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Triathlon: Qualifying rounds on bosses' minds

A good day to buy - world equities rebound

World share markets are up again, after a good earnings report from Cisco and a positive US jobs report.

France: Reflecting on upheaval in the Champagne region

It's a picturesque area now, but 100 years ago, France's champagne riots saw violence erupt on such a scale the army was brought in.

Back in black - NZX now in positive territory

The New Zealand stock exchange is back in positive territory - currently up 0.2 per cent.

Yachting: Murdoch retains slim lead

Brian Fallow: Europe's leaders at beggar's crossroads

The tumult on global financial markets is a vote of no confidence in political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.

Rioters 'using phones to pick targets'

UK riots: A yell, then the stampede...

Looters swarmed like army of ants

Australians in London experience riot terror

Wall St plunges - Dow down 5.5pc

Wall St has followed European markets sharply down overnight, with the Dow Jones falling 5.5 per cent, the Standard & Poor's 500 index down 6.6 per cent and the Nasdaq down 6.9 per cent.

Yachting: NZ sailors on the pace in England

Warning for NZ as global stocks fall

The Dow has plummeted 4.4 percent overnight, dropping below the 11,000 level for the first time since November, as markets continued a global sell-off. It comes as Standard and Poor's warns New Zealand is among the countries that could suffer...

Petrol prices follow oil down

Fear of risk drives NZ dollar downwards