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Stories by Pattrick - Page 15

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While you were sleeping: Weak data quell rate rise fear
Tue, 17th Mar 2015
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wall street
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stock market
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Wall Street advanced as weaker-than-expected data on US manufacturing and the housing industry bolstered hopes the Federal Reserve might affirm that i.
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NZ economic growth to slowly come off boil in next three years: NZIER survey
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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migration
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nz institute of economic research
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consumer price index
New Zealand's economic growth to slow over next three years, says NZIER survey. GDP expected to expand 3.3% this year.
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Apple Sales NZ increases annual profit by 44%
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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personal computing devices
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apple
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technology gifts
Apple Sales New Zealand, the local unit of the iPad and iPod maker, increased annual profit by 44 percent, on largely unchanged sales, as it benefited.
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New Zealand companies need more scale, says Infosys co-founder
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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gamification
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fta
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scale
Nilekani says what struck him about Kiwi companies was they weren't used to dealing with scale because of the country's small population.
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Lion NZ full-year profit falls 6.3% as drinkers seek quality over quantity
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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lion
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sales
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wine
Lion - Beer, Spirits & Wine (NZ) Ltd , which has 46 percent of the New Zealand market and is owned by Japan's Kirin Holdings, is making less money in.
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NZ services sector slows, remains in expansion in February as sales pick up
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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sales
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employment
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expansion
New Zealand's services sector, which makes up about two thirds of the economy, slowed in February while remaining in expansion, led by sales, with sig.
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Huljich loans Pushpay $4 million to fund US growth plans
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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nzx
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pushpay
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mobile payment
Pushpay Holdings, the NZAX-listed mobile payment app developer, has secured a $4 million funding line from cornerstone shareholder the Huljich family.
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A2 gets approval for ASX listing
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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nzx
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asx
A2 Milk Co, the milk marketing company chasing a dual-listing across the Tasman, has issued an information memorandum to would-be Australian investors.
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NZ dollar touches record against euro after start of ECB bond-buying programme
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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new zealand dollar
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kiwi
The New Zealand dollar touched a record against the euro as the European common currency slumped in the first week of the European Central Bank's bond.
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World Week Ahead: Will the Fed remain patient?
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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us federal reserve
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banking
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industrial
The key focus in the coming days will be how the US Federal Reserve tweaks its monetary policy position, and what that means for the timing of an inte.
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MARKET CLOSE: NZ share rise, led by Xero; Genesis, Meridian gain
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
NZ shares end higher, with Xero soaring on completed capital injection; Genesis and Meridian attract dividend hunters.
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Windflow narrows 1H loss, says new financing needed
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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licensing
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sales
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windflow technology
Windflow Technology, the unprofitable wind turbine manufacturer, narrowed its first-half loss but says it will need to borrow from its shareholders an.
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Airways 1H earnings fall 36% as new businesses miss forecasts, costs rise
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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government
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airways corp of new zealand
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fy
Airways Corp of New Zealand, which is in charge of the nation's air traffic control, posted a 36 percent decline in first half profit as its investmen.
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PM Key says Indian FTA would reduce reliance on China
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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edutech
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market
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investment
Prime Minister John Key says a free trade agreement with India would help New Zealand reduce its dependence on the Chinese market, which is the countr.
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NZ lamb wool prices jump to 4-year high, aided by Chinese demand, US dollar strength
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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new zealand dollar
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agrihq
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demand
New Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to the highest in more than four years at auction yesterday on increased demand from China for the apparel fibre,.
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NZOG says acceptances in Cue takeover lift holding to 27%, close to target
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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shares
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sales
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oil and gas
New Zealand Oil and Gas said acceptances under its hostile takeover offer for ASX-listed Cue Energy Resources lift its interest in the target company.
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Govt ordered to reconsider 'red zone' offers in split Supreme Court ruling
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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government
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human rights commission
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retailers
The government's offer to pay half the 2007 rateable value to uninsured properties and bare land in Christchurch's 'red zone' has been declared unlawf.
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Supreme Court backs Christine Thompson in $8M Nutra-Life restraint of trade clause
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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nutra-life health & fitness
The Supreme Court has awarded Christine Thompson a share of an USD $8 million restraint of trade payment tied to the USD $80.3 million Nutra-Life sale.
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NZ manufacturing rebounds from two-year low in February
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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it in manufacturing
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food
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employment
New Zealand manufacturing rebounded from a two-year low in February, led by improvement in new orders and deliveries and a recovery in the petroleum,.
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RBNZ looking at risk modelling, pricing to help boost returns
Fri, 13th Mar 2015
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transparency
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rbnz
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forex
The Reserve Bank is looking at the way it models risk and pricing in respect to its own financial operations, which it hopes will allow it to generate.