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NZ firms again lower their inflation expectations, see no RBNZ action this year
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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New Zealand businesses have again trimmed their expectations for inflation over the next two years and don't expect the central bank will need to rais.
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UPDATE: Scentre Group says business as usual for NZ shopping malls on the block
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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Scentre Group, the Australasian shopping centre owner, said it had placed its four remaining 100 percent-owned shopping centres in New Zealand on the.
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Asaleo Care beats prospectus with 18% gain in full-year profit
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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Asaleo Care, the maker of household brands such as Libra, Sorbent, Purex and Treasures that debuted on the ASX last year, posted an 18 percent gain in.
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UPDATE: Genesis Energy stock falls on stretch to reach FY earnings target
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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Genesis Energy shares slide on weaker oil prices and increased competition for customers. Full-year earnings target at risk.
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Xero shares climb 24% in one week as seller leaves the market
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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Xero's stock surges a striking 24% as rumours buzz of a persistent seller's exit, boosting shares to their highest since October.
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Summerset posts 10% rise in 2014 earnings, expects faster growth in 2015
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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Summerset Group, New Zealand's third-largest listed retirement village operator, posted a 10 percent gain in annual earnings and said it expects...
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Genesis Energy lifts 1H pretax earnings by 15%, selling more electricity, gas to fewer customers
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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Genesis Energy, New Zealand's largest energy retailer, posted a 15 percent gain in first-half pretax earnings as it lifted sales of electricity and ga.
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SLI first-half loss widens by 75%, says cash burn easing
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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SLI Systems, the online retail search engine developer, widened its first-half loss by 75 percent as it chases growth in the US eCommerce market.
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Geothermal exit, dry weather wallop Mighty River earnings
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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Electricity generator and retailer Mighty River Power declared a massive drop in earnings for the six months to Dec.
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NZ dollar muted as investors await Fed chair Yellen's testimony
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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The New Zealand dollar was little changed as investors await US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen's semi-annual testimony to US lawmakers for clues a.
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While you were sleeping: Wall Street slides
Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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Wall Street moved lower from record highs as investors awaited US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony to Congress, while a decline in oil p.
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Mediaworks returns to profit as radio boosts income
Mon, 23rd Feb 2015
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Mediaworks Investments, the free-to-air broadcaster, has returned to profitability in its first 10 months under a new capital structure.
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ASX-listed Vocus boosts NZ sales 81% after FX Networks acquisition
Mon, 23rd Feb 2015
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Vocus Communications boosted its first-half sales in New Zealand by 81 percent after buying local fibre-line provider FX Networks last year.
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NZ Post increased 1H profit 41%, helped by Kiwibank, sale of courier unit
Mon, 23rd Feb 2015
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New Zealand Post, the state-owned mail delivery service, increased first-half profit 41 percent after selling its Australian Couriers Please business.
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Freightways first-half profit jumps 21% as sales, margins grow from couriers, data management
Mon, 23rd Feb 2015
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Freightways posted a 21 percent gain in first-half profit after lifting sales and fattening margins at its courier and information management units.
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NZ dollar heads for 1% weekly gain as economic outlook picks up
Sat, 21st Feb 2015
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The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 1 percent weekly gain against the greenback as recent data and with upbeat dairy auctions.
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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, Xero climbs on tech favour; Auckland Airport falls
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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New Zealand shares rose paced by Xero and Diligent Board Member Services, as investors favoured technology-based stocks.
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Port of Tauranga to buy super-post-Panamax cranes, tender for dredging in readiness for big ships
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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Port of Tauranga, New Zealand's largest port company, is to buy two new gantry cranes and will shortly put out for tender dredging work.
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NZ producer prices fall in fourth quarter on dairy products, weaker crude oil
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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NZ producer prices fell in the fourth quarter, reflecting the decline in prices of dairy products and crude oil, while livestock and meat prices rose.
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Skellerup 1H profit falls 10%, missing forecast, annual profit growth to stall
Fri, 20th Feb 2015
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Skellerup's 1H profit dips by 10%, missing targets, with zero growth forecast amid Aussie mining sector cutbacks.