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Dragon stumbles, kiwi tumbles

Westpac Weekly Insight: The global economy is looking shakier, so the NZ dollar is falling sharply. Chief Economist Dominick Stephens presents economic insights in this bite-sized weekly video

RCG Retail Review: Ominous trend for bookshops

Last week we commented on our visit to the USA, and on the decline of bookshops in San Francisco – with both Borders and Barnes & Noble gone from the central city ...

Downer Investor Day

[PREMIUM] Downer EDI held an Investor Day for analysts last week. The briefing presentation is attached for PREMIUM readers of www.headliner.co.nz ...

Start of a Correction for Kiwi.

[PREMIUM} Recent days may have seen the beginnings of a correction in the New Zealand diollatr, suggests a leading bank. ...

RCG Retail View: Change doesn't need to be negative

We all have expectations, whether they be business or personal, writes retail columnist, Vivienne Long from RCG. ...

Presentation by Fletcher Building

[PREMIUM] Fletcher Building released its presention to the Macquarie conference today in which it reiterated guidance for the FY12 year. ...

RCG Retail Review: What's wrong with making a profit?

The recent profit results announced by JB Hi Fi were headlined as “Profit Downturn”. Why is it that a profit of over $100 million can be seen as a downside? ...

RCG Retail Review: Brickbats and Benefits

As a nation, we certainly have some diverse attitudes when it comes to major property issues. The Crafar Farms purchase has drawn widespread comment as to the potential negatives of the deal. The same can be said of the “proposed” convention centre development by Sky City, with the potential trade-off being more pokie machines in the casino. The media have had a field day in considering the negatives of both. ...

Upbeat small firms keen to invest

Small firms are upbeat about their prospects and expect to lift investment and hire more staff in the coming year, according to the new Business Micro Scope report launched today by ANZ New Zealand. ...