Global currencies were also hit by the debate over Italy's debt.

The company has faced five recent ERA determinations.

It's the welfare system - not tax changes - that can do most to make incomes more equal.

Workplace stress is a danger to our teams and our businesses.

There is a growing skills shortage in the building sector.

The US President has promised severe economic penalties for Canada.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has kept the Offical Cash Rate at 1.75 per cent.

There are signs that the government's charm offensive is working.

The business confidence blues have subsided in the latest survey.

Carter Holt Harvey in court after worker suffers multiple fractures at Ruakaka plant.

COMMENT: Like alcohol and tobacco, cannabis looks poised to become a huge global market.

COMMENT: Key's magic economy was myth and NZ is headed for disaster.

'The US economy is in so much worse shape than it was a decade ago,' warns expert.

US radio-maker Cedar Electronics scrambles to adjust, and it could mean over and out.

The sudden job loss was a shock to the man who had moved to Queenstown to take it up.

COMMENT: Corporate cannabis is creating a financial buzz. Should NZ take a toke?

Beer giant DB Breweries and WSP Opus have closed their gender pay gaps.

Many companies miss opportunities to reach prospective employees, writes Greg Fleming

The lobby group has raised the stakes by writing directly to the Prime Minister.

As consumers follow business' gloomy lead we risk wasting the last of the golden weather

Rising fuel prices and a subdued housing market may be behind a sharp dip in confidence

Steel workers from BlueScope will go on strike for a second time in 24 hours tomorrow.

A new survey suggests that employers are expecting workers to put in more hours.

The story of a secretive trader who made one too many big bets.

COMMENT: Our households are more indebted than those in Spain, Greece and Italy.

A migrant employer has been convicted of exploiting 12 Indian workers.

COMMENT: The world's economy is precariously balanced.

Ten years ago, 12 out of the 13 largest financial institutions almost failed.

EDITORIAL: The measure of a Government is often not what it does but what it leaves alone.

COMMENT: All eyes go on economy next week as GDP data is released but what does it mean?