RECORD HIGH: Dairy cattle numbers hit a record high in the year to June 2009, with there now being one milking cow for every New Zealander.

Dairy cow numbers soar

Sheep numbers have continued to fall, dairy cow numbers are rising and grain crops increased markedly, latest agricultural production figures show.

Renaissance breaches bank loan

By GARETH VAUGHAN - BusinessDay

Renaissance Corporation says it has breached one of the terms of its bank loans and its new CEO is conducting a full review of the technology product distributor and retailer's operations.

Dollar halts downward slide

Close - Feb 9

5:47pm The New Zealand dollar managed to arrest a downward slide against US dollar today, as exporters fought against the kiwi being sold off heavily.

Retailers warned over small print

NZPA

The Commerce Commission is warning retailers not to use small print to hide the truth about promotions after Borders recently was caught out for the practice.

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Tower outperforming last year

Warehouse seeks to raise $100m

Key confirms GST increase being considered

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Speirs Group raises $5.9m

Boeing's 747-8 takes flight

ASX heads south, takes Wall St cue

Global recall for Toyota Prius

Tax plan will hit property investment

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Indices

	VALUE
NZX50	3,076.451	-17.000	-0.55%
ASX200	4,521.350	7.300	0.20%
DOW	10,012.230	10.100	0.10%
NASDAQ	2,141.120	15.700	0.70%
FTSE	5,092.330	31.400	0.60%
NIKKEI	9,951.820	-105.300	-1.10%
H-SENG	19,550.890	-114.200	-0.60%
NZX50 20 min delay, others last close

Top Movers

	PRICE
RNS	0.210	-0.020	-8.70%
SPY	0.043	0.003	7.50%
CCC	2.500	-0.200	-7.41%
LME	0.150	-0.009	-5.66%
PPP	0.390	0.020	5.41%
NTH	1.800	-0.090	-4.76%
ASBPA	0.765	-0.035	-4.38%
Price as at 5:56 pm, 9 Feb

Currencies

RATE
Australian Dollar	0.792
Euro	0.501
British Pound	0.439
Hong Kong Dollar	5.320
Japanese Yen	61.190
Singapore Dollar	0.974
US Dollar	0.685
Price as at 4:10 pm, 9 Feb

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Industries

Renaissance breaches bank loan

Renaissance Corporation says it has breached one of the terms of its bank loans and its new CEO is conducting a full review of the technology product distributor and retailer's operations.

GST set to rise

GST could rise to as high as 15 percent as part of planned tax changes.
Welfare | Education | Key statement

Speirs Group raises $5.9m

Tower outperforming last year

World

Boys' toys help Hasbro

Hasbro, the second biggest US toymaker, said its profit surged in the fourth quarter on sales of boys' action figures and other toys as well as strong licensing revenue.

AstraZeneca gets FDA green light

AstraZeneca won US approval to promote cholesterol fighter Crestor for preventing heart disease in a vast new market of people with healthy cholesterol but other heart risks.

Boeing's 747-8 takes flight

Lawyers lining up for Toyota pot shot

Macquarie flags 10pc profit rise

Macquarie Group's shares slid after the company predicted full-year profit of more than $1 billion that fell short of the amount analysts had been tipping.

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Market Data

NZX slips at open

The New Zealand sharemarket dropped in early trading, with Contact Energy down 5c as it remained stuck in a narrow range after falling from a four-month high in early January.

ASX heads south, takes Wall St cue

The Australian share market has opened lower, taking its cues from a negative finish on Wall Street and led by the weak performance of financial stocks.

Stocks to watch: Feb 9

Dollar down ahead of Key speech

Wall Street reverses early gains

The Dow industrials closed below 10,000 for the first time since November as investors sold bank shares due to heightened concerns about the euro zone's sovereign debt troubles.

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