Business
Call to unlock broadband content
A range of obstacles could slow down ultrafast broadband.SOE sales an election punt
The arguments put up for asset sales are easily knocked over.
Property shake-out
Bank losses to crystallise in development loan sale.
HIH case goes to Australia
The Australian courts are to decide whether the New Zealand subsidiary of failed insurer HIH Australia owes $277 million to investors on that side of the Tasman.
Few details in Mana tax plan
A pledge to introduce a transactions tax is uncosted.
Indices
| VALUE | MOVEMENT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZX50 | 4,588.593 |  |
-21.588 | -0.47% |
| ASX200 | 5,165.400 | |
-14.700 | -0.30% |
| DOW | 15,307.170 | |
-80.400 | -0.50% |
| NASDAQ | 3,463.300 | |
-38.800 | -1.10% |
| FTSE | 6,840.270 |  |
36.400 | 0.50% |
| NIKKEI | 15,627.260 | |
246.200 | 1.60% |
| H-SENG | 23,261.080 | |
-105.300 | -0.50% |
| NZX50 20 min delay, others last close | ||||
Top Movers
Currencies
| RATE | |
|---|---|
| Australian Dollar | 0.834 |
| Euro | 0.625 |
| British Pound | 0.534 |
| Hong Kong Dollar | 6.245 |
| Japanese Yen | 81.370 |
| Singapore Dollar | 1.018 |
| US Dollar | 0.805 |
| Price as at 8:50 pm, 23 May | |
Falcon folds its wings
After 53 years, Ford's Australian large car, the Falcon, has been given 3 years to live.
'Grievous error' puts CEO in prison
The fallout from Dominion Finance Group's 2008 collapse has resulted in its chief executive going to prison.
Profit $2m more than forecast
Xero losses to mount during expansion
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NZ still failing to keep teens out of custody - report
Charge of negligence raised in Kahui case
