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Australia - Broadband - Overview and Analysis - 2008
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/117ae8/australia_broadb) has announced the addition of the "Australia - Broadband - Overview and Analysis - 2008" report to their...
Busiwire. - Saturday July 26, 01:38 AM -
Miners stage election-year lobbying at conference
Miners are mounting a major lobbying campaign in the run-up to the general election and calling for a re-think on support for exploration."It's an election year, and that always means that parties...
NZPA. - Friday July 25, 08:08 PM -
National Australia Bank shares fall 10%
National Australia Bank has become the first local bank to join the ranks of global financial institutions reeling from losses on investments in risky US mortgages, booking an $830 million write-down...
AAP. - Friday July 25, 07:27 PM -
Selling pressure maintained on NZ dollar
Downward pressure on the New Zealand dollar was today counter-acted by weakness in the US dollar due to fresh concern about the US economy and stocks.In contrast to yesterday's trading, business was...
NZPA. - Friday July 25, 07:12 PM -
NZ stocks shed some gains but better than overseas markets
The New Zealand sharemarket gave up some of the gains from a storming performance on the previous two days, but closed looking far less sickly than its Australian counterpart.The benchmark NZSX-50...
NZPA. - Friday July 25, 07:12 PM -
Another bank lowers mortgage rates after OCR cut
Another bank has lowered mortgage rates, following the Reserve Bank's decision to lower the Official Cash Rate (OCR) yesterday.ANZ National said that from tomorrow its one-year rate would drop to 9.2...
NZPA. - Friday July 25, 07:11 PM -
Australian expats earn well: survey
Forget the backpacker grunge image, almost 40 per cent of Australian expatriates living overseas earn more than $208,000 a year, a survey finds.The proportion of expatriate Australians earning more...
AAP. - Friday July 25, 07:02 PM -
Closing financial markets
On the markets, the NZX 50 has closed down 33 points to 3254.AMP down 60c to $ 8.50, ANZ down $1.94 to $ 23.01, Air New Zealand down 4c to $1.24, Contact down 35c to $8.12, F&P Healthcare down...
Newstalk ZB. - Friday July 25, 05:50 PM -
Asia Business News (ABN Newswire) Partners With Genius Finance To Provide Financial and Corporate Information in Chinese for Investors in China.
Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Asia Business News (ABN Newswire) partners with Genius Finance (China Finance Online Co Ltd)(NASDAQ:JRJC) to provide financial and corporate...
Asia Business News. - Friday July 25, 05:37 PM -
Key's fortune "a speculative punt"
John Key is refusing to discuss his inclusion in this year's NBR Rich List.National's leader placed 167th equal on the list, with an estimated worth of $50 million. It is the first time Mr Key has...
Newstalk ZB. - Friday July 25, 05:11 PM -
NZ dollar steadies near 6-month low, bonds firm
WELLINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar NZD= was little changed on Friday as broad U.S. dollar weakness helped to stem the previous day's losses following an interest rate cut, though...
Reuters Finance News, Australia. - Friday July 25, 05:10 PM -
Von Dadelszen to pay creditors in full -- liquidators
The principal of collapsed Tauranga share broker and investment advisory firm Von Dadelszen and Co and related company, Ravenscourt Finance, has agreed to pay all creditors in full, the liquidators...
NZPA. - Friday July 25, 04:48 PM -
Bed maker Sleepyhead buys Design Mobel
Bed manufacturer Sleepyhead has bought Tauranga-based bedding and furniture maker Design Mobel.Under the deal, Design Mobel will continue to operate as a stand-alone business unit when the deal takes...
NZPA. - Friday July 25, 04:47 PM -
Transpacific pays investors with $26 million in shares
Transpacific Industries Group Ltd says it has issued $A20 million ($NZ26 million) worth of shares to "two sophisticated investors" to settle business deals.Transpacific -- which merged with New...
NZPA. - Friday July 25, 03:54 PM -
Miners hope for boost to industry
Miners say New Zealand has $140 million worth of metallic minerals left in the ground , but needs a better approach to extracting wealth from both those minerals, and its oil, gas and coal."The...
NZPA. - Friday July 25, 01:36 PM
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