Nobel crunched by crisis
The Nobel Foundation might have to reduce the money it awards winners of its prestigious prizes due to the effects of the global financial crisis, its director said.Telecom breach prompts warning
NZPA
The Commerce Commission is warning business that their products must live up to their marketing hype after Telecom New Zealand Ltd was fined $500,000 in the Auckland District Court after pleading guilty to 17 charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act.
NZ dollar could push lower
By PAUL MCBETH
The New Zealand dollar faces a tough week ahead of the central bank's monetary policy statement on Thursday.
Wholesale trade continues fall
By JAMES WEIR - The Dominion Post
Wholesale trade sales fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, down 0.8 per cent ($154 million) in the September 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand says.
NZX amending dividend policy
NZX Ltd, one of the best performing stocks this year, is planning a share split and will base its dividend policy on operating earnings rather than net profit.
Indices
| VALUE | MOVEMENT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZX50 | 3,138.579 |  |
-7.878 | -0.25% |
| ASX200 | 4,702.220 | |
-72.400 | -1.50% |
| DOW | 10,388.900 |  |
22.800 | 0.20% |
| NASDAQ | 2,194.350 | |
21.200 | 1.00% |
| FTSE | 5,322.360 | |
9.400 | 0.20% |
| NIKKEI | 10,022.590 | |
44.900 | 0.50% |
| H-SENG | 22,498.150 | |
-55.700 | -0.30% |
| NZX50 20 min delay, others last close | ||||
Top Movers
| PRICE | MOVEMENT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Currencies
| RATE | |
|---|---|
| Australian Dollar | 0.783 |
| Euro | 0.482 |
| British Pound | 0.435 |
| Hong Kong Dollar | 5.555 |
| Japanese Yen | 64.400 |
| Singapore Dollar | 0.995 |
| US Dollar | 0.717 |
| Price as at 8:10 pm, 7 Dec | |
Hanover urges investors to be positive
Hanover Finance shareholders have been urged to put aside the company's poor performance and any animosity towards the company's directors in voting on a takeover offer by Allied Farmers.
Trustpower names new CEO
TrustPower Ltd has named Vince Hawksworth, currently chief executive of Hydro Tasmania, as chief executive.
Fonterra farmers mull share options
Telecom fined $500k
Australian job ads rise
The number of jobs advertised in major Australian newspapers and online rose in November as the economy picked up pace, a survey shows.
Qantas ventures hit by slump
Qantas’s most celebrated acquisition this decade, Star Track Express, has failed to live up to its high-growth promises.
ANZ completes Vietnam acquisition
Developers eye Packer HQ
America’s demise
US media chiefs this week entertained somber thoughts about the future of the United States, as several saw a fading superpower hobbled by the recession.
NZ sharemarket weak but NZX strong
The New Zealand sharemarket started a week with a whimper but the price of market operator NZX bolted higher.
NZ lower on back of US dollar
The New Zealand dollar consolidated at lower levels today after the US dollar rose during the weekend on data showing the United States lost far fewer jobs than expected last month.
Aussie investor confidence grows
Risk appetite set to fade
Wall St: Week ahead
If the bulls have their way, Wall Street's rally will keep going this week on signs of stability in the labor market.
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Back to basics for Xmas
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Pay rises go in tough times, survey
Hanover urges investors to be positive
Recovery gains look temporary
House prices continue to recover, though there is a shortage of listings in a silent spring market.
Singer believed he would be acquitted
Lotto win discovered after ticket checked
Two steps forward, one back for All Blacks
Deported after 30 years, dead days later
Explosive Victoria's Secret ad debuts
Harawira rides motorbike on Parliament grounds
Manson and Wood: back together
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