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Oil, gold prices soar on Libya turmoil

Investors flocked to oil and gold on world markets overnight amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, with violence in Libya gathering steam.

Contact Energy strikes multi-million dollar geothermal deal

Contact Energy is to spend $623 million building a new 159 megawatt geothermal power plant.

Transpower reports revenue, surplus fall

Vector bids for Auckland fibre

Lignite projects worth billions - Solid Energy

Genesis Energy profit takes a dive

Petrol prices highest since 2008

Petrol prices are on the rise again, hitting their highest level for more than two years. A litre of 91 octane petrol rose 3c to $2.02 and 95 octane rose to $2.11.

Vector catches Telecom - now in running for Akl broadband

Vector, shut out late last year from the Government's ultra fast broadband plan, has now been selected for priority talks to roll out fibre in Auckland.

Vector heads to court over monopoly earnings

Transpower looks to new tech safety net

Gwynne Dyer: Being a follower of fashion may fuel revolution

There is an extraordinary disconnect between what the experts write about oil prices, and what is likely to happen in the real world.

Tidal power station for Kaipara approved

New Zealand's first tide-driven power station has been given Environment Court approval.

Power company credit ratings safe with partial sale

Investors punish downgrades, PGG Wrightson rises

NZ Refining climbs 13c, market little changed

Proving the microwave charcoal technology was the easy part

Now, to sell it...

Egypt unrest could raise petrol prices

Political unrest in Egypt could mean Kiwis paying more at the petrol pump, after oil prices climbed to their highest point in 28 months.

Banking stock debuts cautiously in positive market