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'Market is crap' - house builder Classic Group drops staff numbers by 90

'We used to build 300 houses a year but we’re down to 70, 80, maybe 100.' - Cooney

Concrete production up, still below 2023 levels

Production of a key construction component picked up in the September quarter.

Jarden Wealth Weekly: Assessing the potential impact of Trump’s economic agenda

OPINION: A complex picture is emerging.

Auckland beachfront restaurant in liquidation – what went wrong?

Renowned chef Scott Denning puts his Mission Bay restaurant into liquidation.

Economic woes sour prospects for China's dairy farmers

Setback for an industry symbolic of China’s decades-long economic rise.

Bitcoin hits record high as Trump edges closer to full control of Congress

Financial Times: Cryptocurrency surges to U$80,000 for first time after decisive election.

‘Open for business’: East coast sounds call for tourists this summer

Small businesses across the East Coast say they are ready for a return to the summer boom.

Wall Street’s S&P 500 breaks through 6000 for first time

Financial Times: America's S&P 500 index had its best in a week after the US election.

'Stuck in a rut': Economists split on NZ's rate cut strategy

Inflation has fallen back into the RBNZ's 1% to 3% target band.

Hamilton growth spurt calls for Waikato-wide approach to challenges

Hamilton crowned NZ’s fastest growing city for a second time.

Liam Dann: The Trump bump boosts our KiwiSaver ... but a big market showdown looms

OPINION: Beating political opponents is one thing. Now Trump faces a more powerful foe.

What impact will Trump have on the world economy?

Could a new trade war stifle growth, and will Trump's win trigger more inflation?

Sir John Key says Trump's win part of a 'bigger movement'

Key did not want to 'sugarcoat' the implications Trump's win might have on trade.

Inside Economics: How we know markets are picking a Trump win

OPINION: Why a capital gains tax is still so contentious - and who supports it.

'There is no one dominant bank' – Rabobank tells politicians

Board chairman discredits ComCom's suggestion Kiwibank could be a 'maverick' bank.

Mega rate cut off the table after better-than-expected unemployment figures

Some described the new job data as 'the last shoe to drop' after tough times.

Deficit danger: How US economists are bracing for election result

Which candidate could cause more inflation in the US economy?

Ryan Bridge: I got scammed, now I'm cashing in on my own misfortune

OPINION: Technology is like legs. Excellent when working but crippling when they're not.