US media will be asking themselves how and why they failed so badly, writes John Drinnan.

If Jacqui Nelson's motto for life and work could be summed up in a few words, it would be: just give it a crack.

COMMENT: Taking Donald Trump at his word, his election heralds a trade war, a recession, and a setback for climate change efforts.

COMMENT: How do you create an amazing experience for your customers?

COMMENT: Brace yourself for a global economy that is about to get horribly, horribly complicated, writes Liam Dann.

COMMENT: You don't need to be a world-famous franchisor to get value from attention to detail.

COMMENT: The Research and Education Advanced Network is a decade older, but it would preferable if it was almost 20, writes Juha Saarinen.

COMMENT: What's the best way to get debt-free?

COMMENT: Auditor-General's findings are a scathing assessment of the lack of transparency, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

COMMENT: This week's jobs figures look fantastic, but they disguise flat real GDP per hour worked and an essentially stagnant economy.

COMMENT: But behind these deals are finance companies that make money from them. It's not charity.

COMMENT: Age is not the real factor when it comes to riskier investments.

COMMENT: Five of NZX's heavyweights have outperformed Berkshire Hathaway.

COMMENT: Juha Saarinen weighs in on the new MacBook Pro 13-inch.

COMMENT: Job with global giant has kept manager on the move.

COMMENT: Depositors are in line for better returns - but it won't be soon.

COMMENT: Take care of the short runs and the long run takes care of itself.

COMMENT: Telco is keen to make the move into entertainment.

Any celebration can get commercialised, but we can always get creative and stick to our own plans.

Christopher Niesche looks at the poor crisis management of the tragedy.

COMMENT: Higher-risk strategy can do really well -- or really badly.

COMMENT: What went wrong? Can directors, management and investors learn any lessons from these corporate collapses?

COMMENT: NZ and Australia launch combined effort to boost infrastructure.

COMMENT: Three new MacBook Pros were unveiled today, Juha Saarinen says the long wait for the new gear was worth it.

This year we have felt the tremors indicating that KiwiSaver's sleeping giant - its membership - is awakening.

The BSA has given Mike Hosking the all-clear for his prime-time editorials, but TVNZ says it will look at how they cover issues next year.

COMMENT: We've promised to cut carbon emissions, but all the options face problems.

COMMENT: Here's how to save money when using search engine Google.

COMMENT: Same old approach won't solve the big issues, says author.

COMMENT: Active investors are not the most popular folk these days.