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Abbott Laboratories: Who is the newcomer to Pōkeno?
Former Bangladesh cricketer Mohammad Mithun said BPL boycotting players demanding BCB director Nazmul Islam’s resignation received threat calls and were ... Show more
DSEX reshuffle lays bare market irrationality: It drops Unilever, adds mostly junk stocks
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DSEX reshuffle lays bare market irrationality
The cash-flush drawers at the nation’s biggest banks have snapped shut on a testing full-year 2025. Andy Macdonald takes a peek at what was and what’s next for ... Show more

Big-five banks approach $10b combined bottom line
By Nicholas G Miller BlueScope rejected a US$8.8 billion (NZ$15.2b) takeover bid from SGH and Steel Dynamics, saying it “very significantly undervalued” the ... Show more

BlueScope rejects Steel Dynamics, SGH takeover bid
Around $6.5m from investment firm Chance Voight was loaned to related parties, a former employee claims. The market watchdog ... Show more

‘Chance Voight loaned over $6m to related parties’: Former employee