Stock Takes: Why is the New Zealand sharemarket failing to fire?
The US, Japanese and European sharemarkets have all hit all-time highs.
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A mixed-bag earnings season did little to help the NZX fire up.
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NZ stocks ended on a firm note after RBNZ kept rates on hold.
Market close: NZ stocks ease while speculation swirls around Fletcher
Fletcher Building's shares rallied in a soft market.
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Port of Tauranga faces challenge of wars, economic malaise
Lower dairy and kiwifruit volumes and lower consumer appetite for imports take toll.
What next for The Warehouse after sinking $83m into Torpedo7?
The stock is down nearly 50 per cent in the past year.
Markets with Madison: What’s wrong with retail
The Warehouse Group just sold Torpedo7 for $1 after buying it for $55.2 million. While Kathmandu’s sales are struggling. Where to now for woeful retailers? Video / NZ Herald
Stock Takes: Analysts warn of slow turn-around for Ryman Healthcare
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Japan’s Nikkei eclipses record high after 34 years
Financial Times: Money has flowed into Japanese stocks as investors pivot away from China.
Opinion: Torpedo7 sale - why sell bikes when you could sell groceries?
OPINION: As The Warehouse cuts its losses, one wonders what plans Tahua has for Torpedo7.
Warehouse Group sells Torpedo7 for $1 after paying $52m for it
A consortium including former NZ Breakers basketball team owners is to take over.
Nvidia declares AI ‘tipping point’ as quarterly revenues jump 265%
Financial Times: AI spending frenzy helps world’s most valuable chip company.
Auckland Airport reports strong half-year result
Post-Covid recovery in global travel and higher charges propel earnings.
Genesis first-half profit zapped after Huntly outage
Lower hydro inflows and gas turbine wobbles impact Genesis Energy.
Air New Zealand profit dives, warns of tougher year ahead
Airline faced higher costs and more competition during the past year.
Company results: Comvita slips into the red, Ebos’ profit grows
Comvita blames weak demand in China and Ebos eyeing more purchases.
NZME posts $12.2m profit, operating earnings fall 13%
NZME announces dividend - and a better start for 2024.
Higher power bills coming: Mercury increases prices, first-half profit falls
Mercury has warned of higher prices as it faces higher costs.
Air NZ facing 'increasingly' challenging tough second half
Maintenance requirements, economic risks and softness in demand hit Air NZ.
A2 Milk rallies sharply after profit beats forecasts
A2 Milk's first-half earnings have defied a slump in China's infant formula market.
Company results: Contact's profit increases, Freightways’ earnings slump
Contact expects a more generous electricity deal to be finalised with Tiwai Point.
Markets with Madison: China stimulus
A team effort to boost investor confidence and economic growth is underway in China after Evergrande’s failure. Video / Carson Bluck
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Markets with Madison: Fletcher’s fall guy
The just-resigned CEO of the biggest construction company, Ross Taylor, explains how Fletcher Building has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in a matter of years, and if it can ever be fixed. Video / Carson Bluck
Why Fletcher Building has lagged the market for over a decade
Fletcher shocked the market with an unexpected $120 million first-half loss.
Watch: Fletcher’s fall guy fronts up
“I see what I’m doing here as a really important cultural statement."
All but two KiwiSaver funds produced positive returns in December quarter – Morningstar
Most KiwiSaver funds were in the black over the December 2023 quarter.